favorite french fry cut

first person to post a picture of tater tots gets a SB

man this is tough, i love thick cut chips, with a cold dip like mayo or blue cheese style...however I also really really like good french style skinny frites...

different fries are required for different situations

i agree!

make like bourdieu and choose

no waffling

different fries are required for different situations

Damn right. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I don't think you guys get the concept of polls

went for shoestring

thick cut fries from an italian style chipper

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=438384680677#!/pages/Irish-Traditional-Italian-Chippers-Association/321733945058?ref=ts

I'm torn between steak fries and curly fries.

voted Steak cuz hey...that'st he way it is

I will martyr myself for tater tots, do your worst

(if i had photoshop skills i would now post a 'shop of a bunch of flaming tater tots superimposed over the monk on the cover of the first rage against the machine album)

Where I come from, the potato wedges are called "jo jos."

Tatertots are awesome but not as good as a perfect shoestring.

Britishes may hate for it, but the one I really don't much like is the traditional chip which I assume is the steak cut here.

Where I come from, the potato wedges are called "jo jos."

so where you come from, K-Ci and Jojo was one half of a complete breakfast?

i'd say the 'thick cut' is the trad british? steak cut is the flat, wide one i think

yeah that's steak cut for sure....

bbq places tend to call them jojos

jojos are one of the riskiest to attempt...can be sublime or a soggy mess, same with fresh cut fries.

I can't imagine eating jojos for breakfast, mainly because they are coated in a mostly unpleasant super salty pseudo-Cajun season blend. They were a school cafeteria staple. Acceptable potato options for breakfast are home fries (not really a type of fry), hash browns, or latkes.

I love the gaufrette/waffle ones too, if made well. I also love fresh chips/crisps right out of the frier.

Mmmm, latkes...

I should preface by saying I adhere to no social norms when it comes to what is appropriate to eat when. breakfast for lunch/dinner is a sin all commit, but sometimes I eat weird shit for breakfast

My mom always called home fries "scrambled potatoes."

I eat weird shit for breakfast

So do I but I have given up on home fries. If I'm going to eat high caloric/fatty foods like fried potatoes, it has to be a lot more interesting than home fries. I think I've lost all taste for graininess in potatoes.

traditional british chip is v hit and miss...incredibly hard to get a really great one.

My other prob w/British chip, is, if it's awesome and fluffy in the inside, it's so hot it scorches the inside of my mouth.

i love all fries but aren't fast food fries a little on the thin side? basically my question is which cut are these for ex:

http://www.boardwalkfries.com/images/welcome2.jpg

^ yeah when those are done right very hard to beat
for posterity tho: wedge > non-greasy waffle fries > the others

Some insights into the chef most likely to have introduced the French fry to America, Honoré Julien

Probably mac'n'cheese, too

you guys want a really good easy recipe for home-cooked french fries

Easier French Fries
From Cook's Illustrated August 2009

2 1/2 lbs Yukon Gold Potatoes (about 6 medium), scrubbed, dried, sides squared off, and cut length-wise in 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch batons (strips)

6 cups peanut oil

1/4 cup bacon fat, strained, optional

Kosher Salt

1. Combine potatoes, oil, and bacon fat (if using) in large Dutch oven. Cook over high heat until oil has reached rolling boil, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook, without stirring, until potatoes are limp but exteriors are beginning to firm, about 15 minutes

2. Using tongs, stir potatoes, gently scraping up any that stick, and continue to cook, stirring ocacasionally, until golden and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Using skimmer or slotted spoon, transfer fries to thick paper bag or paper towels. Season with salt and serve immediately.

that shit works im telling you

and u can strain and reuse the peanut oil since its expensive

My other prob w/British chip, is, if it's awesome and fluffy in the inside, it's so hot it scorches the inside of my mouth

some kind of mayo or cold dip is good in this situation...

i love all fries but aren't fast food fries a little on the thin side? basically my question is which cut are these for ex:

http://www.boardwalkfries.com/images/welcome2.jpg

― ๏̯͡๏ (another al3x), Wednesday, October 6, 2010 12:29 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

I was having trouble finding out the exact 'name' for this type of cut. I would group them under thick cut imo.

*good* curly fries are my favorite

barney's in the bay area / la is my epitome of this

but curly fries are often bad...maybe even bad the majority of the time

def not a fan of thick french fries - not enough grease, too much potato

you cannot go wrong with curly fries from the state fair! they cut the potato right in front of you!

wedges or thick cut, duh

http://www.google.com/images?q=thick+cut+fries&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1441&bih=736

that gis has a veryyy big spectrum for thick cut fries

yeah I wish fry regulations were tighter

i'll take them as thick as possible, just throw a whole potato into some oil if u want

Pref. crinkle cuts with a burger, steak fries with eggs, shoestrings with a steak (if I'm not having a baked potato).

Voted crinkle cuts.

crinkle cuts rule

i voted for steak fries on general principle but there is something to be said for the regular 1/4-inch fry, especially done up like this:

http://www.quarrygirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tda-fries-570x360.jpg

what is on those fries

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zIjpxeHKnKM/SktZGuUzBcI/AAAAAAAAJXE/6uLLlBlm15A/s400/DSC_8047+0906.jpg

They look delicious, they're the ones I'd vote for. What are they, steak fries?

