I cook, Daylia--a must if you work with musicians, since they are always starving. However, I simply read the name of the .jpg file, which is ricedscallopsakeroetofucrackersquashjuic.jpg--or "riced scallop sake roe tofu cracker squash juic .jpg"

Greg--Don't fuss too much about the cooking process--just try it! If worse comes to worse, potatoes are cheap, so just toss the first batch in the trash and try again til you get it the way you like it--

I will extend a bit of explanation on the underlying theory--the potatoes are shredded(or sliced or cubed, or whatever) so that they have low mass, meaning that the individual shreds will cook through quickly when applied to the griddle/grill/pan--

My hint is to use the most accurate testing method of all--taste the potato shreds all through the cooking process(if you do this, you won't have to throw anything out)--