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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #15 on: 27 May 2015, 18:58:01 »

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

Ron.

Chips should be crispy ... not limp  :o
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #16 on: 27 May 2015, 18:58:40 »

I am with deviator, please don't use a chip pan.

Much safer and better results with a purpose built fryer.  .....

As AA says, just be careful. Having said that, we done have either a chip pan or deep fat fryer anymore, but I loathe oven chips, so when we want chips, i go the the chippy while SWMBO does the rest of the tea.



Many many years ago, we left our deep fat fryer on in our married quarter in Rosyth for about 10/11 days while we spent Christmas with our family  :o :o :o. When we got back we were met with the smell of warm fat .......... It's just a bloody good job the thermostat didn't fail while we were away.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #17 on: 27 May 2015, 19:06:49 »

I've blown up 2 fryers in as many years.  We've got one of those minimal oil rotary fryers now, which definatley isn't the same as a proper chip, but a damn sight more healthy I suspect.  I'd class its results of what a oven chip is supposed to be, but never quite is...  ...possibly because we always use oven chips in it (can't buy frying chips around here :(.  Must try some freshly chipped taters in it one day.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #18 on: 27 May 2015, 19:12:04 »

You can try oven chips,microwave chips or any other sort you can think of but you still can't beat "proper" chips! I do use a deep fat fryer myself though.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #19 on: 27 May 2015, 19:14:11 »

You can try oven chips,microwave chips or any other sort you can think of but you still can't beat "proper" chips! I do use a deep fat fryer myself though.
Not sure if its nostalgia, fresher potatoes, better ingredients or something else, but my gran's chip pan crinkle chips always tasted far better than anything that's ever come out of any of my fryers...
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #20 on: 28 May 2015, 06:49:13 »

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

You don't have to boil the chips first to get them crisp cooked properly.

1. Peel and chip the potatoes into a saucepan of cold water.

2. Rinse the chips well 5/6 times with cold water.

3. Put chip pan on low to medium heat.

4. As the oil starts to heat up, place 1 chip into the oil.

5. When chip rises to surface, place another chip into the oil, and wait for that chip to rise to the surface - oil is ready.

6. Tip remainder of chips into a colander, and shake well to get surplice water off them.

7. Carefully drop a few chips at a time into the oil.

8. Do not shake the basket, wait until chips start to brown, then shake the basket.

9. Repeat shaking occasionally , until chips look ready - enjoy.

10. Do not, repeat, do not have the heat too high.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #21 on: 28 May 2015, 13:17:59 »

I've blown up 2 fryers in as many years.  We've got one of those minimal oil rotary fryers now, which definatley isn't the same as a proper chip, but a damn sight more healthy I suspect.  I'd class its results of what a oven chip is supposed to be, but never quite is...  ...possibly because we always use oven chips in it (can't buy frying chips around here :(.  Must try some freshly chipped taters in it one day.

Why don't they sell spuds around Brackley.
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« Reply #22 on: 28 May 2015, 13:52:56 »

I've blown up 2 fryers in as many years.  We've got one of those minimal oil rotary fryers now, which definatley isn't the same as a proper chip, but a damn sight more healthy I suspect.  I'd class its results of what a oven chip is supposed to be, but never quite is...  ...possibly because we always use oven chips in it (can't buy frying chips around here :(.  Must try some freshly chipped taters in it one day.

Why don't they sell spuds around Brackley.

I think TB considers shopping a "pink job" and has therefore probably never looked, choosing to believe his dear wife when she tells him that only healthy food is available in Brackley supermarkets.. ;D
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #23 on: 28 May 2015, 14:13:59 »

Fresh, clean oil makes rubbish tasting chips..... but dirty oil makes amazing chips.

Trouble is, chip pans/deep fat fryers stink, that's why I won't have one in the house.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #24 on: 28 May 2015, 17:55:55 »

I've blown up 2 fryers in as many years.  We've got one of those minimal oil rotary fryers now, which definatley isn't the same as a proper chip, but a damn sight more healthy I suspect.  I'd class its results of what a oven chip is supposed to be, but never quite is...  ...possibly because we always use oven chips in it (can't buy frying chips around here :(.  Must try some freshly chipped taters in it one day.

Why don't they sell spuds around Brackley.

Not enough of that special water you see  :P :P :P  ;D
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #25 on: 28 May 2015, 18:22:30 »

I've blown up 2 fryers in as many years.  We've got one of those minimal oil rotary fryers now, which definatley isn't the same as a proper chip, but a damn sight more healthy I suspect.  I'd class its results of what a oven chip is supposed to be, but never quite is...  ...possibly because we always use oven chips in it (can't buy frying chips around here :(.  Must try some freshly chipped taters in it one day.

Why don't they sell spuds around Brackley.

I think TB considers shopping a "pink job" and has therefore probably never looked, choosing to believe his dear wife when she tells him that only healthy food is available in Brackley supermarkets.. ;D
Being a disbelieving soul, I went to a well known British success story but currently down in the dumps Supermarket with her, and had to admit that she had been right for the last 15yrs, when she'd grumbled our store was shite!
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #26 on: 28 May 2015, 18:23:22 »

But, yes, shopping is a pink job. But because I'm the modern man, I did help her carry it into the house this evening.
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #27 on: 28 May 2015, 18:25:34 »

But, yes, shopping is a pink job. But because I'm the modern man, I did help her carry it into the house this evening.
And something she clearly appreciates, as I'm laying in the bath, and immediately following me posting above, she has just brought me in a nice mug of tea and one of those mini chocolate swiss roll thingies
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #28 on: 28 May 2015, 19:26:43 »

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

Ron.

Guess where I went this evening


Really nice chips, crispy and well done with huge portions, luckily it's only 20 mins down the road from me!!
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Re: Proper Chips
« Reply #29 on: 29 May 2015, 09:19:15 »

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 ;)

That's exactly what my 2nd cousin did about 15 years ago. He woke up when the house was fully ablaze. His Mum, Dad, Sister and her baby were all upstairs in bed asleep when it happened. He was the only survivor. Drove him mad apparently.  :'(
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