Are these the best homemade chips ever?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the preparation of homemade chips, focusing on techniques, ingredients, and personal preferences. Participants share their methods and opinions on the best practices for achieving crispy chips, including the type of potatoes and fats used, as well as seasoning choices.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests using uniform baking potatoes and describes a method involving boiling and roasting to achieve crispy chips.
  • Another participant expresses enthusiasm for trying the recipe and shares a general love for potatoes.
  • Several participants advocate for the use of lard as the best fat for frying, emphasizing its importance in achieving the desired texture.
  • There is a humorous exchange regarding the quality of sea salt, with one participant claiming it contains impurities and pollutants, while others engage in light-hearted banter about the topic.
  • Some participants question the safety and cleanliness of sea salt, with one humorously suggesting it may contain worms.
  • There is a discussion about the seasoning, particularly smoked paprika sea salt, with one participant asking if it can be made by mixing smoked paprika with sea salt.
  • Another participant claims their method is superior to deep frying and relates it to commercial kettle-fried chip production.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing opinions on the best fat to use for frying and the quality of sea salt, leading to a mix of agreement on some cooking techniques while maintaining disagreement on others. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the safety and desirability of certain ingredients.

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Participants' claims about the quality of sea salt and the presence of impurities are based on personal beliefs and experiences, which may not be universally accepted or verified.

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First try to find some uniform baking potatoes, knobly ones are a pain to peel and get uniform chips out of without wasting a lot.
Cut the chips about a 1/4 inch thick, boil for about 5 mins, drain, refresh, leave to cool while
heating oil in roasting pan in 200 degree oven, put chips in heated oil and roast for half hour turning once half way through cooking.
When cooked sprinkle with smoked paprika sea salt and vingar.
These chips are the best ever, crisp on the outside and soft in the middle.
 
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Sounds yummy. I love potatoes, I'll give it a try this weekend.
 
Lard - you need lard.
smoked paprika sea salt ! (southerner)
 
lol...Brit FIGHT!
 
Sea salt has dead fish and fish poop in it. Not to mention pollutants.

I'll pay less for cleaner salt. :-p
 
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Evo said:
Sea salt has dead fish and fish poop in it. Not to mention pollutants.

I'll pay less for cleaner salt. :-p

ewww, are you sure?

are there worms there too? :-p
 
~christina~ said:
ewww, are you sure?

are there worms there too? :-p
Yes, most of the commercial sea salt comes from sea water that has been evaporated. While it's not harmful, it is full of crap. And yes, there are worms in there too. As soon as I saw that you had posted, I thought FISH WORMS!
 
mgb_phys said:
Lard - you need lard.
smoked paprika sea salt ! (southerner)


The fat used is important and (if) you can get the right spuds lard is best, the key is the right spud, one has little choice these days, this is why i started experimenting.
I promise my method will be ten fold better than deep fried.


As for the sea salt Evo, a few bits of worm are a bonus, i will eat some strange things, even cow cake (the pellets) are quite tasty if one is hungry.
 
Evo said:
Sea salt has dead fish and fish poop in it. Not to mention pollutants.

Yum, added flavor! :approve:

I'm not sure what smoked paprika sea salt is though. Can you just mix smoked paprika AND sea salt?
 
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wolram said:
The fat used is important and (if) you can get the right spuds lard is best, the key is the right spud, one has little choice these days, this is why i started experimenting.
I promise my method will be ten fold better than deep fried.
That method is how they showed the kettle fried commercial chips are made here. So you hit it right Wolram!

As for the sea salt Evo, a few bits of worm are a bonus, i will eat some strange things, even cow cake (the pellets) are quite tasty if one is hungry.
:rolleyes: