Disappearing Potato Chips

[Jenny]

I haven't made potato chips in awhile, so I've been really craving them. Since I made some soft cheese from powdered milk, I mushed some up and made it into sort of an onion dip. Well, since I had the dip, I just HAD to make some chips. Only one problem. My little frier is only big enough to cook about 5 or 6 at a time. There are 5 of us in our family, so each time I poured the fresh ones on the paper towels to drain, they kept disappearing! ;D

Anybody here make your own chips? How do you do it, and what do you sprinkle on them?

I slice them about like kettle chips into a bowl with lemon juice. This keeps them from turning brown, and gives them a tangy flavor. I found that if the oil is too hot, the burn in the thin spots while the rest is still soft. I have the oil between 275 and 300, then turn them a few times while they cook. When they're brown, I dump them onto a plate with paper towels.

Here's what I use to sprinkle on them:

SPUD SPRINKLES

mix together in a jar:
4 Tbsp. dry Ranch Dressing Mix
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. chili powder

A little goes a long way. Some brands of chili powder and dressing mix are saltier than others, so you may want to use less salt at first.

This is delicious sprinkled on french fries, fried chicken, or just about anything.

Jenny

[Jenny]

Oh, I was going to weigh them to see how much I actually got. I started with 1 1/2 pounds of spuds, but they disappeared too fast to weigh them afterwards. Obviously 1 1/2 pounds isn't enough for a family of 5

Jenny

[wolfwoman]

Hubby makes chips for us all the time, or he used to. Since I've decided that we're all too fat (including the dog) we've cut down on the frying stuff. At any rate, it sounds as tho he cooks them about the same way you do, tho he doesn't use lemon. He will then immediately season them as soon as they hit the paper towel with whatever suits his fancy at the time. Can be anything from powdered ranch dip, to Lowry's Salt, to a mixture of seasonings on the shelf, really doesn't matter, they always taste great at the time. Hubby is the cook, not me. I CAN cook, I prefer NOT too...lol He's been doing it since he was 12 and I tell him all the time that it's the reason I keep him around AND the reason we're fat