Making Mcdonald's Breakfast Hash Browns At Home | But Better

[@ajminifigure]

"seems like they didn't toss out their oil from last night" as a former mcd's employee, you're absolutely right

[@Lo33y_]

You're not meant to though cause frying oil is able to be reused for multiple days

[@_Jack-O_]

@@Lo33y_ yeah it can be used but it does make the food cooked in older oil taste less good

[@mertcan5635]

@@Lo33y_ they propably dont clean their used oil.

[@mc045]

also former mcD's employee, we changed the vat oil every 3-6 days. Our manager was really laid back, if I recall it was supposed to be changed every other day. I could be wrong though, this was 20 years ago.

[@sambradley9091]

@@Lo33y_ If the oil leaves a bitter aftertaste, they either used it longer than a few days, or they never clean their frier

[@joakimleed4047]

Me: "A lot of duck fat, but this seems doable!" Josh: *proceeds to put on truffle, caviar and herbs on it with tweezers*

[@juanpabloski501]

Duck fat is expensive? (I ask because here in Argentina there is no such thing, we only got cow or pig fat, which are very cheap)

[@calvinburns6024]

@@juanpabloski501 yeah because you need allot of ducks to make that much fat. And duck fat is usually left on the duck for cooking

[@juanpabloski501]

@@calvinburns6024 thx!

[@nicrocon2527]

I do like it when people are understanding in the comments

[@johnheckles8239]

@@juanpabloski501 just start roasting your own ducks and reserve and filter the fat.. It’s also great for roast potatoes 😋👌🏻👍🏻

[@CHEFPKR]

The legendary hashbrown. It makes every burger better.

[@lucasevgenev9850]

He is always here.

[@TheGintama86]

Can u do a burger special on ur channel your recipes are on point!

[@psophilsalva5888]

Shokugeki with the Weissman, Chef Paul

[@tss3393]

I still have yet to try that

[@isaiahp.4609]

Perhaps make the hashbrown bacon wrapped

[@joemachunda]

I grate 1/2 large potato soak in salt water 10 min, drain, papertowel and squeeze out most water. Salt ,add half egg and 1 to 2 tbs flour . Stir good. Form in shape like McDonald's fry until golden brown. Makes 2 patties . Just made em. Perfect

[@Ninja-lu4dg]

Gonna try your alteration later today. 🤞

[@Ninja-lu4dg]

Worked out great. Did the hashbrowns with biscuits and gravy. I used 2 eggs and it came out brilliantly. Crispy as all h***. Big ups ☝️

[@muhammadsuleman9328]

Bycatt macdonald 😢

[@muhammadsuleman9328]

Bycott coke cola Pepsi berger king 😢

[@HuYou-bs5rz]

​@@muhammadsuleman9328 bycatt ??

[@dwon7769]

Ah yes 2,5 litters of duck fat, an everyday item we all have in our houses and stores near us

[@Nutty151]

He said you could substitute lard.

[@torb1trick415]

@@Nutty151 Ah yes 2,5 litters of lard, an everyday item we all have in our houses and stores near us

[@Nutty151]

@@torb1trick415 It's sold in every major supermarket. Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, it shouldn't be hard to find at all (unlike duck fat).

[@torb1trick415]

@@Nutty151 mhmm

[@gnorp-gnarp]

@@torb1trick415 pork lard is easily found in any mexican supermarket

[@EdwardRodriguez26]

I’m gonna keep mentioning it until it’s done, Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits. Do it!

[@PolkafacePanDuh]

You sir are brilliant

[@josephbanks1457]

you will find out quickly when all mysteries are gone.. life is hard to continue.

[@SeanFerree]

Right on! Love it!

[@papayamango9629]

RED LOBSTER CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS

[@instinctdot5934]

They're amazing, love your suggestion bro.

[@acupandpages4642]

Josh: "this one feels like it might be our first real challenge" Krispy Kreme: "am I a joke to you?"

[@jojivlogs_4255]

@@kuddlecat nah you just don't want to admit you're simping for a fucking corporation lmao

[@lwiksnnam3017]

@@jojivlogs_4255 he literally said that he lost in the comments of the krispy kreme video. Stop being a simp for josh

[@jojivlogs_4255]

@@lwiksnnam3017 id rather be a simp for an actual person instead of a soulless monolithic entity. also if he said that, he probably only did it because people wouldn't shut the fuck up about it

[@SeanFerree]

😁😁😁😁

[@lwiksnnam3017]

@@jojivlogs_4255 the person you called a simp wasnt even a simp. he/she literally just pointed out the obvious which was that josh never admits that krispy kreme won.

[@christinericard3450]

Josh. You are the BEST!!!!! I enjoy watching you take so many loved dishes and turn them soooooo far up !!!!! You are a delight and it's easy to see how much you love what you do. I have been a pastry chef for a long time but I think you could probably freshen up my game. Thanks papa!

[@sfca1250]

This guy took the “we have food at home” meme too seriously.

[@atoz3828]

Brooo LOL

[@cathytheotheralien1375]

Lol

[@cay4036]

made ur likes 666 lol

[@n4b1d]

His kids are gonna be asking for food from home and he’s gonna say we’re getting food from the store

[@sfca1250]

@@n4b1d on g

[@brentwichman2840]

“This isn’t just a hashbrown, this isn’t just a cwispy, this isn’t just a but better. This is history.” Josh 2020

[@didosauce6008]

Alternate title: *man physically and emotionally abuses McDonald’s hash brown for 10 minutes*

[@aishasehba350]

Soo true 😂😭

[@bethpeer8858]

Why is this so funny😂

[@Raybets]

Sounds about right!

[@remsi2208]

@@bethpeer8858 B E C A U S E I T' S T R U E

[@jalmyral]

9:44*

[@Chrissmills]

These videos make my day better, I’ve seen this probably 3 times now but I just binge watch your channel for the good vibes

[@theravioli486]

"agitate the potatoes" me to the potatoes: *"ur dumb"*

[@theyashiareactsss7184]

I love your pfp 🙆🏽‍♀️

[@JoeShoesAreComfy]

Lol

[@p_--_1237]

R A V I O L I

[@woodonfire7406]

Ravioli ravioli Something something Aoli (can't think of a clever way to finish this)

[@musicalmaniac2901]

Get your life together you sack of lazy couch potatoes!

