Oven chips

[noenergy]

Recently got rid of my deep fat fryer so would like recommendations of the best oven chips, I like my chips to be chunky and have never really been keen on oven chips especially ones that seem to be quite heavily coated.

Nothing that's covered in beef dripping as they need to be veggie friendly.

You need the M&S triple cooked chips. They don’t taste like oven chips at all.

Honestly, making your own is so quick and easy … and you can cut out any grey bits that you nearly always get in shop bought oven chips. Like most others, I usually just cut up potato, toss in oil and bake which is fine but if you have a little extra time, cutting them up very chunky and gently parboiling them for about 6 mins first, then letting drain and steam for a good 10 mins really makes a difference and IME you end up with something more akin to traditional chips that are crispy outside, fluffy within.

Aldi's own home fries knock off are the best I've ever tried.

Jumping in to ask does it matter the brand of air fryer? There’s a massive price difference so I’m assuming some are shit?

I’ve been pleased with our air fryer. It uses a lot less oil than you’d need for DIY oven chips as it tosses them around to coat them and stop them sticking. I use ordinary potatoes in ours.

If you get an airfryer you can make sweet potato chips that are NOT SOGGY! Woo hoo

Invest in an airfryer, you won't regret it.

I've got the Power XL one which wasn't that expensive and I use it all the time.

Thanks for the air fryer suggestions.

What do you do in them besides chips, if @noenergy doesn’t mind me asking!

We only have Aunt Bessie straight cut ones here, use a drop of oil and put them on the top rack in the oven. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside (I’m very unbothered about chips in general, so they must be ok ).

I ccok everything that you could cook in an oven in my airfryer.

I've even done fried eggs in it.

Chicken wings/drumsticks, steak, roasted veg, halloumi kebabs, toasted sandwiches, pork belly strips, sweet potato fries, celeriac fries, homemade chips...the list is endless.

Chances are if you think you can cook something in there, then you can!

FFS why do people ask what's your AIBU? Does it really matter?

Making your own isn’t quick though is it? Raw potato to chip takes 40-60 minutes in the oven depending on quantity.

Oven chips take 20-30. I agree with McCain home fries

I love the Lidl Maris Piper chips. No idea if they’re covered in dripping or not though. I suspect you’re going to have to try a few even though you don’t want to!

*You could just cut up potatoes into chunky chips, spray with oil, sprinkle with salt and bake in the oven.

Much cheaper, and much nicer.*

Was thinking of investing In an air fryer.

I love my Tefal Actifry. I use a teaspoon of oil unless it is a dinner party/special occasion when I splash out with a tablespoon! I usually just chop potatoes into wedges (don't bother with the peeling/soaking/drying) and they come out beautifully.

You could just cut up potatoes into chunky chips, spray with oil, sprinkle with salt and bake in the oven. [etc]

Oh god I see the competitive MNers are out again.
Poor OP just asked about oven chips. Maybe she doesn't want to stand round chopping spuds up.

I have found the holy grail of chip that's amazing in our actifry - Aunt Bessies.
But.
For some reason the small bags you get in Tesco etc are completely different to the huge 2kg bags from Farm Foods. The FF ones are much chunkier and cook much better.

So the answer is Aunt Bessies, but only in the 2kg bags.

If you have the time, get a bag of spuds and chip your own par boil, let them dry out, stick them in the oven with lots of fry lite and spices, they are amazing and really healthy compared with prepared oven chips.
I don't par boil as I chop them thinly.

Sorry I didn't rtft.
Oh god I see the competitive MNers are out again
Poor OP just asked about oven chips. Maybe she doesn't want to stand round chopping spuds up
It is slimming worlds method, not sure about it being competitive.

second getting an air fryer does lovely chips, and you take the middle bit out to wash it up so it dosent get all manky like a deep fat fryer does i use sunflower oil to cook mine cut the potatoes chunky, forty minutes in the fryer done

Gastro chips are amaaaaazing

The mccains gastric are beef dripping FYI

Whoops 😬 I am a vegetarian and have definitely eaten these twice. Thanks for the heads up! They are delicious, I’ll miss them.

Sainsbury's do nice fat Maris Piper chip (they're vegan)