tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post5999181290100687860..comments2023-11-05T03:53:43.353-05:00Comments on It Starts With Me: Homemade Potato ChipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946726948266089329noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-24081363643151771892012-01-10T12:12:01.768-05:002012-01-10T12:12:01.768-05:00That sounds awesome Danielle, I've been wantin...That sounds awesome Danielle, I've been wanting to make chips for sometime but keep putting it off. You have inspired me to break down and make them. I really like the idea of making more food at home and buying less packaging.Beach Huggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-20602178469300282392012-01-10T08:25:38.151-05:002012-01-10T08:25:38.151-05:00Thank you all so much for the compliments, suggest...Thank you all so much for the compliments, suggestions and tips!!<br /><br />It seems the consensus is to bake them!! SO...I am definitely going to try making baked potato chips... less oil and I am sure much healthier! :) I would imagine that the same application could be used for sweet potatoes... I'm going to add them to the list to try baked as well. I'm planning on not procrastinating making baked chips! ;)<br /><br />Susan-- I'm reading the book "Waste & Want"... and in it she discusses how ( everything was used up... including grease/oils for lighting!! I'm so intrigued by this idea!!<br /><br />Kate-- I can't remember the last time I peeled a potato! (HA!) I'm curious, what do you do with the potato peels?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946726948266089329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-82342634151950313832012-01-09T21:20:39.277-05:002012-01-09T21:20:39.277-05:00I would try baking them instead. Coat them in a l...I would try baking them instead. Coat them in a little oil, spread or even pile them on a cookie sheet, flip them when they look like they should be flipped, add salt and cool.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662397124705675356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-24652314760353378092012-01-09T17:15:48.220-05:002012-01-09T17:15:48.220-05:00I should also add that because I use a potato peel...I should also add that because I use a potato peeler my chips don't look nearly as pretty as yours. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-85600984842182863062012-01-09T17:14:39.519-05:002012-01-09T17:14:39.519-05:00Could you coat them with oil and do a baked chip k...Could you coat them with oil and do a baked chip kind of thing? We have had some success with that in the past. I don't have a mandolin so I use a potato peeler. Katie Kimball (Kitchen Stewardship) says to save your potato peels by coating them with oil and sticking them in the fridge until you're ready to bake them. I definitely need to admit at this point in this comment that I have some potato peels from before Christmas that I need to give up and compost. Oh well. We do the best we can. I might try a hybrid of your recipes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-85339373083840947212012-01-09T09:32:18.534-05:002012-01-09T09:32:18.534-05:00These look delicious! Do you think the same method...These look delicious! Do you think the same method would work with sweet potatoes? I have not used this method myself, but I have heard that you can strain used oil through a coffee filter or piece of cheesecloth, then reuse it. When it becomes too cloudy to reuse, you can strain it, then pour into into a glass bottle with a metal lid. Nail a small hold in the lid, then feed a small piece of cotton cloth through the hole as a wick. You can then use this as an emergency candle/light.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02055434669096353875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-59099316091513333512012-01-09T08:37:45.844-05:002012-01-09T08:37:45.844-05:00We've found that a good oil can be reused for ...We've found that a good oil can be reused for potatoes at least a few times. When you're done, run it through a strainer that's lined with a cheesecloth or paper towels to get rid of any chip bits. Then just put the oil into an airtight container and keep in the fridge (or the freezer, which is what we do). Label it so you remember what you used it for, and you can probably use the same oil 3-4 times with it tasting just as good as new!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432284983902312892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381312513261620243.post-72094398000711141812012-01-09T08:27:33.045-05:002012-01-09T08:27:33.045-05:00sounds great - and i love your procrastination sto...sounds great - and i love your procrastination story... rang a bell over here for sure! i remember making potato chips in college: i sliced them thinly, wiped them on both sides with olive oil, and put them on a rack in the oven (i don't remember the details... but i'm sure that recipe is out there somewhere!) - salt and flavor them either during or after. this removes the pot of boiling oil and is probably a bit healthier than soaking them in oil? thanks for reminding me, i think i'll try it again!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797780505135265113noreply@blogger.com