[@pierreschambacher1564]

“This is the most iconic McDonalds item in the whole World” Me, a French: Never knew they made hash browns...

[@LtFrankDrebin100]

Other than when you get perfectly hot, crispy and borderline over-salted McD’s French fries the hash brown is the top tier menu item. Certainly the most reliable menu item by a considerable margin.

[@SpektakOne]

When I was in Germany a number of years ago, I noticed that they put hash browns on everything: on McDonald’s burgers, on Burger King, you could even order a chicken sandwich from KFC with a hash brown on it. Strange that an adjoining country doesn’t have ‘em.

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

@@SpektakOne mhhh that's strange, I'm not that much into fast food but I have it irregularly and I have never consciously seen any fast-food chain hash browns in Germany in the last 20 years... Maybe McDonald's had them for breakfast at some point, currently they don't really offer breakfast anyway and there are also no hash browns on the greyed-out menu :p Or I'm just blind....

[@SirPrizeMF]

Yeah, never seen them anywhere in Europe. And I've been to an emberrassing amount of McDonalds' in many countries around here.

[@PricessaY3k]

@@SirPrizeMF they have them in Britain but only for breakfast menu

[@MrWesford]

Me: alright, let’s make this for breakfast today! *follows along with recipe* Josh: “now put them in the fridge over night” Me: Well, looks like I’ll be eating sadness for breakfast.

[@NoxianSoulHarvester]

did you find an alternative killer recipe tho

[@youmongrel]

So you’re saying you already had 4 quarts of DUCK FAT in your kitchen? Because if so you’re well ahead of the game.

[@peewoop5701]

SADNESS HAKAHSKSHAHA LMAO

[@katgenn-winkler1754]

😂😭

[@nurielaazlan1646]

This made my day 😂😂😂

[@cameo_bitpart5324]

I finally made these earlier today! I made breakfast burritos for dinner, and did these hash browns for my potato element. They turned out great. I was a little short on the duck fat, so I used my leftover bacon grease to cover what I needed. I also seasoned the potatoes with pepper and onion powder instead of just salt. Finally, I did the prep first thing in the morning, and the potatoes were only on the fridge for a few hours rather than overnight. IF there is an advantage to putting them in the fridge over night compared to just a few hours I would like to know. Bottom line, despite my few changes they were a success!

[@WhatWillYouFind]

In a restaurant prep, you make the shredding ahead of time the shortest amount of time is 15-30 minutes, but it is recommended to give them until over night because if you season them or in the case they were dry it allows the entire batch to properly set for the following day. You definitely want to sprinkle salt on individual patties/add proportional salt to the mix before they are placed in a contain to set because salt is a flavor enhancer and generally speaking it helps push seasonings into the more denser potato variants. The salt is also how you get the really intense flavor from the crispy parts. By proxy the way you get the super crispy and satisfying fries is a BRINE bath, partially cook them and then freeze them over night so the residual water expands and allows an even deeper more thorough frying process. You still want to salt them afterwards too, it doesn't have to be a lot. People demonized salt along with fats and other healthy things. Fried foods are generally less healthy, but the point is to enjoy it?

[@brandonhowell9576]

Joshua: “ it’s only three ingredients” Duck fat: “yeah, I’m only $90 for the amount you need to make those hashies”

[@FabbrizioPlays]

Immediately after complaining that McDonalds doesn't toss their oil at the end of every night.

[@uchihawolf]

Get lard then. You can make your own by purchasing pork fat from a butcher (even the ones at safeway/king soopers will sell it to you) or find some for incredibly cheap at your local mexican markets. They're used for refried beans and tortilla's all the time.

[@Jackthgun]

@@uchihawolf Or make Beef Tarrow which was the old school Mcdonald's frying

[@jared9493]

nolinagirlasia.Link

[@stingrayafflictlon]

he mentioned other types of fat because he knows not everyone can get that-

[@nadelman6411]

Some Josh recipes really do be like: "alrighty brand new recipe, can't wait to try it out!!" Josh: "now add duck fat" *Exits video*

[@hanieabdulrazak9760]

Exactly the moment I gave up too

[@saeedsenpai5530]

EXACTLYYYYYYYYYYYY, he keeps on adding shit idk where I could find or stuff im never using again 💀💀

[@saeedsenpai5530]

@Justin Lopez "lets roast our own coffee beans" WHATT

[@saeedsenpai5530]

@@averyhostiletrout9077 yeah but how my broke ass can afford a 500$ coffee bean roaster 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@coolkid2316]

"goes to former restaurant to beg for some free duck fat"

[@deadsky7229]

Me: wow hashbrowns those are so simple, can’t wait to try- *recipe uses duck fat* Me: 👁👄👁

[@arit8009]

so, if you don't do the unnecessary confit step, lard's really just as good as duck fat, it's just cheaper. It's a different flavor profile. It's just hashbrowns, you do need to freeze the shredded potatoes so they keep their shape, though. I think peanut oil is also pretty tasty as a cooking oil if you're vegan or something along those lines, or if it's cheaper to get peanut oil where you live.

[@adel-jg2nj]

@@arit8009 so i can use oil instead of duck fat?

[@littler12345]

@@adel-jg2nj Lard

[@ellie123miceli2]

ME I WANTED TO MAKE THIS BUT I CANT

[@MacshaddyMarie]

Literally 😂

[@Joe.Rogan.]

Gotta eat them right away. McDonnalds Hashbrowns go from Golden Brown and Delicious to Soggy Gym Socks in the time it takes you to pick them up and drive home. EDIT: No doubt his are better no matter how long his sit.. he cooked them in freaking duck fat. You could fry a turd in duck fat and it would be good. I'm just saying a fresh McD Hashbrown are still good if you eat them right away.

[@xrhyVR]

Crispy Chocolate.

[@-_James_-]

I go to McDonalds/Burger King/Wendys/Whatever maybe once a year or so - if that. Nothing they sell is good.

[@coachster]

Also makes a big difference how busy it was regardless of how fast the drive through was.

