Oven chips

theia · Post by **theia** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:33 am

Absolutely tasteless. I went out for lunch today with a friend and although the chips looked delicious and were "perfectly formed", they smelt of nothing and tasted of nothing. Has anyone had an oven chip that isn't like eating chip shaped card?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:09 am

I agree. They're tasteless and bland.

Aldi do a bag of frozen chips you deep fry and I have to say, are the tastiest I've ever had apart from home made of course.

Oven chips are like wallpaper paste.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:38 am

Like anything Lowfat or micro waveable........they are all an abomination.

Seriously.....how can a chip, a c-h-i-p......a deep fried baton shaped potato..... for heavens sake be cooked in an oven ?

theia · Post by **theia** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:51 am

A plain boiled potato has taste. What on earth were these "chips" made of? And yet, they looked so appetising.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:53 am

That's reminded me of something that happened a few years ago..

We were half way through dinner and had unexpected visitors, so I put our plates with cutlery In the oven thinking they'd only stay a short while. They ended up staying hours and we forgot all about the plates Inside the oven.

After they'd finally left, the smoke detectors went off and opening the oven, we found the bone handled knives and forks smoking and charred black. The oven chips were still pale and limp... From that day, I never bought them again

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:17 pm

With the exception of a few types, potatoes have no real flavor.

I buy the red-skinned potatoes, and slice them up, really thin, melt butter with some minced Garlic, a dash of sea salt and a little bit of Oregano, and brush that on my potatoes, spread them out on a cookie sheet, put the oven on high temp (375-400) pop in my chips and in a few minutes, they are brown, crispy and quite tasty.

That is my version of "Oven Chips"

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:24 pm

I know Ebe's got a little Chip Fryer gizmo (well, he is one for his gadgets), which frys chips with no fat whatsoever - apparently just by hot air. I don't know how it works, but I have to admit the resulting chips are lovely. I've been seriously considering getting myself one of those.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:49 pm

Of course, here in the States we call them fries; french fries or home fries.

In the cafeteria at work, they are put in a small bag and weighed for one portion. They aren't salted; the employee has to add salt to taste. The fresher, the better. I like to dip my fry in ketchup when I eat 'em.

Fried is better in taste than oven-baked to me.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:56 pm

LarsMac;1466803 wrote: With the exception of a few types, potatoes have no real flavor.

I hear the part about 'the exception of a few types'.........but we only ever get 'Super Market' ready cleaned, easy peel, hard to bruise, suitable for anything.....type potato, these days.

Not that I am an authority on potatoes or anything, but there are lots of types out there if you grow them yourself. I did for a couple of years, and the flavour of a potato fresh out the ground boiled with a little butter is well worth the back pain and blisters of breaking the soil.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:19 pm

along-for-the-ride;1466818 wrote: Of course, here in the States we call them fries; french fries or home fries.

In the cafeteria at work, they are put in a small bag and weighed for one portion. They aren't salted; the employee has to add salt to taste. The fresher, the better. I like to dip my fry in ketchup when I eat 'em.

Fried is better in taste than oven-baked to me.

The Crispier, the better. Though I have got to where I like to dip them in Mayonnaise, or BBQ sauce. Or, douse them with Malt Vinegar.

Yummm!