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Title: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 13:09:47
Had a chat with a mate last and turned out quite interesting.

So what do you cook your chips in?
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 13:13:35
Just a poll for a bit of fun.

Will open up the poll on friday.  :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Tonka. on 04 August 2009, 13:25:00
Wifey makes me have oven chips but I prefer them cooked in LARD  :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 August 2009, 13:48:08
Never quite the same as the chippy. :-/

Plus having the facilities to cook them would probably be too much temptation. ::)

Kevin
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: waspy on 04 August 2009, 14:00:57
Sun flower oil. Get the oil as hot as possible, cook them fast & hot. I like mine just browned with brown sauce & four slices of bread :P :P :P
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Jimbob on 04 August 2009, 14:03:08
I use 'crisp and dry'

170 degrees c, till they start browing,
then finish em off at 190  :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: waspy on 04 August 2009, 14:07:54
Er hum. Can we stop talking about chips please :( I've had my salad for dinner & all this talk's making my mouth water :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Jimbob on 04 August 2009, 14:08:43
ok, wont mention a good sprinkling of salt and vinegar then  :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Elite Pete on 04 August 2009, 14:13:07
Don't know, I can only do oven chips :-[

The onlt time I cook is when the smoke alarms need testing ::)
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Varche on 04 August 2009, 14:14:00
I had to ask my butler but apparently it is sunflower oil! Bet you thought it was going to be olive oil.

El grassa varche
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: waspy on 04 August 2009, 14:37:15
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ok, wont mention a good sprinkling of salt and vinegar then  :y

We don't have a mouth watering smilie so this will do :-X
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 14:38:10
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Er hum. Can we stop talking about chips please :( I've had my salad for dinner & all this talk's making my mouth water :P :P :P :P


Wait untill you see my next thread.   ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Jimbob on 04 August 2009, 14:38:59
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Er hum. Can we stop talking about chips please :( I've had my salad for dinner & all this talk's making my mouth water :P :P :P :P


Wait untill you see my nest thread.   ;D ;D ;D ;D :y


another one about birds is it  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 14:42:40
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Er hum. Can we stop talking about chips please :( I've had my salad for dinner & all this talk's making my mouth water :P :P :P :P


Wait untill you see my nest thread.   ;D ;D ;D ;D :y


another one about birds is it  ;D ;D ;D ;D


now there's a thought, not posted one of those threads for a while.   :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 14:45:06
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Er hum. Can we stop talking about chips please :( I've had my salad for dinner & all this talk's making my mouth water :P :P :P :P


Wait untill you see my nest thread.   ;D ;D ;D ;D :y


another one about birds is it  ;D ;D ;D ;D

    


now there's a thought, not posted one of those threads for a while.   :y

not really worth a thread for it.  While I was cooking my lunch there was a big juicy wood pigeon sat on the fence, and i began to wonder if I shot it then would i be able to prepare it for a pie.
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 04 August 2009, 15:49:15
I use oven chips, but use vegetable oil when baking roast potatoes :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 August 2009, 16:21:19
At least no-one's complained that the GM semi-synth 10w40 option is missing. ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 04 August 2009, 16:24:06
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At least no-one's complained that the GM semi-synth 10w40 option is missing. ;D

Kevin

Well I reckon it would cure constipation Kevin!! 8-) 8-) 8-) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 04 August 2009, 16:37:44
Used to use beef dripping :y :y but now toss in olive oil and roast in oven :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 16:52:08
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At least no-one's complained that the GM semi-synth 10w40 option is missing. ;D

Kevin



PMSL, added it for the hell of it. 
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Tony H on 04 August 2009, 16:53:10
Funny we were only talkin about this subject this morning. When I was a teenager my older sister worked at a deli that cooked there own chickens on a rotissorie. One evening she brought the fat that had come out of the chickens and mum put it in the chip pan. It made the nicest chips I have ever tasted to this day  :). To much of that though and you'd end up with arterys like hypodermic needles  :o
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Andy B on 04 August 2009, 17:08:34
We only have the choice of oven chips at home now as we've nowt to cook 'em in, so it's usually chippy chips.