[@loganplayzroblox932]

Right lol

[@sinistermai]

tbh mcdonalds hashbrowns, fries or just any food from mcdonaalds in general tastes better when cold in my opinion

[@lunayahmoonbeams]

“It tastes like, just old grease.” Then eats another piece 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@erdianaerdiansyah90]

His mind : "But I'm hungry af" 😂😂😀

[@mychannel8809]

They do taste like old grease but they’re still magical

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Glorious, delicious grease.

[@AntonyFantano]

Me watching Joshua cook a gourmet hash brown as I reheat mash potatoes in the microwave Update: I burnt myself

[@nguyenmanh2101]

A chef's journey gonna start somewhere

[@abelsuperstar100]

Oof

[@kayb-wd1wr]

The update is where I’m at in my life

[@risengrind8059]

i broke my dorms microwave while making mac and cheese

[@kayb-wd1wr]

@@risengrind8059 😭🤣🤣 how?

[@Poptun101]

Who’s waiting for McDonald Apple Pies but better...

[@cindyalvarez2505]

He needs to make the strawberry cream pie 🥧 instead

[@andreideferrer]

I respect the apple pie and all... but in Brazil they make a Banana Pie in McDonalds that is sooooo much better... it should exist everywhere

[@jeo1812]

Yes, I'd love both the original fried, and the early 2000's baked one. The current one, while I do like it, is not my favorite. Feels like they tried too hard to make it fancy, and the crust ends up hard (because its thin, and the sugar crystals sprinkled on top) I think the strawberry and creme and pumpkin pie ones still use the early 2000's crust

[@AntonioRodrigues-eh9xg]

@@andreideferrer What about the Cheddar McMelt?!? the only burger from Mc i actually crave sometimes.

[@amerrulazim]

@@andreideferrer It exist in Malaysia. For a limited period of time. I feel you bro. Banana pie is legit delicious. Too bad we can't have it all the time.

[@Cyge240sx]

Thank you for this series man. Both my wife and I were latch key kids and can use a stove but in the last year I just wanted to start cooking. I have been making steak au poivre Bobo De Camarro Scampi De Capellini but my wife is so addicted to fast food understandably. You are helping me show her we can make it better at home but GOD DAMN MAN THE CLEANUP I cleaned the kitchen 7 times this weekend

[@kewdas6560]

I've been waiting for this video all my life.

[@tomatosalado]

ikr

[@40nights40daystv]

I woke up on a Sunday morning to this video. I said “hey i gotta make this for breakfast” so I tore up my potatoes used literally every last drop of bacon fat I’ve been saving up, and cooked up this decadent cwispy boi. This is hands down one of the best things I’ve eaten this year. This hashy baby made my rainy nonchalant Sunday morning one for the books.

[@fruitytarian]

What were you saving up the bacon fat for?

[@fragilebean1314]

@@fruitytarian my mom saves entire jars of bacon fat, I always wondered the same thing too. I suppose it comes in handy eventually

[@NicholasGreen451]

@@fruitytarian bacon fat is a great sub for butter when frying/sauntering. Adds a nice depth of bacon flavor

[@fruitytarian]

@Nichole Greene I don't eat enough bacon to save any useable amounts of bacon fat...but this sounds delicious. My takeaway is that I now need to eat more bacon 😂

[@fruitytarian]

@fragile bean if I had jars of bacon fat I'd fill my freezer with hashbrowns, and then I'd use what's left to make soap ☺

[@starkk19]

"Only 3 ingredients" Me: Oh finally an easy but better recipe without all the boujee stuff Josh: Duck fat Me: ... Josh: And let's also add in some truffles and caviar too for the flex I think Joshua forgot the Foie Gras, the saffron, and the G5 Wagyu in this recipe.

[@p_--_1237]

And the ps5

[@beni6533]

And the gold flakes for that nice golden brown crust

[@VB-fo1oc]

Right?!? Like whattt?!? 😳😒🤔 guess I’ll check Costco or something

[@beth6717]

Is duck fat hard to come by in the States? Duck and Goose fat is really common in Europe, I'm living in England and it's in every supermarket. France and Spain too. Its definitely worth grabbing if you see it, it makes the most perfect roast potatoes you'll ever eat 😊

[@mafiwow2572]

@@beth6717 never saw it in Spain

[@tanya_tmg]

Thank you so much ✨ Your videos are antidepressants for me 😭💕

[@chillinpug]

Josh: *puts black truffle and other fancy stuff on the hash brown* Me: it’s just a hash brown good lord

[@shivaanijk7501]

Ahem, just a hash brown?? It's Josh's iconic creation, it deserves special treatment! 😂😂

[@tehzuyuan3385]

I saw this comment got 69 likes but when I wanted to comment on it it became 70

[@olgakim4848]

It's ultra-fancy, homemade hash browns fried in duck fat.

[@Asiliea]

That "hash brown" on a restaurant menu would be something like "Bounties of Nature delicately served on fried duck-fat confit potato cakes" for a staggering amount per serving as an appetiser hahah. There never really is "just a" anything when it comes to food if it's used/marketed creatively 😛

[@Gervaj79]

It's just a joke, good lord.

[@ThomasMcIntosh]

Josh: this is cheap and better than McDonald’s Duck fat: *$15 a jar*

[@100nitrog2]

And he used about 112 ounces, or roughly 9-10 jars of duck fat to do it.

[@justanothercommercial]

On amazon, it cost $70 to buy a gallon of duck fat. That's bonkers.

[@bureddo]

Yeah, if you were to try to make this within budget, lard is a better option (Josh mentioned that in the video)

[@shadow45677]

Yeah this dude is always like this. Of course what you make is better! You use much more expensive ingredients!!!

[@jared9493]

nolinagirlasia.Link

[@aarondickson164]

Joshua: orders hash browns and lets them sit in the bag, drives home, sets up cameras, throws bag. Also joshua: "it's floppy"

[@k.a.c.6668]

LOL .. Who woulda thought that a hash brown cooked in $100 of duck fat would taste better 🤨

[@reverendgaddy2435]

would they really be all that much better in the car ride home? Really? I didn't think so...

[@l.g.2888]

Nah, if the food is cooked right it will still be nice and hot and crispy when you get it home. And it should never taste like old grease regardless, that's a health hazard.

