Which Chips (or Fries) Are the Best?

[Zardnaar]

Local cafe.



These are some of my favorites. Open fried chicken sandwich

 

[Mannahnin]

I still retain enough ketchup appeal from childhood to enjoy it on my fries, though at home I use it rarely and only keep a small bottle of the no sugar added variety on hand. Mustard is also a nice alternative or complement. Sriracha has also served when I've made a batch of fries at home and then realized I had no ketchup on hand at all. Malt vinegar is also excellent when I'm someplace which has it, or brown sauce if I want something sweeter.

I've definitely encountered the Too Dry Fry phenomenon at times, and always countered that by seasoning a dipping sauce.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I've always suffered from not wanting sauce on my fries of any sort (wedge cuts with cheese and bacon are a special case); I mostly just want salt, but other dry seasonings are okay, so the Dry Fry problem is very annoying.

 

[CleverNickName]

When I was a kid, I was all about ketchup on my fries. I still enjoy it from time to time, but I'm more likely to reach for the malt vinegar instead.

Never cared for mayonnaise-based sauces on my fries, like ranch or "fry sauce." They were always too oily for my tastes.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Having brought it up, I now wonder WHY Dry Fry syndrome occurs.

 

[Mannahnin]

Having brought it up, I now wonder WHY Dry Fry syndrome occurs.

Google suggests it could be because they were fried for too long or at too low a temperature, and this leaves too little moisture for adhesion. I imagine sitting under warming lamps (as I've often seen in cafeterias) might have similar impact.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Google suggests it could be because they were fried for too long or at too low a temperature, and this leaves too little moisture for adhesion. I imagine sitting under warming lamps (as I've often seen in cafeterias) might have similar impact.

I can believe both, but I know the second wasn’t a factor for me back in school. Their fries were done in small batches, essentially cooked to order.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Mmmm, ranch.

Had the most amazing fries the other day at a diner called "They Say" in downtown Detroit, just off the river. They had the perfect blend of crispy crunchy outer to thick moist interior, and were seasoned to perfection.

 

[Ryujin]

That is likely what the kroger one is copying, just store brand/generic.

I managed to find the Heinz no sugar added ketchup today and had it on my usual Friday burgers. Not bad. I was hoping for a more tomatoey flavour with far less sweetness but, unfortunately, they added Sucralose to make up for the missing high fructose corn syrup. Funny thing is that on the actual bottle it says 0g sugar, which is impossible if they used real tomato paste as indicated in the ingredients.

 

[payn]

I managed to find the Heinz no sugar added ketchup today and had it on my usual Friday burgers. Not bad. I was hoping for a more tomatoey flavour with far less sweetness but, unfortunately, they added Sucralose to make up for the missing high fructose corn syrup. Funny thing is that on the actual bottle it says 0g sugar, which is impossible if they used real tomato paste as indicated in the ingredients.