hash browns on a plate with cream on top and sliced cucumbers at the side - Shayli/Shutterstock Your potatoes are prepped, the oil is smoking, and your fingers are crossed. But, a few minutes later, ...

Take it from someone who slings 1,000 orders of hash browns per week. With its stools that line the counter and wall of coffee mugs for the regulars, my local diner doesn’t look fancy. And it’s ...