[@christopherconnolly5791]

@@l.g.2888 if you wrap anything fried in paper, then put that in a closed paper bag and drive 15 minutes home, it will be soggy.

[@alejandromansfield6867]

@@reverendgaddy2435 yes usually eating food while it’s hot makes it taste better

[@covid-192]

Actual McDonalds employee here. Those hash browns weren’t cooked long enough. When they come out they are very rigid almost ripping the bag the crust is so hard but quickly deteriorate when they cool

[@erikvaldes4293]

I rarely ever see these comparison videos where the fast food looks like the fast food I buy

[@thedeetzes]

To be fair he did let the McDonald’s ones steam themselves while they sit in the bag for a long time cooling down. Of course they won’t be crispy anymore.

[@kappakappa298]

Bless you for defending Macca's hash brown

[@eyadomar4668]

Hear what he says after his friend tasted it

[@eudaimonia2998]

@@eyadomar4668 yeah they sat around too but not inside a bag steaming, they sat around in the open air which is what you do with fried foods normally

[@thedeetzes]

@Chris P Bacon well I doubt it and even if it were he still had to drive home, get back in the house, check lights and cam to start filming, put the apron on etc. And even that is enough time for it to go soft from being steamed in a bag.

[@thedeetzes]

@@eyadomar4668 I did but the difference is his version gets to cool dripping off and in open air (crucial to fried crispiness) without being steamed in a bag. I have no doubt his was better. Just thinking the crispy comparison was unfair.

[@lolaloliepop]

Josh: "only 3 ingredients in this one" Josh: "duck fat" :)

[@laurenmaiden8768]

@Mayi Solar Canudas same 😭

[@rejusu8630]

@Mayi Solar Canudas Coconut oil should work. As he said it just needs to be a fat that solidifies when cool so the confit potatoes hold their shape when chilled.

[@crypt3d763]

I uh have a feeling your gonna get attacked for that-

[@koblins]

@suyog Pokharel pasta, beans, potat

[@iainbagnall4825]

British guy living in US here; I bring goose fat home with me everytime I fly. Its like 1.90 a jar (like 200g) in the UK in all supermarkets. I guess we just like melting geese for roast potatoes. If you know anyone going to the UK tell them to go to a tescos and get you tesco finest goose fat. www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/300726541

[@punitkothakonda1535]

He HAS to but better the crunchy lava cakes at dominos 🤤

[@Skeptycx]

IT'S FUCKING MOLTEN!

[@onimation8462]

holy SHIT yes

[@yobee4684]

@@Skeptycx chef

[@reemalfar7an]

Yessssss

[@supperfuntime36]

YES

[@calvinsilkharris6743]

Dude, THEY WERE AWESOME 😁 I always wanted to make my own hashbrowns like that. Thank you so much 👍🏼

[@niculitagabriel2453]

mine just fell apart and it wasnt because it wasnt hot enough

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

If McDonald's could copyright strike you for making their food, they would

[@VVe3]

omg its u

[@n.g.s1mple29]

I cant believe this Why areyou here

[@ExarchGaming]

People on tiktok have been doing it like to david seymour, for his recreation videos.

[@SG.Stretch]

Yo I haven't seen you in a while

[@danielkim1105]

WHY DO J SEE YOU EVERYWHERE

[@Leg1ndairy777]

Josh should do a whole episode without flexing or using anything we don’t have

[@GusChiggins69]

look at me i have truffle. dudes a goof.

[@BostonBlues]

yeah let me run down to the store and pick up a gallon of duck fat 😑

[@Speeeedy]

This whole series is about making something better, not cheaper. Two different series. Get over it kid

[@Preppy_Delicious]

@@Speeeedy Chef John makes common everyday food better, uses ingredients that the layperson can reasonably get, and isn't an arrogant prick about it. Pride cometh before the fall, oh how the mighty fall.

[@Speeeedy]

@@Preppy_Delicious yikes

[@MMOByte]

I mean.. was this even a contest?

[@anz121brb]

Yeah like "professional chef wins against a $1 hash brown from McDonald's", still enjoyed the vid tho.

[@koo.brandon]

I mean... is it ever a contest?

[@jared9493]

nolinagirlasia.Link

[@BuddysDadd]

@@anz121brb ... that’s a fact. I just dislike it when he bashes the food because what he makes cost way more money and time to make then a $1 hash brown

[@Tyrmon-Price]

Are any of these but better episodes a contest? It’s obvious that josh is better

[@jeeplivion]

That crunch was incredible

[@isaelmendez4005]

i feel like josh would be like at my moms funeral and just be like "you know what is just as good as ur mom being alive..., b-roll"

[@mindyjay77]

Morbid.....

[@alanmaina9848]

What 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ankitgurung8175]

As good as your mom But better Cue music Tu tu tu Tu tu tu

[@gkm2928]

Yeah, he's a complete knob

[@jumiac.1996]

Oh my- *goes to hell for laughing*

[@josephr903]

I can’t imagine fast food was designed to taste best after driving home and shooting an entire KZbin before deciding to eat it 😂

[@_snowylil]

Me: "Oh hey, my local supermarket has duck fat, how much would it cost?" *calculates how much Josh listed* "Oh cool, that's only my entire weekly grocery budget"

[@michaelwardle7633]

For frying some goddamn potatoes. Yeah, it’s pure nonsense.

[@pranav2169]

@@michaelwardle7633 it's not meant to be an easy to make universal recipe though is it🤡

[@anishvaidy3810]

@@pranav2169 yes it is? it's supposed to show how you can make a fast food recipe better at home. So what's the point if the average person can't make it. all of his video's are just bs like this one if you have a $300 budget it wouldn't be hard for any self respecting chef to make something better than a $1 fast food hashbrown

[@joesmith2266]

Nah bro gotta be out there squeezin them ducks way cheaper

[@anishvaidy3810]

@@joesmith2266 fr 100% easy fix I should have thought of that

[@jonduran41]

I work at Amazon and I pack so many of your book I could figure out where I seen your book I couldn’t figure out where I seen you from and then I realized I watch your videos 😁

[@tylerbertsche]

Day 1 of asking for Raising Cane’s But Better

[@mikayladennis4837]

Omg the Texas Toast

[@master500ify]

This is it

[@JordanQuinn94]

Oh god yes please

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Now that's a restaurant I've not heard of in ages. Never been to one though.