The best chips I used to get were from a cippy in Inverkeithing where they used a lard/dripping to cook them. It's a long time since I last went but had changed to a Chinese chippy now ....  :'(
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Elite Pete on 04 August 2009, 17:12:39
I think the best chips you can get are your mums, they always taste fantastic :)
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 17:28:05
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I think the best chips you can get are your mums, they always taste fantastic :)


To true.  when there was a house full mum used to do 2 oe 3 pan full and put them on a tray in the oven, and allthough they sent a bit soggy I loved em......      mmmmmmmmm     :P :P :P :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: mars on 04 August 2009, 20:40:41
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I use oven chips, but use vegetable oil when baking roast potatoes :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)
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I use olive oil :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: amigov6 on 05 August 2009, 00:04:12
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I think the best chips you can get are your mums, they always taste fantastic :)
What are you doing eating chips with my Mum????? ::)
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 August 2009, 06:04:52
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I use oven chips, but use vegetable oil when baking roast potatoes :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-)
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I use olive oil :y


I'll have to try that Mars as I have two bottles of olive oil :y :y :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: MikeDundee on 05 August 2009, 06:28:43
Use oven chips here, but when in Thailand use sunflower oil to cook them in as can't get oven chips.
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 05 August 2009, 23:37:50
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Used to use beef dripping :y :y but now toss in olive oil and roast in oven :y


You can allways tell when a chippy is cooking in dripping.



there's allways a que. :P
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 05 August 2009, 23:44:23
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Used to use beef dripping :y :y but now toss in olive oil and roast in oven :y


You can allways tell when a chippy is cooking in dripping.



rhere's allways a que. :P


Damn right Mr S, nothing else added but salt and malt vinegar - well maybe a taste of mayo, yum yum :y :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: albitz on 06 August 2009, 00:41:50
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Used to use beef dripping :y :y but now toss in olive oil and roast in oven :y


You can allways tell when a chippy is cooking in dripping.



rhere's allways a que. :P


Damn right Mr S, nothing else added but salt and malt vinegar - well maybe a taste of mayo, yum yum :y :y
......and the chips got to have a proper ulster pastie with them zulu. :y :)
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 06 August 2009, 00:49:38
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Used to use beef dripping :y :y but now toss in olive oil and roast in oven :y


You can allways tell when a chippy is cooking in dripping.



rhere's allways a que. :P


Damn right Mr S, nothing else added but salt and malt vinegar - well maybe a taste of mayo, yum yum :y :y

Any other chips I would agree, but not ones done in dripping.
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 06 August 2009, 00:53:34
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Used to use beef dripping :y :y but now toss in olive oil and roast in oven :y


You can allways tell when a chippy is cooking in dripping.



rhere's allways a que. :P


Damn right Mr S, nothing else added but salt and malt vinegar - well maybe a taste of mayo, yum yum :y :y

Any other chips I would agree, but not ones done in dripping.


Yep I'll give you that one :y :y
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 06 August 2009, 00:59:05
The ideal compliment to chips cooked in dripping.

Touch of salt n vinegar.

Top with a nice piece of battered cod, mushy peas and some parsley sauce.

2/3 slices of bread and butter and a nice cold pint.



If you dont want the extra's, forget the tray, get your chips "open" and then put a piece of folder newspaper underneath (Non cokours)     ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 August 2009, 09:44:09
Anyone tried goose fat?  :-*

Had a goose for Christmas dinner a couple of years back, just for a change from Turkey, and nearly chucked the fat that came out during cooking. Glad we didn't!

Makes the best roast potatoes ever, too. :y

Kevin
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 06 August 2009, 15:28:45
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Anyone tried goose fat?  :-*

Had a goose for Christmas dinner a couple of years back, just for a change from Turkey, and nearly chucked the fat that came out during cooking. Glad we didn't!

Makes the best roast potatoes ever, too. :y

Kevin

never considered it for doing chips, but maybe the temperature to cook the chips at might be too high, as beef dripping is near flashpoint for chips.  :-/
Title: Re: What Do You Cook Your Chips In?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 06 August 2009, 15:37:38
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Anyone tried goose fat?  :-*

Had a goose for Christmas dinner a couple of years back, just for a change from Turkey, and nearly chucked the fat that came out during cooking. Glad we didn't!

Makes the best roast potatoes ever, too. :y

Kevin

never considered it for doing chips, but maybe the temperature to cook the chips at might be too high, as beef dripping is near flashpoint for chips.  :-/



Goose fat has a very high flash point but is too strong a taste for chips, which by nature have much less volume than the roast potato but are served in greater numbers to the portion.