Best oven chips?

MrsStepford

Waitrose organic oven chips. However there's a chippie nearby and if husband wants chips, he nips round there.

Eenymeeny

Sorry, a bit off thread but I've found a solution for chunky chips which are a bit hard in the middle after cooking to the manufacturer's instructions.
A couple of minutes in the microwave before putting them in a hot oven seems to start the defrost and produces lovely, fluffy- in- the middle, crispy outside chips. Worth a try

Zero_Sum

suki1964 wrote: »

If Im buying oven chips I do like Lidls deluxe chunky chips made with Marie Piper potatoes. They are huge, you only need a few but they are delicious

They are nice, but seem to take ages to cook. Normally have chips in for 20-25 mins. These took 45 mins +

PorkPie06

Sainsbury's Crinkle Cut Chips 1.5kg - £1.50 - amazing!

JIL

I really don't like oven chips, but done in an actifry and they come out really well cooked. I like the aunt Bessie skin on rustic fries. I have only just seen them in the shop and they are as good as I have had done in a chip pan.

[Deleted User]

Just read through and now really fancy some chips but I never make any at home at all and only eat them once every four weeks at quiz night at the local pub where we get a small supper on a Tuesday night included in the price of our quiz £2.00 for a night out cheap as chips really :)

JackieO xx

andygb

M&S Maris Piper potatoes are £1 per kilo (£2.50 for 2.5 kilos), and they make a great oven chip.
Follow the usual procedure - peel, soak in water, pat dry, cut into chunky chips, dry between two pieces of kitchen towel, 1TBS of olive oil in a bowl, thoroughly coat the chips in oil, place in preheated 200C oven on a baking tray for 25-30 minutes, removing halfway to toss them around a bit without breaking them, remove with a proper slice with holes so that oil drains away, and place chips on kitchen roll to drain excess oil.
They should be evenly golden, with a crisp exterior and fluffy interior.
Add coarse sea salt and a dash of red wine vinegar.

maman

andygb wrote: »

M&S Maris Piper potatoes are £1 per kilo (£2.50 for 2.5 kilos), and they make a great oven chip.
Follow the usual procedure - peel, soak in water, pat dry, cut into chunky chips, dry between two pieces of kitchen towel, 1TBS of olive oil in a bowl, thoroughly coat the chips in oil, place in preheated 200C oven on a baking tray for 25-30 minutes, removing halfway to toss them around a bit without breaking them, remove with a proper slice with holes so that oil drains away, and place chips on kitchen roll to drain excess oil.
They should be evenly golden, with a crisp exterior and fluffy interior.
Add coarse sea salt and a dash of red wine vinegar.

I do something very similar.


One tip passed on by a friend is to cook on one of those mesh trays (Mine is from the £ shop) rather than a baking tray. I put that straight onto the oven shelf and turn around once half way through cooking. Tossing around isn't necessary as they're being cooked from top and bottom.

andygb

maman wrote: »

I do something very similar.


One tip passed on by a friend is to cook on one of those mesh trays (Mine is from the £ shop) rather than a baking tray. I put that straight onto the oven shelf and turn around once half way through cooking. Tossing around isn't necessary as they're being cooked from top and bottom.

The mesh tray sounds a fantastic idea cheers.

Olliebeak1951

Bacman wrote: »

..........The chip stirrer broke a year ago when I dropped it, and the side protectors broke their hinge a while back however unit still works fine - cost about £150 to buy the unit and i'm still using the same one I got 5 years ago, so proved a good investment.

If you want healthy chips, you won't regret getting an Actifry.

I'll 'second that' ! Love my Actifry and I've been using it for around 10yrs now. I did manage to drop the 'chip stirrer', but managed to order a new one from Tefal . Mine doesn't have the 'side protectors' on it - is that the thing that goes around the rim to stop chips from jumping up into the edge of the lid?

I don't even use a 'full measure' of oil in mine, and it still works just as well. Great to add some paprika, chilli powder, cayenne, garlic powder - better than anything I've ever bought frozen !