Chips!

[di]

Does anyone know how to successfully freeze homemade chips?
I tried just chipping some & popping in the freezer,but alas they've all turned black!
Would it work if I blanched them first?

[vicky]

I've frozen boiled chips very successfully! Just defrost and pop in the oven

[lainey lou]

I imagine blanching would work, it's something to do with the starch isn't it?
Why don't you try it with 1 spud and see what happens?

[ckfe]

Does anyone know how to successfully freeze homemade chips?
I tried just chipping some & popping in the freezer,but alas they've all turned black!
Would it work if I blanched them first?

why would you want to freeze them?

[Bren In Pots]

According to storingandfreezing.co.uk they say to parboil then freeze them. I've not tried it though but I bookmarked that site the other day when I was after info on freezing beans.

[burnie]

Oven chips are part cooked chips that are then frozen,then finished off later,guess that might work.Restuarants part fry their chips,let them cool or refridgerate,then finish frying when you order them.

[rustylady]

Not sure why you would want to freeze your lovely potatoes as chips, but the way to do it is to cut your spud into chips, part fry then drain, cool and freeze

[di]

why would you want to freeze them?

Because we've got loads & when you want a quick & easy chip dinner you often don't feel like the hassle of preparing them.
The majority will be stored as usual in paper sacks,but those that are a little less than perfect & don't store well would,I thought make ideal,quick & easy chips!
Each to their own I guess!
I'll give the par boiling a try.

[voddybabe]

I have par-boiled chip and then froze them laid out on a tray, once frozen transfered into a plastic storage bag.
Tha turned out wonderful,
happy chipping

[spuds]

Hi everbody,my dad has a patato (spud) patch as we call it in ireland.I have cut up a patato (kers pink) into chips and i freeze them,cooked them from frozen,when i took them from the freezer,some turned a little black,but i cooked them from frozen,about 10min approx in deep fat fryer,thay tasted good but a little rubbery (chewy) but cooked well. Is there anything i can do to stop the chips from being chewy ?

[Glutton4...]

Hi everbody ... Is there anything i can do to stop the chips from being chewy ?

Hi, and welcome to the Madhouse!

The secret to good frying is HOT OIL - I'm married to an ex-Chef, and if I had a pound for every time he has complained, and sent soggy chips back, I'd be a millionaire!

[Hilary B]

The freezing advice in the books I've read says to 'blanch' by part-frying, never tried it myself.

[Snadger]

Hi, and welcome to the Madhouse!

The secret to good frying is HOT OIL - I'm married to an ex-Chef, and if I had a pound for every time he has complained, and sent soggy chips back, I'd be a millionaire!

Wey..........you're hardly going to try to cook em in cold oil are ya...........