Can you buy frozen chips not pre-fried?

juno_first · 14 Sep 2013 at 14:01

I was thinking of getting a small deep fat fryer to do the odd small portion of chips.
I was going use the much healthier lard option & stay away from hydrogenated fats but I cant find any frozen chips at the supermarket that are not pre-fried in dodgy sunflower oil etc.

I know I could cut my own chips but I cant believe you cant buy pre-cut chipped potatoes that have not already been cooked in whatever the manufacturer deems to be healthy.

Captain · 14 Sep 2013 at 14:39

Lard isnt really a much healthier option, why not cook them in the oven?

cainer · 14 Sep 2013 at 14:41

you'd find them in a cash n carry if you have access to one

juno_first · 14 Sep 2013 at 14:44

Not much for oven chips as they're usually dry & hard.
Ah yes a cash n carry, my local Indian has to get them from somewhere

pitchfork · 15 Sep 2013 at 10:00

Just cut them man, get a chipper and it'll be 2 minutes work.

juno_first · 15 Sep 2013 at 19:53

pitchfork said:
Just cut them man, get a chipper and it'll be 2 minutes work.

Yeah you're right man, I should not be so lazy :rolleyes:

Burnsy2023 · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:02

Sunflower oil isn't dodgy or hydrogenated? :confused:

Participant · 15 Sep 2013 at 21:24

Op, I'd have thought that these would be available, however for what you'll pay to have your chips pre-cut vs. just buying potatoes, I'd have thought a chipper would pay back pretty quickly in investment terms. Also you have fresh potatoes.

I really want a deep frat fryer but I know it would be a slippery slope.

Glaucus · 15 Sep 2013 at 21:33

It takes secods to chop a potato, its not like youll want hundreads of chips a serving. Also it means you can leave the skin on which is win.

Orch · 15 Sep 2013 at 21:35

Homemade chips FTW.

pitchfork · 16 Sep 2013 at 07:39

Burnsy2023 said:
Sunflower oil isn't dodgy or hydrogenated?

Lard/ Dripping is actually much worse for you, but don't tell OP, because dripping is the king for chips and it's the most traditional.

hood1971 · 16 Sep 2013 at 09:25

In waitrose they have precut chips that are marked as being for a deep fryer rather than oven. Never tried them so cannot say for certain what they have added to them.

Lartyconshayo · 16 Sep 2013 at 09:55

pitchfork said:
Lard/ Dripping is actually much worse for you, but don't tell OP, because dripping is the king for chips and it's the most traditional.

You sir are incorrect and toeing the anti fat line that has seen lard, dripping and the like demonised. Reach for the lard OP.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/feb/15/consider-lard

Scougar · 16 Sep 2013 at 10:33

Careful, soon they'll be a report that lard causes cancer.... or something.... (whatever the papers decide is the story of the week).

Hope the OP can get his actual question answered about where to get non-prefried chips.

davido_labido · 16 Sep 2013 at 10:34

yes. they are called potatos.

d_brennen · 16 Sep 2013 at 10:40

davido_labido said:
yes. they are called potatos.

What type of animal are these? I only ask as I am on a non firry-cute diet

ZXSpectrum · 16 Sep 2013 at 11:02

I buy "Stealth" Fries from Costco. £2 for a 2.2Kg bag and I am sure they are not prefried but I could be wrong. I use them in an ActiFry anyway and they come out perfect and crispy every time(I Don't use any extra oil). If I use the ones that you normally get at Asda/Sainsburys etc I tend to find that they are usually a bit greasy.

joey1211 · 16 Sep 2013 at 11:05

davido_labido said:
yes. they are called potatos.

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew

davido_labido · 16 Sep 2013 at 11:13

d_brennen said:
What type of animal are these? I only ask as I am on a non firry-cute diet

they are like potatoes, but without the 'e'

remember kids, dont do drugs!

pitchfork · 16 Sep 2013 at 12:31

djferrick said:
You sir are incorrect and toeing the anti fat line that has seen lard, dripping and the like demonised. Reach for the lard OP.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/feb/15/consider-lard

A: The guardian isn't a valid reference, it's a newspaper, better than most but they still have an agenda
B: It'll make the chips higher in fat than say vegetable oil

Aint one of the weightloss crowd.