Potato Chips - Opinions?

[jmcquown]

Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't remember
anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive tin. I got an
email saying The Vermont Country store has them in stock. (I'm not
affiliated with this store in any way.)

On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from Chicago.
She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best. Said she couldn't
find them in Memphis so when people would visit from Chicago they'd bring
her some. I had to laugh when I saw them on the shelf at the same grocery
store where we both shopped. The one time I tasted them I couldn't see what
was so much better about them. Jays went out of business in 2007 so I guess
she's SOL now :(

I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for waffle potato
chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge, sort of like fingernails
on a chalk board.

Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved Hawaiian
kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian" was a brand
name used by Frito-Lay.

If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

Jill

[Bryan]

On Mar 31, 9:08 am, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> > Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'?  A long time ago they used to be
> > delivered (!) in a big tin.
>

> I thought they were "Charlies", but not sure about that.  I still have
> one of the tins buried in the garage someplace, possibly
> disintegrated.
>
We had those tins around. When I was a kid, I preferred a local
brand, Old Vienna.
http://oldviennallc.com/vienna/

When I buy them, I buy Lay's because they are consistently what I
expect from a potato chip.
>
> -sw

--Bryan

[jmcquown]

"Bull" <bu...@bluemail.net> wrote in message
news:bull-092DC8.0...@5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com...
> In article <9toerd...@mid.individual.net>,

> I don't buy chips much. Most are too salty. When I do my first choice
> is Dirty's.
>
> http://www.dirtys.com/
>
Oh, I loved Dirty Potato Chips! "Dirty" Potato Chips was founded in
Memphis, Tennessee in 1987". Yes indeed, they were! And they also made an
unsalted chip that was wonderful. I preferred those, because as much as I
like salt I also loved the unsalted taste of real potatoes in those chips :)
I'm not sure I can find Dirty Potato Chips where I live now. And since
they've sold out to another company, they probably aren't the same at all.

(snippage)

> Zapp's now owns Dirty's. They also own the California Chip Company.
> Never seen or tried those. I also NEVER buy any of the flavored
> variety's.
>
> BULL

I don't buy adulterated chips, either. You (the collective you) can keep
your BBQ, your vinegar, your chips coated with faux cheese or powdered sour
cream and onion. Just give me good, plain potato chips.

Jill

[z z]

I love Pringles Whole Grain original flavor chips. They are very
thin/fragile-you can dip, but you cant scoop, with just one. You have to
double-up to scoop.

I like them because they are lower carb but also because they are
delicious and I don't notice aggressive salt though I am sure it's
there.

It figures, when Pringles finally marketed these, Kraft eliminated all
of their best dips. (!Not! a fan of ranch or french onion dip.)

[notbob]

On 2012-03-31, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved Hawaiian
> kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian" was a brand
> name used by Frito-Lay.

I buy Fritos to put in my chili and clam chowder instead of crackers.
As for chips, those Kettle salt/pepper are positively addicting. I
buy a bag every time I go to the store.

nb

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"jmcquown" wrote in message news:9toerd...@mid.individual.net...

Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't remember
anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive tin. I got an
email saying The Vermont Country store has them in stock. (I'm not
affiliated with this store in any way.)

If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

Jill

we used to get Charles chips. In east TX. there was a brand called
Campbells. I don't know if it was a regional co. They were very good. I like
the Cape Cod kettle chips. They are thin and crispy and some are folded
over. They are my favorites.

[jmcquown]

"z z" <angi...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:6252-4F77...@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net...

> I love Pringles Whole Grain original flavor chips. They are very
> thin/fragile-you can dip, but you cant scoop, with just one. You have to
> double-up to scoop.
>
> I like them because they are lower carb but also because they are
> delicious and I don't notice aggressive salt though I am sure it's
> there.
>

LOLOL I remember coming back to the US (I was 11) and being amazed to find
Pringles. Potato chips in a can!

I don't give a rip about carbs (how could I if I eat potatoes?). What is
weird about them is they form Pringles from potato flakes. And they are
"stackable". Sorry, but those just aren't real potato chips.

Jill

[jmcquown]

"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
news:1b8b38z6...@sqwertz.com...

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>

>> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
>> delivered (!) in a big tin.
>

> I thought they were "Charlies", but not sure about that.

Nope, look it up. Charles Chips.

> It seem most of the chips nowadays are the "Kettle Cooked" thicker and
> crispier ones. The thin whimpy ones such as Lay's Classic seem to be
> going out of style. I prefer the former.
>
> -sw

That's what I like about the Publix (store brand) chips. They're thin,
classic style. Also a buck or so cheaper than Lay's :)

I like potato chips with (and sometimes ON) hamburgers.

