Latkes - rewarm or make fresh?

amother

Thu, Dec 07 2023, 5:54 am

I’m having company tonight and plan on serving latkes.
I know fresh is best… if I make the latkes this morning is there a good way to rewarm them that will
also taste delicious and crispy?

amother

Eggplant

Thu, Dec 07 2023, 6:03 am

My mother used to do this when she hosted us all for Chanukah party. Was too much work to start frying fresh; she'd never get away from the stove. She reheated in a single layer uncovered in the oven. It's not exactly the same but nobody complained Very Happy

amother

Violet

Thu, Dec 07 2023, 9:58 am

When you reheat in the oven use a rack so that the air circulates under them as well as over them.

I have such fond memories when my mother would cook the latkes just for our relatively small family. We had a small kitchen with the kitchen table where we would eat most meals.

She would stand at the stove and as each batch was made they would be put on a brown paper bag to drain briefly and then transferred immediately to us.

This was before the days of food processors so the potatoes would be shredded on a box grater.

I was reading a recipe today and someone commented that they made latkes with frozen hash browns which seems intriguing.