I would call those steak fries

feel steak fries are dangerous because you may get more than you bargained for when you bite into them

especially after they've just been fried

it's a one way ticket to a burnt roof

they're thick cut fries, surely

my friend used to enjoy what he called "ass fries" which is where they melted provolone on the fries

proper chippy chips that are just a little bit greasy.

The best fries I've had in recent memory were at the Taos Diner -- cut small like home fries but deep-fried like french fries.

(Plus scrambled eggs/chorizo/jack topped with green chile, and really good wheat toast....one of the best meals on a trip full of great meals.)

I have something very, very important to say: floppy fries are the ULTIMATE BEST FRIES, regardless of cut.

Does anyone know what causes floppy fries?

they're sweet potato fries with maple glaze and chopped pecans

(in ans to question "what is on those fries")

Does anyone know what causes floppy fries?

Is this a trick question? Undercooking them.

Really? I haven't found that correlation, but maybe so.

I mean, I'm guessing, but it's the only thing that comes to mind.

Voting thick cut, as epitomized by Frjtz in San Francisco, although it took years of therapy to undo the damage done by my elementary school cafeteria.

just a quick "fuck you" to iatee for bringing up barney's curly fries while i'm in diet mode. T__T

Does anyone know why those fries you can buy bags of at the grocery always already have oil, salt, etc, on them? Why you can't just get plain ole frozen tater sticks that are nothing but potato?

Easier French Fries
From Cook's Illustrated August 2009
that shit works im telling you

That recipe sounds gross. Why are you A: adding unnecessary bacon into the mix and B: putting the fries into cold oil? The key to great fries is to double fry them. Fry them at 325 then remove them, bring the oil to 375 and fry again.

Does anyone know why those fries you can buy bags of at the grocery always already have oil, salt, etc, on them? Why you can't just get plain ole frozen tater sticks that are nothing but potato?

Because of the double frying trick. They're fried once at the factory, then frozen, and you do the second fry or bake at home to finish them off.

Those fries in the paper bag Darragh posted are Grill'd chips! Those are so good. They have herbs and rocksalt on em.

Whatever baked-in salt and flavorings the frozen potatoes have taste really weird and gross, though.

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I haven't had one (they possibly only exist in S Korea and Wildwood, NJ) but in order to complete the list:
The Tornado Fry:
http://i54.tinypic.com/nprptd.jpg

http://www.twistedchips.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Tornado-Potato-PosterXL.jpg

waffle fries

from atomic wings

AMAZING

i chose steak fries but i also love curly fries and the ones that are cut round and you can fold them up like a taco with the strip of ketchup on it in the middle... what are those called?

they possibly only exist in S Korea and Wildwood, NJ
nm, this is a worldwide thing, just different names (espiropapa, potato spring, bamboo chips, chips on a stick, chipstix, tornado kartoffel, spiral potato, roller chips, etc)

I like Ore Ida Diner Style Fries 'cause those are the real deal with more spices than just salt and fat. Tastes great combined with some Heinz ketchup.

I am just frying to know what ILX's favorite fry is

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poor showing for waffle fries :(

Curly fries seem so wasteful!

i don't think curly fries are good

I like getting one that has 6-7 curls in it and biting down on it all at once

Peeps that voted for curly fries should be shot imo.

curly fries are an interesting novelty but clearly not the very best of fry cuts!

a minor cut

it is like if "corn pup" won best use of a hot dog, imo

I am not trying to be all challopsy, but potato wedges are my favorite. I don't even understand the people voting for curly fries.

Yeah, this result is a travesty. Arby's paid people off to get the result they wanted.

I voted for curly fries because they're delightful. Sorry you people like lesser fries.

nah. curly voters are french fry philistines imo

Curly fries are fun as an occasional novelty (maybe this is what made them attractive to vote for) but if I had to pick one of these to be the one true chip (uh, fry) it would be thick-cut, so that is how I voted

but my real answer is "anything except the frozen microwave fries the bf buys by the multipack", unbending identical sticks of pale blandness, presumably designed not to resemble fries in any way but merely to serve as a signifier of the ~idea~ of fries to people who think that real fries are too gluttonous or complicated for everyday home eating

Yeah, this result is a travesty. Arby's paid people off to get the result they wanted.

― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, November 1, 2010 9:21 AM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ugh, arby's is exactly the reason i would never consider curly fries. gross.

Arby's produces wonderful curly fries. Perhaps this should be considered a symbolic victory over fry-snobs like you.

Curly fries are the placenta that should have been discarded with all the other medical waste after that potato had its baby.

agreed, plain old straight fries.

Curly fries are for disgusting savages.

and steak fries..heavenly.

There's a local burger place that has a machine that carves potatoes into really thick curly fries. Like a cross between a steak fry and a curly fry. Never seen that anywhere else.

Waffle fuckin' robbed
I don't like curly

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