Tater Tots

I love them too OP but be prepare to be hissed at.

I think tater tots have made you a fat whore

#menext

I call tater tots the food of gods.

Are you gonna eat your tots?

Tots Brighten Everyone's Day!

Tater tots, no, waffle fries, yes.

Some brands have distanced themselves from the stigma of TOTS by referring to them as ROUNDS and slightly altering the shape

Running out to my local white trash eatery (Jake’s) to get my fill.

I shouldn't but yeah, love them. Same with hash browns.

I love tater tots, especially with melted cheese, jalapenos, spicy ground beef or turkey and baked in the oven.

Tater tots are to potatoes what hot dogs are to meat.

Love 'em. Once I forgot and left them in the oven overnight after I shut it off. The next day they had transformed into the divine essence of crunch, having the texture of a potato chip but the shape of a tot.

R11. I’m a fat whore but not that over-the-top!

They elevate my blood sugar. I almost never eat them.

There are some foods so good that I'll risk a sugar spike, but tater tots is not one of them.

I love them, but they are best grilled on a pan on a grill. Then they come out crunchy.

Love them, but has to be good tots. No store brand tots, the insides have no flavor and the texture is not very potatoey.

Moving on, how do we make our Tater Tot Casserole? For my husband & I, two cans of mixed vegetables & 1 can of corn. I like TTC because you can mix up three types of canned vegetables, ther types of soup (we do cream of mushroom & cream of chicken), even the tots (we used those cheese-stuffed tots once, not bad). We mix up the meats depending on what's on sale. It's good with half ground beef/half ground Italian sausage.

Ketchup on top is recommended!

I’d rather have latkes.

Once you learn the Tato Skins jingle, you never unlearn it

"Tato Skins got baked potato appeal 'cause they're made with potatoes and skins that are real"

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Time for some HOT DISH!

There's a restaurant I like that serves "adult tots". They are made from scratch and filled with brie and topped with bacon. Heaven.

My boyfriend doesn't like cheese (I know, I know) so I made Jim Bob Duggar's tater tot casserole because it used evaporated milk instead. Love tater tot casseroles.

R19. Foreskins?

Runny fried eggs, the tots, bacon and fruit cup. Yum.

vegetables and ketchup with Tater Tot Casserole. That's just wrong.

R18…I was referring to R19.

Are we sure they’re potatoes?

Tots and Prayers

Love them as an alternative to french fries if they crispy on the outside and potato-y on the inside. If they're crisp all the way through or soggy, they're sort of gross.

The last bag of tater tots I bought—a huge bag of Ore-Ida brand—were extraordinarily salty. Something must have gone wrong in the processing faculty. Even my partner, who likes salty foods, couldn’t eat them so we threw the whole bag away.

But yes, apart from this, I love tater tots.

You TYPE FAT OP. I hope those tater tots will console you on all those lonely nights! What self-respecting gay consumes carbs? Especially simple carbs? I am outraged that this behavior is even remotely acceptable on DL!!!

They are God's gift to us, helping us get through the day. My favorite thing to encounter is a tater tot bar: like a taco bar, but the base is tater tots. My husband is British and as such is borderline addicted to potatoes but when I introduced him to TT's he thought they were gross. Neither one of can figure that out.

love them but they MUST be extremely crunchy. None of that sort on the outside bullshit.

"For my husband & I"

Oh, dear!

They serve them prepared with Truffles in the lounge of a hotel where I stay often. Crazy good but…”No,no” to carbs for me, at least for a while.

OP- Tater Tots

That's SO 1974

The best meal i ever ate in Philly was a tater tot with cheese, bacon and eggs breakfast hash. I still think about that meal.

Also, tater tots mudt be deep fried. No oven bakes.

I'd rather have onion rings.

I just eat McDonald’s hash browns when I get a Tater Tot craving.

Who the fuck is so conversant with the Duggars that they’re using Jim Bob Duggar’s recipes?

comfort food, comfort eating...

r39 I did a Google on tater tot casserole and somebody who uses Jim Bob's casserole popped up. I just thought it was funny that I made Jim Bob's favorite in an ironic way since I think the whole clan seems batshit and I never watched their show.