[@boringcactus]

mathematically impossible but i'd love to see him try

[@channelpolitica1364]

Josh: McDonalds hash browns tastes like reserved overnight oil! Yuck! Also Josh: (Reserves oil overnight)

[@kinoko6096]

But his hadn’t been frying various other foods all day and was kept in a clean and sanitary environment.

[@captaincockpuncher]

ok not to be victim of the people who incorrectly use r/wooosh, but its because he properly reserves the fat, i doubt mcdonalds properly reserves whatever oil they're using, leading to that acrid taste.

[@fredrikbystrom7380]

If I understand correctly: Oil used for frying doesn't go bad due to time whilst cool, it goes bad due to time whilst hot. Oil can only take so much heat before it starts to break down.

[@Aredel]

I’ve used commercial deep fryers before, and they can get absolutely *filthy* if they aren’t drained and cleaned regularly every day. Considering this came from the sweat shop disguised as a fast food company that they call McDonald’s, I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t clean it out or at least changed the oil. For the love of god, people. Clean your fryers and change your oil after every few uses. That shit gets nasty really fast.

[@SunshineCountry]

@@captaincockpuncher they tend to "forget" to drain and clean the frier at the end of the night. Unless it one of those bougie McDonald's, they're pretty good at cleaning them usually.

[@KyleOfTheBeard]

Something that bothers me: he waits until he gets back to his apartment to eat whatever fast food item is being recreated. Why? Eat it when it’s hot and ready, not like 15 minutes after. Just film the reaction in the car instead of the kitchen. I dunno why but it strikes me as almost ensuring the fast food is always worse than it might be if he ate it right when he gets it.

[@taishahw1696]

Truth. It would be simple to film the reaction to the food in the car. The comparison will never feel legitimate because of the decline in quality of fast food, at the time of judging.

[@wright96d]

Like imagine if he did a taste test of Chick-Fil-A fries after they've been sitting steaming in a bag. I would be u p s e t.

[@baby_king9ine]

He mentions that his food also sits around for about an hour. Considering the filming, pictures, and b-roll

[@trevorsiu5937]

I totally agree

[@hansvanlennep6376]

@@baby_king9ine Yes but the difference is that his food sits for an hour in the open air. When you bring food in a bag to a place, everyone knows that fried stuff (Fries, Nuggets, etc.) gets soggy. The bag just steams the food more than the open air. So it is a fair point. Look, I don't think that the food of any fastfood restaurant is better than his but I do agree with Kyle that as a experienced chef, Josh should know this critical point. Literally, in every cooking show in the world, it is mentioned that when you do delivery food as a restaurant, you have to think about the packaging and what kind of food you transport. In this case, the Hashbrown from McDonalds (never ever had one though, because we don't have them in Europe) is soft and soggy because it has been steaming away in the bag. Josh's hashbrown has been lying on a plate, where the steam can escape and thus it remains crunchy. Another comparison is cookies, everyone that bakes cookies knows that when you take them right out of the oven, their are still a little bit soft, however, when you let them rest, they become more crunchy as the moist in the dough evaporates....

[@jomrceanchina5942]

hey brother, geat show of doing hash browns, i like your show and you are a very funny which made the show even better. thank you so much. im going to follow exactly what you said...thank you

[@liathames1541]

Bruh you gotta eat those things when they’re hot and crunchy, they taste bad when they’re left out and turn soft but it happens in like 15-30 minutes which could happen when driving 😭😭😭

[@nyquilrq3254]

Also tbh his look a lot more greasy than the McDonalds one also they 100 are considering McDonalds probably don't soak theirs in oil.

[@NileRoan]

It's like taking mini donuts and letting them get cold before trying them. Of COURSE they're going to be vomit worthy. They taste great while they're fresh and hot, but taste like utter dog shit once they cool off. McDonald's hash browns are great when fresh--it's one of the few things McDonald's still does right.

[@alexandervelez9507]

just refry them when you get home. i do it to mcnuggets all the time.

[@chaching2820]

I still eat them🥺

[@cookieicecream]

Well, tbh, every fast food is 2 minutes away from this guys house

[@BenTGN]

Not gonna lie, I was waking up today wondering what Josh was gonna do for But Better and said "I wonder if he'll compete against McDonalds hash browns" And Papa Josh delivers yet again

[@dabadeedabadie001]

"It tastes just like old grease" *goes to take another bite*

[@Shamanmanwow]

such a Homer Simpson move

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

That's how some of the best burgers in the country are made, I've heard.

[@christopherroman7919]

Used oil apparently makes food taste better

[@litjunk2366]

I was hoping you made this video. Thank you papa!

[@celaestisamory1834]

I want everyone to understand just how much my heart wanted to cry & have a temper tantrum when I first tried to DIY my very first hashbrown at like 11 years old and I had no idea about potato starch or moisture levels

[@uchihasurvival]

It's also the type of oil its fried in. This guy's cheating by using animal fat, when McDonald's has removed theirs due to health concerns. As a result, your heart wanted to cry for feeding it with these saturated fat garbage.

[@amir581498]

JESUS

[@correadoggsten]

That’s a really sad but cute story

[@Deehluc]

Dam

[@correadoggsten]

@@uchihasurvival animal fats are actually better for you than vegetable oils

[@PittsTwins]

It looks better and I already know it tastes better than Mcdonalds ever could! It looked great 😋😋

[@jokeologist]

@Jordan Wall report her for people to stop doing this

[@imbobb]

never judge a book my its cover

[@alinaowo1141]

@Zeldac who? what?

[@CryNhn]

It's kind of not fair, considering that he lets the food steam in the bag as he takes it home to try

[@DefianceFinance]

Yes, but is it as FAST?

[@DanliciousFood]

Never thought I'd see the day truffles would be used to garnish the humble hash brown. Only on But Better.

[@jasonkrick1614]

I love Josh’s breakfast videos. Start at 430am and it’ll be ready by 930pm.

