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How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
than in a french frier?

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On 8/18/2017 11:40 AM, KenK wrote:
> How do you cut them that thin easily?


A mandoline:

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> Can you make them in the oven rather
> than in a french frier?
>
> TIA



You can, but they will not be nearly as tasty or crisp.
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On 18 Aug 2017 17:40:31 GMT, KenK > wrote:

>How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
>than in a french frier?
>
>TIA


Use a mandoline, makes many fast, watch your fingers.

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> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
> than in a french frier?
>
> TIA
>
>
>


You can easily cut them with a mandolin. You get nice even cuts and
fast. If you are going to do them in the oven, they will come out much
better if you brush or shake them with some oil. I'd done them in a
large fry pan with some oil.
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> On 18 Aug 2017 17:40:31 GMT, KenK wrote:
>
>> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
>> than in a french frier?

>
> You use a mandoline. You can't make them in the oven - potato chips
> are fried.
>
> They aren't worth making at home when they cost $1-$2 bag at the
> grocery store.
>
> -sw
>

I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at home.
With the right potatoes and cut them just right... without a deep fryer,
fried in a cast iron skillet.

I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was about 17.
I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my parents gave me for my
bedroom. It was likely film noir. The people in the movie cooked
french fries in a skillet and I got hungry for french fries.

My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen. I'm making
french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife into fries.) They
turned out very well for a 17 year old first try. Drain on paper
towels, sprinkle with salt.

Jill




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I only eat chili cheese fritos, or sometimes I eat ranch fritos.
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> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
> than in a french frier?
>
> TIA


I made them many years ago and in the oven. They were thicker than the
bagged chips that you can buy. I just used a knife and cut them as thinly as
I could. At the time, a restaurant in Seattle was selling such chips as an
expensive appetizer. Although mine did come out as good as theirs did, I am
not much of a potato chip lover. I didn't personally care for these but my
friends did. This would have been back in the late 70's so it is likely that
I used Wesson oil to brush them with. At that period of time, I used Wesson
for everything.

If you want thinner chips, you'd have to use a mandolin.

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On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at home.
>> With the right potatoes and cut them just right... without a deep fryer,
>> fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>
>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was about 17.
>> I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my parents gave me for my
>> bedroom. It was likely film noir. The people in the movie cooked
>> french fries in a skillet and I got hungry for french fries.
>>
>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen. I'm making
>> french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife into fries.) They
>> turned out very well for a 17 year old first try. Drain on paper
>> towels, sprinkle with salt.

>
> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.


Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16, yes. LOL
No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no potato
chips in the house so I decided to make some.

> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she didn't
> think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured back in the
> bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh oil." I was
> munching out on that popcorn and my mother and brother came to get
> some and spit it right back out. It was used oil. But it tasted fine
> to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>
> -sw
>

Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal with
was rancid oil.

Jill


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On 8/18/2017 2:20 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/18/2017 1:40 PM, KenK wrote:
>> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven
>> rather
>> than in a french frier?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>

>
> You can easily cut them with a mandolin. You get nice even cuts and
> fast. If you are going to do them in the oven, they will come out much
> better if you brush or shake them with some oil. I'd done them in a
> large fry pan with some oil.


Another suggestion might be the slicing blade on a food processor. I
don't use mine very often so I don't know if it would slice the potatoes
thin enough for what Ken calls potato chips.

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On 8/18/2017 3:25 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at home.
>>> With the right potatoes and cut them just right... without a deep fryer,
>>> fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>
>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was about 17.
>>> I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my parents gave me for my
>>> bedroom. It was likely film noir. The people in the movie cooked
>>> french fries in a skillet and I got hungry for french fries.
>>>
>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen. I'm making
>>> french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife into fries.) They
>>> turned out very well for a 17 year old first try. Drain on paper
>>> towels, sprinkle with salt.

>>
>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.

