Thanks for confirming, Ooompa Loompa. I can't believe it took me this long to figure this out. I always thought they used frozen, as that's what almost all restaurants use, and that dehydrated were backpacker sustenance. I tried every frozen brand, the refrigerated types, and every possible way from scratch. Nothing came close to that perfect texture and crispiness of Dennys. I must say though, while I find Dennys in California/west coast overall to be very consistent for breakfast, several of their locations in other states have been hit or miss. 2 locations in Amarillo recently sampled were horrid.