Jill

[Nancy Young]

On 3/31/2012 9:24 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
> delivered (!) in a big tin.

I remember buying them in the big tin at the supermarket.

> I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
> only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for waffle
> potato chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge, sort of like
> fingernails on a chalk board.

The ruffled type? Sometimes I go for those.

> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved
> Hawaiian kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian"
> was a brand name used by Frito-Lay.

> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

Once in a while I go through a potato chip phase then I don't buy
any for a long time, they lose their appeal. Lately it was the
kettle chips, one of my brothers brought some at Christmas and I
got the bug. The way they're all folded onto themselves, I love
that.

I used to get the low sodium Wise chips. Overall, though, I don't
chips that often.

nancy

[gregz]

UTZ. Best chip I ever had. I'm buying crinkle cuts. I see they have tins,
and more stuff than I want to try.

http://www.utzsnacks.com/index.html

Greg

[Brooklyn1]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

I don't buy chips often but when I do I buy whichever is on sale. At
my market the sale potato chips are usually Lay's or Wise, typically a
twofer $5.... only I've recently noticed how the bags have shrunk in
weight substantially. Has to be six months since I last bought potato
chips, or corn chips. I don't like to keep chips around because I
can't eat just one bag, on a twofer I'll knock of both within a week.

[Kalmia]

On Mar 31, 9:24 am, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'?  A long time ago they used to be
> delivered (!) in a big tin.  I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
> some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's.  I don't remember
> anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive tin.

___________I've seen those tins as storage containers in garages.

> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
>

___________I remember Charles Chips. Never cud figure out why anyone
wud buy in such quantities.

When I was a kid, we could buy a quarter's worth from a bulk dealer at
the local candy store. They were known to break a chip in half to get
the correct weight. They died rich, I bet.

I never buy chips. Haven't in 30 years, I bet. I'll eat a few when
they come gratis with a sangwidge.

[Tom Del Rosso]

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved
> Hawaiian kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn
> "Hawaiian" was a brand name used by Frito-Lay.
>
> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

The "Hawaiian" chips from Trader Joe's.


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[JeanineAlyse]

On Mar 31, 6:24 am, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

The blue bag of baked, salted chips from one of the last Trader Joes
threads on what we like there were mentioned, so I bought two bags. I
wish I'd bought more because I am hooked. 'Twas my first time trying
baked (instead of fried) and I love them, especially with "Litehouse"
dill or their slightly hot avocado dip. With these baked chips I
really know I'm eating potatoes instead of just something salty and
crunchy. I have to have 'tater chips on tuna sandwiches as well, so
that will be for my lunch today.
...Picky

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
>delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
>some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's.

>

>If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
>
>Jill

My mother had them delivered also, about the 1960 time frame.

When we moved to CT, the best brand around was State Line, but they
went out of business when Frito Lay built a plant five miles down the
road from us. They had incredible low price sales in the area and
took most of the business.

I like Lays, but I also find that the Great Value from Wal Mart are
just as good.

Herr's is having a big promotion here. They have some flavored chips
and we bought some just for fun. Horseradish and Cheddar, Heinz
Ketchup, baby back ribs, Kansas City steak. Texas Pete hot sauce are
all available.

We tried the ketchup and the horseradish. Fun to try, but not what
I'd want to eat all the time.

[Gary]

gregz wrote:

>
> "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
> >
> > Jill
>
> UTZ. Best chip I ever had. I'm buying crinkle cuts. I see they have tins,
> and more stuff than I want to try.

One of my favorites is UTZ "Salt & Pepper" chips.

Gary

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:53:44 -0500, Andy <a@b.c> wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski <e...@snet.net> wrote:
>
>> I like Lays, but I also find that the Great Value from Wal Mart are
>> just as good.
>
>

>I loved Lays! A lunchbox natural!
>
>Andy

Yes, but the 25¢ bags are now a dollar. I don't eat chips much any
more and usually buy them only when on sale.

[Brooklyn1]

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>Andy <a@b.c> wrote:

>>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> I like Lays, but I also find that the Great Value from Wal Mart are
>>> just as good.

Walmart chips are most likely Lays in disguise.

>>I loved Lays! A lunchbox natural!
>

>Yes, but the 25¢ bags are now a dollar. I don't eat chips much any
>more and usually buy them only when on sale.