R36 obviously haven't been near a school or around anyone under twenty for a couple decades

Tater tots are latkes for the goyim.

She is a tater tot-mom

Tater tots fried in duck fat are the shit.

Once in a while I'll have a pig out fest with breakfast for dinner - you know, baccon, sausage, cheese eggs, toast with strawberry preserves. I never leave out the tots, and I won't bother preparing this Paul Bunion sized plate without my tots and gravy.

They make lovely poutine

JFC, all these anti-carb queens.

You know what the best fast potatoes are? the breakfast potatoes at Wendy's. Jesus christ they're addictive.

Fuck me like fried potatoes on the most beautifully hungry morning of my God-damn life!

Since McDonald's has the best fries, their smashed-patty-of-fries hash browns are also the best

Hmm ... never even knew Wendy's had breakfast potatoes.

Tots are not like hot dogs since they don't contain cubed bits of beak, hooves and internal organs

They are always too salty as is most processed food .

And per above roasting small potatoes, red in jackets are best, in duck fat is better. And classier.

r52, I got them one morning when we all stopped for breakfast after walking dogs at the rescue. I gave each chick in the car one to taste and it was like feral dogs after, trying to get more. We almost circled back to get more.

[quote] And per above roasting small potatoes, red in jackets are best, in duck fat is better. And classier.

We're talking about Tater Tots, here. Yes, I think people know you can buy potatoes and fry them up in a pan with different oils or fats. Geez.

R54- Greg

R54, duck fat has no flavor. It's bland

R52 yes, I was on my way to work and the drive-thru line was too long for McDonald's so I ended up going to Wendy's.

It's a closest thing to KFC potato wedges you're going to get. Too bad it's only served during breakfast hours

[quote]Some brands have distanced themselves from the stigma of TOTS by referring to them as ROUNDS and slightly altering the shape

I like those. They are thinner, so they get an overall crispiness to them when you bake them in the oven.

I bake them at 410 degrees until a few minutes after the preheat timer goes off and they are really crispy

R58, bullshit.

I always think of tater tots whenever I hear the name Tatum O'Neal

Processed chef's food tip. If you dont have tater tots , thaw hash brown potatoes, squeeze into tatoer tots, fry in oil. Delish.

OP, tater tots are my favorite vegetable! When I am trying to drop a few pounds for a role I eat nothing but these things.

Potatoes are like manna from heaven. I love them so much. The only thing that can make a potato inedible is rancid oil used to fry them. That is a crime against all the gods and should be punishable by death.

Duck fat fries or tots are absolutely to die for. I certainly wouldn't make them at home, but if you see them on a restaurant menu do try.

Tater tots, skin-on mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, potato tacos and potato taquitos are all good ways to fill up without eating meat

Some magazine or cooking show did a thing about how to make your own -- seems like an awful lot of trouble for something that probably wouldn't taste any better than the frozen ones.

I think Sonic has tots on the menu -- also some Mexican fast-food place in the northwest has them IIRC.

Homemade are better, but I'll leave it to restaurants.

I have never fried potatoes in duck fat. I said to roast them with duck fat.

And duck fat has a distinct flavor. Even with domesticated duck it is definitely gamey.

I love potatoes in just about all forms, but most tator tots seem like nothing more than little sponges designed to absorb cooking grease. I usually feel a little gross after eating them.

I don't eat them often but I like to dip them in Ranch

I like them too but rarely eat them, I'l buy a bag of them once a year. Five or six minutes in the air fryer and they are perfection.

I love fresh cut fries fried twice as Belgium has established for peak potato consumption, but I ain't mad at les tots.

I want to like them but find them meh. Prefer a good old crinkle cut french fries.

Do tots exists outside of North America?

Tater tots are some white trash, Guy Fieri's fomunda cheese kind of fuckery.

How.......... " delectable"?

Favorite dish of Minnesota. at 4:08

Minnesota Governor Amy Klobuchar makes tater tot casserole, she knows her constituents.

I haven’t had tater tots for years but when I had them as a kid they had a faint aftertaste of gasoline.

R76 - yes. At least in Germany, they are available. They were called potato puffs. Not super common, but available.