>
> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16, yes. LOL
> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no potato
> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>

Correction:

I made French Fries. Not potato chips. In a skillet on the stovetop.
With fresh hand cut (by myself, yes age 17) russet potates. At 2AM.
Sorry, Steve, no pot involved. I was awake wattching an old movie and
the fries made me hungry. So I cooked some fried potatoes. Sprinkled
with salt. They were tasty! And yes, my mother came into the kitchen
wondering what I was doing. She and I shared those fries. That was a
long, long time ago. A very fond memory.

Jill
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> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
> than in a french frier?
>
> TIA


I used a food processor - that got them thin enough for me


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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 02:09:17p, tert in seattle told us...
>
>> KenK wrote:
>>> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the
>>> oven rather than in a french frier?
>>>
>>> TIA

>>
>> I used a food processor - that got them thin enough for me
>>
>>
>>

>
> Depends on your slicing disk. What thickness does yours cut? I have
> several different disks, 1 mm, 2 mm, and 4 mm.


I'm not sure - they came out pretty thin so I suppose it was 1 mm

I don't have the fp any more

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> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right... without
>>>> a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>
>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>
>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife into
>>>> fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old first try.
>>>> Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.

>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>> yes. LOL
>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>> potato
>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>
>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was used
>>> oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>

>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>> with was rancid oil.
>>
>> Jill
>>

> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>

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On 18 Aug 2017 17:40:31 GMT, KenK > wrote:

>How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
>than in a french frier?


I occasionally do thick cut potato slices.

Not quite fries, though fried, and too thick
to be called chips. But I LOVE them, because
I love potatoes.





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On Friday, August 18, 2017 at 7:40:37 AM UTC-10, KenK wrote:
> How do you cut them that thin easily? Can you make them in the oven rather
> than in a french frier?
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
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You can slice them thin if you have a lot of practice with a knife. I'm betting you could cook them in an oven but I wouldn't. Your best bet is to just do it instead of reading about doing it.

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On 8/18/2017 4:43 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right... without
>>>> a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>
>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>
>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife into
>>>> fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old first try.
>>>> Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>>
>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.

>>
>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>> yes. LOL
>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>> potato
>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>
>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was used
>>> oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>

>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>> with was rancid oil.
>>
>> Jill
>>

>
> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>

I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.

I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
smoking pot. I got hungry.

Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I knew
all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.

It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever home
cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.

Jill
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On 8/18/2017 1:48 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
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On 8/18/2017 4:43 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right... without
>>>> a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>
>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>
>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife into
>>>> fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old first try.
>>>> Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>>
>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.

>>
>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>> yes. LOL
>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>> potato
>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>
>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was used
>>> oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>

>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>> with was rancid oil.
>>
>> Jill
>>

>
> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>

I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.

I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
smoking pot. I got hungry.

Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I knew
all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.

It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever home
cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.

Jill

==

When I was 14 I regularly used to make chips (fries) in a pan on the gas
stove. The pan had lard in it.



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> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >
> On 8/18/2017 4:43 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
> >
> > > On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
> > > > > home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right...
> > > > > without a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
> > > > > about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
> > > > > parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
> > > > > people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
> > > > > hungry for french fries.
> > > > >
> > > > > My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
> > > > > I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife
> > > > > into fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old
> > > > > first try. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
> > > >
> > > > Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.
> > >
> > > Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
> > > yes. LOL
> >> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
> >> potato
> > > chips in the house so I decided to make some.
> > >
> > > > I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
> > > > didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
> > > > back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
> > > > oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
> > > > brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was
> > > > used oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
> > > >
> > > > -sw
> > > >
> > > Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
> > > with was rancid oil.
> > >
> > > Jill
> > >

> >
> > A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
> > If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
> >

> I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
> grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.
>
> I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
> Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
> After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
> smoking pot. I got hungry.
>
> Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I
> knew all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.
>
> It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
> what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
> astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever
> home cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.
>
> Jill
>
> ==
>
> When I was 14 I regularly used to make chips (fries) in a pan on the
> gas stove. The pan had lard in it.


