I live on social security, I wish I could afford a freeze dryer. My children are not very prepared and I would love to prepare for my six grandchildren. Perhaps God will provide. Love your videos, have went through a pad of paper taking notes. Never too late In life to learn.
I'm in the same boat. If you had several really trusted friends - perhaps neighbors or church members - everyone could chip in to get one to store and operate either at a central location like the church or at the home with the roomiest set up. Not ideal at all but would make it possible. God bless you and yours
With all the ongoing food shortages, it's a relief that frozen hash brown potatoes are still out there. As long as there's ketchup and dry hash brown potatoes I'm happy. Thank you for allowing me to share.
What I like about this channel is she shows you how to preserve food from the grocery store. We don't all have 200 acres to raise and grow all of our own food and don't have thousands of dollars to buy survival food. This has become my favorite channel.
RoseRed. I wish I knew the proper way to call you. But I have to tell you, it is 3:27 a.m.. My sleeping pattern is a little bit messed up. But I had saved this particular video to watch for a couple days now. And I must say that I watched this one with bated breath! I'm 70 years old. At this stage in my life and my income I truly cannot afford a freeze dryer. So I waited to see how this would turn out. I had to pause the video I haven't even watched you do the taste test for the freeze dried potatoes yet. But when you said that the dehydrated potatoes were fine and tasted like potatoes I sat up in my bed exhaled and hollered HALLELUJAH. !!!! 😁
Wow, it looks so easy compared to shredding and blanching potatoes. Will be on the lookout for frozen hash browns at a decent price. I had to chuckle when Jim panned the camera down to the floor when you dropped a few shreds of the potatoes. I could never afford a freeze dryer but the more I watch your videos I think I like the regular dehydrator best 👍
I have a cheapie round one I bought several years ago at Menards. But it is so loud! A couple of weeks ago I bought one on Amazon that was posted in a jar meals group. The new one runs about $150 but I was able to catch a 25% off sale. It runs so quiet I checked several times to make sure it was on. LOL! The temp is adjustable on this new one and it has a timer where the old cheapie one does not. The brand on the new one is Magic Mill. There are also screens available to keep small foods from falling through the shelves. They work great!
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In 2020 a neighbor got a huge load of potatoes, they offered them to friends and neighbors... thus i dehydrated about 50lbs. Thanks to them and to you for giving me an opportunity to save and store food for my family.
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I just discovered your channel a couple of days ago. Ohhh, the wasted years!! I bought a pressure cooker after I saw your canned meat videos. I've always wanted to do that and you gave me the courage to try lol. I will be doing that tomorrow. I also have a dehydrator and will give that a go as soon as i get the frozen potatoes. I love your instruction. So interesting and easy to follow. I just want to say thank you and keep em' coming!
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I dehydrate the shreds and cubes from frozen. So much easier than peeling, cutting, blanching. I read the package first. Some have stuff I don't want to eat.
You really have a knack for picking topics I wouldn't think of, but find interesting regardless. I wouldn't have thought about dehydrating frozen produce like this and now you have me shopping more creatively! Thanks Pam and Jim.
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I know how to do these but your videos are a reminder and motivation to do more. Thank you so much for what you and Jim are doing for us. And that is so much.
Grinding the freeze dried ones makes for decent instant mashed potatoes. Boil 1c of water per serving and add in potato dust until you get a slightly thicker consistency than desired then melt in some butter.
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Oh how I get a kick out of your commentary, “ I know you’re supposed to leave them for eight minutes per side before turning them over. I don’t have that much patience.” My thoughts exactly, especially when you have people waiting to see and hear what they taste like- you are a gem!
I concur…I’m pretty well stocked in the freezer and pantry. I just had a “feeling” Autumn of 2019 and started watching a lot of prepping videos as well as coupon buying. Then the pandemic hit. Whew! No panic buying for me. My mother thought I was nuts but guess who she comes to when she’s out of something, lol. Then I found you…now I’m a canner and dehydrator. I’m now at the point where I really only purchase the “loss leaders” that get you into the store as well as the super buys I find in the store. I do participate in Bountiful Baskets bi-weekly for local mostly organic fruits and vegetables which I immediately either prepare, can, or stick in the dehydrator. Last week I canned a beautiful mixed fruit jelly because I knew I could not eat all those fruits before they went bad. I adore dehydrated hash browns. Takes no freezer space and is perfect for camping. Keep the videos coming, I feel like I’m in a master class. Thank you so much.
