chips

Its still something that your body doesn't tolerate so having an allergy to it is an acceptable way to put in my book. I have "diverticular disease".

Gluten intolerance is very rare as Ive already stated.

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coeliac-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx#Whos-affected
But I am not going to enter into an argument about it; you can read it or not as you wish.

It is easier to live with now and diagnosed better now thank goodness.

I wouldn't say that 1 in 100 people is particularly rare

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Coeliac disease is not an allergy, it is an auto-immune disease, although many more people have this intolerance to wheat, rye and barley.

Could be? It's rare to have a gluten problem, a wheat one yes, gluten no.

Sorry - diagnosed with coeliac disease which, if undiagnosed, can cause serious health problems, not a fad for those people.
And, as I said, some people have a sensitivity or intolerance to gluten.

It's not that rare in fact saak - about 1 in 100 people have been diagnosed with it in the UK and they estimate that is still an under-diagnosis.

I think part of the problem could be the over-load of gluten in lots of processed foods - why on earth should a potato chip have gluten on it?

Some people do have a sensitivity to gluten whilst not having coeliac disease.

Whats the big deal with gluten free? Unless you have an allergy to gluten which is very rare, no need to worry about it. It's just another fad.

Proper chips in dripping!!??

Aunt Bessie oven chips and roast potatoes are gluten free

I'm with you on that stillaliveand kicking a varied diet ,no deprivation ,we eat the same way my parents and grandparents ate..minus fowl for me and my other half doesn't like butter/spreads ,he puts Primula cheese on his sandwiches instead

I personally don't believe in depriving yourself. If you like chips done in the normal way then go for it. A bit of fat never hurt anyone. If you only cook fatty foods then its obviously going to be a disaster. It's common sense.

I grew up in a fish shop so nothing compares to my dad's chips cooked in beef dripping Sadly these days we rely on oven baked products for healthy reasons. I do them in the halogen oven - my husband likes the thin French fries but I prefer the thick cut ones. It's a fine line between mine being undercooked or his being like bits of wood!!

Tried oven chips, yuck. The original way can't be beaten and just use a regular pot these days with oil in.

wants! homemade chips now.

Cerocert13 im sure they will be just as good with a modern tech crinkle cutter lol mine must be at least 35 yrs old

That was of course meant to say vegetarians "like me".

Cerocer13 - I didn't just stop using Frylight, I bought some when I couldn't find my usual olive oil spray, used it a couple of times to cook meat for my partner, but soon threw it away in disgust. The stuff looks like spittle. Yuk!

And, sadly, triple-cooked chips are made with beef dripping, so a no-no for vegetarians for me.

Re going for chips as a kid, we had a fish and chip shop opposite our flats and if my mum wasn't going to be home in time to cook, I'd be given a threepenny bit to go over the road for a bag of chips. I calculate that these days the same would cost about 160 times more!

Lakeland sell a crinkle cutter for any one who wants one!

Bikergran I've just bought something similar from ebay. Love my crinkle cut chips.

I have stopped using fry light cos everyone says they are full of chemicals. Have put rapeseed oil in the bottle and give my chips a couple of sprays, does the same job and much healthier.

Not made any homemade chips for ages but still have new chipan and......see picture!! anyone remember these..my mum always calls it a "jimpy chip cutter" Ive had it for yrs and my mum had it for yrs (shes not asked for it back yet lol)

I par boil chipped spuds and shallow fry.

I've gone off takeaway chips since I've cut down on carbs.

Oh Coolgran, that rings a bell! Thinking it would come in handy I bought a steamer. Not liking all the steam it blew out turning the kitchen into a sauna, the few times I used it after that it went in the shed by the open door. Now it resides in the back of the cupboard. Recently I have also taken to chopping onions in the garden to save the pong. GKW, they pong when they are cooking so am just putting it down to age-related eccentricity.

I also cook the chips outside, or in the,garage.
At the same time I might have the wee primus going, on the patio, to fry fish

This is not for anyone watching their weight. I rarely have chips but when I do I like a good fatty chip! No fat fryer so use crinkle cut oven chips. Defrost on kitchen paper to get rid of water, toss in veggie oil then spread on baking parchment on a baking tray and put into a hot oven until they're hot and sizzling. Sometimes I add grated cheese halfway through.
I add extra oil because they're too dry otherwise.
No nasty frying smell either.