Oven chips

[magnolia]

How do you do yours? Do you home make them? Put them in an air fryer? Or like me, but frozen oven chips and stick them in the oven?

I get the crinkle cut ones from Lidl but they take an hour on gas mark 7 to cook! I'm still waiting
Says on the packet 30 mins on gas mark 7

Why do they take so long ?!

[biscuits]

I make them with fresh potatoes in the air fryer if I have time!

Then other times I have frozen ones in the air fryer.

I love chips but don't have them that often.

What does gas mark mean? I've only ever used electric ovens and they take about 20/25 min in an electric fan over at 220 degrees.

[sophie79]

They take so long in the oven, always more than the time stated on the packet to not be mushy.

I air fry them now, they cook better on the outside and only take 22 minutes at 190c.

[Mr. Nobody]

Lidl spicy potato wedges are pretty good,
And just peeling spuds coating them with spices and olive oil and shoving them in the oven is just as good,

Usually takes raw potatoes about 40 mins in the oven at 180 to be perfect,
Frozen shop-bought stuff is usually about 25 mins at 180c

Sounds like there might be something wrong with your oven Magnolia

[Sea]

I buy frozen ones, and usually run out of patience before they are cooked so they end up a pale yellow soggy texture rather than the crispy golden-brown specimens on the packet

[Shy_pretty_Angela]

I like oven chips but I cook them in the halogen oven . They cook much faster and really crisp the chips nicely

[Merritt]

I like getting the triple cooked beef dripping Aldi oven chips, makes me feel aspirational. I wouldn't go as far as the sweet potato variety though, I know my place. Look what happened to Icarus.

[Chess&Junkfood]

ASDA Straight Cut Chips are my favourite! They say you can't make love to an ASDA Straight Cut Chip but I disagree!

Oh and I cook them for about 25 minutes in the fan oven.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by Merritt

I like getting the triple cooked beef dripping Aldi oven chips, makes me feel aspirational. I wouldn't go as far as the sweet potato variety though, I know my place. Look what happened to Icarus.

No, honestly try them

[Blackflies]

The chunky champions ^

I like my chips thick and fulfilling.



I enjoy these too and some wedges, especially the McCain Spicy ones.



I think the firecracker ones might do me in though.

[genovese]

Double check the ingredients list on the ones you buy.
Aldi seems to be the only one that does one simple straight cut with just two ingredients potatoes () and oil.

All the other brands and ranges have dextrose, diphosphates, rats tails & puppy tails.

And yeh, air fryer all the way.

I interlace mine with vinegar, salt, black pepper, chilli powder & tumeric. To the point where you can't see much natural chip colour. A king's feast!

If you're using chilli powder be gentle at first, you must be eighteen!

[BFG_]

Oven chips are horrible.

[T]

I've gone from Straight to Crinkle Chips but homemade i dream of..

[Lee S]

Originally Posted by Merritt

I like getting the triple cooked beef dripping Aldi oven chips...

Those are nice. Lidl have similar ones too. Alas, I am not supposed to eat potato anymore since being diagnosed diabetic last year. The starch in potato turns to glucose in the blood. I really miss chips and potato in general.

[magnolia]

Originally Posted by biscuits

What does gas mark mean? I've only ever used electric ovens and they take about 20/25 min in an electric fan over at 220 degrees.

Yes Gas mark 7 is 220 degrees

[magnolia]

Originally Posted by Mr. Nobody

Lidl spicy potato wedges are pretty good,
And just peeling spuds coating them with spices and olive oil and shoving them in the oven is just as good,

Usually takes raw potatoes about 40 mins in the oven at 180 to be perfect,
Frozen shop-bought stuff is usually about 25 mins at 180c

Sounds like there might be something wrong with your oven Magnolia

Oh yes i do buy Lidl spicey wedges too, there are real nice.

[biscuits]

Originally Posted by magnolia

Yes Gas mark 7 is 220 degrees

I've never seen a gas oven before. Do you have to light them? I'd be so scared. I'm too scared of gas hobs as well. What a wimp!

[Merry]

^no, you don't have to light modern gas ovens or hobs.
They are great to cook with, in terms of controlling the heat, heating up much quicker etc.
They probably are slightly more dangerous to have maybe.
The thing I struggle with with ours is cleaning the hob, because the top bits are really heavy cast iron and you have to lift them off to clean around the burners. I think in the future I'd like an electric hob where you can easily wipe it all down.

[Amara 94]

Originally Posted by biscuits

I make them with fresh potatoes in the air fryer if I have time!

Then other times I have frozen ones in the air fryer.

I love chips but don't have them that often.

What does gas mark mean? I've only ever used electric ovens and they take about 20/25 min in an electric fan over at 220 degrees.

Reminds me of a previous Pub kitchen job I had had to rinse the potatoes after cutting them to wash all of the starch out.

[biscuits]

^^ Ohhh thanks for explaining! Yes, induction hobs are pretty excellent!

^ you can't beat a home made chip! I put smoked paprika, oregano, garlic.

[Amara 94]

Yeah, the pub chips, made from the potatoes they brought, had a better texture than most fish and chips shops I’ve ate at. I don’t eat fish and chips much though.