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My husband is always doing the same if he finds a good deal he gets enough to freeze dry. And dehydrate. They gave us the same advice on choosing not frozen on the freeze dryer.
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Thank you for another fantastic video! I wanted to mention a super easy gadget for vacuum sealing jars which is made by Food Saver: It is a "cordless handheld food vacuum sealer" (V1100 Cordless Handheld Food Vacuum Sealer, Black). I bought one for my 100 year old mother who still does a lot in the kitchen and one for myself. We both love it! Mom says this is the best gadget she has seen in years! I use mine to vacuum seal freeze dried food in to jars, vacuum seal any extra oxygen absorbers, and to vacuum seal food in to the special zip lock food saver bags for freezing food. It is much less expensive than a full -sized vacuum sealer! This works with the lid sealers you show in this video.
I always keep @ least three 64oz Ball jars full of hash brown potatoes. I've used both the shredding & julienne discs for my food processor. Since there isn't much size difference, I'll be using the julienne disc from now on. STARCH TIP: after the potatoes are processed, I put them in a bowl with salted water, which removed a lot of the starch. I then put them in a fine mesh strainer & rinse them off right before blanching. The blanching water is still extremely cloudy, but rehydration produces very little cloudiness. I also keep diced potatoes on hand.
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Pam, I just love your scientific mind and the experiments that you create! I had to chuckle when Jim made sure to show us the potato shreds that ended up on the floor. 😂 a touch of humor is a great bonus.
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I have a new dehydrator and wanted to try this. My husband is a big fan of these type of potatoes. So I got online and checked out pricing in our area for several stores. Kroger had 5 pound bags of shredded hash browns for $2.99 on sale. Walmart had 4 pound bags for $3.99. Since we needed to go to Kroger to pick up a prescription we picked up 10 pounds. by evening I had one bag all finished! Thanks for all the knowledge you give us Pam. We are 70 and 74 and trying to make meal prep easier any way we can. I do all the cooking around here.
Well, between this video of dehydrated potatoes & an your earlier one on dehydrating hamburger....I feel totally prepared for any event that would require me to live off my canned food. Thank you for your clear & concise instructions! Thank you for your "taste-test" runs too! lol
I've been dehydrating shredded potatoes for years, I use them in cream of potato soups, we especially love them in zuppa toscana soup. no more peeling potatoes just to make soup.
When rehydrating potatoes, or anything for that matter, you can have some additional fun with flavor depending on what you decide to rehydrate with! Do you have some potato powder that you want to turn into luscious mashed potatoes? Why not rehydrate them with chicken broth? You want to season your hashed browns as evenly as possible? Why not rehydrate with salty water? I'd like to explore the results of rehydrating different foods with different liquids more but these few examples are delicious!
I have dehydrated many foods but have never thought of hash browns. Thank you for not only dehydrating them but reconstituting them to see that it's worth it. Thank you again.🤗
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Great idea to save time! I am all for saving my time and energy these days! Nice to see the dehyrating won out over freeze drying this time. I hear so much that freeze drying is the best for everything. Not getting one any time soon here. Thank you for this wonderful video.
I heard crunching and honestly that's all we need for hash browns :) ! Glad to know that the dehydrated ones came out with a bit of a better mouth feel.
Oh Thank you Pam and Jim. Love how you compared the two styles dried. Surprised and glad you liked the dehydrated ones texture better. I better get started on some. We love hash browns. I could never afford a freeze dryer but do love to dehydrate so am happy with what I am trying to do.
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I was anxious to see your result of the dehydrated hash browns. I tried some a few months ago, and real upside the potatoes has an oil coating, and my efforts failed miserably. Maybe I should look for frozen hashbrowns that aren’t coated with oil.
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Thank you for sharing this! (For making and sharing so many videos, really. We recently lost my MIL, whom I was going to ask for instruction in canning. [I don't know if her slapdash canning was safe. She would use old, rusty lids and rings and so on. {My mom didn't do food preservation so I wouldn't have known otherwise.} Not knowing better, I would've done it her way.] Thank you from the heart, you have one viewer that soaks up every drop of info like a sponge. Even down to parenthesis, brackets, and braces.)
mayhem: (We are sorry for the loss of your MIL. [From your description of her canning practices, it sounds like you are correct, she was not safe. {We are happy you have watched our channel.} And learned a safer, science based approach to canning.] The safety for your family and the others you present your canned foods to is our primary focus.) Jim
Very nice comparative experiment, demonstration and explanation of each process, finish product comparison, etc. The finish products being pretty equal, I prefer the dehydrator for these reasons: less processing time, I assume less energy too, and a denser storage foot print ... for these kind of potatoes anyway. I look forward to your future postings. Cheers, Thx!
