Best potatoes for chips?

AlwaysHappy

Have finally got out the deep fat fryer we were bought for a wedding present ten years ago - my husband is dead against it but our son is very persuasive and wants some chips.
It suggests in the accompanying leaflet to use corn oil for the frying but just wondered what types of potatoes are best - we haven't any in at the moment so will be popping out later. Many thanks.

ubamother

in my personal opinion maris piper or king edward - but I'm sure people have other favourites too

Bronnie

Maris Pipers!

FunkyFairy

I always use King Edwards for everything a very good all rounder.:o

Calf_rearer

Maris piper gets my vote also, and I use dripping rather than oil in my deep fat fryer, know it's not a pc fat but what the heck I say, I would rather than have a few really good chips than loads of so so ones

seasideshack

I always get lovely chips using Maris Pipers, they are great for jackets and mash too. I know they are more expensive but worth the extra in my opinion.

HotLegs

I don't find any potatoes at this time of year are any good for chips.

oldposhfan

I was in the chippie trade all my life so I do know a bit about frying chips. Maris Pipers do make good chips but basically any floury flesh potato will do. At this time of year if potatoes are not stored at the right temperature the starch in them will convert to sugar and that will result in a sweet tasting chip that turns brown when its cooked. Cook them in 2 stages. First wash any starch off the raw cut chips then dry them well, drop them into the oil at about 160C until they just start to go soft. Remove them from the oil until the temperature has recovered to about 180c and them put them back in the oil until the chip is crisp on the outside and soft in the middle. Allow them to drain for a couple of minutes before eating. A note of caution however, fire departments attend more fires caused by cooking chips than anything other cause, so be careful or even better go to your local chippy. Vegetable oil has a higher flash point than dripping and so is safer.

Mely

Maris piper, or Roosters potatoes (expensive, but bought when on offer lol).

llac

Another vote for rooster's I find they are a good all rounder. I am lucky as local farm shop sells them - last bag (10kgs) cost me £2.30.

RAS

Cara will do if nothing else is available.