http://www.miiamonthly.com/2009/04/21/steaming-french-fries-microwave-method-update/ Your connection to all things miia all the time Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:56:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.miiamonthly.com/2009/04/21/steaming-french-fries-microwave-method-update/comment-page-1/#comment-63 AuSable Wed, 06 May 2009 01:50:17 +0000 http://www.miiamonthly.com/?p=329#comment-63 I tried to make potato chips once before, and I ran into two problems. 1) My cheapo plastic mandoline didn't slice the potatoes thin enough. & 2) I wasn't able to keep the oil hot enough, in my little frying pan with 1.5 liters of oil. If I had used a dutch oven with more oil, I would have had a quicker heat recovery time. I tried to make potato chips once before, and I ran into two problems. 1) My cheapo plastic mandoline didn’t slice the potatoes thin enough. & 2) I wasn’t able to keep the oil hot enough, in my little frying pan with 1.5 liters of oil. If I had used a dutch oven with more oil, I would have had a quicker heat recovery time.

]]> http://www.miiamonthly.com/2009/04/21/steaming-french-fries-microwave-method-update/comment-page-1/#comment-53 JRR Fri, 01 May 2009 15:09:34 +0000 http://www.miiamonthly.com/?p=329#comment-53 mmmmm, home made fries. I might have to hook myself up with that this weekend. Could be chips instead; I have really been diggin' on the Trader Joe's Red Bliss potato chips fried in olive oil and I want to try it at home, but with yukon golds... mmmmm, home made fries. I might have to hook myself up with that this weekend. Could be chips instead; I have really been diggin’ on the Trader Joe’s Red Bliss potato chips fried in olive oil and I want to try it at home, but with yukon golds…

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