Never had them before but after hearing that Burger King now offers them, I
decided to try them. They sound good.

I went to the grocery store on Saturday and I was going to walk across the
street to Burger King to try some. Instead, I just bought one sweet potato
to make them at home.

I just cut one up and fried it and while draining I put on some salt and
pepper.

YUM! Good stuff.

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

Gary

On Jul 17, 3:15*pm, Gary wrote:
Never had them before but after hearing that Burger King now offers them, I
decided to try them. They sound good.

I went to the grocery store on Saturday and I was going to walk across the
street to Burger King to try some. *Instead, I just bought one sweet potato
to make them at home.

I just cut one up and fried it and while draining I put on some salt and
pepper.

YUM! *Good stuff.

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

Gary

I'm sure yours would be better plus no crap in them.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:15:35 -0400, Gary wrote:

Never had them before but after hearing that Burger King now offers them, I
decided to try them. They sound good.

I went to the grocery store on Saturday and I was going to walk across the
street to Burger King to try some. Instead, I just bought one sweet potato
to make them at home.

I just cut one up and fried it and while draining I put on some salt and
pepper.

YUM! Good stuff.

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

Gary

I get the sweet potato fries at Pappy's Smokehouse BBQ here in STL:

http://www.pappyssmokehouse.com/Menu.php

YUM!!! And Pappy's has some of the best smoked ribs too! Can't speak
to anything eklse they make cause I always get the ribs!

John Kuthe...

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:15:35 -0400, Gary wrote:

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

You can buy them frozen at Trader Joe's too.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Gary wrote:

Never had them before but after hearing that Burger King now offers them, I
decided to try them. They sound good.

I went to the grocery store on Saturday and I was going to walk across the
street to Burger King to try some. Instead, I just bought one sweet potato
to make them at home.

I just cut one up and fried it and while draining I put on some salt and
pepper.

YUM! Good stuff.

We mostly do either sweet potato or those Okinowan Sweet potatoes for
fries. I prefer the Okinowans- my son likes the sweet potatoes.

Lately I've been soaking them in a strong brine for an hour or two-
then drying well before frying. No more salt needed. [for me,
anyway]

The brine is- 2 quarts of water, a cup of salt-- a cup of white
vinegar if I'm in the mood. I put a plate on them to hold them down.
[1/2"x1/2" fries]

Jim

On 7/17/2012 4:15 PM, Gary wrote:
Never had them before but after hearing that Burger King now offers them, I
decided to try them. They sound good.

I went to the grocery store on Saturday and I was going to walk across the
street to Burger King to try some. Instead, I just bought one sweet potato
to make them at home.

I just cut one up and fried it and while draining I put on some salt and
pepper.

YUM! Good stuff.

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

Gary


Homemade: tossed lightly with olive oil and your favorite spice blend
and baked till tender are healthier and delicious.

gloria p

try a bag of crinkle cut sweet potatoe fries from the freezer section at
the grocery store and bake-excellent!

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:52:43 -0400, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

We mostly do either sweet potato or those Okinowan Sweet potatoes for
fries. I prefer the Okinowans- my son likes the sweet potatoes.

Are those the white ones? I just started buying them recently and
they taste great.... but real sweet potatoes are still "orange" to me.


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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Sqwertz wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:23:16 GMT, l, not -l wrote:

On 17-Jul-2012, sf wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:15:35 -0400, Gary wrote:

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

You can buy them frozen at Trader Joe's too.

There is also a McCain brand of frozen Sweet Potato Fries widely available
in supermarkets here (STL)

Alexia is the sweet potato brand I see around here, 3-4 different
varieties/flavors. I picked up a bag today. And put it right back
down. I've never had a sweet potato fry that was decent. They are
always limper and lack the crispness of true french fries - even from
the restaurants I've tried.

-sw

True French fries are pretty limp. After they sit, they really get limp.
If you could figure how McDonald's manufactures theirs, you could make
crisp sweet potato fries. I don't remember what the consistency was of the
sweet ones I ad, but I preferred regular potatoes.

