Frozen Chips

[Caribeing]

I normally make my own chips but watched Saturday Kitchen with James Martin he cooked steak quite expensive one at that but served it with frozen chips which he said were great and they did look good, what brand did use or have you tried any good ones!

[Tilly2]

MCCains Rustic Chips are lovely but you have to cook them for longer than it says on the packet.

[Psybbo]

Missed that bit, but with his history, would they be likely to be Auntie Bessie's

[Tilly2]

Has he got an Auntie Bessie, sibs?

[rockyracoon]

Aunt Bessies are the only ones I'll have in the house, crinkle or straight. :)

[Psybbo]

Yorkshire, Tilly!

[Jomlett]

His recipe came with a warning!
"Heat a deep-fat fryer to 180C/350F, or until a cube of bread sizzles and turns brown after about a minute. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended. Deep-fat frying frozen chips is potentially dangerous, due to the high water content of the chips. Be sure to put the chips in the fryer a few at a time – you will certainly need to cook them in batches.)"

http://bbc.in/1dbdWk0

[rockyracoon]

If you're going to deep fry frozen chips you may as well just peel a few spuds and make your own, frozen chips no matter how nice are no substitute for the real thing, IMHO :)

[diddlydo]

Why bother with frozen chips? Just cut spuds into chip size and bung in oven with pre-heated oil for 25 minutes. Bingo - you have oven chips that are actually crispy.

[Psybbo]

I agree with Rocky

[ummmm]

I've got McCains thin cut. They are good.

Much prefer home made triple cooked though.

[chris1957au]

I guess he made a few quid endorsing the product, then went home and made fresh potato chips.

[EcclesCake]

I am pretty sure I have only ever cooked chips once at home.

They are my 'treat' when I go out!