I think a lot more than that... the 5¢ bags of Wise I bought as a kid
are now $2.99 and not as good as I remember. But I still prefer Wise
Ridgies. I don't like any of the flavored, low salt, no salt chips.
http://www.wisesnacks.com/products/potato-chips.aspx

[Jean B.]

Kettle brand. Also SOME of the Terra Chips--especially Sweets and
Beets, the "Sweets" being sweet potatoes. That was even nicer
when it included parsnip chips.

--
Jean B.

[Jean B.]

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
>> delivered (!) in a big tin.
>

> I thought they were "Charlies", but not sure about that. I still have
> one of the tins buried in the garage someplace, possibly
> disintegrated.
>

>> On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from Chicago.
>> She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best.
>

> Zapps (Voodoo and Jalapenos, especially) and some of the Kettle brand
> chips - Buffalo Blue, Zesty Ranch.

>
> It seem most of the chips nowadays are the "Kettle Cooked" thicker and
> crispier ones. The thin whimpy ones such as Lay's Classic seem to be
> going out of style. I prefer the former.
>
> -sw

I tried the Zesty Ranch, and they were good. I still prefer
Buffalo Bleu though. I also recall another brand we used to like:
Mad Maggie's. BTW, another favorite flavor is salt and vinegar.

--
Jean B.

[Jean B.]

I also try not to have them around. If I have them, and if the
bag gets opened, I eat them. I hardly need those calories.

--
Jean B.

[Jean B.]

Yes, a friend had a bag of chips, some low-salt sort that he
really liked. I thought they were not worth eating.

--
Jean B.

[I'm back on the laptop]

"Jean B." <jb...@rcn.com> wrote in news:9tpl63...@mid.individual.net:

> Nancy Young wrote:

>>
>> Once in a while I go through a potato chip phase then I don't buy
>> any for a long time, they lose their appeal. Lately it was the
>> kettle chips, one of my brothers brought some at Christmas and I
>> got the bug. The way they're all folded onto themselves, I love
>> that.

I too like the Kettle chips :-)

Just the plain salted variety for me though. None of those 'fancy'
flavours.

>>
>> I used to get the low sodium Wise chips. Overall, though, I don't
>> chips that often.
>>
>> nancy
>
> I also try not to have them around. If I have them, and if the
> bag gets opened, I eat them. I hardly need those calories.
>

I usually go through about 2-3 250g bags a week.

The usual rate is a 1/3 at a time. Then reseal the bag and it might sit for
a day or so, then another 1/3 etc.
I *need* those calories!!

I've managed to put on 2.5kgs in the past 12 months, and the SO is doing a
happy dance whenever I gain :-)



--
Peter
Tasmania
Australia

[George M. Middius]

Jean B. wrote:

> Yes, a friend had a bag of chips, some low-salt sort that he
> really liked. I thought they were not worth eating.

Utz has a zero-salt version that are pretty good. Surprised me, but
there it is.

[gregz]

The stuff I buy is lower salt than most brands.

Lays classic is not made in the same original oil anymore.

I think my utz tastes so good because of the cottonseed oil.

Greg

[Somebuddy Else]

"jmcquown" wrote in message news:9toerd...@mid.individual.net...

>snipped<

If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

Jill
==================================================================

If you visit Ohio you have at least 10 local and regional Potato Chip makers
to choose from. They are located thorough out the Buckeye State plus
Frito-Lay has a manufacturing plant over in Wooster.
Two of our favorites are; Jones' (http://www.joneschips.com) which are
made in Mansfield and Ballreich's (http://www.ballreich.com/) which are
made in Tiffin.
Both of these family owned businesses have been making chips for some time
with Jones' since 1945 and Ballreich's since 1920. Both do plenty of mail
orders to folks with Ohio roots.
In order to have chips, you need the type of potato they are made from, and
it seems they grow plenty of them within affordable shipping distance.

I notice that one of the big differences in make the various brands of chips
is the type of oil used to fry them; some of which is kept as a company
secret for obvious reasons.
One of my favorite all time plain chips was one called Delta-Gold which were
produced by Frito-Lay. It was not on the market for more than a couple of
years when it just vanished. I believe this was due to the fact that
it was fried in a peanut oil/blend and this was about the time all the press
came out about peanut allergies for the first time (this was back in the
1970's).

