Barcel Artisan Style Fuego KettelCooked Chips

Barcel Artisan Style Fuego KettleCooked Chips

As you know I am a kettle chip fan. I saw these and they said NEW so I had to try them. Great flavor and a good bit of heat. Not so cayan peppery...nice chili habenaro flavor with a lime chaser. Coating was even and not so powdery and not oily. This is a great chip. I will have to find more flavors by this brand to try. I would give it a 4.25 out of 5. Not necessarily my favorite, but it is up there. Give these a try if you can.

SE Grocers Prestige Garlic Parmesan Kettle Chips

SE Grocers Prestige Garlic Parmesan Kettle Chips

I have been impressed with the kettle chip offerings from SE Grocers...ie Winn Dixie and related family of stores. They are usually a great bang for the buck and the flavors are usually good. This bag is sort of an exception. Although they don't taste bad, the label says a "hint" of garlic and Parmesan flavor. I don't believe I could even identify what I was eating as having a "hint" of real garlic and parm. There was a hint of seasoning...but not enought to really even say there was much more than salt on them and something else. They should up the garlic and parm flavors by a good margin. Then we would be talking good chip....these were kinda boring. Not bad, just nothing really exciting. I would give them a 2.5 on a 5...but I wont buy them again in the "hint of" version.

Doritos Blaze

Doritos Blaze 

Now I like Doritos...always have. Most Doritos have a bit of sweetness in their seasoning. This one is different. It is not overly sweet, paprika heavy or too salty. Those are the main things that make a Doritos chip sort of taste like one. These guys are corn flavored. The heat is about like the super spicy Doritos chips of other flavors...ie my heat level is way over this stuff. But as far as taste they are not bad. They just don't taste like your normal Doritos. What you find flavor wise is a medium salty, not so sweet, chili with a hint of paprika flavor with a hint of onion and am guessing the pepper is a Cayenne...not really strong, but it has some heat. These chips would be a with food and not overly interfere with what you are eating. I would rate them a 3.75.....not bad...and I would purchase again.

Sorry I have been away....

For some reason or another I could not get Blogger to work right...so I kinda quit trying for a while. Well now it seems to be working. Well in the mean time I have tried a bunch of chips and things that need posting, so now I will begin. Look for some regular updates....
KW

Itz "The Crab Chip" Potato Chips

Utz "The Crab Chip" Potato Chips

A little while ago I reviewed the Zappas Cajun Crawtaters....a good kettle style chip. This is not that chip. The Crab Chip is heavy on the Chesapeake Bay Crab Seasoning. Heavy enough that it has a tingle to it. My wife was OK with it. My son was that is a little much. I think it is a really good chip. I have a preference for kettle chips...but am wondering if this seasoning would work as well on them. Thin chips allow seasoning to stick to the chips very well, almost caked on. Kettle chips tend to hold less..but still carry the flavor. Eat these and you end up with some of the seasoning stuck to your fingers...much like Lay's BBQ chips do. IF you like crab boil seasoning you will love these..if not stay away. I give them a 4 out of 5. Utz makes some good chips...but their overal flavor is not as bright as say Lay's or Golden Flake plain. Not sure what they do in their process that is different, but still good chips. More later.

K

Zapps Voodoo Chips

Zapps Voodoo Kettle Chips

I happened apon this flavor a while back and have not reviewed it...so I shall. This is probably my favorite chip at the moment. When I first saw the bag several months ago I was expecting something hot and spicey. But no...they have a citric acid kind of kick with smoke, papprica, onions, etc..kind of rolling around in there. I don't really know how to classify what they are. They are not sour, they are not sweet, they are not hot, they are not overly leaning to say one style of cooking. It is like someone too some kettle salt and vinegar chips and took out all the extra salt...then seasoned it with a generous portion of season all....like an everything bagle.

They are unique...and if they came out with a Voodoo+Heat version I would certainly buy it. Went in the store the other day to get some of these for my lunch bag....there were not many of them left so I must not be the only person who likes them. 4.7 on a scale of 1 to 5...and I am sticking to it for the moment.

Home made Sweet Potato chips

Home made Sweet Potato Chips

So I have this deep fryer...and a mandolin slicer.  If you have not tried it you should..make your own chips. I love home made chips. Regular or sweet potatoe. They are just good and fun to make. I am partial to the sweet potato though. Give you a little secret on how to make chip and make them well.
1. Grease need to be hot...350 is minimum, I prefer 375.
2. Slice chips moderately thin. Too thin and they fry really fast and burn.
3. Slice chips and soak them in salted ICE WATER for 30 minutes if you can. Cold potatoes fry better. I learned this from an article on how McDonalds and other fast food chains make such good frys...cold salt water bath.
4. Don't over fry them and put them on paper towels to absorb grease.

I hope this peaks your interest in home frys/pub chips or whatever you call them. My kids love them.
KW