My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.

I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
wedges.

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>> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >>
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>>> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right...
>>>>>> without a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife
>>>>>> into fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old
>>>>>> first try. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>>>> yes. LOL
>>>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>>>> potato
>>>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>>>
>>>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was
>>>>> used oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>>
>>>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>>>> with was rancid oil.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
>>> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>>>

>> I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
>> grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.
>>
>> I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
>> Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
>> After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
>> smoking pot. I got hungry.
>>
>> Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I
>> knew all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.
>>
>> It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
>> what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
>> astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever
>> home cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>> ==
>>
>> When I was 14 I regularly used to make chips (fries) in a pan on the
>> gas stove. The pan had lard in it.

>
> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>
> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
> wedges.
>

Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and cook
them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched, quartered,
cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...

Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.

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>On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >>>
>>> On 8/18/2017 4:43 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right...
>>>>>>> without a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife
>>>>>>> into fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old
>>>>>>> first try. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>>>>> yes. LOL
>>>>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>>>>> potato
>>>>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>>>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>>>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>>>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>>>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was
>>>>>> used oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>>>>> with was rancid oil.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
>>>> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>>>>
>>> I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
>>> grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.
>>>
>>> I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
>>> Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
>>> After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
>>> smoking pot. I got hungry.
>>>
>>> Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I
>>> knew all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.
>>>
>>> It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
>>> what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
>>> astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever
>>> home cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> When I was 14 I regularly used to make chips (fries) in a pan on the
>>> gas stove. The pan had lard in it.

>>
>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>
>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>> wedges.
>>

>Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and cook
>them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched, quartered,
>cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>
>Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>
>Jilll


Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.
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> Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and cook
> them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched, quartered,
> cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>
> Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.


I usually keep a can or two and some instant ones. I particularly like
adding the flakes to biscuits to make them lighter and fluffier. But I only
buy fresh ones if I see a really good sale or if I am making a specific
recipe. If on sale, then I will go out of my way to find things to use them
for. I don't know why but potatoes and onions just don't seem to keep like
they used to. For that reason, I try not to keep a lot because I don't like
having to toss out spoiled ones.

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> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >>>>
>>>> On 8/18/2017 4:43 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>>>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right...
>>>>>>>> without a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>>>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>>>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>>>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>>>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>>>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife
>>>>>>>> into fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old
>>>>>>>> first try. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>>>>>> yes. LOL
>>>>>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>>>>>> potato
>>>>>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>>>>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>>>>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>>>>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>>>>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was
>>>>>>> used oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>>>>>> with was rancid oil.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
>>>>> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>>>>>
>>>> I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
>>>> grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.
>>>>
>>>> I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
>>>> Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
>>>> After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
>>>> smoking pot. I got hungry.
>>>>
>>>> Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I
>>>> knew all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.
>>>>
>>>> It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
>>>> what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
>>>> astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever
>>>> home cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> When I was 14 I regularly used to make chips (fries) in a pan on the
>>>> gas stove. The pan had lard in it.
>>>
>>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>>
>>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>>> wedges.
>>>

>>Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and cook
>>them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched, quartered,
>>cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>>
>>Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>>
>>Jilll

>
> Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
> potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
> indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
> like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.


I seem to buy a lot of them but I rarely eat them myself. I'm not even
actually sure who is eating them because we have so many kids in and out of
here.



