Take, for example, TikTok user Jeremy Scheck’s viral crispy potato recipe. The 20-year-old’s video clip has garnered nearly 20 million views and 1.7 million likes and counting (one of which came from Kylie Jenner), so you know there’s something to TikTok content that features regular food. Scheck’s method is smart, scientifically informed, and incredibly delicious—and this is coming from a food editor that feels so passionate about the technique involved in roasting potatoes that she once made her own video about the Maillard reaction.

How to Make Internet-Famous Crispy Potatoes

Let’s break down Jeremy Scheck’s recipe instructions, step-by-step.