I really appreciate your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all. I am planning on dehydrating some of the potatoes I'm growing this year and haven't thought about doing them from frozen. Good tip when you are low on freezer space!
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Costco sells dehydrated hashbrowns in little milk cartons that are excellent. May be an option for folks who can't afford a freeze dryer ($$$!) or even a good dehydrator. Also, look for added ingredients in frozen hashbrowns. Oils and spices may be added. Thanks for all you folks do!
I found some Simply Potatoes on sale recently. I grabbed 6 packages and dehydrated them. I then vacuum sealed them. I would have loved to get more but there are other people who might want to get some too. I watch the store sale ads to see what they have cheap that I can dehydrate...frozen vegetables or fruits, herbs, fresh vegetables. etc.
Excellent idea! I was thinking about how I could get lots of potatoes and keep them long term. I am only able to dehydrate currently, but this is yet another option. This channel makes me happy. Thank you 😊
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Confession: I cheat one more step. I buy the large boxes of dehydrated hash browns at sams which are what many restaurants use, then divide up into smaller mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for my prepper pantry. I also prepare a few small packs vacuum sealed for camping. Sam's brand is Idaho Spuds but Ore-Ida and other companies sell a similar product. They are 100% non-GMO potatoes and actually quite inexpensive, especially considering they are already dehydrated for storage, they rehydrate very well, and are quite tasty. I use them not only for hash browns but also casseroles or anything else I want shredded potatoes for.
@Sandra W., I was thinking about preparing for camping, did you include an oxygen absorber in your bag? And did you ever use the vacuum bags that come with the sealer or just Mylar bags? Thanks for your comment!
@@jenpetunia for camping or shorter term storage (< 6 mo) I just vacuum seal in a regular food saver bag with no extra O2 absorber or anything. I've kept them at least a year that way in my little RV with no problems.
Pam I would really love to have me a freeze dryer me and my husband has been talking about one but they cost so much Lord that would be a blessing to get one I love watching these video of yours I have learned so much from you and Jim you too are the sweetest and most loving person I've ever seen I love your videos I truly do God bless you both see you in your next video
A 2 pound bag of frozen hashbrowns fits on one dehydrator or freeze dryer tray. Freeze dried they weigh almost nothing and rehydrate quickly. The dehydrated ones shrink and get very hard they take a little longer to rehydrate. Doing the cubed southern style hasbrowns gives you more options.
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That was so easy. I need to make room in my freezer so I pulled out 3 2-lb. bags of shredded hash browns and dehydrated them. They all fit into 1 half gallon Ball canning jar. Now I want to make some more.
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I have used dehydrated hash browns for years ore ida makes one they are sold by the flaked potatoes and come in what looks like a milk carton they are delicious and wonderful for camping i thank you for this information so I can now compare prices and make my own without all the work
I got some frozen hash browns for a good price and dehydrated them. I decided to powder them along with other veggies after watching another one of your videos. I hope they work for instant potatoes but if not maybe they will make good potato soup.
Thank you, Pam. In 2020,I dehydrated blanched potatoes, sliced and shredded. I added some frozen shreds as I found them. Potatoes are huge staple in my house. I truly appreciate you do both dehydrated and freeze dried. I'd love a freeze dryer, but cost is too much for me to justify, but also I have an old house that it would probably blow fuses like air fryer does. I also do can potatoes as well. I'm trying to keep as much produce as I can. Keep these types videos coming. Nobody else, I've seen, rehydrated items afterwards. You're worth your weight in gold!
LjT: One of the reasons we show both is that a lot of people cannot afford a freeze dryer and a dehydrator gives an alternative method for storing food for a long period of time. Thank you for watching our videos. Jim
Thanks for the video! We have been dehydrating and using frozen hash browns for several years. They store well and taste great, and the process is, as you said, very simple and quick. One of the easiest things to prep and dehydrate.
