Wednesday, June 18, 2008

HowfreshEats Stacks (Potato) Chips Like Hebrews.



Disclaimer: I am not a potato chip expert. I just love eating them shits. I probably eat them every night while enjoying some ice cream, neapolitan preferably. The sweet/salty interaction is quite enjoyable.

Lately I've been trying to get a new bag of chips every time I'm out food shopping. Problem is there aren't many options. But whenever I see a chip I haven't tried I roll the dice and give it a shot.

Today I will be reviewing 6 different chips. Taste is the only thing I care about.

Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper



I was really excited to try these. The packaging looked official- the thicker bag always gives an air of quality. From Oregon and hand-cooked in safflower/sunflower oil. But the chips disappointed. They were thick- too thick- melba toast type thick. Very crunchy. They encompassed a burnt, earthy taste and after a couple I couldn't eat anymore. Most of the chips were light brown and some were even darker. Chip man must not have been paying attention. Not a good look.

Lay's Kettle Cooked Sea Salt & Vinegar




My favorite chip. Hands down. Been getting busy with these for a couple of years. And the relationship should continue to prosper. Great vinegar and salt taste that burns the tongue a bit but not too much and has your hand continually grabbing for more. A bag can be easily eaten in one sitting. And you wouldn't even realize it. Bite size crunchy and curly chips with a nice pale yellow hue. Cooked in sunflower oil. This is my chip of choice when expecting company.

Miss Vickie's Creamy Buttermilk Ranch




The name did it for me. I'm a sucker for buttermilk, it just sounds so rustic and wholesome. Buttermilk fried chicken, pancakes, biscuits- mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... delicious. I prefer more subtly flavored chips- salt, pepper, vinegar is all I need. The more flavorful chips can taste good but intake has to be limited before you get sick of them. That rule applies to these. The chip is quality- small, bite sized with ample crunch, but that ranch taste is too rich. Cooked in sunflower oil. Under the Frito-Lay umbrella. Miss Vickie's makes a lot of different interesting flavors. I'll try to get some soon.

Dirty Potato Chips Cracked Pepper & Sea Salt




You would think simple enough, but each bite tasted like a funyun. Remember those onion puffs back in the days? Yeah, they must have been reincarnated. Wasn't a huge fan of funyuns, and not such a huge fan of these. The chip is airy, another factor reminiscent of the funyun. Cooked in a peanut oil blend. Pretty disappointed with these.

Wise Choices Unsalted Chips




BLAND. I must have been on some anti-sodium high blood pressure kick when I bought these. Otherwise I'm clueless as to why they're in my house. Cooked in vegetable oil.

Dirty Potato Chips Salt & Vinegar




I gave Dirty the opportunity to vindicate their lackluster reputation and they swayed my opinion with these. I'm partial to sea salt & vinegar, but they pulled it off really well. Small bite sized airy chips with enough zing from the vinegar. Cooked in a peanut oil blend.

I ate too many chips tonight. Kind of feel like shit, but it's cool. I do this for you. Always looking for new brands and flavors, so hit the comments and leave some info.

5 comments:

P-Matik said...

I caught the buttermilk Mrs. Vickie joints at Quizno's once. They are official. Out here around B-Mo', we like the UTZ "crab chip" son. Old Bay all day.

buckemdown said...

I'm just baffled by the fact that you have 6 bags of potato chips lying around the crib. I mean, I know you don't like to throw shit out, but this is insane. You might wanna get your cholesterol checked homie. I'm not much of a traditional potato chip kinda guy - more into the Tostitos, Cheese Doodles, Chex Party Mix, and the such. And those "crab chips" sound gangsta - and right up Howie's alley.

evan said...

I thought the Kettle Chips were from god himself at a bbq couple weeks back. Check out their insane variety of flavors on their website (they don't release one flavor till Death Valley reaches 120F).

HowFresh said...

I had to re-up the other day on some Kettles. I saw the Death Valley Chipotle. It should be in the next chip post. Still can't mess with the crinkle cuts- cop and then regret- need to read the bags better.

Buck- you forgot to mention the Time Out Party Mix.

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My favorites are the Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper, it has a taste that I cant quite put, but are just delicious.