Munchies Article - Salt is the only flavor needed for Potato Chips? Your Thought? (1 Viewer)

[nirad3]

Sour Cream & Cheddar Ruffles 

I really don't like sour cream but I can kill a huge bag of these with ease.

 

[Dickies]

Great show, great chip. Know that the ones they produce for the Canadian market are the real deal -- the ones I get in the States are tasty, but slightly different (to me anyway -- a little bit of a flatter, less zesty taste). Still damned good. 

I've never had the Canadian version, but  the US version.

 

[AAABatteries]

I’ve given up eating potato chips but I always went flavored over just salt.  Seems like the best of both worlds to me.

 

[Northern Voice]

Great show, great chip. Know that the ones they produce for the Canadian market are the real deal -- the ones I get in the States are tasty, but slightly different (to me anyway -- a little bit of a flatter, less zesty taste). Still damned good. 

I've never had the Canadian version, but  the US version.

All dressed chips are dangerous. Just about any other flavour I can have a small bowl or a handful and leave it at that. With Ruffles All Dressed, there's almost no chance I'm not eating the whole bag .

For that reason, I haven't bought them in months but now this thread has them in my mind and it won't be long...

To the original question, despite what I just said, I think the best way to judge a chip manufacturer is probably on their plain chips, much in the same way the best way to judge a pizza place is on their Neopolitan or Margherita. 

 

[Dickies]

All dressed chips are dangerous. Just about any other flavour I can have a small bowl or a handful and leave it at that. With Ruffles All Dressed, there's almost no chance I'm not eating the whole bag .

For that reason, I haven't bought them in months but now this thread has them in my mind and it won't be long...

To the original question, despite what I just said, I think the best way to judge a chip manufacturer is probably on their plain chips, much in the same way the best way to judge a pizza place is on their Neopolitan or Margherita. 

Thing is, I don't even like original Ruffles very much.  I think it's a mediocre chip at best, but the All Dressed and sour cream & cheddar are both great flavors.  If someone made kettle style chips with the All Dressed seasoning I would probably get fat.

 

[apalmer]

mainly responding to the Lawson's dip.  killer - and chip-chopped ham from the old Lawson's stores too.  

All the Lawson's in Western PA closed. My daughter in Akron now supplies us on every visit.

 

[Chaka]

Wait, what?

Yes, Cheetos of any kind are not potato chips -- fall under the corn puff family of salty snacks.

But puffs a crime against humanity?

Man, Chaka, you are always chock full of extraordinary and insightful commentary throughout the forums here and I find myself generally aligned with - and genuinely appreciative -- of your POV and your constant valued contributions. For sure one of the posters here whose posts make coming back to these boards worthwhile.

But this was not one of those posts.

Thanks and point taken.

However I hope I can be forgiven for the occasional drunk post.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Herr's is da bomb.  Beats Lays, IMO.  I imagine the wrong coasters will have no idea what we're talking about.

1. Sour cream and onion
   
2. plain (not ripple - they just melt in your mouth)
   
3. plain (ripple - thicker)
   
4. Jalapeno Kettle
   
5. BBQ 
   

Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt kettle chips with a Primo’s Hoagie is

 

[Ned]

Primo’s Hoagie

That crunchy roll  

 

[Jedi Knight]

Ya'll have it all wrong.  These are the only chips worth a darn.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Thanks and point taken.

However I hope I can be forgiven for the occasional drunk post.

Always forgiven (and encouraged). 

And as a PSA, do you know what goes great with drunken posting? A big bowl of cheese puffs. 

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Thing is, I don't even like original Ruffles very much.  I think it's a mediocre chip at best, but the All Dressed and sour cream & cheddar are both great flavors.  If someone made kettle style chips with the All Dressed seasoning I would probably get fat.

100% this. I like Ruffles -- not my first choice of chip, but they are solid and consistent and I appreciate them as the workhorse ruffled chip that they are.

That said, I can only eat so many plain Ruffled before I start to feel a little queasy. Same thing with Lays regular chips.

But I can kill a family bag of All Dressed or Cheddar and Sour Cream or Lay's Sour Cream & Onion or BBQ without blinking an eye or getting the same kind of heavy feeling that I get from the regular version.

Go figure.

 

[Soulfly3]

Any american buddies Ive had come up here and try Ketchup chips, ahs gone absolutely bananas for them.

Not my cup of tea, unless crushed up and added to a bbq'd hotdog. like being a damn kid.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Better Made

As far as basic salted chips go, these are very good.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Any american buddies Ive had come up here and try Ketchup chips, ahs gone absolutely bananas for them.

