TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: CAMERA 
Clue: The names of TV cameras & videocassette recorders are combined in this device

SOLUTION: a camcorder

PROBLEM: Category: CELEBRITY RHYME TIME 
Clue: O'Donnell's teapot covers

SOLUTION: rosie\'s cozies

PROBLEM: Category: COOKING CLASS 
Clue: If you boil these before making them into hash browns, they'll stick together better and cook faster, too

SOLUTION:
potatoes