Best oven chips in retail?

sporina · 04-05-2021 6:01pm #1

Right, my query is not about a foodie ingredient perhaps, but none the less, who doesn't love a good chip... so fellow boards foodies, what are the best oven chips in retail? (SV/TS/DS/LIDL/ALDI/M&S)
TIA

HeidiHeidi · 04-05-2021 6:05pm

I bet you'll get an avalanche of votes for the Skin-On fries in Aldi!!

They're about the best I've tried, not that I'm a connoisseur - closely followed by the beef dripping fries, also in Aldi, which i only tried for the first time recently.

Best of all, but waaaay more expensive, are the skinny frites from M&S

Also, in before the "buy a spud, cut it up, bung in oven" crowd. But they're not wrong!!

con747 · 04-05-2021 6:05pm

Aldi skin on fries are up there .

CWF · 04-05-2021 6:05pm

Proper chips by strong roots.

gmisk · 04-05-2021 6:07pm

Aldi triple cooked beef dripping chips.....amazing!

Mundo7976 · 04-05-2021 6:09pm

Always find there to be a strange taste from aldi oven chips. We like the tesco own steakhouse oven chips done in the airfrier

04-05-2021 6:09pm

Also important imo what type of oven they are cooked in

e.g. much better (and quicker) in a Philips airfryer or similar compared to a normal fan or gas oven.

tangy · 04-05-2021 6:45pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Also, in before the "buy a spud, cut it up, bung in oven" crowd. But they're not wrong!!

No! Deep fry the cut-up spuds

begbysback · 04-05-2021 6:46pm

Cmon people, not again, keep the chips out of the air fryer

NewbridgeIR · 04-05-2021 6:50pm

M&S Triple Cooked frozen

Drawback is the size of the portion - barely enough for 2 people.

tangy · 04-05-2021 6:53pm

If you have an Iceland nearby, try
https://www.iceland.co.uk/p/iceland-ridiculously-crispy-skin-on-french-fries.-1.2kg/76876.html
They're great

Although they call them French Fries, they're nothing like MacD's, and just the size of chip I'd cut.

jimmycrackcorm · 04-05-2021 6:53pm

gmisk wrote: »

Aldi triple cooked beef dripping chips.....amazing!

Only just tried these out at the weekend. Hands down the best for the air-fryer.

caviardreams · 04-05-2021 7:01pm

CWF wrote: »

Proper chips by strong roots.

Agree - these are lovely, thick fluffy chips, great even in teh oven. Pricey though :eek:

markest · 04-05-2021 7:36pm

Another recommendation for Proper chips

Darc19 · 04-05-2021 7:41pm

Both Aldi and Lidl skin on skinny chips are fab. I think the Lidl ones win out as they come out very crispy.

Aldi specially selected crinkle chips are another favourite

Yyhhuuu · 04-05-2021 7:50pm

I think the 89c Lidl frozen oven chips are quite good. Excellent value also....

Both the Aldi skin-on overrated and M&S fresh chips are nothing to write home about. (I did not buy the M&S frozen chips nor the Lard M&S Chips).

Heroditas · 04-05-2021 7:52pm

gmisk wrote: »

Aldi triple cooked beef dripping chips.....amazing!

Yep I love those.

Also, McCain triple cooked gastro chips are pretty nice (surprisingly enough)

Triboro · 04-05-2021 7:59pm

markest wrote: »

Another recommendation for Proper chips

Where to get these?

sporina · 04-05-2021 10:19pm

thanks folks - i like the sounds of the skin on variants from LIDL/ALDI.. but are they skinny? I don't want skinny..

HeidiHeidi · 04-05-2021 10:21pm

sporina wrote: »

thanks folks - i like the sounds of the skin on variants from LIDL/ALDI.. but are they skinny? I don't want skinny..

The skin on one's are skinny.

The beef dripping ones are the usual thick cut ones, and are at least as nice (my jury is still out!)

sporina · 04-05-2021 10:25pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

The skin on one's are skinny.