Not my cup of tea, unless crushed up and added to a bbq'd hotdog. like being a damn kid.

These and dill pickle chips, to me, are way better tasting than they sound. I don't think ketchup chips taste like ketchup -- it's more of a really tangy BBQ without the spice (which I guess is what ketchup itself is, now that I think about it).

FWIW, I've always liked Canada's traditional Doritos flavor than the US -- growing up, nacho cheese Doritos in Canada taste like the Zesty Cheese Doritos I've only come across at Costco (and not very often). Love that flavor.

But I'm digressing hard away from potato chips to corn chips. Sorry.

 

[opensourcebeer]

Salt and (Malt) Vinegar.

Just like french fries. 

This guy gets it.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Wait, what?

Yes, Cheetos of any kind are not potato chips -- fall under the corn puff family of salty snacks.

But puffs a crime against humanity?

Man, Chaka, you are always chock full of extraordinary and insightful commentary throughout the forums here and I find myself generally aligned with - and genuinely appreciative -- of your POV and your constant valued contributions. For sure one of the posters here whose posts make coming back to these boards worthwhile.

But this was not one of those posts.

I like ALL cheetos.  

Especially the puffs ...when they are left out and get a bit chewy.  I'll pour a whole bag in a bowl and sit it out for a day.  The flavor gets cheesier too.  

I do the same thing with popcorn.  

I do not care if this sounds weird - I love it!  

 

[Brony]

Try the lightly salted chips sometime and thank me later.  Regular chips are way over salted.

thank you

 

[lardonastick]

All-dressed is far and away my favorite chip flavor. I actually prefer the non-ruffle potato chip though. Hard to find in the states (around here anyway) since Roundy's disco'd their version, so I bring back 6-8 bags when I come home from Canada.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Thought this was about Munchos (and they are horrible).

I can do without most flavored chips, but man, Grippo Barbecue are tasty.

I'm with @Binky The Doormat -- IMHO (in my hungry opinion) Munchos is actually a very underrated and underservedly forgotten chip.

Binky calls out the value factor, which in these days of $4 9oz bags is fantastic. Absolutely prefer them over Lays regular brand as they are much less greasy, light and airy, and have more of a salty kick to them. They are generally thicker than regular chips, and are great for dipping given they have some curvature to them.

As a regular salted chip, they are pretty dynamite. My only issue is that like those prawn/shrimp crisps you sometimes see at Chinese restaurants, their dry texture can pull at the lips and feel a little like they are biting back at you sometimes.

And to top off it off, as a fun fact, Munchos is responsible for giving birth to the iconic puppet Cookie Monster, who was into Munchos long before any cookie product.

 

[Plorfu]

There's a lot of regional brands in the PA snack chip belt, and my favorite, still to this day, are Gibble's. Not only are they delicious, but their ode to lard on every bag is inspiring:

https://www.seriouseats.com/2008/12/gibbles-potato-chips-made-with-lard.html

DID YOU KNOW?
When George Crum, a Native American chef, served the first potato chips to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1853, he used the animal fats available in his day to produce his new product. Today, with all the various oils on the market, Gibble’s still uses LARD- an animal fat-to make their potato chips. Why? Because we believe that simple and natural is best. Do you realize that, commonly, to produce vegetable oil, seeds must be roasted, steel rolled, and flooded with hexane solvent to extract the oil, which is then treated with lye, neutralized with hydrochloric acid, filtered through diatomaceous earth, and deodorized under high temperature? LARD is a rich, naturally stable fat, rendered from pork that provides the true home style flavor most people prefer. Pure energy. Simple and delicious. We at Gibble’s are proud to use the same fine ingrediants that made us a hit many years ago at our farmer’s market stand- Chips so wonderfully good they’re “NIBBLE GIBBLE-ICIOUS!” We want to be your potato chip. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I'm with @Binky The Doormat -- IMHO (in my hungry opinion) Munchos is actually a very underrated and underservedly forgotten chip.

Binky calls out the value factor, which in these days of $4 9oz bags is fantastic. Absolutely prefer them over Lays regular brand as they are much less greasy, light and airy, and have more of a salty kick to them. They are generally thicker than regular chips, and are great for dipping given they have some curvature to them.

As a regular salted chip, they are pretty dynamite. My only issue is that like those prawn/shrimp crisps you sometimes see at Chinese restaurants, their dry texture can pull at the lips and feel a little like they are biting back at you sometimes.

And to top off it off, as a fun fact, Munchos is responsible for giving birth to the iconic puppet Cookie Monster, who was into Munchos long before any cookie product.

whoa.  I had no idea - and have never seen that commercial.  pretty cool. 

