homemad crisps?

[shirt]

the reason for this post is that i bought a mandolin today and its great, perhaps the only gadget I've ever bought and been impressed by.

so, how do I go about cooking potato crisps at home? what oil temp, how to oven bake them, how to flavour without making them soggy etc. any tips & advice will be most welcome.

[Mobile Chicane]

Watch your fingers!

Truly the gadget for getting potatoes nice and thin. (Or matchsticks.) I'm a Dauphinoise / Johansson's Temptation addict.

[shirt]

I was thinking jannson's temptation looked great until I saw anchovies. ugh!

I am destined for 'this is why you're fat' as I had tartiflette again tonight!

[t84]

Can you make chips with a mandolin? What do they look like?

[escargot]

Mobile Chicane said:

Watch your fingers!

Yes. Definitely this. Believe me, it's not pleasant.

[Shaw Tarse]

escargot said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Watch your fingers!

Yes. Definitely this. Believe me, it's not pleasant.

Yes I've seen what happens when you don't.

[SVX]

Oh MC, I'd never heard of Jansson's Temptation, but will definitely be trying it, it sounds lovely!

[t84]

I've been looking at potato chippers today, awesome!

[P924]

Instead of a Mandolin, why don't you try a potato peeler. Should give much thinner crisps.

[Simpo Two]

t84 said:

Can you make chips with a mandolin? What do they look like?

Stringy...

[shirt]

P924 said:

Instead of a Mandolin, why don't you try a potato peeler. Should give much thinner crisps.

not really, I can get perfectly sliced potato so thin its almost see through using the mandolin.

you couldn't make chips with it, max setting is 3mm