[@Outware0]

He doesn’t have the balls to do Dino nuggets people will get pissed.

[@valhalla_49]

You can’t get better then Dino nuggies that’s why

[@hamable1995]

dino nuggets but slightly worse

[@chxrlies.angels]

Dino nuggets are superior

[@theprofessor1484]

They horrible, all off them!

[@aaronsowski8259]

The superior food

[@annawallace3383]

Had a McDonald's hash brown last week and said, "OK McDonald's. I see you." It was damn good. I also ate it 5 seconds after I got it SOOOOO.

[@honestchin621]

Josh: "ew, tastes like old grease" Ronald McDonald: "My goals are beyond your comprehension"

[@macobats]

The high end hash brown was gorgeous!

[@QuinnAstarza]

If there ever was an episode that I thought he would say “quispie” again, I thought it would be for this. LoL

[@PrettyGuardian]

"It tastes just like old grease." *Takes another bite.*

[@funnyalias6252]

josh: but this one feels like it might be our first real challenge krispy kreme donuts: *menacing*

[@g_popster641]

Joshua has done it before but he still thought the Krispy Kreme was still good

[@LewisJones0600]

Hey local food eater here I made the hash browns with out duckphat and instead of letting cool overnight I just waited for it too cool down too cook I tried both deep fryer and pan fryed the panfryed the one I liked most was the panfryed one but every one has a different opinions thx for the recipe ❤

[@erikvaldes4293]

Canola oil?

[@kimberleyanne6983]

Josh: “almost everything we have ever done on this series I don’t… I have never liked” Also Josh: “I’m not gonna lie, this is something that I have actually enjoyed as a kid”

[@adry3211]

Dudes eating his own words to make himself look better

[@declanjones8888]

Yeah I enjoy watching him and the stuff he does is really cool, but not gonna lie he can come off kind of smug and condescending sometimes.

[@melvinwong2232]

well, "almost everything" isn't everything right? I mean maybe this is one of the few things he actually liked

[@WanderLustKoi]

@@declanjones8888 bro fr

[@YVoiceY]

i was so confused... "hasch brownies" is german for brownies with weed in them, so when i heard hash browns, I thought joshua is finally going to show us how to get high on other things than flavour

[@user-qd6ur7gp4p]

I-

[@marihasekura6538]

i was confused, because he said "this is one of the most iconic mc donals items in THE WORLD" and still... i never saw them here in germoney ö-ö (exept i guess for the swiss menu?)

[@gaildahlas]

That's a similar thing in England! We have hash browns (the breakfast food) and hash brownies (decidedly not the breakfast food)

[@tutes0133]

In the Netherlands (you should've seen it coming) Hasj brownies are the standard (I'm kidding. We save those for weddings.) And we don't know real hash browns.

[@sambradley9091]

Hash browns are basically just fried grated potatoes, this kind is made into a patty but the other type you just throw in the grated potatoes and they stick together and make a flat disc of shredded fried potato

[@turquoise998]

Josh...c’mon I have been here since 700k *I DESERVE BETTER THAN THE CABINET I LIVE IN*

[@TheAndersDanilet]

You better stop that, or he’ll get mad and move us all to the toilet. I CAN’T SWIM!

[@yousifalbayat1939]

@@TheAndersDanilet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicrocon2527]

Making the cabinet my viewers live in, but better

[@AspienPadda]

He did move us to the pantry once...

[@bakinitright6637]

I been here since 300k lol. 700k isn't even that long ago

[@KS-xk2so]

Its really unfair to compare a 30 minute old McD's hashbrown to one you just made. Should've tested her in the car, right after purchase. They are magical when fresh.

[@MajorMlgNoob]

They're shitty lol Which is why I get them when hungover

[@leventeszabo2465]

Yeah, when he got 4 I thought, for the first time on this channel we might see a fair comparison. But no, he got 4 so he can smash it to the floor and kick it a couple of times for likes… 🥲

[@OneEyedDreamer]

Honestly I'm about to go get one right now cause they're just that magical

[@aprilf00lz32]

7:26

[@KS-xk2so]

@@aprilf00lz32 I'm saying to get an accurate representation of the food at its best, they should've eaten it immediately. Also, a car ride home steaming in a bag is going to limp the shit out of it, whereas his doesn't get that treatment, so its still an unfair comparison. The whole point is he makes a better version so it doesn't matter, but sometimes its clear they aren't even interested in getting a fair baseline anyways.

[@nickgreen9080]

"this one feels like it may be our first real challenge" *laughs in krispy kreme*

[@droidtigger]

Who just casually has 3.5L of duck fat? How many ducks is that, even?

[@manatoa1]

Probably around 5 to 7 big ducks. It kind of depends on how much fat you're leaving on the meat.

[@djlclopez128]

Yes, I thought that too. “Well, guess I’m skipping this recipe!” 😂

[@uchihawolf]

He did say you could use lard or beef fat too. A lot more accessable

[@theserenedogeofvenice3895]

@@uchihawolf WHO HAS THAT MUCH LARD OR BEEF FAT?

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It would only be a couple of ducks if they're really fat ducks.

[@13ooty13andit]

Totally unfair, considering when the hashbrows were in the mcdonalds bag they were steaming which caused them to get soggy, as for josh's hashbrowns had air to let the steam escape and remain crispy, totally cheating bro

[@nicolesamuels6276]

yeah i lowkey don't like these videos anymore... he's gotten really cocky, but not in a humorous way, he's just like always bragging about how much better he does it and how shitty the alternative is.. for a competition, you need to be unbiased and he definitely isn't, same with the people testing it, like the dude with the bag on his head saying "omg you already knowwww" before he even ate the Mcdonalds one, like hunni u didn't even try it and you made up your mind? josh also goes out of his way to point out how he just automatically thinks its shit before he even tries it, like when he said "its so greasy" "its so soggy" before he even ate the maccas one.. anyways its not that deep, but imo these videos aren't that good anymore.

[@nmpoy]

@@nicolesamuels6276 my goodness

[@Syndromethic]

Agreed. His "but better" is adding wanna be fancy stuff and pretending that he's doing it so well. It's ridiculous, to be honest. Improving a product doesn't entail throwing the sink at it and hoping something good sticks, or buying expensive ingredients to "make it taste good." He clearly doesn't know what he is doing, but plays it off as if.

