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Chips!!!

(38 Posts)
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!!!!

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

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

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

Why? Just chip some potatoes!

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. 😂

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

And even better in beef fat.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Charleygirl5 Tue 16-Jun-26 22:34:15

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

Usedtobeblonde Wed 17-Jun-26 02:20:59

I still have a chip pan in a cupboard.
It hasn’t been used for many years, but oh were they good?
I used beef dripping.
I eventually stopped just because of the way the house would smell of chip fat for hours afterwards.
Oven chips or airfryer ones just can’t compare and I just really eat chips when eating out which also is a rare event now.

kittylester Wed 17-Jun-26 06:47:32

I make my own chips in the oven. Just like roast potatoes but a different shape.

Primrose53 Wed 17-Jun-26 08:57:43

My son was friends with a boy whose large family were very rough and ready. Son was about 13 and this boy asked him if he wanted some chips. The boy walked up the garden dug up a couple of big spuds and gave them a wipe, sliced them up and cooked them in the chip pan. Son thought this was awesome and said they tasted great.

Greciangirl Wed 17-Jun-26 13:53:07

We occasionally use our deep fat frier using frozen oven chips.

They taste fine.

We buy crinkle cut oven chips from the coop own brand.

Lupatria Wed 17-Jun-26 13:56:46

I buy mccains chips from tesco. they're really nice to eat - crisp on the outside and soft in the middle. I usually get the straight cut ones.

Glenfinnan Wed 17-Jun-26 13:58:54

Thank you all for your comments!

Essexgirl145 Wed 17-Jun-26 14:37:40

Chips from our youth were fried in Beef Dripping so it might not be wise to go down that path.

Fallingstar Wed 17-Jun-26 14:45:54

Have tried cooking chips all manner of ways and eaten them from numerous chippys but none taste as good as my ol’ mum’s chips, and she wasn’t the greatest cook. Could be that my taste buds aren’t the same.
Am sure many of you will recall the condiments on the dinner table, salt, pepper, ketchup, brown sauce, salad cream, and because my dad loved it a jar of piccalili. People don’t tend to put these on the table anymore.

Fallingstar Wed 17-Jun-26 14:46:14

*old mum

Delila Wed 17-Jun-26 14:56:52

petra

FriedGreenTomatoes2

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

And cooked in lard. Yum yum. 😂

….and served in newspaper.

4allweknow Wed 17-Jun-26 15:21:06

Fallingstar. My mum used King Edward, I used Golden Wonder, bothused beef dripping for the fryer. Goodness, going back a good few years making your own deep fried chips. Next it will be fish in batter.

Feelingmyage55 Wed 17-Jun-26 15:31:15

Or corned beef fritters.

pregpaws3 Wed 17-Jun-26 16:20:27

Hope you’ve got a good fire blanket, many domestic fires are caused by chip pans