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On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
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>On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >>>
>>> On 8/18/2017 4:43 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Fri 18 Aug 2017 12:25:18p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/18/2017 2:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:37:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree with that. Although you can make good french fries at
>>>>>>> home. With the right potatoes and cut them just right...
>>>>>>> without a deep fryer, fried in a cast iron skillet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know this because I first cooked fries this way when I was
>>>>>>> about 17. I'd been up watching old movies on a small TV my
>>>>>>> parents gave me for my bedroom. It was likely film noir. The
>>>>>>> people in the movie cooked french fries in a skillet and I got
>>>>>>> hungry for french fries.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My mother woke up, wondered what I was doing in the kitchen.
>>>>>>> I'm making french fries. (Russet potatoes, cut with a knife
>>>>>>> into fries.) They turned out very well for a 17 year old
>>>>>>> first try. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, c'mon Jill - admit it. You were high on that marijuana.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, but I didn't have access to marijuna when I was 17. 16,
>>>>> yes. LOL
>>>>> No, I'd just been watching an old movie on TV. There were no
>>>>> potato
>>>>> chips in the house so I decided to make some.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I once made popcorn when I had the munchies. My mom said she
>>>>>> didn't think we had any oil, only the used oil (which she poured
>>>>>> back in the bottle for storage). I said "Nah. This is fresh
>>>>>> oil." I was munching out on that popcorn and my mother and
>>>>>> brother came to get some and spit it right back out. It was
>>>>>> used oil. But it tasted fine to me since I was stoned, dammit!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, that's an interesting tale. One thing I never had to deal
>>>>> with was rancid oil.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A lot of used oil retains flavors I don't like so I rarely keep any.
>>>> If I do, it goes into the refrigerator.
>>>>
>>> I don't use enough oil (aka deep frying) to have to store it. Bacon
>>> grease, NEVER. My apologies to those who like to cook with it.
>>>
>>> I seem to recall melting some Crisco to make the fries in the Revere
>>> Ware stainless steel skillet. And yes, it was 2AM. When I was 17.
>>> After watching a movie on a small B&W TV in my bedroom. No, I wasn't
>>> smoking pot. I got hungry.
>>>
>>> Russet potatoes make really nice french fries. Even at that age I
>>> knew all you needed was potatoes, a sharp knife and a cutting board.
>>>
>>> It's a nice memory because Mom heard me, came into the kitchen asked
>>> what the heck I was doing. I'm making french fries! She was
>>> astonished. We sat down at the kitchen table and ate my first ever
>>> home cooked french fries. And, BTW, they were delicious.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> When I was 14 I regularly used to make chips (fries) in a pan on the
>>> gas stove. The pan had lard in it.

>>
>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>
>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>> wedges.
>>

>Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and cook
>them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched, quartered,
>cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>
>Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>
>Jilll


Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.

==

I was talking about our chips (home fries??

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On 8/20/2017 3:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> wrote in message ...
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>>
>>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>>> wedges.
>>>


Those are what I call quarter fries. Basically quartered russet
potatoes either battered and deep fried or rubbed with oil, seasoned and
baked at high heat in an oven.

>> Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and
>> cook them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched,
>> quartered, cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>>
>> Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>>
>> Jill

>
> Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
> potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
> indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
> like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.
>
> ==
>
> I was talking about our chips (home fries??
>

Sure, home fries.

Jill
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On 8/20/2017 3:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> wrote in message ...
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>>
>>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>>> wedges.
>>>


Those are what I call quarter fries. Basically quartered russet
potatoes either battered and deep fried or rubbed with oil, seasoned and
baked at high heat in an oven.

>> Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and
>> cook them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched,
>> quartered, cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>>
>> Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>>
>> Jill

>
> Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
> potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
> indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
> like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.
>
> ==
>
> I was talking about our chips (home fries??
>

Sure, home fries.

Jill

==

Heh I was starting to wonder ... again Our chips are like this:

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips

I know what your chips are (my crisps) then then I hear about French fries
and Home fries

?????