[@Poppies__]

@@lovinqxtae I actually try to eat my fast food items as soon as possible, sometimes even in the car or while I’m driving, ex McDonald’s hash browns, or fried chicken etc, because i hate when fried food gets soggy from the steam

[@Syndromethic]

@@lovinqxtae Actually he says that between getting the item, driving back, setting up and filming, the food he gets usually sits an hour there without being touched. So, yeah, he is not eating them as if we were to buy it and take it home.

[@starrybook]

i love the editing on these videos. i'm not even someone who does cooking but i'm subscribing anyways.

[@activekiwi1221]

In Germany, we call them “Kartoffelpuffer“. Try mixing in some onion to the potatos before frying and eat it with apple sauce

[@lucienfortner841]

That sounds like latke territory.

[@imcloud305]

Miss my homeland

[@leokronenberg8645]

@@imcloud305 Adolf Hitler is austrian

[@activekiwi1221]

@@awarbeduhi5309 in Germany its "Apfelmus" didn't know, what its called in english so I googled it. And it said its called applesauce

[@activekiwi1221]

@@gohom3882 nah, its tasty

[@t3m288]

“Its arguably one of the most iconic McDonald’s items in the world” European countries without hash browns: 👁👄👁

[@annbaldwin9376]

Lmao WOW I could not

[@Zomif13d]

Let’s get a “but better” for any little Debbie snack cake!

[@ScentSquirrel]

Swiss cake rolls. 😀

[@emmmmm4352]

Star Crunch

[@USSJ2Otaku3084]

Swiss Rolls, Star Crunch or Oatmeal Pies

[@nixhixx]

I'm here for this!

[@Frosty_Saiyajin]

I think we can all agree that chocolate jelly pies are the best :3

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

The joy on Papa’s face when he brings out the duck fat. Relatable content

[@DanielaLealfabforever]

“Most famous item in the world” Me, in Portugal: What the hell is a hash brown?

[@Cocinar]

And argentina

[@yunussaid9288]

Same in germany

[@1014p]

Surely you have a similar item.

[@DanielaLealfabforever]

@@1014p do nuggets count?

[@1014p]

@@DanielaLealfabforever I was refering to shredded potato item. Odd you have chicken nuggets but not hash browns.

[@witthoftah]

Me: Ooo! Secret and coveted reverse engineering McD hash browns. Yes please! JOSH: DUCK GREASE. Me: I'm out.....

[@razi4690]

Ridiculous right?! I don't have the money for that much duck fat. You can always sub it with any frying oil though. You can even take it a step further and flavor your oil. I followed Claire Saffitz's tater tot recipe for it

[@kittyvsmedia7065]

U can always use beef tallow. Thats what McDonald's used to use anyway and its much cheaper. If u wanted that luxurious frying in something other than vege oil or peanut oil

[@bader5746]

Imagine if Josh opened his own fast food chain with all the items he made from but better

[@finn1666]

wouldnt be fast food then tho

[@adwoaosei1485]

And more expensive too 😗

[@harrisonstockwell4997]

He would get sued

[@hi_artmoto]

Would be pretty pricey, maybe add in some from but cheaper? Lol

[@majinmyron936]

I’m not waiting 2 hours for a Meal sorrry

[@kevinroark5815]

The Garnishing of the hash brown at the end 🤣🤣🤣

[@tomaino100]

Josh please start a new series called "but healthier" where you take comfort foods and make a healthy version of them. It would be great to watch and also would be awesome to help cook our own healthy alternatives. Like so he sees 😊

[@Jeremiah17935]

Now i wanna see that on this channel. Make sure to say it in all his videos

[@carolieandhearts]

It’s not Joshua, but this guy has killer videos and he does a series where he recreates food into healthier versions. All of his recipes are BOMB kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYire3ttlKhmhbM

[@Paradoxx_23]

“Yeah, it just tastes like old oil” continues to eat it🤣😂

[@unknownseizure]

*FINALLY* mcdonald's hash browns are amazing so let's see how Josh demolishes mcdonalds

[@iwishyouhappinnes1125]

Well his is bigger.

[@ImmortalLemon]

I will defend McDonald’s here because it seems that the hashbrowns are dependent on the individual restaurant because the McDonald’s near my home has some next level good hashbrowns. Golden crispy goodness…. However I’m about to make your recipe because I feel as though it’ll be better regardless

[@JonnyQuest64]

It won't. He's just another pompous idiot

[@ImmortalLemon]

@@JonnyQuest64 while his personality is up for debate, I made the recipe and I loved it so maybe dial it back on the hatefulness a bit?

[@JonnyQuest64]

@jasoncrittenden1497 any person who says that McDonald's hash browns are trash are idiots. That isn't a debatable topic that is having 0 taste.

[@ImmortalLemon]

@@JonnyQuest64 so heavily disliking something is grounds for being an idiot?

[@graceconnolly5765]

@@JonnyQuest64 why are you so angry over hash browns lmao

[@dalcaraz8512]

At 1:25 as someone who works at a McDonald's it actually speeds up the line a lot. Because we can be handing someone their food while also cashing someone else out. Vs doing everything at one window

[@mischievousjr.9299]

Wish Carl's Jr. Did this & Hardee's

[@rebelwebdevelopment]

I remember we had a McDonald's near me when I was a kid that had 3 windows: 1st to pay, 2nd for drinks, 3rd for Food. They eventually went to just 2 windows.

[@idren50]

I love this series, but of course yours is gonna be better! You’re taking 10x as long to make it.. they’re fast food haha

[@nicolesamuels6276]

yeh i know right . he keeps saying how much better is it, but like, try and make a "but better" series that isn't time consuming and expensive, cause that's why people eat maccas anyways, its cheap and easy

[@Becky0494]

@@nicolesamuels6276 you all are literally missing the point of the series. He’s not doing this to present a simple, easy, quick alternative to fast food that you can whip up on a weekday evening. *It’s literally just improving fast food for entertainment purposes. That’s it.* I honestly find it much more entertaining that he makes things fancy sometimes because it’s different from the overwhelming amount of people on KZbin who make “easy” food. If he did that, he wouldn’t have really differentiated his channel from others that much.