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I'm new to your channel even though I have been watching for some time on my Fire TV. I finally fired up my old PC, no way I could find to sign up on the streamer. I've learned a great deal from you and looking forward to learning more. Thanks for all you and Jim do to inform us on how to be more independent and preparing for that rainy day. Now I'm signed up. :)
Great Experiment, I can almost smell them. 😋👍 I've never seen Hash Potatoes like that in the UK. Ours come Frozen in little Triangle shapes, that you Bake. I may have to make some from scratch, & then dehydrate them. TFS RRH, & take care everyone. ❤🙂🐶
This is exciting! I don't have a freeze dryer but I do have a dehydrator. I'm happy to see the end result and they tasted great! I'll be doing this one this weekend. I need to go watch the whole dehydrator playlist now. Thanks as always!
Another winner Pam! I hadn't thought about dehydrating hash browns. In fact I have some already dehydrated hash browns in my on-line grocery cart to buy....$1.42 for 4.2 ounces!
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Interesting? I like that you don't have any patience either. That was funny Pam. Potatoes would be easy to add a handful to eggs while you scramble or a frittata. Another good job.
Very easy and pretty quick too. I'm going to dehydrate hash browns also since we won't be able to preserve them as plain ol' potatoes in the Texas summer heat. Unless you have any ideas? Tysvmfs, and yep, I'm still learning. Stay safe 😊 👋
Great video Pam 👍 I know I could never afford a freeze dryer but I know I can get a dehydrator soon and the fact that there's lots of talk about a potato shortage coming soon 😳 it's great to know how well the dehydrator worked. I plan on canning next week for the very first time and potatoes and chicken soup will be the first few things I will canin my new Nestco canner and it's all because of your videos. I trust you and I am so excited 😊.
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I live on social security, I wish I could afford a freeze dryer. My children are not very prepared and I would love to prepare for my six grandchildren. Perhaps God will provide. Love your videos, have went through a pad of paper taking notes. Never too late In life to learn.
I'm in the same boat. If you had several really trusted friends - perhaps neighbors or church members - everyone could chip in to get one to store and operate either at a central location like the church or at the home with the roomiest set up. Not ideal at all but would make it possible. God bless you and yours
@@countrysister700 This is a great idea. We picked up a few odd jobs over a few months to save up for one. Love it.
Harvest Right does also have a lay away payment plan.
I just love your videos. Thanks for taking the time to teach us.
check your local thrift store or Goodwill. I see dehydrators there often
With all the ongoing food shortages, it's a relief that frozen hash brown potatoes are still out there. As long as there's ketchup and dry hash brown potatoes I'm happy. Thank you for allowing me to share.
What I like about this channel is she shows you how to preserve food from the grocery store. We don't all have 200 acres to raise and grow all of our own food and don't have thousands of dollars to buy survival food. This has become my favorite channel.
I choose to think Kelvin is THE MAN! Look what he can do!
I love the idea of using frozen potatoes in the dehydrator. I will keep my eyes open for sales in my stores.
RoseRed. I wish I knew the proper way to call you.
But I have to tell you, it is 3:27 a.m.. My sleeping pattern is a little bit messed up. But I had saved this particular video to watch for a couple days now.
And I must say that I watched this one with bated breath! I'm 70 years old. At this stage in my life and my income I truly cannot afford a freeze dryer. So I waited to see how this would turn out. I had to pause the video I haven't even watched you do the taste test for the freeze dried potatoes yet. But when you said that the dehydrated potatoes were fine and tasted like potatoes I sat up in my bed exhaled and hollered HALLELUJAH. !!!! 😁
Wow, it looks so easy compared to shredding and blanching potatoes. Will be on the lookout for frozen hash browns at a decent price. I had to chuckle when Jim panned the camera down to the floor when you dropped a few shreds of the potatoes. I could never afford a freeze dryer but the more I watch your videos I think I like the regular dehydrator best 👍
I have a cheapie round one I bought several years ago at Menards. But it is so loud! A couple of weeks ago I bought one on Amazon that was posted in a jar meals group. The new one runs about $150 but I was able to catch a 25% off sale. It runs so quiet I checked several times to make sure it was on. LOL! The temp is adjustable on this new one and it has a timer where the old cheapie one does not. The brand on the new one is Magic Mill. There are also screens available to keep small foods from falling through the shelves. They work great!