Fran....just SomeBuddy Else in North Central Ohio...watching a basketball
game.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Mar 31, 9:54 am, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> "z z" <angie-...@webtv.net> wrote in message

>
> news:6252-4F77...@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net...
>
> > I love Pringles Whole Grain original flavor chips. They are very
> > thin/fragile-you can dip, but you cant scoop, with just one. You have to
> > double-up to scoop.
>

> > I like them because they are lower carb.

>
> I don't give a rip about carbs (how could I if I eat potatoes?).
>
>

Neither does she, it just sounds good to her to say that.

>
>
> Sorry, but those just aren't real potato chips.
>
> Jill
>
>

Amen!

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9toerd...@mid.individual.net...

> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be

> delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
> some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't remember
> anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive tin. I got an
> email saying The Vermont Country store has them in stock. (I'm not
> affiliated with this store in any way.)
>

> On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from Chicago.

> She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best. Said she couldn't
> find them in Memphis so when people would visit from Chicago they'd bring
> her some. I had to laugh when I saw them on the shelf at the same grocery
> store where we both shopped. The one time I tasted them I couldn't see
> what was so much better about them. Jays went out of business in 2007 so
> I guess she's SOL now :(
>

> I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
> only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for waffle potato
> chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge, sort of like
> fingernails on a chalk board.
>

> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved
> Hawaiian kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian"
> was a brand name used by Frito-Lay.
>

> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

I ordered the Charles chips for my daughter's birthday party one year. I
thought they were okay but certainly didn't justify the price. Not too many
got eaten.

I am not a big potato chip fan but if I eat them they are usually Lay's or
Granny Goose. I even bought some cheap ones at Wal-Mart that were fine.
Some of the cheap ones are really greasy.

I also like the psuedo chips, Lay's Stax. I thought I liked Pringles but I
just bought some and the Stax are better.

[tert in seattle]

jmcquown wrote:
> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
> delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
> some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't remember
> anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive tin. I got an
> email saying The Vermont Country store has them in stock. (I'm not
> affiliated with this store in any way.)
>
> On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from Chicago.
> She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best. Said she couldn't
> find them in Memphis so when people would visit from Chicago they'd bring
> her some. I had to laugh when I saw them on the shelf at the same grocery
> store where we both shopped. The one time I tasted them I couldn't see what
> was so much better about them. Jays went out of business in 2007 so I guess
> she's SOL now :(
>
> I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
> only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for waffle potato
> chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge, sort of like fingernails
> on a chalk board.
>
> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved Hawaiian
> kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian" was a brand
> name used by Frito-Lay.
>
> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
>

> Jill


I grew up with two different brands based on geography -- Old Dutch
potato chips in Minnesota, and Sterzings in SE Iowa. Last I heard each
is still in operation. Old Dutch potato chips would probably appeal
to the thin and crispy crowd while Sterzings is in a class by itself.
Personally I like something with a little more crunch to it and Tim's
here in the Pacific NW does the trick.

[George M. Middius]

Andy wrote:

> > Utz has a zero-salt version that are pretty good. Surprised me, but
> > there it is.

> Utz has a "no salt added" potato chip.

Yes, you're right.

> Not zero salt. BIG difference.

No, that's wrong. It's a SMALL difference.

[William]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net>

wrote:

>Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
>delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother had
>some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't remember
>anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive tin. I got an
>email saying The Vermont Country store has them in stock. (I'm not
>affiliated with this store in any way.)
>
>On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from Chicago.
>She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best. Said she couldn't
>find them in Memphis so when people would visit from Chicago they'd bring
>her some. I had to laugh when I saw them on the shelf at the same grocery
>store where we both shopped. The one time I tasted them I couldn't see what
>was so much better about them. Jays went out of business in 2007 so I guess
>she's SOL now :(
>
>I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
>only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for waffle potato
>chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge, sort of like fingernails
>on a chalk board.
>
>Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved Hawaiian
>kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian" was a brand
>name used by Frito-Lay.
>
>If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
>
>Jill

all those responses to your post Jill and nobody cares enough for the
taste of Charles Chips to do a simple Google search for:

http://www.charleschips.com/

apparently they are still in business.

William

[Steve Pope]

jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:

> I remember kili (RIP) really loved Hawaiian kettle chips.
> She was rather disappointed to learn "Hawaiian" was a brand
> name used by Frito-Lay.

The bag of "Hawaiian" (registered trademark) chips I have in front
of me says Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, New Jersey. Nothing about
Frito-Lay, althogh it could be a front operation.


Steve

[George M. Middius]

Andy wrote:

> >> Not zero salt. BIG difference.
> >
> > No, that's wrong. It's a SMALL difference.