[@gretchman]

Phew... you somehow pulled out a win against a soggy, room temp fried potato cake, and all you needed was three liters of duck fat, a whole morning of prep, and to give each hash brown undivided individual attention... A real underdog story.

[@k.a.c.6668]

😂🤣.. Right

[@Gurushlover.]

Ikr I dare him to make it in the same time with limited ingredients.

[@EL_VIZUALZ]

See video thinks I’m about to make some bomb hash browns, clicks video see I need duck fat and 2 days prep to make hash browns, grabs car keys and heads to the McDonald’s drive through

[@HansPeterWuerst]

"Its the most iconic mcdonalds Menu item in the world" Europe be like : dafaq? Mcdonalds has hash browns?

[@SamuriLemonX18]

UK has hashbrowns. Where are you?

[@flaup7507]

@@SamuriLemonX18 France doesn't have hashbrowns or sure. They developped McBaguette though, which sounds ridiculous. I don't expect MacDonalds to provide a good baguette sandwich haha

[@Twosixtwosix]

Hash? Like Weed? He mentioned eating them as a kid? Yes I'm European

[@torb1trick415]

@@flaup7507 i have an odd suspicion that you never ordered mcdonald’s breakfast before or looked at their breakfast menu.

[@mysticmoba9756]

RIP to all of them peeps who thought hashbrowns were vegetarian.

[@kittyvsmedia7065]

At McDonald's they kinda are. I dont think they're legally allowed to say it but they stopped frying in beef tallow so they're "vegan" but they can't legally say it like restaurants who offer veggie burgers can't say it because they don't have a dedicated vegan fryer or grill

[@supercooled]

@@kittyvsmedia7065 no they fry their chicken and fish patties in the same oil so they might as well go back to frying with tallow.

[@kittyvsmedia7065]

@@supercooled yeah thats why I said they're "vegan" they are but technically arent because they use the same fryers for meat so they can't legally call them vegan

[@garorade]

I never liked McDonalds hash browns but I used to have them *kinda* often Mfw I wasn't vegetarian but I thought I was

[@Hannah-zw9ow]

@@kittyvsmedia7065 there’s no legal rules about calling something vegan. It’s not regulated by the FDA (and neither are most claims food companies make, fun fact). You’re probably thinking of gluten free, again, not regulated by the FDA, but you *shouldn’t* claim something is gluten free if you don’t have a dedicated gluten free area, because you could kill someone with celiac. It is in restaurants’ best interest not to kill their customers, so they’re strict about that. But no, legally, they can say anything they want.

[@henzofob]

cant expect the mcd hashbrown to be nice and crispy when its sitting in the bag while you're driving home

[@maryburgis5295]

Your ment to eat straight away. Of course yours is better you use beautiful quality ingredients. McDonald's is "fast food" not fine dining lol.

[@trollshamanpwnage]

Blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood

[@allthingshollywood2620]

Yeah, I mean you gotta leave a small opening for air circulation

[@RosiYYAP]

7:20

[@tomuncc]

I'm sorry, but if their fries can stay crispy for a month, their hash browns need to be crispy by the time I get home. :D

[@oluwaseunadenubihrh5582]

I’m in love💋💕! ……with your cooking lolllll 😝

[@2xbarret367]

Mcdonald's handwriting in their packages is like my handwriting when there's no space left for me to write the letter so I just do it like that.

[@denkgod2272]

I've always preached that the hashbrowns are the best thing from McDonald's

[@ThePsychMaster]

He took forever to eat them, they’re usually crunchy and delicious

[@brianw8066]

And always greasy as shit. They are only crispy if u eat the RIGHT when you get them after 2-3 mins they fall flat 😒

[@Hoi4ofgender]

@@brianw8066 yeah it's like fries you got 4 minutes at BEST

[@brianw8066]

@ Q Wheatley exactly! Mcdonald's"goodness" has an overall average of 5 minutes then it's all bad

[@Hoi4ofgender]

@@brianw8066 I mean that's kinda just a general rule for fried potatoes

[@LivFP]

Not me looking up a recipe thinking I could JUST make hashbrowns for breakfast lmao

[@robot_spider]

Any time I make hashbrowns for breakfast--formed, loose, crispy, soft, with/without peppers & onions, doesn't matter; It's gonna take every kitchen device I own--peel potatoes, wash, shred in the Cuisinart, into water to prevent oxidation, into salad spinner to remove water, then into kitchen towel to finish the drying, onto the Blackstone griddle. numerous spatulas, knives, loads of paper towel... by the time I'm done, looks like a bomb went off. Still worth it.

[@lotusfaenails]

Josh, mcdicks only changes their oil once a week if youre lucky.. when I was working there on multiple occasions they went atleast a couple of weeks without changing.. it gets pretty black after a couple days...

[@sarah-hj7mr]

i love seeing how fast he's growing i remember when he had like 300k subscribers 🥺

[@kogcyborgboy]

He went to a trash McDonald’s then cause their hash browns are like the best thing on the menu

[@DavidKim-yn7bi]

Nani

[@evilkingstanley]

>trash McDonald's Seems redundant but okay

[@wsDiA_vd]

Yeah, the bitter aftertaste he describes isn't really present in any of the mcdonald's hashbrowns i've eaten around my country, the other items he's ordered for this series also look really badly made and usually have taste descriptions that don't really fit what I'm used to. I'm starting to think that his local mcdonalds is specially bad.

[@harshbing8123]

I mean, most of the time he just gets really shitty stuff which is not available in most average places, and shits excessively on them, I could bet I can find mcdonalds hashbrowns that are better than his in under 30mins. Josh weissman sucks

[@carmenclemons2556]

Egg McMuffins are the best thing on the menu. All the deep fried stuff has smelled and/or tasted rancid at every McDonald's I've ever been to.

[@emilysmith5130]

i found ur channel last night and i woke up this morning wondering if u have made the mcdonald’s hash brown or if i should suggest u making it but i guess youtube read my mind because here it is.

[@DumbleDork]

“Yeah, tastes like old grease” Goes in for another bite