 

[SWC]

for me the answer is jalepano but i am a spicy brohan myself for instance i like a good spicy joke and i like the spice of life that is just who i am and i wont change for you joehan you cant tell me what to do you are not even my real mom take that to the bank bromigo 

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Regular salt

Sea salt and vinegar

Jalepeno

Love me some Sea Salt and Vinegar chips

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I had some limited-time Kung Pao Chicken chips from the Kroger Private Selection brand last month that were pretty good btw.  

 

[-OZ-]

I like my coffee coffee-flavored, and I like my chips potato-flavored.

No coffee flavored chips while drinking potato coffee?

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

I had some limited-time Kung Pao Chicken chips from the Kroger Private Selection brand last month that were pretty good btw.  

Had those too -- surprisingly good (was expecting them to be horrid, but I'll try any new flavor of chip once).

That same brand has two good BBQ flavors -- a sweet heat and a TX BBQ. Both are good as well.

 

[RUSF18]

I've never heard of or seen this "all dressed" flavor but feel like I have to with so many of you talking it up.

 

[Brony]

for me the answer is jalepano but i am a spicy brohan myself for instance i like a good spicy joke and i like the spice of life that is just who i am and i wont change for you joehan you cant tell me what to do you are not even my real mom take that to the bank bromigo 

do you have a favorite spice girl?

 

[nirad3]

I've never heard of or seen this "all dressed" flavor but feel like I have to with so many of you talking it up.

Ditto. Although I like to keep things fairly simple, I'm always up for tasting something.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Ditto. Although I like to keep things fairly simple, I'm always up for tasting something.

signature material. 

 

[nirad3]

signature material. 

 

[johnnycakes]

I'm going to go check out Rebel Rebel.  Sounds like they give away free potato chips there. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I'm going to go check out Rebel Rebel.  Sounds like they give away free potato chips there. 

are you ####### kidding me?

(from her Instagram page) Owner of Rebel Rebel - 

Lauren Friel - I own a feminist natural wine bar

 

[johnnycakes]

are you ####### kidding me?

(from her Instagram page) Owner of Rebel Rebel - 

Lauren Friel - I own a feminist natural wine bar

Well, maybe not, then.  

 

[grateful zed]

All-dressed is far and away my favorite chip flavor. I actually prefer the non-ruffle potato chip though. Hard to find in the states (around here anyway) since Roundy's disco'd their version, so I bring back 6-8 bags when I come home from Canada.

link

 

[Leroy Hoard]

do you have a favorite spice girl?

For him I would guess Old Spice.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I've never heard of or seen this "all dressed" flavor but feel like I have to with so many of you talking it up.

Sounds like my local pizza chain's "throw a little of everything on there"

 

[ChainsawU]

I was just about to post that the extra flavor should the dip.

aw man it's so gross when someone dips flavored chips into flavored dip there's just something wrong

 

[Binky The Doormat]

aw man it's so gross when someone dips flavored chips into flavored dip there's just something wrong

I can see that.  But man, I like putting a hot spicy chip, or dorito into a nice cooling, green onion sour cream dip.  

Granted, it ####s up the sour cream for anything else ...so you just eat it all.  

 

[lardonastick]

link

Thanks, the Ruffles are fairly easy to find. It's the non-ridged that I can't find.

 

[That one guy]

Plain potato chips (or Fritos) are best when used as a topping for your sammich

 

[Dedfin]

I do not like potato chips

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Plain potato chips (or Fritos) are best when used as a topping for your sammich

I've had a few nice coney dogs with Fritos on top.

 

[Osaurus]

Have you ever had Munchos?  They totally think salt is the only flavor considering how freakin salty they are.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Have you ever had Munchos?  They totally think salt is the only flavor considering how freakin salty they are.

love them - but you are right, they could use with some toning down on the salt profile.  

 

[Mister CIA]

Had those too -- surprisingly good (was expecting them to be horrid, but I'll try any new flavor of chip once).

That same brand has two good BBQ flavors -- a sweet heat and a TX BBQ. Both are good as well.

If we still had sigs here, this would be my first.

Salt-flavored still ranked #1 on my list.

 

[Mister CIA]

I do not like potato chips

Thanks, Obama.

...oops, wrong forum.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

There evidence of a forgotten female cook (surprise!) in Saratoga, remembered as simply “Eliza, the cook,” experimenting with potato frying as early as 1849.

This, is a great American.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The right British crisps with a Guinness is pretty good, I’ll say that.