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Kateykrunch Fri 08-Sept-17 19:51:13

We had oven chips with a meal yesterday and we both thought they were very tasteless and we starting hankering after good old proper homemade chips, you know the ones, real potatoes!! So, I am looking at little deep fat fryers, one nice and cheap in Argos, reviews say its smashing, but, some say they are confused that the instructions state to use it with the lid up, now wouldn't that just be like using an ordinary chip pan? Any recommendations?, I know, I know, chips and fat, but hey, it will only be once a month (err okay then, week).

1974cookie Wed 29-Nov-17 17:57:45

We have oven chips, but nothing tastes as good as homemade chips cooked in beef dripping, served with crispy Spam Fritters and peas. Oh YUM grin.

iCustomBoxes Fri 27-Oct-17 22:09:11

Chip are always delicious I have also do try many times but totally fail. My mom also make a delicious chips in the evening with tea.

NotTooOld Sun 24-Sept-17 18:06:27

I agree with DanniRae, oven chips are delicious. My mother used to fry chips in an ordinary shallow frying pan using lard. We loved her chips but, honestly, is it worth the faff? I remember her being very nervous about the fat splashing on to the flame. I don't think it ever did but Dad did used to hover around with the fire bucket!

kittylester Sun 24-Sept-17 15:04:26

Frozen oven chips often have gluten on them.

I use a chip pan and just leave the oil in it and store in my pantry cupboard. I filter it when necessary and throw it away when I think it's 'not nice'.

I keep an old oil bottle to store used oil and throw it when it's full. By then I've usually achieved another bottle to start storing in again.

DanniRae Sun 24-Sept-17 13:00:24

I LIKE oven chips - especially McCains American Fries! Yummy!! grin

spottysocks Sun 24-Sept-17 11:53:14

Just seen this thread, kateykcunch I have the said deep fat fryer from Asda and absolutely love it! Best to use Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes, chip, wash and dry throughly on a tea towel first the chips come out really crispy. I have tried the so called oven sort and it's just not the same.

Baggs Tue 19-Sept-17 13:02:14

i do the same too except I don't peel the spuds and I use lard. They are always delicious.

glammanana Tue 19-Sept-17 11:43:35

Do mine the same as hildaj and they always turn out delish,for a special treat I will buy M&S thrice cooked chips always very good but expensive,you can buy 5lbs of potatoes for the price they charge for them

hildajenniJ Tue 19-Sept-17 11:19:56

I peel the potatoes, cut them into chunky chips, toss in a tablespoon of rapeseed oil and bake in the oven until golden brown, turning half way through. Sometimes I add salt, pepper and paprika, or chilli powder for a spicy change. Yummy.

KatyK Tue 19-Sept-17 11:10:46

It's oven chips for us unfortunately, due to the fact that I left the chip pan on years ago and burned most of the kitchen down blush

Nelliemoser Sun 17-Sept-17 22:32:06

I don't cook them for myself now. When I feel a chip binge coming on I have double egg and the most superb chips at the pub where I go for knitting club.
These chips come out very crisp with a lovely clean taste. I have no idea of the variety, probably frozen, but it seems they are always done in clean oil.

Parsleywin Sun 17-Sept-17 19:55:33

You're all making me hungry!!
Can I ask tho, what do people do with the used oil after deep frying a load of yummy chips?

BlueBelle Sun 17-Sept-17 19:46:28

I do home chips in oven like you Lemongrove but I chop into chips then parboil first for a few mins then just a fraction of oil in the hot oven they are tasty

M0nica Sun 17-Sept-17 19:39:27

I shallow fry chips and find that works jut as well as a deep-fat fryer, you just need to keep turning them.

But I find the easiest thing to do is buy them from the chip shop, keep them in the freezer until required and reheat in the oven. Twice fried chips just like those served in all the best restaurants grin

silverlining48 Sun 17-Sept-17 14:13:32

Slimming world typo

silverlining48 Sun 17-Sept-17 14:12:54

Chunky! Typo

silverlining48 Sun 17-Sept-17 14:12:08

As teetime. Peel ( or leave skin on) slice potato into whatever shape, wedge or chinky. put in micro for a minute or quick par boil. Into a hot oven with seasoning to taste, a couple of sprays of one spray oil ( thats one calorie each spray) and bake til golden brown. Turning mid way. 20 minutes or so. Delicious and no calorie guilt as slimming wirkd recommend it.

Kateykrunch Sun 17-Sept-17 14:02:47

Thanks for your tips, I do the wedges and they are always successful, I tried the chips on baking sheet, but they came out a bit greasy/soggy. I am tempted by the £12 Asda Deep Fat Fryer, but wondering if I need any more stuff in the kitchen cupboard. It would mean rearranging the egg boiler, omelette maker, sandwich toaster, bread maker, spirolizer, salad spinner to make space (btw....I AM JOKING! - or am I).

Teetime Wed 13-Sept-17 15:22:17

I do oven wedges - cut up baking potatoes in big thick chips, par boil, then roast in hot oven with small amount of light olive oil.

kittylester Wed 13-Sept-17 14:52:32

I use a proper chip pan on the cooker - like in the olden days! blush

Daddima Wed 13-Sept-17 14:30:17

Golden Wonder or Cyprus potatoes, soaked in cold water, then fried in beef dripping till soft. Take them out, and heat the dripping till it's really hot, then plunge the chips in till they're golden & crispy.
Delicious.

tanith Fri 08-Sept-17 21:14:14

OH loves homemade chips and we have a small cheap deep fat fryer from Argos it works great. I used it at first with lid down but I find that the chips are crispier if I leave the lid up. Always use Maris Piper potatoes.

POGS Fri 08-Sept-17 20:37:46

I juyst use a big stainless steel saucepan that has two handles , sunflower oil and Motzart or Marfona spuds.

Chips. Can't beat um.

lemongrove Fri 08-Sept-17 20:32:56

You can make good home cooked chips in the oven, slice and cut thinly, place on a baking sheet and brush with oil, salt if wanted ( I always want it) and cook for 20 mins in high heat.No risk of kitchen fires that way.

paddyann Fri 08-Sept-17 20:24:56

I always use my fryer with the lid up ,otherwise they can overheat ,its much safer to fry without a lid on.