How to Make Homemade Potato Chips

Make your own homemade potato chips.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bag of Potatoes
• Frying Oil
• Heavy skillet or large pan or fryer
• Salt or other seasoning
• Fryer basket or slotted spoon
• Paper towels and platter or plate

1. Pour the oil into the pan, skillet or fryer and heat until 400 degrees. While the oil is heating, move onto step two and three.

2. Rinse the potatoes until all the dirt is removed from the skin. You can either peel the potatoes or leave the skin on them.

3. Slice the potatoes very thin with a knife or a mandolin if you have one. Place the slices of potato into cold water so they don't turn grey while you finish slicing the potatoes and oil heats.

4. Once the oil is heated to 400 degrees, remove a handful of the thinly sliced potatoes in a paper towel and dry. This will keep the oil from popping on you and burning you.

5. Fry the thin potato slices until golden brown and crisp.

6. Remove the potato chips from the fryer and place them on the plate or platter to drain.

7. To season the homemade potato chips, you can place them in a bag. Shake the amount of salt or other seasonings on to the chips in the bag. Gently shake the bag to distribute the seasonings onto the chips.

8. To store the chips, place them in a air tight zipper bag or plastic container.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure as much water is dried off the sliced potatoes as possible so you aren't burned by the popping oil.
• Don't touch the potatoes when they first come out of the frying oil because you can burn your fingers when doing so.