Hash Browns

Quick Reference


Storage	Cook Time	Cook More Time	Hold Time	Fryer Temp	Quality Serving Temp
0° F +/-10° F	2 minutes 15 seconds	7 minutes 45 seconds	10 minutes	350° F	150° F to 160° F

☆ Q.A. Standard: Frozen hash browns should be free of ice crystals. Cooked hash browns should be golden brown with no excessive breakage.


Wash hands before starting work and after handling anything not related food related	Wear gloves	Hold Temp 135° F	Wash, Rinse, Sanitize All Utensils & Surfaces
	If leaving work station or changing tasks, wash hands and change gloves	Minimum All Cooked Foods	Every 4 Hours

Hash browns are cooked in a 350° F fryer from a frozen state
Hash browns cook for 2 minutes 15 seconds
Open a bag of hash browns by pulling apart the seam across the entire top of the bag
Carefully pour hash browns into a fry basket by grasping the neck of the bag to control amount portioned
Do not fill the fry basket more than 1/3 full
Overfilling will cause the hash browns not to cook properly
Close the bag of hash browns tightly and put back in the freezer
Slowly lower the fry basket into the hot shortening
Do not lower another basket into the same fryer for at least 30 seconds
Press the hash brown timer button that is programmed for 2 minutes 15 seconds
After 30 seconds, lift the basket just above the shortening and gently shake the basket to prevent the hash browns from sticking together
When the timer sounds, press the button
Lift the basket from the shortening and gently shake in an up and down motion to remove excess shortening
Dump hash browns into empty bin; Bin 1 or Bin 2
Always store the fryer baskets on the fryer bracket when not in use
Press the 10-minute timer that corresponds to the bin; Bin 1 or Bin 2
When the timer reaches 2 minutes 15 seconds, drop more hash browns
When these hash browns are done, the 10-minute hold time on the older hash browns will have expired
- These must be discarded into the waste container

See Breakfast Plates for more information

Always wear single use gloves when preparing or handling ready to eat food. Do not make any bare hand contact with the inside of the fry carton
Take appropriate size fry carton from holder and place on end of fry scoop
Scoop up hash browns and fill carton with a shaking motion
Allow excess hash browns to drop back into fry bin
- FILL THE CARTON AS FULL AS YOU CAN GET IT
Place the filled fry carton in the fry ribbon
Rotate older cartons of hash browns toward the frontline
When picking up cartons of hash browns, always grasp carton by the side to prevent hands from coming in contact with the hash browns
- Dine in - Place a deli or tray liner on the serving tray, and lay hash browns on the liner. This will prevent hash browns from coming into direct contact with the serving tray.
- Dine out – Stand carton of hash browns upright as the last item in the bag

When hash browns are ordered as a side on a breakfast plate, portion a regular size order of hash browns into a fry carton
Empty the carton into a small compartment of a plate or clamshell container
When picking up cartons of hash browns always grasp carton by the side to prevent hands from coming in contact with the hash browns

Serve all customers
Skim particles from shortening
Discard any remaining hash browns into the waste container
Wipe down holding bin and surrounding area using a sanitized towel
Remove hash browns from reach in freezer and place back in designated area of walk-in freezer
Filter fryers