> Explain your "SMALL" thinking.

Assuming you really want to know, the difference is 5 mg sodium per
serving. Regular chips have around 100 mg per serving. I call 5 mg a
SMALL difference.

[Jean B.]

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:16:56 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> I tried the Zesty Ranch, and they were good. I still prefer
>> Buffalo Bleu though. I also recall another brand we used to like:
>> Mad Maggie's. BTW, another favorite flavor is salt and vinegar.
>

> Yeah - I buy all the salt and vinegar brands. If Kettle has one one,
> I don't see it often.
>
> Now I wont some buffalo blues...
>
> -sw

LOL! Thank goodness I have NONE here now. I will try to keep it
that way for as long as possible.

--
Jean B.

[Jean B.]

Oh ugh. Sorry. But I read a long time ago that cottonseed oil is
particularly contaminated with pesticides (and possibly
herbicides), in large part because cotton is not grown primarily
for food. (I have no idea how much revenue comes from the oil and
the fiber now though.)

--
Jean B.

[Jean B.]

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:14:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Yes, but the 25¢ bags are now a dollar. I don't eat chips much any
>> more and usually buy them only when on sale.
>

> For some reason there is in an influx of regional potato chips on sale
> here in Texas the last few months. These are chips not usually sold
> in Texas and are usually 3-4 weeks from expiration. Each batch of
> chips is being sold for $1/each. These are full size 5.5-8oz bags of
> limited-region "boutique" chips that usually cost $2.50-$3 or more in
> their normal distribution areas.
>
> They ship then down here for quick sale because they don't want to
> sell them in their normal markets and for that cheap. So they send
> them here to Texas where we've never heard of them and probably won't
> ever see them again. The last batch was North Fork from New York. I
> bought 4, 6-ounce bags of various flavors. The batches before this
> were Tim's Cascade out of Seattle, IIRC. And two other brands before
> that (that were on sale concurrently).
>
> I think there's some sort of potato chip glut. But hey, I don't mind.
> I like trying new chips. Send them all to Texas. We'll but them for
> a buck!
>
> -sw

Oh, peaking of junk food, Steve... Back to Cheese Waffies (Is
that Cheez???) Anyway, I got Snyder's cheese-filled pretzel
things, which were very lacking on flavor. BUT then I remembered
the sharp spreadable cheese (more likely "cheese food") I got a
LONG time ago and decided to dab a bit on top of those
non-Waffies. That was much better.

--
Jean B.

[Jean B.]

Sqwertz wrote:

> Yes, the Snyder's cheese pretzel sandwiches are really lame. Ritz
> Bits w/Cheese are OK, but still a lot different than Waffies. I
> haven't seen the Wispride cheese spread in a decade or more. And the
> Kaukhuna-stuff is pretty poor - too sweet.
>
> -sw

This is no Kaukhuna. I'll try to remember to type up the names...
er, later today. (Was gonna say tomorrow.) It is way too late
for me to be nattering here!!!!

--
Jean B.

[Nunya Bidnits]

jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be
> delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother
> had some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't
> remember anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive
> tin. I got an email saying The Vermont Country store has them in
> stock. (I'm not affiliated with this store in any way.)
>
> On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from
> Chicago. She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best. Said
> she couldn't find them in Memphis so when people would visit from
> Chicago they'd bring her some. I had to laugh when I saw them on the
> shelf at the same grocery store where we both shopped. The one time
> I tasted them I couldn't see what was so much better about them. Jays went
> out of business in 2007 so I guess she's SOL now :(
>
> I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
> only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for
> waffle potato chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge,
> sort of like fingernails on a chalk board.
>

> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved

> Hawaiian kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn
> "Hawaiian" was a brand name used by Frito-Lay.
>

> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
>
> Jill

Lays, regular or Ruffles.

[Nunya Bidnits]

Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:24:01 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to
>> be delivered (!) in a big tin.
>

> I thought they were "Charlies", but not sure about that. I still have
> one of the tins buried in the garage someplace, possibly
> disintegrated.

>
>> On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from
>> Chicago. She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best.
>

> Zapps (Voodoo and Jalapenos, especially) and some of the Kettle brand
> chips - Buffalo Blue, Zesty Ranch.
>
> It seem most of the chips nowadays are the "Kettle Cooked" thicker and
> crispier ones. The thin whimpy ones such as Lay's Classic seem to be
> going out of style. I prefer the former.
>
> -sw

I don't really like flavored chips. They all seem to have some sort of
unnatural flavor or aftertaste. Perhaps that is because most of them use
laboratory-created flavoring compounds to get the exact flavor they are
seeking.