@@kyhilltophome3153 that’s good to know. I was close to buying a Cosori, but I will look into this brand, also.
@@kyhilltophome3153 Thanks for your info😊👍
Me too. Dehydrators are great. I think they take a lot of energy to run a freeze dryer too. Plus twice the time…
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I buy the huge bags of mixed vegetables minus lima beans and dehydrate them. They hydrate beautifully as well.
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I love how efficient her actions are.
In 2020 a neighbor got a huge load of potatoes, they offered them to friends and neighbors... thus i dehydrated about 50lbs. Thanks to them and to you for giving me an opportunity to save and store food for my family.
What method did you find best to use? Did you cut them into potato chip- like slices?
I blanched the potatoes, had cut them into about 3inch chunks, shredded them and then dehydrated
@@tammiew930 many thanks!
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I just discovered your channel a couple of days ago. Ohhh, the wasted years!! I bought a pressure cooker after I saw your canned meat videos. I've always wanted to do that and you gave me the courage to try lol. I will be doing that tomorrow. I also have a dehydrator and will give that a go as soon as i get the frozen potatoes. I love your instruction. So interesting and easy to follow. I just want to say thank you and keep em' coming!
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I love that you show the end result. Thanks so much!
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I dehydrate the shreds and cubes from frozen. So much easier than peeling, cutting, blanching.
I read the package first. Some have stuff I don't want to eat.
You really have a knack for picking topics I wouldn't think of, but find interesting regardless. I wouldn't have thought about dehydrating frozen produce like this and now you have me shopping more creatively! Thanks Pam and Jim.
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I know how to do these but your videos are a reminder and motivation to do more. Thank you so much for what you and Jim are doing for us. And that is so much.
Donna: You are so welcome! Jim
I love dried hash browns!! So many uses!! Soups, casseroles breakfast items.
Grinding the freeze dried ones makes for decent instant mashed potatoes. Boil 1c of water per serving and add in potato dust until you get a slightly thicker consistency than desired then melt in some butter.
What kind of grinder you have?
@@skybox-101 I use to use my roommate's 1qt mortar and pestle. Now I would probably just toss it in a food processor or spice mill (coffee grinder).
The dehydrated potatoes looked better to me, so it didn’t surprise me they tasted better. Thank you for sharing!
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Oh how I get a kick out of your commentary, “ I know you’re supposed to leave them for eight minutes per side before turning them over. I don’t have that much patience.” My thoughts exactly, especially when you have people waiting to see and hear what they taste like- you are a gem!
nadurkee: Thank you! Jim
I concur…I’m pretty well stocked in the freezer and pantry. I just had a “feeling” Autumn of 2019 and started watching a lot of prepping videos as well as coupon buying. Then the pandemic hit. Whew! No panic buying for me. My mother thought I was nuts but guess who she comes to when she’s out of something, lol. Then I found you…now I’m a canner and dehydrator. I’m now at the point where I really only purchase the “loss leaders” that get you into the store as well as the super buys I find in the store. I do participate in Bountiful Baskets bi-weekly for local mostly organic fruits and vegetables which I immediately either prepare, can, or stick in the dehydrator. Last week I canned a beautiful mixed fruit jelly because I knew I could not eat all those fruits before they went bad. I adore dehydrated hash browns. Takes no freezer space and is perfect for camping.
Keep the videos coming, I feel like I’m in a master class. Thank you so much.
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My husband is always doing the same if he finds a good deal he gets enough to freeze dry. And dehydrate. They gave us the same advice on choosing not frozen on the freeze dryer.
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Thank you for another fantastic video!
I wanted to mention a super easy gadget for vacuum sealing jars which is made by Food Saver: It is a "cordless handheld food vacuum sealer" (V1100 Cordless Handheld Food Vacuum Sealer, Black). I bought one for my 100 year old mother who still does a lot in the kitchen and one for myself. We both love it! Mom says this is the best gadget she has seen in years!
I use mine to vacuum seal freeze dried food in to jars, vacuum seal any extra oxygen absorbers, and to vacuum seal food in to the special zip lock food saver bags for freezing food. It is much less expensive than a full -sized vacuum sealer! This works with the lid sealers you show in this video.
