Whats the best oil to use for making home made fried chips?

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Answer 2

Best Oil For Chips

Answer 3

As a professional cook, I've used a few kinds of oil over the years and found that many of them worked fine. Most all restaurants use solid shortening.
The key to great chips is to par cook them first, then let them cool. If you don't do this they will come out soggy. Then deep fry them a second time, and they will be nice and crispy.

Here's a tip:
If you've cooked fish or something with a strong taste in your oil, and want to use it again. Cut some potatoes in half, and cook them in it for several minutes and they will absorb the taste. Then throw away the potatoes.

Answer 4

deep-frying should have a high smoke point — the temperature to which it can be heated without smoking. Butter and margarine have low smoke points, so they aren’t good for frying but work for light sauteing. The best oils for deep-frying and high temperatures are refined safflower and sunflower oils, peanut, safflower and soy oils. Refined almond, avocado and cottonseed oil are also great if you can find and afford them, and canola oil is usually not a problem either.

Remove food particles from used deep-frying oil by straining it through a coffee filter, or a sieve or funnel lined with a double layer of cheesecloth. Cover, tightly seal and refrigerate strained oil; it can then be used one more time.

The temperature of the fat is all-important if the fat isn’t hot enough, food will absorb fat and be greasy, oils that can't take the heat will get too hot, and burn. The normal temperature range for frying is 325°F to 375°F, however, it'd quite likely that higher temperatures of 375°F to 400°F also are used. Most foods cook rapidly in the 325°F to 375°F range and develop a golden color, crisp texture and good flavor. High-temperature frying leads to thinner crusts and less oil absorption. Foods fried in this normal temperature range absorb 8 to 25 percent oil. Frying time is longer at lower temperatures. Frying at lower temperatures results in lighter color, less flavor development and increased oil absorp

Answer 5

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125-175g (4-6oz) potatoes per person. Preparation Peel the potatoes and cut them into large, even-sized chips. Place in a bowl of cold water until required to remove excess starch. Drain and dry well, then place in small batches in a chip basket for the traditional method, or in a bowl for even chips. Traditional method Heat the oil, preferably sunflower or corn, to 190C/375F, then lower the chips into the oil and fry for five to six minutes, until soft but not browned. Shake the basket a couple of times to ensure even cooking. Lift out of the basket and drain the chips on absorbent kitchen paper, whilst heating the oil to 200C/400F. The cooking process can be halted at this stage until required. Return the chips to the oil for two to three minutes to brown. Drain well and serve immediately. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Oven chips Prepare 450g (1lb) chips as above, then coat them in 30ml (2tblspn) sunflower or corn oil. Spread on a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes in an oven preheated to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6 turning once. Serve immediately with salt and pepper to taste.

Answer 6

Olive oil is a good choice...but I remember when I was young we had lard and it made the best chips I have ever had. It makes me feel ill to think about it now though!

Answer 7

I heard on the Food Network channel, that Peanut Oil is the best for deep frying anything. It has a low smoke point, and it doesn't take long to heat up.

Answer 8

1. Beef dripping
2. Lard
3. Mazzola Corn Oil

Remember these are chips not some pretentious new age saute potato.

Answer 9

The best oil to use is anything light in color such as peanut oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil. You don't want to us olive oil because it will burn and it will mess up the flavor of your chips.

Answer 10

Well at home we use either olive oil or Canola oil. Canola oil makes it taste like something you would find in a shop but a really nice shop not something like MacDonald's but like a really nice shop. And olive oil makes it taste more original.
But that's my opinion try it out for your self experiment...Have some fun!!!