However I've made my own barbecue chips from time to time with typical
barbecue rub type seasonings, ground to an ultra fine powder and tossed with
chips just as they come out of the fryer.

MartyB

MartyB

[billn]

jmcquown wrote:
> Anyone here remember 'Charles Chips'? A long time ago they used to be

> delivered (!) in a big tin. I'm not sure, but I think even my mother
> had some delivered when we lived in Virginia in the 1960's. I don't
> remember anything spectacular about them other than the distinctive
> tin. I got an email saying The Vermont Country store has them in
> stock. (I'm not affiliated with this store in any way.)
>

> On to other chips. I worked with a woman who was originally from

> Chicago. She insisted Jays potato chips were the absolute best. Said
> she couldn't find them in Memphis so when people would visit from
> Chicago they'd bring her some. I had to laugh when I saw them on the
> shelf at the same grocery store where we both shopped. The one time
> I tasted them I couldn't see what was so much better about them. Jays went
> out of business in 2007 so I guess she's SOL now :(
>
> I happen to like the Publix brand of thin, crispy potato chips. They're
> only lightly salted, thin and very crispy. I don't care for
> waffle potato chips. Something about them sets my teeth on edge,
> sort of like fingernails on a chalk board.
>
> Then there are "kettle chips". I remember kili (RIP) really loved
> Hawaiian kettle chips. She was rather disappointed to learn
> "Hawaiian" was a brand name used by Frito-Lay.
>
> If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?

We have Jay's here in Milwaukee. So mostly we have either Lay's or Jay's.
Also we do like the Hawaiian Kettle Chips too.
--
bill n

[Michael OConnor]

> > If you eat potato chips, do you have a brand you prefer?
>
> We have Jay's here in Milwaukee.  So mostly we have either Lay's or Jay's.
> Also we do like the Hawaiian Kettle Chips too.

I was at a Big Lots today here in Greenville, SC and they sell Jay's
Potato Chips there. Big Lots is a great place to go to find odd food
brands, brands I had not seen since I was a kid like Argo canned
vegetables.

My favorite potato chips are the Krunchers thick kettle chips;
Jalapeno is my favorite but they're all good. Also I like the Utz
crab chips, which I stocked up on during trips to Washington DC, but
the Bi-Lo chain here just started recently carrying Utz chips.

[Bryan]

Krunchers still uses partially hydrogenated oils, though only in their
flavoring such as their "artificial parsley." I kid you not,
"artificial parsley."

--Bryan

[Pits777]

Why not make your own ?
Not hard to do
Lot Cheaper , healthier and can be to your precise tastes

1 KG of spuds costs less than 1x 45 gram packet of crap crisps .

[Mark Thorson]

Pits777 wrote:
>
> Why not make your own ?
> Not hard to do
> Lot Cheaper , healthier and can be to your precise tastes
>
> 1 KG of spuds costs less than 1x 45 gram packet of crap crisps .

I've tried that. They don't come out well.
Before the center is fully cooked, the region
near the edge is excessively browned. I don't
know how they manage to do it commercially.

[Julie Bove]

"Mark Thorson" <nos...@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:4F811009...@sonic.net...

I've done them in the oven. Yeah, somebody is gonna say those aren't really
chips! But it was a recipe from a popular Seattle restaurant. They called
them buffalo chips. They were quite large and thick and you only needed 2
or 3 to fill you up. Mine came out just like they did at the restaurant.

However... Chips are the sort of thing I want on a whim. I don't want them
often. But when I want them, I want them like...yesterday! Taking the time
to make them just sort of dulls the craving for them, I think.

[Mogaba3]

I love to eat these chips when i have nothing to eat in home. Its taste
really very best and amazing.



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Mogaba3

[Brooklyn1]

On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:11:53 -0800, Mark Thorson <nos...@sonic.net>
wrote:

Can cost more to run a deep fat fryer, and the oil costs more than the
spuds. It's really not worth making one's own potato chips. I've
made puffed potato chips by baking thinly cut slices but again it
costs more to run an oven all that time to make a few measly batches
than it's worth. It's much less costly to just buy chips, and at any
given time there's a major brand on sale for half price. If I'm gonna
bother futzing with a batch of unhealthful fried spuds they're gonna
be latkes! Potato kugel is better than chips (so is potato k'nish),
and not nearly so high in fat/salt.
http://kosherfood.about.com/od/sidedishes/r/kugel_potato.htm