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What is a good fat/oil for making wedges/chips
Duck or goose fat is recommended for roast potatoes so in theory they should be best for chips too right? I don't have any but I do have some lard in the fridge. Also butter and olive oil. Is using the microwave a good cheat? I saw one recipe that suggested putting the raw wedges into the microwave for 5 minutes and then into a very hot oven.
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I use good quality extra virgin olive oil, which doesn't really make much difference because burning any oil makes any beneficial nutrient content redundant.
As for the microwave, you won't get the golden and crispy finish - instead, the water will be lost and the result will just be a soggy mush. |
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Duck or goose fat is recommended for roast potatoes so in theory they should be best for chips too right? I don't have any but I do have some lard in the fridge. Also butter and olive oil. Is using the microwave a good cheat? I saw one recipe that suggested putting the raw wedges into the microwave for 5 minutes and then into a very hot oven.
For everyday (well not quite) use I use veg oil. If I was to splash out a bit then I use dripping in the other side for double/triple cooked chips/wedges/roasties. If you're oven cooking then a sprinkle of veg or olive oil will do. |
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I use good quality extra virgin olive oil, which doesn't really make much difference because burning any oil makes any beneficial nutrient content redundant.
As for the microwave, you won't get the golden and crispy finish - instead, the water will be lost and the result will just be a soggy mush. |
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I use rapeseed oil. You can heat to high temp without it smoking.
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Rapeseed or sunflower oil for deep frying.
Lard or beef dripping in oven, make sure the lard/dripping is very hot before adding the potatoes ( I use maris piper or King Edwards) I've never microwaved the spuds par boil /blanch them |
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I use rapeseed oil. You can heat to high temp without it smoking.
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I do wedges/chips in an airfryer (Halo) half a measure of oil, a sprinkle of chervil and 30 mins later - a lovely result
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I do wedges/chips in an airfryer (Halo) half a measure of oil, a sprinkle of chervil and 30 mins later - a lovely result
Me too. I have an Actifry and it makes the best chips with just a teaspoon of olive oil. |
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I think virgin oil, duck fat, goose fat are a waste on chips. You need an oil that can stand high temperatures, rapeseed oil and such, but I just like to use sunflower oil for most of my cooking.
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I think virgin oil, duck fat, goose fat are a waste on chips. You need an oil that can stand high temperatures, rapeseed oil and such, but I just like to use sunflower oil for most of my cooking.
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I watched a documentary on this subject and the result was vegetable oil.
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Rapeseed oil – as already mentioned. Extra virgin oil should be a very last resort if absolutely nothing else is available.
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