I always keep @ least three 64oz Ball jars full of hash brown potatoes. I've used both the shredding & julienne discs for my food processor. Since there isn't much size difference, I'll be using the julienne disc from now on. STARCH TIP: after the potatoes are processed, I put them in a bowl with salted water, which removed a lot of the starch. I then put them in a fine mesh strainer & rinse them off right before blanching. The blanching water is still extremely cloudy, but rehydration produces very little cloudiness. I also keep diced potatoes on hand.
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Pam, I just love your scientific mind and the experiments that you create! I had to chuckle when Jim made sure to show us the potato shreds that ended up on the floor. 😂 a touch of humor is a great bonus.
Ruth: Until I read your comment, I did not remember showing the shreds on the floor. I am not sure what that says about me. Thanks! Jim
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I have a new dehydrator and wanted to try this. My husband is a big fan of these type of potatoes. So I got online and checked out pricing in our area for several stores. Kroger had 5 pound bags of shredded hash browns for $2.99 on sale. Walmart had 4 pound bags for $3.99. Since we needed to go to Kroger to pick up a prescription we picked up 10 pounds. by evening I had one bag all finished! Thanks for all the knowledge you give us Pam. We are 70 and 74 and trying to make meal prep easier any way we can. I do all the cooking around here.
KY: It sounds like you and your husband are doing a great job putting all of the information from Pam's videos to great use. Jim
Well, between this video of dehydrated potatoes & an your earlier one on dehydrating hamburger....I feel totally prepared for any event that would require me to live off my canned food. Thank you for your clear & concise instructions! Thank you for your "taste-test" runs too! lol
shibui99: Thank you! Jim
I've been dehydrating shredded potatoes for years, I use them in cream of potato soups, we especially love them in zuppa toscana soup. no more peeling potatoes just to make soup.
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When rehydrating potatoes, or anything for that matter, you can have some additional fun with flavor depending on what you decide to rehydrate with! Do you have some potato powder that you want to turn into luscious mashed potatoes? Why not rehydrate them with chicken broth? You want to season your hashed browns as evenly as possible? Why not rehydrate with salty water? I'd like to explore the results of rehydrating different foods with different liquids more but these few examples are delicious!
I have dehydrated many foods but have never thought of hash browns. Thank you for not only dehydrating them but reconstituting them to see that it's worth it. Thank you again.🤗
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Great idea to save time! I am all for saving my time and energy these days! Nice to see the dehyrating won out over freeze drying this time. I hear so much that freeze drying is the best for everything. Not getting one any time soon here. Thank you for this wonderful video.
Great. Thank you. Love hash browns!!! With limited freezer space I’ll dehydrate the frozen ones. Yay.
Dehydrated 8 pounds of hash browns and 6 pounds of diced potatoes last week. Feels great to have them put away.
Since I don't have a freeze-dryer, it's nice to know there's at least one food item that tastes better dehydrated, lol ;-)
I will be dehydrating some hash browns. They take up less room in the jars. Thank you so much for the info.
I heard crunching and honestly that's all we need for hash browns :) ! Glad to know that the dehydrated ones came out with a bit of a better mouth feel.
Fabulous, I can save so much space in the freezer in the motorhome for more meat. thanks for sharing!!👩🏽🌾👍🏽🙏🏽🧡💖
Oh Thank you Pam and Jim. Love how you compared the two styles dried. Surprised and glad you liked the dehydrated ones texture better. I better get started on some. We love hash browns. I could never afford a freeze dryer but do love to dehydrate so am happy with what I am trying to do.
Patricia: Let us know how your dehydrated hash browns taste. Jim
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I'm going to purchase the frozen potatoes and dehydrate them. Thank you Pam another successful experiment.
I appreciated the side by side comparison!!
I was anxious to see your result of the dehydrated hash browns. I tried some a few months ago, and real upside the potatoes has an oil coating, and my efforts failed miserably. Maybe I should look for frozen hashbrowns that aren’t coated with oil.
Ooo, that’s a good tip! Thanks.
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Thank you for sharing this! (For making and sharing so many videos, really. We recently lost my MIL, whom I was going to ask for instruction in canning. [I don't know if her slapdash canning was safe. She would use old, rusty lids and rings and so on. {My mom didn't do food preservation so I wouldn't have known otherwise.} Not knowing better, I would've done it her way.] Thank you from the heart, you have one viewer that soaks up every drop of info like a sponge. Even down to parenthesis, brackets, and braces.)
mayhem: (We are sorry for the loss of your MIL. [From your description of her canning practices, it sounds like you are correct, she was not safe. {We are happy you have watched our channel.} And learned a safer, science based approach to canning.] The safety for your family and the others you present your canned foods to is our primary focus.) Jim
Very nice comparative experiment, demonstration and explanation of each process, finish product comparison, etc. The finish products being pretty equal, I prefer the dehydrator for these reasons: less processing time, I assume less energy too, and a denser storage foot print ... for these kind of potatoes anyway. I look forward to your future postings. Cheers, Thx!
