How do you produce potatoes with mashed-potato creaminess and crackly-crisp crusts without deep frying? Lan Lam shows you the way.
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0:00 – French Fries Aren’t the Only Crispy Potato
0:25 – What Makes French Fries So Good?
1:39 – Roasted Smashed Potatoes
3:49 – Crispy Home Fries
5:56 – Thick-Cut Oven Fries
7:13 – The Lesson Learned From Fries
7:29 – Credits
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