Favorite potato chips?

davg · October 13th, 2004, 08:15 PM

Mine are Snyders of Berlin Bar-B-Q :D (available in the northeast). Besides the great flavor, like guitars, no two bags are exactly alike. Each batch has a slightly different flavor. As far as regular flavor chips, I used to like those New York Deli chips. Greasy and crunchy...yum. But they're hard to find (if they're even still available) so I haven't had any lately.

trag-o-caster · October 13th, 2004, 09:25 PM

An excellent question that has never been asked here before!

I absolutely LOVE green onion potato chips! They first came out with them when I was a kid. Then they disappeared, and the next thing ya know, we have sour cream and onion, which are not the same at all. I never saw green onion chips again for YEEEEEARS until I was on the road with a band down south somewhere. I found all kinds of green onion chips! They just don't sell them in Michigan for some strange reason. So, whenever I go down south, I buy about 50 bags and bring them home with me. Brand doesn't matter.

PraiseCaster · October 13th, 2004, 10:22 PM

....I've been known to polish off a whole bag of Funyuns! But I'm picky: they gotta be the thin ones that are real crunchy! The big puuffy ones just dont cut it!

Now there is a sports bar at a casino near where I work, and I only go there, if the company is doing a lunch with auditors, or customers there. but they have the best homemade potato chips! Thick, a little greasy, and really crunchy! plus they serve em with a cajun cheese sauce, that creeps up on ya: The first few taste real good and falvorful, then you notice your eybrows are a sweatin. BAM! Heat baby, heat! Wooooiiee, but they good!

TDPRI · October 13th, 2004, 10:30 PM

It's either Maui Chips made and purchased in Hawaii... or Salt & Vinegar Chips from Bob's Texas Style chips.

Paul Green
PS. I grew up (really) with Charles Chips in the Yellow and Brown gallon tins delivered straight from the delivery truck.

simonc · October 13th, 2004, 10:39 PM

OK not that many people round here will know what im talkn bout, but here are my votes

Pepper Steak - Samboy (dont make them anymore!!! im sure this is a breach of the geneva convention...)

Honey roasted Ham - Kettle
Sweet chilli sour cream - kettle

mmm...potato chips, im headn outa the office to grab some now!

Ringo · October 13th, 2004, 11:17 PM

I remember those, you kept a huge can and they came around every week with a truck and you got it refilled.
I was just a kid but as I recall they tasted pretty good.

Personally I'm not much of a potato chip eater these days , but tortilla chips and salsa, that's another story!

4mal · October 14th, 2004, 01:07 AM

Tim's cascade! There is no other ...

But back inthe 70'sthere was a guy, I have no idea who ... that had a Strat painted as a Wise Potato Chips bag with the horns being the ears of the owl! Great !

WallyArms · October 14th, 2004, 03:03 AM

If you are in the mid-atlantic/east coast region:

Martins BBQ - can't be beat, period.

Gibbles regular (all natural - potatoes, salt and lard!)

Kitch'n Cook'd - made in Staunton VA, just a few miles from where I grew up!

On the gulf coast:

Zapp's - almost all the flavors are great, I especially like the "Cajun Crawtator" crawfish flavored ones

Jakedog · October 14th, 2004, 07:47 AM

I LOVE CHIPS!!!

My #1: Schlotsy's Deli Brand cracked Black Pepper chips

My #2: Snyder's of Berlin Jalapeno

When there is beer involved: Jones BBQ pork rinds, there is no substitute. 8)

Jake

Sarge · October 14th, 2004, 08:08 AM

PRINGLES!!!!!!!! Stack about 9 of them bad boys and wash it down with a COOOOOLD BREW!!!!

bo · October 14th, 2004, 08:49 AM

Any of Route 11's offerings are great (they're local...). BBQ Grippos (from the Kentucky/Ohio area) are the best of their ilk I've ever had.

Joel Terry · October 14th, 2004, 09:27 AM

They're no longer made, but Eagle Brand Kettle Potato Chips were great...a great crunch, the perfect amount of salt, and a great kettle-cooked flavor (and color!). (Eagle was the "snack food" subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch a few years ago.)

Now, a few of our great Canadian representatives to the TDPRI know that I am extremely fond of Lay's Ketchup-flavored Potato Chips. Beside the fact that they're delicious, you can't get 'em here in the States, and that's a small part of the reason I'm so enamored with them--I desire that which I cannot have! :P When I was last in Toronto, about a year-and-a-half ago, I probably looked like an idiot traipsing around in Pearson International Airport with two supermarket sacks full of bags of Ketchup-flavored Lay's.

