Augason Farms Dehydrated Potato Shreds, 23 oz

These are excellent for Hash Browns. I have been using Hungry Jacks in the little carton for years, or the Idohan ones, and since moving to Australia, they are not available here. I actually like the taste better, by adding onion powder, seasoned salt and pepper to our own taste. If you want even cooking and browning, I use about peanut oil. It is much crisper and clean tasting. For 2 people, about 3/4 to 1 cup of shreds are plenty once hydrated. I only soaked them in hot tap water for about 10 to 15 minutes, drain excess water off and they came out perfect.

I am a big fan of preserving my own food as I want to know what we are eating. Besides canning, I dehydrate some things including hash browns. After doing them so long I wanted to try an easier route that will last longer. Doing your own hash browns is very labor intensive. I use some of Auguson's other products so wanted to give these a try and really happy I did. While my home made ones are really good these are as good or better. They are definitely better in being more uniform and easy to work with. You take out what you need and add to a bowl with some hot water. I cover mine with a lid to help it hydrate a little faster. These hydrate to a perfect size to fry or add to a casserole. They have a great potato flavor and aroma as they cook. Honestly I can't hardly make them as cheap as I can buy these not to mention the time it saves. These definitely became an item I will keep a spare on my shelf.

I've been stocking up on Augason Farms canned foods for a while and I usually get an extra can to try out before I continue to stock up. These shredded potatoes are great. They rehydrate very quickly and make great hash browns by themselves with a little seasoning or in a casserole which I tried. After rehydrating I really couldn't tell that they were previously freeze dried. Potatoes are very filling and these cans are very inexpensive so I consider them a staple in any emergency food supply. These do not come sealed in pouches inside of the can like some of the other Augason Farms canned products but that's not a problem in my opinion. These are the kind of thing I'd expect to use the whole can at once. Toss a little butter or oil and salt and pepper on these and you have great hash browns for a small group of people. Easy to prepare and serve, and a great value!

Unfortunately 1 of the tins was dented, other than that all ok.

If you're into Survival & Preparedness, it's almost a necessity that you have some Augason Farms or Mountain House foods in your survival/"food preps" ... both are incredibly expensive ... except Augason Farms has great sales several times year ... when they do, STOCK UP! These freeze-dried foods last - according to the label- for "25 Years" when unopened & gently stored, and most people agree they would last much longer ... and in this particular case, Potatoes happen to be a food you can last for A LONG TIME in an emergency ... by the time of the mid-1800s Great Irish Famine (or 'Potato Famine') , a hugely significant percentage of the Irish population was subsistent on *strictly Potatoes* - all day, every day - like, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, - because it was all they had - BUT ... it kept them alive and with minimal health problems ... and if you were able to add some Buttermilk to pour over the potatoes / cook them with, it made the meal nutritionally complete and you could not just live, but be relatively healthful , on just potatoes [and some buttermilk] ... this is a great product at a great GREAT PRICE [sometimes] and will last you forever, unopened. And who doesn't like them some Hash Browns / Home Fries etc. So many ways you can dress them up!