The beef dripping ones are the usual thick cut ones, and are at least as nice (my jury is still out!)

oh ok thanks -

will check out the BD ones - from ALDI yeah?

HeidiHeidi · 04-05-2021 10:26pm

sporina wrote: »

oh ok thanks -

will check out the BD ones - from ALDI yeah?

Yep!

con747 · 04-05-2021 10:28pm

sporina wrote: »

thanks folks - i like the sounds of the skin on variants from LIDL/ALDI.. but are they skinny? I don't want skinny..

Not McDonalds skinny, but not chunky.

siblers · 04-05-2021 10:29pm

McCains have very tasty skin on chips. Pricey though

Chunkyish in size

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/frozen-foods-chips-mccain-rustic-oven-1-kilogram-/p-1010282000

ACitizenErased · 04-05-2021 10:30pm

Aldi skin-ons are fantastic.

JustAThought · 04-05-2021 10:30pm

sporina wrote: »

thanks folks - i like the sounds of the skin on variants from LIDL/ALDI.. but are they skinny? I don't want skinny..

If you din’t like skinny but like fluffy DEFO tey the Dunnes OWN BRAND WEDGES - REALLY good. I like their chili ones - but they need sweet chili dip to make them in any way chili flavoured!

I’m a big fan of boiled baby potatoes in their own skins quartered and stir fried with garlic and chili and the white bits of scallions in a big wok with sesamae oil. YUUUUUUUM

sporina · 04-05-2021 10:30pm

siblers wrote: »

McCains have very tasty skin on chips. Pricey though

Chunkyish in size

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/frozen-foods-chips-mccain-rustic-oven-1-kilogram-/p-1010282000

are they nice? last time I had McCain's was years ago but I rem them being awful

irishlady29 · 04-05-2021 10:31pm

Maris piper dunnes stores.....delicious

siblers · 04-05-2021 10:33pm

sporina wrote: »

are they nice? last time I had McCain's was years ago but I rem them being awful

This particular type are (in my opinion) it's just potatoes and sunflower oil but I guess it depends how you like your chips, I prefer ones with just the minimum amount of ingredients

Tpcl20 · 04-05-2021 10:42pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Also, in before the "buy a spud, cut it up, bung in oven" crowd. But they're not wrong!!

That's me...

Cut enough for two (I recommend med thickness Golden Wonders w skin on), microwave for two of the "potato" setting, dry with kitchen roll, lob onto greaseproof paper and drizzle 2tbsp sunflower oil over. Lamp em in for eight minutes, flip em all with a spatula and then leave them for a further ten minutes, adding oil and shaking the tray as needed.

Costs about 50c for the portion of chips as opposed to the €2 it costs if you buy them in a bag. Also much more delicious and probably less bad for you than the frozen ones, plus it's slightly more hassle so you're less likely to eat as many chips :rolleyes:

jace_da_face · 04-05-2021 11:08pm

I have attempted to recreate the Italian-chipper style chip in an air fryer with surprisingly not-bad results.

(1) Cut up some Maris Pipers to uniform thumb sized chips. Coat with oil.
(2) Heat the air fryer to only 180 degrees and not the usual 200 setting for chips. We're not making crispy fries here.
(3) Times might vary depending on the number of chips, thickness etc., but somewhere around 20 minutes should be enough to get a pale, not too crispy, edible chip. But don't eat just yet.
(4) Now remove the basket of chips and cover with a doubled up tea towel and let cool. They maintain their moistness in their own steam and will not dry out. This is a 2-stage process, like double frying.
(5) Once cooled to the point of being slightly warm but too cold to serve, re-heat in the air fryer at 180, to get them warm enough to server , 5 mins approx.
(6) Dose in salt n' vinegar. Enjoy!

sporina · 05-05-2021 11:54am

thanks all...

ALDI BD and skin on are 1st port of call..

leahyl · 05-05-2021 1:00pm

Aldi specially selected oven chips are lovely - they are chunky. We actually cook them in the deep fat fryer and they turn out perfect. The crinkle cut ones are lovely also

Tree · 05-05-2021 2:00pm

Not chips, but the Aldi maris piper wedges are just like deli wedges and are very good.

