Best frozen oven chips

robfosters · 17 Apr 2012 at 16:59

I know home made are the best, but I often don't have time to peel loads of spuds and chip them of an evening.

However, I'm yet to find a really good oven chip. I don't really like deep frying, so what do you use indoors. I like thin fries and crinkle cut.

HeadlessChicken · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:06

If I am after frozen potato goods, I tend to go with waffles / hash browns. I find they tend to have much more flavour.

I only really have these as hangover food tho, as you can go from potato > finished wedge in 30 mins. Most oven chips take ~ 20 - 25 mins anyway.

Nevakonaza · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:07

Not tried them personally,so don't hold me to it,But a mate of mine was going on about what he had for tea the other night and said Weight Watchers Oven chips are nice.

DanTheMan · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:18

McCains rustic oven chips for me.

haaammit · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:20

McCain Home Chips (I think they were called home fries at one point) are quite nice. We have the crinkle cut ones, but they do thin ones too (never tried the thin ones thought).

radderfire · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:23

McCain French Fries aren't half bad.

Glaucus · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:26

Also not a fan of oven chips.

However hashbrowns or spicy curly fries are great replacement, just need cooking a lot longer than packet says till crisp

Always wondered how good the air fryers are to combat this issue.

Cosimo · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:33

We have Aunt Bessie's Crinkle Cut Chips and I love them. My wife gets Aunt Bessie's Homestyle Chips if she can’t get those, they are good as well.

FrenchTart · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:55

I'm not a fan of oven chips normally but the McCain Beef Dripping chips are absolutely amazing:

http://www.mccain.co.uk/mccain-products/authentic-chips/gorgeous-chips/

vicisthebest · 17 Apr 2012 at 18:22

McCains home chips. They come in straight and crinkle cut and are jolly good in ny opinion.

Glaucus · 17 Apr 2012 at 18:34

FrenchTart said:
I'm not a fan of oven chips normally but the McCain Beef Dripping chips are absolutely amazing:

http://www.mccain.co.uk/mccain-products/authentic-chips/gorgeous-chips/

Must try

I still dream about my attempt at hestons triple cooked chips but I used Beef dripping. Best chips ever.

Masterdog · 17 Apr 2012 at 18:37

radderfire said:
McCain French Fries aren't half bad.

Best ones I've found, and I'm picky about oven chips. These are very good.

FrenchTart · 17 Apr 2012 at 18:42

Glaucus said:
Must try

I still dream about my attempt at hestons triple cooked chips but I used Beef dripping. Best chips ever.

They're the best pre-made chips I've ever tasted. Probably the only ones that I've actually liked actually

My housemate made some double-cooked chips (too lazy to triple cook) with the final cooking step to pan fry the chips with olive oil. I didn't really approve of his choice of oil (and beef dripping would've been far better) but the end results were pretty amazing.

Bar · 17 Apr 2012 at 18:42

Masterdog said:
Best ones I've found, and I'm picky about oven chips. These are very good.

Would have to agree with this.

buchtis · 17 Apr 2012 at 19:38

Whoops, wrong forum!

DcD · 18 Apr 2012 at 03:55

McCains southern fries are nice.

cainer · 18 Apr 2012 at 07:24

McCains home fries crinkle cut every time, but i also keep a stock of hash browns for morning fry-ups

robfosters · 17 Oct 2021 at 21:14

cainer said:
McCains home fries crinkle cut every time, but i also keep a stock of hash browns for morning fry-ups

Huge thread resurrection I know, but I tried these a few weeks back and am completely hooked. They are so crispy in the outside and fluffy in the middle. Absolutely perfect. The recipe has probably changed since your post.

LuckyBenski · 17 Oct 2021 at 21:35

robfosters said:
Huge thread resurrection I know, but I tried these a few weeks back and am completely hooked. They are so crispy in the outside and fluffy in the middle. Absolutely perfect. The recipe has probably changed since your post.

It took you 9½ years to take cainer's advice :eek:

We vary the chips we get to keep it interesting, but my partner has taken to putting Chinese spicy salt stuff on them. Really tasty and probably MSG-tastic!

The_Arbiter · 17 Oct 2021 at 21:44

hah, i'm impressed he remembered.

Iceland do some beef dripping steak cut chips, they're pretty good if you want something that's a bit fatty from the freezer/oven.

Otherwise standard potato and sunflower oil Mccains or whatever. If you let them cool a bit in the grill part of the oven where it's still warm (if you have that), then apply chunky salt and vinegar, these are generally good.