Greg

"sf" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:15:35 -0400, Gary wrote:

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

You can buy them frozen at Trader Joe's too.

Or any grocery store.

"Sqwertz" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:23:16 GMT, l, not -l wrote:

On 17-Jul-2012, sf wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:15:35 -0400, Gary wrote:

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

You can buy them frozen at Trader Joe's too.

There is also a McCain brand of frozen Sweet Potato Fries widely
available
in supermarkets here (STL)

Alexia is the sweet potato brand I see around here, 3-4 different
varieties/flavors. I picked up a bag today. And put it right back
down. I've never had a sweet potato fry that was decent. They are
always limper and lack the crispness of true french fries - even from
the restaurants I've tried.

I bought those for my daughter. Although she liked them, she said the
restaurant kind are better. Perhaps the difference being that they fry
them. I bake them in the oven. No doubt they are probably the same brand.

"gregz" wrote in message
...
Sqwertz wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:23:16 GMT, l, not -l wrote:

On 17-Jul-2012, sf wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:15:35 -0400, Gary wrote:

Guess I'll still try the BK ones sometime soon to compare.

You can buy them frozen at Trader Joe's too.

There is also a McCain brand of frozen Sweet Potato Fries widely
available
in supermarkets here (STL)

Alexia is the sweet potato brand I see around here, 3-4 different
varieties/flavors. I picked up a bag today. And put it right back
down. I've never had a sweet potato fry that was decent. They are
always limper and lack the crispness of true french fries - even from
the restaurants I've tried.

-sw

True French fries are pretty limp. After they sit, they really get limp.
If you could figure how McDonald's manufactures theirs, you could make
crisp sweet potato fries. I don't remember what the consistency was of the
sweet ones I ad, but I preferred regular potatoes.

McDonald's adds stuff that you wouldn't normally want. There is beef, wheat
and milk in the fries. Some places use a sugar spray coating on them to
keep them crisp.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:18:18 -0500, Sqwertz
wrote:



Alexia is the sweet potato brand I see around here, 3-4 different
varieties/flavors. I picked up a bag today. And put it right back
down. I've never had a sweet potato fry that was decent. They are
always limper and lack the crispness of true french fries - even from
the restaurants I've tried.

-sw

The ones at BK are crispier than most, but I bet they are coated with
something to make them that way. Still not a crispy as a regular
potato though; just not the right chemical composition.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:26:42 -0700, sf wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:52:43 -0400, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

We mostly do either sweet potato or those Okinowan Sweet potatoes for
fries. I prefer the Okinowans- my son likes the sweet potatoes.

Are those the white ones? I just started buying them recently and
they taste great

Red on the outside- 'off white'(?) on the inside. Shaped like a sweet
potato, not a Idaho red. Ever-so-slightly sweet.

.... but real sweet potatoes are still "orange" to me.


I agree. And while I won't call sweet potatoes 'Yam' - even
when the market does- I stick with what they call those potatoes from
Okinawa.

Jim

On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:23:55 -0400, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:26:42 -0700, sf wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:52:43 -0400, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

We mostly do either sweet potato or those Okinowan Sweet potatoes for
fries. I prefer the Okinowans- my son likes the sweet potatoes.

Are those the white ones? I just started buying them recently and
they taste great

Red on the outside- 'off white'(?) on the inside. Shaped like a sweet
potato, not a Idaho red. Ever-so-slightly sweet.

Yes they're "sweet potato" shaped, but the "white" ones available
where I shop are brown on the outside.

.... but real sweet potatoes are still "orange" to me.


I agree. And while I won't call sweet potatoes 'Yam' - even
when the market does- I stick with what they call those potatoes from
Okinawa.

Guess I haven't seen them after all, not familiar with anything called
"Okinawa". They're labeled by what color the flesh is and it doesn't
get any fancier than that.


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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.