On 7/20/2022 at 12:53 PM, Smithy said:
Here's what Serious Eats has to say about Hasselbacks, and why he's underwhelmed:
Kenji's modification is to make it a gratin instead. I've done that a few times and needed to tweak the recipe to suit myself, but been pleased with the final result...and @FauxPas did her own version here. Getting back to your original point, we didn't need a special gadget for it.
A few years ago I used up 6 or 8 potatoes trying to get a Hasselbeck worth eating. Dry, boring. Complete fail unless I drenched it in queso....but that just covers-up the failure.