I really appreciate your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all. I am planning on dehydrating some of the potatoes I'm growing this year and haven't thought about doing them from frozen. Good tip when you are low on freezer space!
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✋🏻. Low on freezer space…adore dehydrating. I now have two, lol.
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For the first time I understand the concept of dehydrating vs freeze drying from a scientific basis. Thank you Pam!
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Costco sells dehydrated hashbrowns in little milk cartons that are excellent. May be an option for folks who can't afford a freeze dryer ($$$!) or even a good dehydrator.
Also, look for added ingredients in frozen hashbrowns. Oils and spices may be added.
Thanks for all you folks do!
I found some Simply Potatoes on sale recently. I grabbed 6 packages and dehydrated them. I then vacuum sealed them. I would have loved to get more but there are other people who might want to get some too. I watch the store sale ads to see what they have cheap that I can dehydrate...frozen vegetables or fruits, herbs, fresh vegetables. etc.
Thanks very much!
Excellent idea! I was thinking about how I could get lots of potatoes and keep them long term. I am only able to dehydrate currently, but this is yet another option. This channel makes me happy. Thank you 😊
I placed hash browns on my fridge list. It's my "watch for bargains" list. Two good videos this week!
TY Pam…this looks sooooo easy. I am going to try this for sure (dehydrating). 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
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Confession: I cheat one more step. I buy the large boxes of dehydrated hash browns at sams which are what many restaurants use, then divide up into smaller mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for my prepper pantry. I also prepare a few small packs vacuum sealed for camping. Sam's brand is Idaho Spuds but Ore-Ida and other companies sell a similar product. They are 100% non-GMO potatoes and actually quite inexpensive, especially considering they are already dehydrated for storage, they rehydrate very well, and are quite tasty. I use them not only for hash browns but also casseroles or anything else I want shredded potatoes for.
Ditto - so much easier- Agreed, some things if the cost is right is less work & expensive to just buy it.
@Sandra W., I was thinking about preparing for camping, did you include an oxygen absorber in your bag? And did you ever use the vacuum bags that come with the sealer or just Mylar bags? Thanks for your comment!
@@jenpetunia for camping or shorter term storage (< 6 mo) I just vacuum seal in a regular food saver bag with no extra O2 absorber or anything. I've kept them at least a year that way in my little RV with no problems.
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Pam I would really love to have me a freeze dryer me and my husband has been talking about one but they cost so much Lord that would be a blessing to get one I love watching these video of yours I have learned so much from you and Jim you too are the sweetest and most loving person I've ever seen I love your videos I truly do God bless you both see you in your next video
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A 2 pound bag of frozen hashbrowns fits on one dehydrator or freeze dryer tray. Freeze dried they weigh almost nothing and rehydrate quickly. The dehydrated ones shrink and get very hard they take a little longer to rehydrate. Doing the cubed southern style hasbrowns gives you more options.
You 2 are the best. Thankyou so much.
I went to my local Food Lion yesterday. Whole frozen potatoes section empty. I love hash browns, looking forward to trying this.
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Thank you for this idea of dehydrating shredded potatoes! I will be looking for sales. God Bless you and your husband.
Thank you- you are teaching me so much!
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That was so easy. I need to make room in my freezer so I pulled out 3 2-lb. bags of shredded hash browns and dehydrated them. They all fit into 1 half gallon Ball canning jar. Now I want to make some more.
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Excellent!lol I got in touch with a friend of mine and told her about this...she's on it!
I really am glad you did the dehydrated potatoes I have been doing alot to stock up. Having potatoes in storage is great.
Thank you, I always enjoy it when you cook and share your findings.
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I have used dehydrated hash browns for years ore ida makes one they are sold by the flaked potatoes and come in what looks like a milk carton they are delicious and wonderful for camping i thank you for this information so I can now compare prices and make my own without all the work
Brenda: Thanks for the information. Jim
I got some frozen hash browns for a good price and dehydrated them. I decided to powder them along with other veggies after watching another one of your videos. I hope they work for instant potatoes but if not maybe they will make good potato soup.
