The scam of potato chips

[BoberFett]

did you guys know that bottled water is at least 85% water?

The other 15% is piss from some guy in California.

 

[DrPizza]

Have you ever made homemade potato chips? They are delicious, I make them on rare occasions. .
Every eat them the next day? They taste just like disappointment.

I don't know what magic they put in those bags (yes, I know it is nearly pure nitrogen) but I can't replicate it at home.

Open a bag of potato chips, leave it open for a day. Eat one of the chips. Disappointment as well.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Open a bag of potato chips, leave it open for a day. Eat one of the chips. Disappointment as well.

They start out nice and crisp and delicious but even if I put them in Ziploc bags they become limp by the next day. I think it is because my fresh made potato chips have to much moisture in them still (either that or my house is too humid).

It is probable that I could solve this problem if I really wanted, but I mostly only make them for board game night, and they rarely last long enough for that to be a problem.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Potatoes have gone up in price. They used to be like 50 pounds for like $2. Now they are much more expensive.

 

[momeNt]

I haven't paid for food in 7 years.

Between freegan dining in the alleyways behind restaurants, and knowing where to plant crops in your local parks and forests, you really don't need to pay for anything.

 

[preCRT]

Wrong, the biggest scam is the claim of the number of servings per bag.

1.13oz bag = 1 serving
2.2 oz bag ≠ 3 servings, it is 1 serving
10 oz bag ≠ 10 servings, it is maybe 2 or 3 servings, sometimes just 1 serving...

 

[The Boston Dangler]

The other 15% is piss from some guy in California.

mmmm wine country. last thursday is a playful number with a nice bouquet and slightly sweet finish

 

[Sonikku]

I remember Doritos being a pretty big bag when I was a kid. Then they shrunk them down BIG time. Sad thing is, their jumbo "family" bag is actually smaller than their older "regular" one.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Has anybody considered the cost of rock salting potato ships?

 

[TheInternet1980]

I haven't paid for food in 7 years.

Between freegan dining in the alleyways behind restaurants, and knowing where to plant crops in your local parks and forests, you really don't need to pay for anything.

What's with all the hippy types on the forum of late? Have no car, eat out of dumpsters, and plant food in your parks? wtf is this shit?

 

[alkemyst]

Just because I like some kale chips?

Yall are missing out, kale chips are delicious. You get ones with some sort of nut-based sauce (like cashews or pecans) and it can be fairly filling too.

They are my second favorite chip to a pine apple chip.

I bet you love that nut based sauce.

 

[momeNt]

What's with all the hippy types on the forum of late? Have no car, eat out of dumpsters, and plant food in your parks? wtf is this shit?

Not only do I not have a car, but I often utilize the full benefits of a motor vehicle with my quad roller skates and skitching onto traffic.

 

[Exterous]

Burma shave

You know how I know you are old?

Has anybody mentioned the fact the potatoes are 85% water yet?

:hmm: humans are only ~60% water. Perhaps we are using the wrong ingridient

 

[Fritzo]

They start out nice and crisp and delicious but even if I put them in Ziploc bags they become limp by the next day. I think it is because my fresh made potato chips have to much moisture in them still (either that or my house is too humid).

It is probable that I could solve this problem if I really wanted, but I mostly only make them for board game night, and they rarely last long enough for that to be a problem.

Cool homemade potato chips completely before bagging them. This will keep them from going stale. Also the thinner they are the more the moisture will be fried out of them.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

:hmm: humans are only ~60% water. Perhaps we are using the wrong ingridient

Time to trademark "Soylentitos".

 

[Exterous]

Time to trademark "Soylentitos".

Which bag is people?

Hint: It's all of them

 

[CPA]

yes let me just walk down the grocery store, get a potato, bring it back to my desk, slice it real thin, take the slices home, bake and or fry them, and bring my diy chips back to my desk.

Don't you know from all of the food threads on ATOT that anything homemade is better than anything you find at a store or restaurant?

 

[CPA]

I remember Doritos being a pretty big bag when I was a kid. Then they shrunk them down BIG time. Sad thing is, their jumbo "family" bag is actually smaller than their older "regular" one.

What? that is not true at all. The Family bag is 17 ounces. No way Doritos were over 1 pound back in the 80's.

 

[alkemyst]

What? that is not true at all. The Family bag is 17 ounces. No way Doritos were over 1 pound back in the 80's.

I think he was born in the 80's and had chips the first time in 2000's

 

[JamesV]

What's with all the hippy types on the forum of late? Have no car, eat out of dumpsters, and plant food in your parks? wtf is this shit?

Could be a hippy or just someone smart.

Watched a doc where some major CA food chain had dumpsters full of perfectly good meat, because they were 1 day past the 'sell by' date. Bunch of guys hop the fence, throw it over to a guy with a car with an open trunk, and drive off with hundreds of dollars of meat that is indistinguishable from what any customer walks out the front with.

Huge issue over it, because these guys were using the food to feed the homeless, and the obvious trespassing. No issue at all with health or spoiled items though.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I bet you love that nut based sauce.

Not really, but that is because I am not a huge fan of the kinds of nuts they use. But they are satisfying.

My favorite type of kale chips are barbeque and vegan sour cream and onion.

 

[BurnItDwn]

The Hindi word for potato is Ahloo.

I learned this by eating Indian foods.

 

[IronWing]

The Hindi word for potato is Ahloo.

I learned this by eating Indian foods.

That's amazing! I'm gonna order me a pizza. I should be speaking Italian in no time. :awe:

 

[alkemyst]

The Hindi word for potato is Ahloo.

I learned this by eating Indian foods.

You mean potato chips at your local kwikee mart.

 

[BurnItDwn]

You mean potato chips at your local kwikee mart.

If you have rejected reality and are living in Springfield, then I suppose so. Else, I do not believe there is a locally accessible kwikee mart, nor do I know the transation for "chips" in hindi.

Two other Hindi words for your enjoyment.

Mugger is river
Muggermuch is Crocodile.

Also, while many coworkers speak hindi, lots come from Chennai where they speak Tamil, and they do not like Hindi. There's also some Bengalis here. The Bengalis can pretty much all do Hindi and Bengali, the Gujarati's can also all do Hindi and Gujariti, but, many of the Chennai folks can only do Tamil and some attempts at English that usually leave both the speaker and the listeners perplexed to some extent. Ohh yes, we also have some who speak Urdu, mosty from India, but not exclusive, as we have Bengali's and Pakistani's who speak Urdu as well. But, nobody who is from Sri Lanka works here, or at least, nobody will admit to being Sri Lankan. I suspect that there is a secret Sri Lankan amongst the crowds.