I have yet to be partiuclarly inspired by an oven chip. We have them in the freezer all the time (Aldi, or McCain homefries, tried the Proper chips once (good but nothing to write home about)). Better in the actifry than the actual oven. All are massively improved by the McDonnell's spice bag mix and pan frying...

leahyl · 05-05-2021 2:05pm

Tree wrote: »

Not chips, but the Aldi maris piper wedges are just like deli wedges and are very good.

We get these also - delicious!

DuffleBag · 05-05-2021 2:55pm

Easy answer. Honest chips

Midnight Sundance · 05-05-2021 7:06pm

DuffleBag wrote: »

Easy answer. Honest chips

Where can you buy these

reap-a-rat · 05-05-2021 7:34pm

Super Valu own brand are pretty tasty. They've got home style, chunky, skinny and another type I can't remember. We would use the home style for like fish and chips, and the chunky are brilliant for curry cheese chips. Big fan.

DuffleBag · 05-05-2021 8:55pm

Midnight Sundance wrote: »

Where can you buy these

Aldi, Super Value, Dunnes, Tesco etc.. Closest thing you'll get to chipper chips

https://supervalu.ie/real-people/food-academy-programme/honest-chips

con747 · 05-05-2021 10:03pm

Midnight Sundance wrote: »

Where can you buy these

https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/ALDIIE/p-honest-chips-500g-walls/5392000144903

05-05-2021 10:04pm

Salt and pepper Tesco ridge for me.

forumdedum · 05-05-2021 10:05pm

begbysback wrote: »

Cmon people, not again, keep the chips out of the air fryer

Is it possible to cook frozen chips in an air fryer?

con747 · 05-05-2021 10:06pm

forumdedum wrote: »

Is it possible to cook frozen chips in an air fryer?

Yes, no problem. Just shake every few minutes like everything else you cook in it.

forumdedum · 05-05-2021 10:09pm

con747 wrote: »

Yes, no problem. Just shake every few minutes like everything else you cook in it.

Cheers.

DavyD_83 · 06-05-2021 10:21pm

con747 wrote: »

Yes, no problem. Just shake every few minutes like everything else you cook in it.

I'm suddenly realising this may be why I never got results worth caring about with the air fryer. Ah well.
House full of coeliacs, so we're limited in choice. Green Isle gluten free oven chips are the best option at the moment, unless cutting up the spuds ourselves.

squonk · 09-05-2021 12:55pm

+1 for the SuperValu own brand mentioned earlier. I got a bag of the skinny chips last week. They came out great from the air fryer. I wasn’t expecting much but I was very surprised. Usually I’d use Tesco skinny ones but these were so much better.

HeidiHeidi · 09-05-2021 8:04pm

DuffleBag wrote: »

Easy answer. Honest chips

Spotted these in Aldi this evening and decided to give them a whirl.

They're good!!

Really like chipper chips, but without the greasy mess bit - win/win!!

V expensive, but v tasty!

DuffleBag · 09-05-2021 8:15pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Spotted these in Aldi this evening and decided to give them a whirl.

They're good!!

Really like chipper chips, but without the greasy mess bit - win/win!!

V expensive, but v tasty!

Yeah, nearest thing to chipper chips you can get from the oven.

sporina · 09-05-2021 8:22pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Spotted these in Aldi this evening and decided to give them a whirl.

They're good!!

Really like chipper chips, but without the greasy mess bit - win/win!!

V expensive, but v tasty!

so are they your new fav?

HeidiHeidi · 09-05-2021 8:27pm

sporina wrote: »

so are they your new fav?

I think they might be!

I've bunged the remainder into the freezer, so as long as they're still as nice from frozen as they were from fresh, I think they're a winner.

sporina · 09-05-2021 8:52pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I think they might be!

I've bunged the remainder into the freezer, so as long as they're still as nice from frozen as they were from fresh, I think they're a winner.

are the suitable for home freezing? as in, is it on the storage instructions?

Best oven chips in retail?

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