Chips (home made)

[Bullett]

I don't eat chips that often at home but I picked up a cheapish frier for those times when a recipe needs one and used it the other night for some Heston triple cooked chips.

As with most Heston recipes they were a faff but worth the effort as they came out fluffy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. I didn't like the oil taste though, Heston recommended Groundnut or Grapeseed oil but I only had sunflower in sufficient quantities.

What do you use?

[21TonyK]

I normally just use generic vegetable (rapeseed) oil but I have noticed my local cash and carry doing 20kg blocks of dripping

[E31Shrew]

Used some old sunflower oil last time but tried the thrice cooked version. Blanche, then freezer for a couple of hours, cook again then freezer and final fry.

They were superb.

[Bullett]

mmmm, dripping.

Not sure the Mrs would approve though.

I used the boil/freeze/fry/freeze/fry method and they were fab, I just didn't like the oil taste.

[21TonyK]

[quote=BullettNot sure the Mrs would approve though.
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Yeah, that's the only reason I've not bought it yet!

I do the whole triple cooked thing occasionally but I enjoy "chip shop style" cooked once chips just as much with battered fish.

[Don]

I only ever use groundnut for deep frying.

1) It takes a high heat
2) It tastes of absolutely nothing.

So you can get a nice crisp chip that tastes of chip.

[LeadFarmer]

I use blocks of dripping from Tesco, fry the chips at about 120degs until soft in middle, lift basket and crank up the heat to 180degs, once at temperature lower the chips back in to crisp them. Heres some home made fish n chips I made the other day..

[E31Shrew]

LeadFarmer said:

I use blocks of dripping from Tesco, fry the chips at about 120degs until soft in middle, lift basket and crank up the heat to 180degs, once at temperature lower the chips back in to crisp them. Heres some home made fish n chips I made the other day..

Thats done it! Diet next week again

[craigjm]

How often do you change the oil/ dripping in your fryers?

[LeadFarmer]

craigjm said:

How often do you change the oil/ dripping in your fryers?

When it starts to look unclean, or contaminated by burnt pits of chips/batter etc. I think they taste best when cooked in fresh oil/fat for the first cook.

[E31Shrew]

LeadFarmer said:

craigjm said:

How often do you change the oil/ dripping in your fryers?

When it starts to look unclean, or contaminated by burnt pits of chips/batter etc. I think they taste best when cooked in fresh oil/fat for the first cook.

Sounds perfect for one of the lads here who runs his Merc on the stuff.

[LeadFarmer]

E31Shrew said:

Sounds perfect for one of the lads here who runs his Merc on the stuff.

I run my Land Rover on cooking oil.

[BlueHave]

Haven't had home made chips for at least a few years. Probably due to the fact that McCain takes quarter of the time.

Always remember as a child that they never tasted the same when you used new Rapeseed or Sunflower Oil.

I liked the dirty and used