Chips recommend?

I never buy frozen chips because of additives and always understood from dieticians and the like that crinkle cut pre prepared chips have more surface area, therefore more fat, and if watching weight which I always have had to do, should be avoided.

It’s so easy to make your own chips by cutting up potatoes, a couple of one sprays, and maybe paprika, but of salt if required , into the oven or air fryer and bingo, great chips made with 100% potato with no preservatives or additives.

We rarely have chips but if we do we always make our own.

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Crinkle chips hold a lot more fat than straight so I avoid. Straight chunky ones made fresh from real potatoes, skin on, one spray in oven or air fryer, once in a while is a treat.

The McCain crinkle cut oven chips aren’t awash with fat actually. Also, the thinner straight ones were much greasier and soggier, I found, hence the reason I said I had to throw them away.

McCain Home fries oven chips if they have them in the supermarket. I like Albert Bartlett ones but they are more expensive

I always cook them in my air fryer and always coat them with a little oil. I find this works well.

M&S frozen oven chips, gluten free. Triple cooked and French fries also good and gluten free.

A bit of a faff,sorry

Albert Bartlett, McCann's but must be chunky.

Chips cooked in the Air Fryer are delicious and don’t need much attention.

I don’t think you can beat old potatoes, chipped and deep fried in lard the old fashioned way just like our mums did them. There’s a lot to be said for the traditional ways………..yeah yeah, I know they’re not healthy but we don’t have to eat them every night of the week!

I love the beef dripping chips from either Lidl or Aldi. The nearest I've had to chip shop chips. They are so tasty.

The reason I started making my own was the difficulty in finding frozen chips without gluten in the coating. That is much better now.

So easy and quick to do it yourself at least you know nothing added that you have never heard of. They certainly don’t taste of reconstituted ingredients.

Crinkle chips hold a lot more fat than straight so I avoid. Straight chunky ones made fresh from real potatoes, skin on, one spray in oven or air fryer, once in a while is a treat.

Forgot to say, both kinds are oven chips, not chips for putting in a deep fat fryer.

I like the McCain chunky crinkle chips. Crispy on outside, fluffy within.
I don’t, however, like their straight cut ones, I found those to be greasy and soggy. They just wouldn’t crisp up like the crinkle ones do, so had to throw away half a pack, as, after 2 attempts, the result was the same.

Home made chips are wonderful. For those of us unable to peel and chop potatoes frozen chips are a godsend.

Asda home style are good. Morrisons home style are second best!

I like McCain triple cooked Gastro chips.

I just chop potatoes into chunky chips, skin on, spray with oil, onto an oven try and cook about 180 until done. Sometimes I’ll dust with paprika/finely chopped herbs/garlic salt or other flavourings.

I used to like aunt Bessie's but can't find them any more.
I have had A. Bartlett chips but as we don't eat chips very often I had forgotten them. Will look for them and note the other suggestions. Thanks everyone.

Albert not Alfred!

I really miss my mum's chips, and I don't think you can beat traditional chips, but I think Alfred Bartlett are the best of the frozen ones. Kittylester yours sound good so I might make the effort!

I realise that my recipe seems more complicated but, really, once you've done it a couple of times it's a doddle.

Another one for Albert Bartlett, and Tom Kerridge triple cooked chips from M&S are very tasty but expensive.

I only like McCains fries, as long as they’re not overcooked, they need watching.