Supermarket chips
Discussion
We had our first supermarket chips (from the frozen section) ealier this year in Penzance, whilst on holiday. They were from Iceland and actually surprised me in a good way. A couple of weeks ago, I went to Waitrose and they had some triple cooked in beef fat chunky chips £3.95 for 400g. We had them with Sainsburys lamb shanks and brocolli and the whole thing was very nice. Yesterday, as a bit of a treat, we had fillet steak, green beans, M&S Bearnaise sauce and M&S Gatropub triple cooked chips, £2.99 for 600g. These have to be the best chips so far, probably better than anything I have had from a chippy or restaurant.
Please chip in with your own suggestions.
Please chip in with your own suggestions.
Don't want to sound like that guy, the air fryer evangelist waffling on about how great their air fryer is.
But they do make even the most average oven chips from the supermarket better than they ever have been when cooked in the oven.
YMMV but I stand by my statement.
As for recommendations, Aldis salt and pepper fries are always well received in our house.
But they do make even the most average oven chips from the supermarket better than they ever have been when cooked in the oven.
YMMV but I stand by my statement.
As for recommendations, Aldis salt and pepper fries are always well received in our house.
vladcjelli said:
Don't want to sound like that guy, the air fryer evangelist waffling on about how great their air fryer is.
But they do make even the most average oven chips from the supermarket better than they ever have been when cooked in the oven.
YMMV but I stand by my statement.
As for recommendations, Aldis salt and pepper fries are always well received in our house.
We were seriously thinking about buying an air fryer, but haven't currently the room to fit it in. I will definitely be having the M&S chips again.But they do make even the most average oven chips from the supermarket better than they ever have been when cooked in the oven.
YMMV but I stand by my statement.
As for recommendations, Aldis salt and pepper fries are always well received in our house.
vladcjelli said:
Don't want to sound like that guy, the air fryer evangelist waffling on about how great their air fryer is.
But they do make even the most average oven chips from the supermarket better than they ever have been when cooked in the oven.
YMMV but I stand by my statement.
As for recommendations, Aldis salt and pepper fries are always well received in our house.
With you on that. We always get Tesco Finest Triple Cooked Beef Basted Oven Chips. 15 minutes in the air fryer and they're lovely, not expensive either.But they do make even the most average oven chips from the supermarket better than they ever have been when cooked in the oven.
YMMV but I stand by my statement.
As for recommendations, Aldis salt and pepper fries are always well received in our house.
Only way to improve on these is the time/hassle of making triple cooked chips from scratch per Heston's recipe
We don't have them very often but oven chips have come on leaps and bounds in the last 20 years. Sometimes a few french fries or chunky chips are just what's needed with a steak or a burger so really convenient to grab a handful out of the freezer.
Don't have an air fryer and deep frying is a faff so I put them in a lined baking tray much bigger than required and set the timer for about 1/3 cooking time and toss a couple of times.
Dusting with spices like smoked paprika can take them up a notch
Don't have an air fryer and deep frying is a faff so I put them in a lined baking tray much bigger than required and set the timer for about 1/3 cooking time and toss a couple of times.
Dusting with spices like smoked paprika can take them up a notch
I generally buy the Iceland oven chips, £2 for 1.25kg (used to be 2kg) and they're nice, nicer done in my air fryer than they were in the oven. 14 minutes with whatever piece of chicken or fish I'm having with them.
I have just finished a bag of Sainsburys "Stamford Street" (i.e. bargain range) ones and didn't like them at all - difficult to know how they could be so different given that they're basically cut-up potatoes. I only got them as I'd forgotten to get some Iceland ones and didn't fancy making a special trip back.
I may try to super-duper flash expensive ones at some point, see if there's any noticeable difference.
I have just finished a bag of Sainsburys "Stamford Street" (i.e. bargain range) ones and didn't like them at all - difficult to know how they could be so different given that they're basically cut-up potatoes. I only got them as I'd forgotten to get some Iceland ones and didn't fancy making a special trip back.
I may try to super-duper flash expensive ones at some point, see if there's any noticeable difference.
21TonyK said:
I deep fry all chips so the coatings don't really make any difference to me. Lidl frozen skinny fries are the norm for me. I'm not a big fan of chunky chips unless I make my own.
Beware the coatings deep frying, the “crispy l McCain ones really muck up your oil, I always check ingredients These two are very different
having eaten a few lifetimes worth of processed food already, I am trying my best to be healthy now
We had sweet potato wedges the other night. Coated in olive oil and cajun spice, oven for about 30 mins at 180. Very nice and reasonably healthy.
These were wedges that I made myself by peeling and cutting sweet potatoes.
We had sweet potato wedges the other night. Coated in olive oil and cajun spice, oven for about 30 mins at 180. Very nice and reasonably healthy.
These were wedges that I made myself by peeling and cutting sweet potatoes.
Jimjimhim said:
An air fryer really does improve a frozen chip over cooking in an oven, if you can make space then it's worth getting one. Much much quicker too.
Regarding 'space' it needs to be free-standing on a counter top, nothing above, where lots of air can circulate. Not underneath an overhanging unit. A guy at work burned his kitchen down with a (presumably faulty) air fryer wedged into a tight space.
dunkind said:
andyA700 said:
M&S Bearnaise sauce ……..
Please chip in with your own suggestions.
Shop bought béarnaise sauce = council!Please chip in with your own suggestions.
You can make decent stuff in just five minutes.
What an insulting, idiotic comment - "council".
Get back under your bridge.
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