The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

Hash and

Pancakes

Best:   crisp,

crunchy

edges   and

tender, fluffy

interiors.

Not

recommended

Soups and

Chowder

Best    for

starchy

thickened

soups   where

you don’t

want    discrete

chunks  of

potato.

Not

recommended

French Fries Best:

maximum

crispness

with    a   fluffy

interior

Not

recommended