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[NickFitz]

Presumably the par boil time varies depending on size.

Ah, that's where the vinegar comes into play: it reduces the amount of breakdown of the potato as it's boiled, so in fact the timings can be about the same and it's not really a problem

The chemistry is explained by Kenji Lopez-Alt in his article How to Make Perfect Thin and Crisp French Fries - basically, it's all about the pectin methylesterase in the cell walls

But if you make your chips mega-thick then definitely err towards ten minutes rather than five

[zeitghost]

Not liking the cold and dark mornings

You & me both.

[zeitghost]

Morning all.



And a glorious sunny morn it is too, to be sure.

In with the hoi polloi yet again.

[NickFitz]

Morning all.



And a glorious sunny morn it is too, to be sure.

In with the hoi polloi yet again.

Morning

It's turned sunny here too, now.

And I can hear the merry clanking of the scaffolding being taken down from outside next-door-but-one.

[WTFH]

Morning all.


Have left a clue to last week's good news as another thread.

[Pondlife]

it arrives tomorrow. Nom

It has arrived. Poor planning on my side means we have no spuds in the house and Pizza is on the menu for tonight. Mrs P is out with the girlies on Friday so my artery clogging evening of junk food can wait until then.

In other news the Director of Cardboard at Amazon has reached his target for the month.

[NickFitz]

It has arrived. Poor planning on my side means we have no spuds in the house and Pizza is on the menu for tonight. Mrs P is out with the girlies on Friday so my artery clogging evening of junk food can wait until then.

In other news the Director of Cardboard at Amazon has reached his target for the month.

Make sure you get the right kind of spuds! I personally prefer Maris Piper; if at all possible, from either Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, or Suffolk.

[NickFitz]

Speaking of spuds, I need to go shopping for the stuff I forgot on Saturday (including spuds), and to pick up my prescription, and to collect stuff from the Amazon Locker beyond the other side of the city; but now it's nearly lunchtime, when people emerge blinking from their offices and clutter the public spaces. I think I'll have another coffee and a bacon cob instead, and wait until this afternoon

[mudskipper]

It has arrived. Poor planning on my side means we have no spuds in the house and Pizza is on the menu for tonight. Mrs P is out with the girlies on Friday so my artery clogging evening of junk food can wait until then.

In other news the Director of Cardboard at Amazon has reached his target for the month.

What did you buy? I'm feeling the urge to cook chips!

[Pondlife]

What did you buy? I'm feeling the urge to cook chips!

Breville easy clean digital fryer.

This one