Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2011

Good but not great.

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Jim Davidson

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Marion, Ohio, USA

Living In: Mooresville, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: May 14, 2011

Very good! Lots of flavor & easy to make even for a camping trip foil dinner.

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Ames86

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA

Living In: New Salem, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: May 8, 2011

Don't know why they're called "Kentucky" homefries. I've always made them this way and am Canadian. (I also cook my pancakes in a small amount of bacon fat.) As suggested, I add onions half-way through. I don't any any salt, pepper, garlic granules or spices (summer savoury is my choice) until the last few minutes; otherwise, they burn and don't add much flavour. I don't recommend covering with a lid as someone suggested; they'll be soggy because they'll be steamed! If we have leftover steak from the night before, I slice and add for the last 5 minutes.

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Shuggles

Reviewed: May 7, 2011

I grew up with these potatoes and still make them this way for my family. They're the best but even better with more onion and some garlic salt. Cayenne pepper makes them really special.

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Spinmom

Reviewed: May 6, 2011

These are the best fried potatoes you'll ever make. My mom made this recipe when I was a child, and she called them "American Fried Potatoes." The secret is the bacon drippings!!! If you use any other kind of oil, your results will be mediocre at best. I use more onion than this recipe calls for, and more bacon drippings too. I also add garlic powder. I add potatoes to the heated drippings/skillet, cover, cook ten minutes on one side, flip potatoes over and cook another ten minutes. Perfection!

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LADYBUG53

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2011

You can't go wrong with this one and it's always a hit! If you're feeling lazy, you don't even have to peel the potatoes.

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DIZ♥

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

a very good but a bit bland ! cooked bacon put aside added potatoes used red and russet , didnt peel or cube so put in microwave for 3 minutes before cooking cooked potatoes for a few minutes i added green onions, onions, salt and pepper.

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DOMINANYC

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Living In: Coxsackie, New York, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2011

Delicious! These "Kentucky style" home fries were very easy to prepare and very good. I cut the recipe in half and partially microwaved my potaotes to cut down on cooking time. The bacon drippings while I admit aren't the most "healthy" really gave the home fries a nice flavor. All I added a little garlic, a bit of salt and peper with a dash of paprika and they were perfect with eggs, bacon and toast. What more could you want for breakfast?

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Jillian

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2010

This is what my dad made for breakfast on the weekends as a side to eggs and bacon, we called it "farm food". He's from Missouri, I think this dish happens anywhere there's German influence. MO, PA, TX, etc. as it vaguely resembles a German potato salad. Anyway, it's the greatest of breakfast comfort foods.

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