We did not have them in my childhood.

We had potatoes.

[quote]I’d rather have latkes.

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Tater tots were invented in 1953 when American frozen food company Ore-Ida founders F. Nephi Grigg, Golden Grigg, and Ross Erin Butler Sr. were trying to figure out what to do with leftover slivers of cut-up potatoes.

Mmm, air fryer, salted tots with catsup. Walfart aka Chinamart has two pound bags for $1.86. Cheapest item in my drive up cart. Every item I bought this week has gone up in price again. Price gouge.

[quote] [R54]- Greg

Sorry! I'd never use the word "classier"

I like them extra crispy. Quite seared, but not burned.

They’re AMAZING with organic, chunky, blue cheese dressing.

Whole foods has tater tots they spike with pepper and they are GOOD.

I don't care how cheap their stuff is, I won't shop at Walmart. When you factor in the number of employees receiving government benefits, those tots are $4.

Tater tots are so low-brow, which is why I aways whip up some béarnaise sauce to top them with.

R91, Greg.

They aren't low brow, it's just that they are called TATER TOTS. If they were called "tiny pillows made of potatoes", well then.

[quote]What do you think of tater tots?

I don't.

I like the Alexia crinkle-cut sweet potato fries. I wonder if you guys would like their version of Tater Tots.

I’ve loved them since I was a child

R94 and yet here you are

OP is a Tater THOT

I prefer tottes Dauphinoise.

My fairy lights got tangled can I plug them in even tho they will NOT detangle? I am not creating a new thread just for this.

if the wires aren't cracked, sure r100

Thank you kindly.

Drench them with gravy and cheese!

Crispy Crowns are better than Tatter Tots.

[quote] [R91], Greg.

Sorry, R92. But glad I'm on your mind.

I had truffle tots at The Cosmopolitan on Las Vegas.

Tater tots with a bit of truffle oil. It was good

I bought some at whole foods. This thread made me insane.

I hate tater tots.

I'm surprised Whole Foods sells Ore-Ida Tater Tots.

Ore-Ida holds the trademark rights to Tater Tots, so they're the only one that can sell them under that name.

Not a fan.

Are you from the Midwest, OP?

You seem like it.

I bought their version of tater tots.

I just had a huge plate of tater tots for the first time ever. I cooked them in my brand new two quart Farberware air fryer without any fats or oils, so I know they're really, really healthy.

I am, however, going to have to exercise a little portion control here. Otherwise, I will easily turn into a Fat Rejoicing African Whore.

I'm a bit more of a fan of Ore-Ida Crispy Crowns - they bake up faster in the oven. Same thing as a tater tot, but they're disc shaped instead of log shaped.

I like to eat many mini tater tots.

I enjoy eating them.

Disgusting. Greasy, salty cardboard. They remind me of shitty grade school cafeteria lunches in the 1960s-70s. One of my brothers loved them. He became a MAGAt. You are what you eat.

I do know some people who are shaped like tater tots actually.

I got tater tots last night with a late-night delivery and was surprised to find that I apparently don't like them anymore. Back when there was a Mexican fast food place in town called Amigo's I practically lived on their tots.

They definitely have their place in the world.

^Yeah, Minnesota.

!!!!!

Many of you will be surprised to learn that most public schools in California serve tater tots daily in 2022

Only on this site can tater tots get so much mileage - Lunch Lady

^ It's a virtual rave over on the Stouffers Lasagna thread!

Lasagna? Potatoes? And here I thought you girls were watching your carbs!

Winona named-dropped tater tots in the cafeteria scene in Heathers

Tater Tots or Toasted Coconut Marshmallows?

What about hash browns? I love them in a restaurant but I don't eat them at home.

The most delicious tater tots are from Taco Time in the Pacific NW.

But why do they call them Mexi Fries? I don't even taste any spice.

But they ARE great

Have you Datalounge Gourmands tried "Babycakes" ?

They're like mini round potato pancakes and I ❤ them way too much !

If I keep this up, I'm going too have to buy a scale for the outhouse.

That's me @R132.

I was so busy stuffing my face I forgot to sign off !

Now, for some Junior's Cheesecake ...