Here in the Southeastern U.S., there's a chip manufacturer, Golden Flake, which had a trial potato chip flavor out in select markets two summers ago. The trial flavor? CHEESEBURGER. Yes, folks, super-delicious cheeseburger-flavored potato chips. The darn things actually tasted like a cheeseburger (with fries, of course)! While I thought they were great, I guess everyone else in the test markets didn't agree: I haven't seen these chips since.

Great Bad Dog Cafe thread.

Joel

BB · October 14th, 2004, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4mal

Tim's cascade! There is no other ...

But back inthe 70'sthere was a guy, I have no idea who ... that had a Strat painted as a Wise Potato Chips bag with the horns being the ears of the owl! Great !

I agree with the Tim's Cascade chips. It seems each area of the country has their own "micro-chipery", but I'd put Tim's up against the best. I love the regular chips and with an ice cold brew, the Jalepeno chips can't be beat. Sadly, Tim died a few years ago, but his chip legacy lives on!

J-man · October 14th, 2004, 11:42 AM

The REAL Mcoy's salt and vinegar! Yuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

dogcityrocker · October 14th, 2004, 11:53 AM

wow, I never expected anyone to mention Rt-11 chips! They are made just outside my home town.

As far as mass-market, Id go with Ruffles (theyve got ridges!)

Teletwang · October 14th, 2004, 12:06 PM

Cape Cod Chips.Maybe its a New England thing.
Kettle cooked so it's extra crunchy.Good stuff

Anonymous · October 14th, 2004, 12:11 PM

Pretty funny juxtaposition of this with the exercise threads. ;-) This is kind of the "anti-diet" discussion.

But here's something I bet you haven't tried that's just incredibly good:

Terra brand sweet potato chips:

with LiteHouse Jalapeno Ranch dressing as a <u>dip</u>:

[img]http://www.litehousefoods.com/html/assets/products/ph_ranch_***.gif[/img]

I discovered this combination a couple of years ago, and have since taken it to several parties, where I've watched guests swarm over it in a feeding frenzy. Something about the combination of sweet + crunchy + creamy + spicy that's simply amazing. Don't say I didn't warn you... ;-) CS

Anonymous · October 14th, 2004, 12:16 PM

Herr makes a ketchup-flavored potato chip:

They taste like french fries with ketchup. Again, I warned you. ;-) CS

J-man · October 14th, 2004, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris S.

Herr makes a ketchup-flavored potato chip:

They taste like french fries with ketchup. Again, I warned you. ;-) CS

Teletwang · October 14th, 2004, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris S.

Herr makes a ketchup-flavored potato chip:

They taste like french fries with ketchup. Again, I warned you. ;-) CS

Ooooh,I thought that was just a Canadian thing.
That is way to scandalous for ye olde Connecticut!!

Bernie · October 14th, 2004, 12:43 PM

When I moved to the west coast from the Chicago suburbs, I had to leave my favorite potato chip behind, too - Jay's. It's a "bring you back to your childhood" food for me.

-Bernie

0le FUZZY · October 14th, 2004, 12:45 PM

My faber-rites ain't even tater chips.

I sit here @ my cornfuser and munch on about tew (1 pound ) bags a week. I luv em!!!

Please visit my page

stantheman · October 14th, 2004, 12:48 PM

"GRANITE STATE WINTER BLEND" gimmee !!!

Joel Terry · October 14th, 2004, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teletwang

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris S.

Herr makes a ketchup-flavored potato chip:

They taste like french fries with ketchup. Again, I warned you. ;-) CS

Ooooh,I thought that was just a Canadian thing.
That is way too scandalous for ye olde Connecticut!!

Hey, I thought this was a just a Canadian thing, too! Granted, they're not Lay's, but still...you mean you can get ketchup-flavored potato chips south of the (Canadian) border?!

*Mouth waters...brain scans list of acquaintances in and around D.C. who could do my evil bidding to score a load of these and courier them to me posthaste....BWAAH-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAAAAH!*

Joel :P

October 13th, 2004, 08:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
davg Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington, PA Posts: 149	Favorite potato chips? Mine are Snyders of Berlin Bar-B-Q :D (available in the northeast). Besides the great flavor, like guitars, no two bags are exactly alike. Each batch has a slightly different flavor. As far as regular flavor chips, I used to like those New York Deli chips. Greasy and crunchy...yum. But they're hard to find (if they're even still available) so I haven't had any lately.

