McCain Hash Browns

McCain is always a solid brand (and perhaps the biggest player) in the world of frozen potato food products, and their glorious hash browns are no exception. A staple of my freezer, they are a great addition to the classic full English breakfast, which I seem to enjoy more than ever (thanks largely to my weekend hangovers!). Indeed the tag-line on the front of the packet reads, "An essential part of a proper breakfast" The Product McCain hash browns are comprised of shredded potato formed into wedges (or triangles) which are then cooked in sunflower oil. They are made using 100% British potatoes and the packet has a red tractor on it, ...  Read the complete review

These versatile little potato cakes are an essential addition to my freezer and make a great accompaniment to meals rather than having chips or mash. They are great for breakfast if you want a fry up or with a bacon butty and even for a teatime meal with fishfingers and beans, I can always find a use for Hash Browns and absolutely love them. Packaged differently to the picture DooYoo has, my packet is a rustic brown colour with illustrations of potatoes and sunflowers. You are informed that they are made with "100% British Potatoes" and GDA information lists that a 115g serving will oven cooked will provide: 220 kcals 8.7g ...  Read the complete review

I recently bought these in Tesco because I thought they were a bargain price, my partner was keen as he is a big fan of Hash Browns. They cost just 98p for 700g which I thought was a good price for such a well known brand, they were a good size too and the pack provided us with part of 3 main meals so they were very economical. They can of course be found in the freezer section and they come in a dark red plastic bag. There is a large McCains logo at the top with a large picture of the hash browns at the bottom. The pack tells me they are prepared in sunflower oil. You can either oven cook these or grill them. To oven cook from frozen you must preheat your ...  Read the complete review

I am not a fan of frozen potato products, but when my granddaughters' visit I like to have something a little more interesting than boiled potatoes and chips to offer them. I cannot remember when I bought these Hash Browns actually, just that they appeared in my freezer one day when I was searching for something else, but they came in rather handy this morning as the two older girls' both decided they wanted a full English breakfast - and of course, the humble hash brown has impressed itself onto this meal so thoroughly that a breakfast doesn't seem complete without one. I was surprised at how large they were when I shook them out of the packet, rather than ...  Read the complete review

These are hands-down the best hash browns that money can buy. For a frozen-food product consisting basically of grated potato shaped into a little cake, I've found a surprising amount of variation between different hash brown brands - of which there are several currently available on the British market. All the different brands retail at around the £1 to £1.50 mark; Tesco - as of July, 2009 - is selling McCain hash browns at the budget price of 99p per packet (they've cost about this amount there for at least the last 9 months). In Somerfield you're looking at a relatively speaking, whopping £1.50 for exactly the same product, so it pays to shop ...  Read the complete review