The Great American Chip-Off (2 Viewers)

[ChiefD]

Old Dutch.

 

[Ilov80s]

Write in: Miss Vickies which may be #1.

Ah, yes forgot about these. Miss Vikies Jalapeno...

Miss Vickie’s Spicy Dill Pickle is amazing. My favorite currently.

 

[TennesseeJed]

Flawed question.

Hands down, the best chip available - no matter what flavor you want:

Home | Great Lakes Potato Chips

Snack Happy. Every chip. Every bag. As a local family run business in Northern Michigan, Great Lakes Potato Chip Company started with one clear goal in mind: Make a chip worthy of the hardy, fresh spirit of the Great Lakes region and its people.

www.greatlakespotatochips.com

I agree 100% and I mentioned this above your post there, hands down my favorite chips when I can find them. The thing that irritates me about this brand (Great Lakes) is that sometimes I'll find them in Costco in some random area of the store. The next time I visit Costco they're nowhere to be found. Sometimes I'll find them in Sam's Club in some random area of the store, sometimes with the other chips, most of the time they're just not there. Sometimes I will find small bags in Kroger or Meijer on the bottom shelf with the generic store brand chips or at the very top in the middle of the non-chips (like with Cheetos or Funions or something.) I really don't understand why they are not on the shelves consistently; I find that really annoying and odd about this brand.

Yeah - they are kind of hit or miss for me too - I'll buy a couple of the big bags when I see the Cherry BBQ flavor chips at Costco.

But, I'll try just about about any of their flavors - just a really good chip.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Just had a bag of Lay's that came with the lunch sub I had for lunch.

Disappointing.

 

[B Maverick]

Just had a bag of Lay's that came with the lunch sub I had for lunch.

Disappointing.

I like the wavy lays but the regular are decent if no other choice.

 

[shuke]

I don't understand how Ruffles is getting votes here.

 

[FairWarning]

How didn’t Jays make the list?

 

[Sand]

Zapps. I remember when they were a very local brand and was overjoyed when they finally made it over to Alabama. Now it seems they're all over.

And heck, they may still be the only worthwhile thing located in Gramercy, LA.

 

[Mister CIA]

O'Grady's

And a shout out to shoestring potato chips!

 

[Gally]

I don't understand how Ruffles is getting votes here.

Because they have ridges?

Or the other choices aren't great or never heard of them. This was my reasoning. I hadn't heard of most of these other brands. Although I probably should have gone with Kettle but my favorite is Ruffles Jalapeno Ranch so that is why I went with Ruffles.

 

[msudaisy26]

For the record for the Michigan people here. Uncle Ray's chips are far superior to Better Made.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

For the record for the Michigan people here. Uncle Ray's chips are far superior to Better Made.

This is why we need a downvote button

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm a little confused by Old Dutch being grouped with Better Made. Aren't they two separate companies?

 

[rockaction]

I think it's "Oohtz," actually, and I think I worked with a woman down in D.C. who may or may not have been heiress to the Utz kingdom.

That was the rumor and I'm pretty sure it was true. We were all pretty young, so who really knew. Rumors at work are awesome, aren't they?

I've drawn my line in the sand about this before, by the way.

Post in thread 'Munchies Article - Salt is the only flavor needed for Potato Chips? Your Thought?'

Feb 20, 2019

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...

• rockaction

I think Muchos are the bomb. Been saying it on this board since God knows. Like 2015 or something. Decade of Munchos.

 

[Gally]

I think it's "Oohtz," actually, and I think I worked with a woman down in D.C. who may or may not have been heiress to the Utz kingdom.

That was the rumor and I'm pretty sure it was true. We were all pretty young, so who really knew. Rumors at work are awesome, aren't they?

Is she friends with Sue Ellen Mischke?

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I think it's "Oohtz," actually, and I think I worked with a woman down in D.C. who may or may not have been heiress to the Utz kingdom.

That was the rumor and I'm pretty sure it was true. We were all pretty young, so who really knew. Rumors at work are awesome, aren't they?

I've drawn my line in the sand about this before, by the way.

Post in thread 'Munchies Article - Salt is the only flavor needed for Potato Chips? Your Thought?'

Feb 20, 2019

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...

• rockaction

As long as you don't pronounce it Youtz like Joe Peschi in My Cousin Vinny.

 

[rockaction]

Is she friends with Sue Ellen Mischke?

Judging from what I just looked up I wish she had been.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I'm a little confused by Old Dutch being grouped with Better Made. Aren't they two separate companies?

Drove by the Better Made factory yesterday

 

[pollardsvision]

Voted Kettle.

On the Utz pronunciation, how isn't it "uhhtz"?

Wasn't there an "Utz are better than nuts" ad campaign, or is that some sort of Mad Men/Mandela effect thing on my memory.

Anyway if that ad campaign was real it seems pretty obvious how Utz is pronounced.

And it just seems like the proper pronunciation.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Voted Kettle.

On the Utz pronunciation, how isn't it "uhhtz"?

Wasn't there an "Utz are better than nuts" ad campaign, or is that some sort of Mad Men/Mandela effect thing on my memory.

Utz are big around my way, and we've always pronounced the U like 'uh'.

As for the ad, it was a story arc on Mad Men, and I linked the scene with the commerical in my first post in the thread. Here it is again.

 

[jhib]

I think it's "Oohtz," actually, and I think I worked with a woman down in D.C. who may or may not have been heiress to the Utz kingdom.

That was the rumor and I'm pretty sure it was true. We were all pretty young, so who really knew. Rumors at work are awesome, aren't they?

I've drawn my line in the sand about this before, by the way.

Post in thread 'Munchies Article - Salt is the only flavor needed for Potato Chips? Your Thought?'

Feb 20, 2019

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...

• rockaction

I think Muchos are the bomb. Been saying it on this board since God knows. Like 2015 or something. Decade of Munchos.

The good ol' days when $4 seemed expensive for a bag of chips

 

[Cowboysfan8]

On the Utz pronunciation, how isn't it "uhhtz"

It is

 

[shuke]

I think Muchos are the bomb. Been saying it on this board since God knows. Like 2015 or something. Decade of Munchos.

2005 here, brah.