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>"jmcquown" wrote in message news >
>On 8/20/2017 3:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> wrote in message ...
>> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>>>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>>>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>>>
>>>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>>>> wedges.
>>>>

>
>Those are what I call quarter fries. Basically quartered russet
>potatoes either battered and deep fried or rubbed with oil, seasoned and
>baked at high heat in an oven.
>
>>> Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and
>>> cook them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched,
>>> quartered, cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>>>
>>> Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
>> potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
>> indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
>> like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.
>>
>> ==
>>
>> I was talking about our chips (home fries??
>>

>Sure, home fries.
>
>Jill
>
>==
>
>Heh I was starting to wonder ... again Our chips are like this:
>
>https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips


That's fish and chips here too.

>I know what your chips are (my crisps) then then I hear about French fries
>and Home fries
>
>?????


If one wants to put any one country name on chips/fries (why would
one?), it should be Belgium IMO.
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> Ophelia wrote:
> >>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
> >>> wedges.
> >>>

>
> Those are what I call quarter fries. Basically quartered russet
> potatoes either battered and deep fried or rubbed with oil, seasoned and
> baked at high heat in an oven.


I have never heard of or tried battered fries. Might be good
though?
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> I like potato chips when I make a hamburger. I like them *on* an
> hamburger! That's really the only time I eat potato chips.


You add potato chips to a hamburger on bun? That's weird.
Never heard of that one.

I occasionally eat chips on the side but never on a sandwich.
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>
> -sw


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On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 9:17:15 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > I like potato chips when I make a hamburger. I like them *on* an
> > hamburger! That's really the only time I eat potato chips.

>
> You add potato chips to a hamburger on bun? That's weird.
> Never heard of that one.
>
> I occasionally eat chips on the side but never on a sandwich.


I like chips on tuna salad sandwich or sloppy joes. However, I
rarely have them on hand at the right time, so I do without.

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> I know what your chips are (my crisps) then then I hear about French fries
> and Home fries
>
> ?????


French fries are your chips, although there's good deal of variation in
the thickness of the pieces. Anything from skinny little McDonald's fries
to enormous wedges can be called French fries.

The definition of home fries probably varies. To me, it's sliced potatoes
(either fresh or cooked) pan-fried in butter, vegetable oil, or bacon fat,
until a little brown crispiness is attained.

<http://riceandbread.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_8663.jpg>

I ran across a bunch of pictures where the potatoes were cubed or
cut into some sort of wedge. Perfectly all right, but I find slicing
is easier.

Preferably with a little onion.

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>On 8/20/2017 3:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>>>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>>>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>>>
>>>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>>>> wedges.
>>>>

>
>Those are what I call quarter fries. Basically quartered russet
>potatoes either battered and deep fried or rubbed with oil, seasoned and
>baked at high heat in an oven.
>
>>> Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and
>>> cook them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched,
>>> quartered, cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>>>
>>> Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
>> potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
>> indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
>> like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.
>>
>> ==
>>
>> I was talking about our chips (home fries??
>>

>Sure, home fries.
>
>Jill
>
>==
>
>Heh I was starting to wonder ... again Our chips are like this:
>
>https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips


That's fish and chips here too.

>I know what your chips are (my crisps) then then I hear about French fries
>and Home fries
>
>?????


If one wants to put any one country name on chips/fries (why would
one?), it should be Belgium IMO.

==

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On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 9:03:29 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

> If one wants to put any one country name on chips/fries (why would
> one?), it should be Belgium IMO.


The potatoes are frenched (French cut).

<http://www.dictionary.com/browse/french-cut>


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On 8/20/2017 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
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>> I like potato chips when I make a hamburger. I like them *on* an
>> hamburger! That's really the only time I eat potato chips.

>
> You add potato chips to a hamburger on bun? That's weird.
> Never heard of that one.
>
> I occasionally eat chips on the side but never on a sandwich.
>

Yep! Nice crisp (like Lays) potato chips right on top of the burger.

I don't add much of anything to a good home ground burger, cooked medium
rare, other than cheese. Oh, and the bun should be lightly toasted,
too. I'll eat a few chips on the side. But why not put them on the burger?

Jill
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