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Proper Chips
« on: 27 May 2015, 07:23:24 »
After years of eating oven ready chips, and suffering hand cut, triple fried chips when eating out, last night I got the old chip pan out.

Result, both Mrs AA and myself agreed they were the best chips we've had for years.

Still got the touch :)
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #1 on: 27 May 2015, 08:00:05 »
Please, please don't use a chip pan. Either a deep fat fryer or one of those rotary fryer things.

Although proper chippy chips are ace.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #2 on: 27 May 2015, 08:20:35 »
Quote from: deviator on 27 May 2015, 08:00:05
Please, please don't use a chip pan. Either a deep fat fryer or one of those rotary fryer things.

Although proper chippy chips are ace.

Nothing wrong with using a chip pan, you just treat it with respect :y
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #3 on: 27 May 2015, 09:02:10 »
I am with deviator, please don't use a chip pan.

Much safer and better results with a purpose built fryer. My SIL pulled her chip pan on herself with horrible results.

PS Had Mcain microwave chips the other day. Ghastly and not many in a pack! but hey, convenient.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #4 on: 27 May 2015, 09:27:36 »
I just use a frying pan......copied from my dad. He would have been in the kitchen doing chips all night if we had had our way.
Now everybody wants my homemade chips. :y
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #5 on: 27 May 2015, 10:48:22 »
AA nominates himself as chief fryer at Newent ;D
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #6 on: 27 May 2015, 11:15:54 »
The old style chip pan works best when you've consumed 15 pints of 'wifebeater' and decide to take a little nap while the pan warms up. ::) ::) :D ;)
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #7 on: 27 May 2015, 14:57:14 »
Quote from: Doctor Opti on 27 May 2015, 11:15:54
The old style chip pan works best when you've consumed 15 pints of 'wifebeater' and decide to take a little nap while the pan warms up.... ::) ::) :D ;)

...with a tab on.  :D ;D
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #8 on: 27 May 2015, 15:18:48 »
Nice to see you've been Re Chipped after all these years AA.  :y
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #9 on: 27 May 2015, 16:01:11 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 27 May 2015, 10:48:22
AA nominates himself as chief fryer at Newent ;D
Could save us a box of matches if he cooks 'em in his van.  ;)
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #10 on: 27 May 2015, 16:06:22 »
I just chop up a few taties and bung them in the oven, with a bit of Flora five minutes before theyre done. But I am lazy...
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #11 on: 27 May 2015, 16:08:16 »
All my chips are freshly cooked in a deep fat fryer. Why would you want to do anything else?

Turn on frier. Spend a few minutes peeling and chopping potatoes to your preferred size of chip. Fill deep fat fryer with chipped potatoes, lift and shaking contents of frying basket a couple of times so they cooked evenly. Serve. 5 minutes preparation and 10 minutes cooking. This is also a great way to get evenly cooked roast potatoes.

While the chips are cooking finish preparing the other food to go with them.

I can't see how oven chips save much time?
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #12 on: 27 May 2015, 18:47:00 »
If you are ever anywhere near here:-
Emiles Fish & Chips
1 Barbican Parade/Barbican Rd
Looe, Cornwall PL13 1EZ
You will be treated to the world's best (and unhealthiest!) chips, not dry and floury and lacking in thaste, but limp and full of flavour. Their fish is perfect, too.
 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Emiles+Fish+%26+Chips/@50.35975,-4.448901,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x486c9c1130b0a8e3:0x337bd362c32c2558

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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #13 on: 27 May 2015, 18:55:58 »
I'm sure I've suggested this before, but we need an OOF good grub guide, perhaps as a sticky...
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #14 on: 27 May 2015, 18:56:15 »
Im with AA, use a chip pan or in my case, a huge saucepan, like a 5L one.

But you have to boil the cut spuds for a few mins first....drain and shake them a bit and let them dry off.....so they go slightly 'fluffy' (they will then absorb more oil and be crispier)

Chuck in oil before its hot....and approx. 15-20mins later you have top tasting crispy chips  :y

I use rapeseed oil in the pan....but each to their own  :y
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