Waffle House has superior hash browns.

And they give you lots of optias, which I appreciate.

So many DataLoungers spent too much time reading their older sister's Cosmo Girl! magazine growing up and have the same skinny girl weight-obsessed psychosis

I agree, Taco Time's Mexi Fries tots are the best you can find. Back in 1980s dark ages, in high school, my Mom would take me there(or to Taco Bell), when fast food was just a treat, not a daily bad habit. The peppered tots from Whole Foods sound good.

Maybe someone could bring a breakfast Tater Tot to this month's DataLounge Pancake Breakfast

Totchos!

[quote]And duck fat has a distinct flavor. Even with domesticated duck it is definitely gamey.

I bought it two different times and both times it was bland tasting. It tasted neutral, like nothing. Regular vegetable oil is more flavorful than the duck fat that I bought.

And Simply Sara says...

Someone, please make these and report back.

r140 Sara is similar to how I make it except less onions, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

R142 again, Sara is a sweetheart but that was too much garlic powder for me.

That was fucking too much everything! I have that bowl she had the grated cheese in. She used 75% of what she had in the bowl. That was A LOT! Extraordinarily fattening dish she cooked there. Fuck, man. I'd just eat a whole pizza.

Because of this thread I ran out to my grocery store at 10:00 pm to get a bag of tater tots. Thanks DL.

Tot fan here as well, though I've not tried using them in casseroles. (that doesn't mean I wouldn't)

R106 I like to dip the regular Tots in Truff Mayo. (the regular, not the spicy)

I have suffered from tater tot freezer burn once too many times to buy them ever again unless I’m really stoned and then definitely not from the bodega with room temperature deli meat.

I want try them deep fried.

For those of you attending tomorrow's Farewell to Summer event at the VIP DataLounger Malibu Colony Beach Villa, I will be hosting a Bellinis & Tots reception in the Marigold Lanai, followed promptly by Shuffleboard with Sting-n-Trudie

Oh honey, do you even realize how fat you type?

Can it r151 a tater tot now and then isn't going to kill anyone.

How did you transfer oil onto MY keyboard?

Taco Time, R68!

Taco so good. Taco Time is the best. Fried comfort.

I wish there was a place that would make fresh tater tots in all different flavors. They should be able to come up with a machine that would chop up & shred the potatoes and another to mold the tater tots

[quote]I want try them deep fried.

Don't do it. You might not be able to stop

Trust me on this

I bought cheeseburger macaroni Hamburger Helper tonight, going to make it tomorrow. I haven't had it in years but it sounded good.

I'll show myself out.....

R158 No shame necessary. When I was single, I would occasionally buy the Velveeta Cheeseburger Skillet mix. I think it was called "Liquid Gold" or something like that. I have not seen it in ages, so it may well be discontinued. It had a really good pickle flavour. There was dehydrated pickle juice in the ingredient list for the seasoning sachet.

My dog enjoyed it as well! He would become really animated for an old dog, as it was simmering. I told myself it wasn't so bad once in a while, because I would buy the Organic Grass-Fed beef.

I hope yours turns out well!

"Tater tots" is short for "potato toddlers".

R160 Then are we tot fans also potato-Paedos? (I shudder to think...)

They are so neat, such a blessing.

I stopped eating the frozen store bought ones at home. It seems no matter how carefully I tried baking them in the oven or frying them on the skillet they always turned out mealy and bland in the center.

I love the poster’s story above about accidentally leaving them in the oven overnight after turning the heat off and they were incredibly crispy and perfect. I may try this next time I have 12 hours to make dinner. Seriously!

The reason they taste so good in restaurants and fast food joints is because they deep fry them? Well damn…

Tater tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight.

R158 again, the Hamburger Helper was pretty good but they give you less noodles now, next time I would cut down on the hamburger or add more noodles. I seasoned my meat so it gave it a bit more oomph.

Tater Tot Waffles: The Official DataLounge Snack

You could pan-fry the Tater Tots in a little bit of oil and get them crisped up and brown. I pan-fry (just a Tbsp. of oil) falafel and it gets really crispy.

No tanks

I long for a Tater Tot necklace...