The key to crafting perfect hash browns is using a good binding agent such as flour and eggs to hold everything together.
Skip the microwave or the skillet. Once you reheat hash browns this way, you will never want to try any other method ever ...
After 10 minutes in the waffle iron, the hash browns only had a little bit of color and they hadn't really crisped up at all. I didn't like the soft texture, and with the addition of egg and flour ...