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Default What Cut Fries?


"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:33:00 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
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>> If you had a potato or two and you had to make fries... what cut? Just
>> curious Here are a few I can think of.
>>
>> thick cut steak fries
>> quarter fries
>> shoestring fries
>> coin fries
>> waffle fries
>>
>> Any others?

>
> What are quarter fries - wedges? Those are 8'ths or 6'ths. I have
> never seen a wedge with a right angle.


Quarter fries are quarted baking potatoes. Cut lengthwise and brushed with
olive oil and seasoned, then baked. They're crispy on the ouside and nicely
tender on the inside.

> My potato wedges (with Romano cheese):
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7275891...7519/lightbox/
>
> -sw


Nice, but the fries should have been hot enough to melt the cheese

Jill