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Chips!!!

(12 Posts)
Charleygirl5 Tue 16-Jun-26 22:34:15

I buy thin frozen ones and cook in the air fryer. Usually really good.

M0nica Tue 16-Jun-26 22:19:46

Why peel the potatoes? just chip them with the skins on.

crazyH Tue 16-Jun-26 22:08:37

Our lovely neighbour , old Mrs P , made the chips from potato’s and they were cooked in lard. Oh gosh they were tasty. 🤤 Another thing she did wasc, slide a toast on to a poker and grill them on her open fire- another tasty snack

Fallingstar Tue 16-Jun-26 22:08:01

My old mum swore by King Edward’s potatoes for chips. The deep fat fryer was always kept on the cooker top but I don’t think she used lard.

Farmor15 Tue 16-Jun-26 21:52:06

Most supermarkets have "fry chips" though you have to look for them as most bags are oven chip these days. You can make from scratch, but only some varieties of potatoes make good chips.

pably15 Tue 16-Jun-26 21:46:39

frozen chips are convenient, but never as tasty as peeled potatoes

Cossy Tue 16-Jun-26 21:37:02

I use “real” potatoes in our air fryer.

They’ll never be like good old fashioned chips as they are not deep fried in vats of oil, but not bad at all.

kittylester Tue 16-Jun-26 21:36:23

And even better in beef fat.

petra Tue 16-Jun-26 21:32:01

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Why not go the whole hog and peel a few potatoes?
Be nicer!

And cooked in lard. Yum yum. 😂

tanith Tue 16-Jun-26 21:30:59

Why? Just chip some potatoes!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 16-Jun-26 21:28:14

Why not go the whole hog and peel a few potatoes?
Be nicer!

Glenfinnan Tue 16-Jun-26 21:26:40

DH has insisted we buy a deep fat fryer! I used it today … with chips from the freezer … but they were oven chips … does anyone use a brand with good results? Think DH trying to create chips of his youth!!!!