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Maris Piper chipping Potatoes

adpod
adpod Posts: 242 Forumite
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Just wondering if anyone knows what the difference is between Maris Piper potatoes that you can get in tescos etc and Maris Piper chipping potatoes which my local wholesale sells.

Im guessing chipping potatoes is what chippys use but this there any real differences?

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  • ariba10
    ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
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    They are the same.

    A Marris Piper is a Marris Piper!
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • adpod
    adpod Posts: 242 Forumite
    ariba10 wrote: »
    They are the same.

    A Marris Piper is a Marris Piper!

    I thought that just wasn't sure why they would call it a chipping potato instead of just maris piper.
  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,892 Forumite
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    adpod wrote: »
    I thought that just wasn't sure why they would call it a chipping potato instead of just maris piper.

    Possibly graded to a size that would go through the cutter in a chip shop?
  • k3lvc
    k3lvc Posts: 4,174 Forumite
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    The chipping ones are rectangular so there is no wastage. They do often get bruised corners though
  • z1a
    z1a Posts: 2,522 Forumite
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    ariba10 wrote: »
    They are the same.

    A Marris Piper is a Marris Piper!

    Yeh, but what about a Maris Piper?
  • Clowance
    Clowance Posts: 1,904 Forumite
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    k3lvc wrote: »
    The chipping ones are rectangular so there is no wastage. They do often get bruised corners though
    The worst chip shop near me serve 50% shards of chip, so you are paying full price for wastage!
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