Thank you, Pam. In 2020,I dehydrated blanched potatoes, sliced and shredded. I added some frozen shreds as I found them. Potatoes are huge staple in my house. I truly appreciate you do both dehydrated and freeze dried. I'd love a freeze dryer, but cost is too much for me to justify, but also I have an old house that it would probably blow fuses like air fryer does. I also do can potatoes as well. I'm trying to keep as much produce as I can. Keep these types videos coming. Nobody else, I've seen, rehydrated items afterwards. You're worth your weight in gold!
LjT: One of the reasons we show both is that a lot of people cannot afford a freeze dryer and a dehydrator gives an alternative method for storing food for a long period of time. Thank you for watching our videos. Jim
Great idea with hash browns! Easy peasy!
Another win! Will be heading out to pick up some hash browns!!
Thank you for all the videos that you do I'm learning a lot
I will try this in my dehydrator. 😁👌
Thank you and God bless. Can't wait to try. I just got my dehydrated this year and I'm really enjoying it.
Randi: That sounds wonderful. Jim
Thanks for the video! We have been dehydrating and using frozen hash browns for several years. They store well and taste great, and the process is, as you said, very simple and quick. One of the easiest things to prep and dehydrate.
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This is a GREAT idea for freeze drying.
Good to know. Thanks
I love your experiments. So educational.
I'm new to your channel even though I have been watching for some time on my Fire TV. I finally fired up my old PC, no way I could find to sign up on the streamer. I've learned a great deal from you and looking forward to learning more. Thanks for all you and Jim do to inform us on how to be more independent and preparing for that rainy day. Now I'm signed up. :)
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Great Experiment, I can almost smell them. 😋👍
I've never seen Hash Potatoes like that in the UK. Ours come Frozen in little Triangle shapes, that you Bake.
I may have to make some from scratch, & then dehydrate them.
TFS RRH, & take care everyone. ❤🙂🐶
I really appreciate your demonstrations.
Thanks, that was a very interesting controlled comparison.
I have done both. I prefer dehydrated on these as well. That's good, because dehydrating is much faster. 😁👍🏻
Now I want more gadgets!!! :) Thanks for sharing this information!
Thank you very much. I know I'll get lots of recipes for these.
This is exciting! I don't have a freeze dryer but I do have a dehydrator. I'm happy to see the end result and they tasted great! I'll be doing this one this weekend. I need to go watch the whole dehydrator playlist now. Thanks as always!
Great class!! Thank you!!
Another winner Pam! I hadn't thought about dehydrating hash browns. In fact I have some already dehydrated hash browns in my on-line grocery cart to buy....$1.42 for 4.2 ounces!
What a great idea, thanks so much🇨🇦🌷
I love dehydrated hashbrowns. So easy and so good. Great video.
Have already added to my grocery list! Very excited to try this!
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I'm new to dehydrating, and I think this is going to be the first thing I try to make! Thanks for showing us how to do it!
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Your video brought a smile to my face because I have frozen hash browns and frozen potatoes O’Brien finishing up in my dehydrator now.
Nicole: That is great!! Jim
Great job
Interesting? I like that you don't have any patience either. That was funny Pam.
Potatoes would be easy to add a handful to eggs while you scramble or a frittata. Another good job.
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Very easy and pretty quick too. I'm going to dehydrate hash browns also since we won't be able to preserve them as plain ol' potatoes in the Texas summer heat. Unless you have any ideas? Tysvmfs, and yep, I'm still learning. Stay safe 😊 👋
Thank you for doing this! Very informative and helpful!
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Exciting! YOU motivate me!
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What a great time saver!! Thanks for sharing!
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Great video Pam 👍 I know I could never afford a freeze dryer but I know I can get a dehydrator soon and the fact that there's lots of talk about a potato shortage coming soon 😳 it's great to know how well the dehydrator worked. I plan on canning next week for the very first time and potatoes and chicken soup will be the first few things I will canin my new Nestco canner and it's all because of your videos. I trust you and I am so excited 😊.
Great comparison!! I'm loading my dehydrators tomorrow with shredded potatoes. I'll be using fresh potatoes, so shredding and blanching for a while.
YES!!! Thanks so much!