October 13th, 2004, 09:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
trag-o-caster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Flushing, Michigan Posts: 4,507	An excellent question that has never been asked here before! I absolutely LOVE green onion potato chips! They first came out with them when I was a kid. Then they disappeared, and the next thing ya know, we have sour cream and onion, which are not the same at all. I never saw green onion chips again for YEEEEEARS until I was on the road with a band down south somewhere. I found all kinds of green onion chips! They just don't sell them in Michigan for some strange reason. So, whenever I go down south, I buy about 50 bags and bring them home with me. Brand doesn't matter. __________________ Timothy Jon Lamb

October 13th, 2004, 10:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
PraiseCaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whittier, California Posts: 4,228 16 Photos	sadly,..... ....I've been known to polish off a whole bag of Funyuns! But I'm picky: they gotta be the thin ones that are real crunchy! The big puuffy ones just dont cut it! Now there is a sports bar at a casino near where I work, and I only go there, if the company is doing a lunch with auditors, or customers there. but they have the best homemade potato chips! Thick, a little greasy, and really crunchy! plus they serve em with a cajun cheese sauce, that creeps up on ya: The first few taste real good and falvorful, then you notice your eybrows are a sweatin. BAM! Heat baby, heat! Wooooiiee, but they good! __________________ Later! PraiseCaster Visit Guitarists Praise and Worship Forum!! Dance Like David, MySpace

October 13th, 2004, 10:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 5,397 36 Photos	Tough question It's either Maui Chips made and purchased in Hawaii... or Salt & Vinegar Chips from Bob's Texas Style chips. Paul Green PS. I grew up (really) with Charles Chips in the Yellow and Brown gallon tins delivered straight from the delivery truck.

October 13th, 2004, 10:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
simonc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 29 Posts: 1,490 4 Photos	Australian chips OK not that many people round here will know what im talkn bout, but here are my votes Pepper Steak - Samboy (dont make them anymore!!! im sure this is a breach of the geneva convention...) Honey roasted Ham - Kettle Sweet chilli sour cream - kettle mmm...potato chips, im headn outa the office to grab some now! __________________ Never, EVER, stop in the middle of a hoe-down" -Homer Simpson

October 13th, 2004, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ringo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,910	re Charles Chips I remember those, you kept a huge can and they came around every week with a truck and you got it refilled. I was just a kid but as I recall they tasted pretty good. Personally I'm not much of a potato chip eater these days , but tortilla chips and salsa, that's another story!

October 14th, 2004, 01:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
4mal Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Gorge Posts: 2,054	Tim's cascade! There is no other ... But back inthe 70'sthere was a guy, I have no idea who ... that had a Strat painted as a Wise Potato Chips bag with the horns being the ears of the owl! Great !

October 14th, 2004, 03:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
WallyArms Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: TN Posts: 928	Potato Chips..... If you are in the mid-atlantic/east coast region: Martins BBQ - can't be beat, period. Gibbles regular (all natural - potatoes, salt and lard!) Kitch'n Cook'd - made in Staunton VA, just a few miles from where I grew up! On the gulf coast: Zapp's - almost all the flavors are great, I especially like the "Cajun Crawtator" crawfish flavored ones __________________ Save The Hymnals!

October 14th, 2004, 07:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TE Posts: 2,982	I LOVE CHIPS!!! My #1: Schlotsy's Deli Brand cracked Black Pepper chips My #2: Snyder's of Berlin Jalapeno When there is beer involved: Jones BBQ pork rinds, there is no substitute. 8) Jake __________________ "Them that don't know him won't like him, and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him..."

October 14th, 2004, 08:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sarge Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pgh,Pa Age: 53 Posts: 3,549	No one mentioned PRINGLES!!!!!!!! Stack about 9 of them bad boys and wash it down with a COOOOOLD BREW!!!!

October 14th, 2004, 08:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
bo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,739	I don't think I've met one I didn't like... Any of Route 11's offerings are great (they're local...). BBQ Grippos (from the Kentucky/Ohio area) are the best of their ilk I've ever had.

October 14th, 2004, 09:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
Joel Terry Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Old Hickory (Nashville), Tennessee, USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,405 17 Photos	They're no longer made, but Eagle Brand Kettle Potato Chips were great...a great crunch, the perfect amount of salt, and a great kettle-cooked flavor (and color!). (Eagle was the "snack food" subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch a few years ago.) Now, a few of our great Canadian representatives to the TDPRI know that I am extremely fond of Lay's Ketchup-flavored Potato Chips. Beside the fact that they're delicious, you can't get 'em here in the States, and that's a small part of the reason I'm so enamored with them--I desire that which I cannot have! :P When I was last in Toronto, about a year-and-a-half ago, I probably looked like an idiot traipsing around in Pearson International Airport with two supermarket sacks full of bags of Ketchup-flavored Lay's. Here in the Southeastern U.S., there's a chip manufacturer, Golden Flake, which had a trial potato chip flavor out in select markets two summers ago. The trial flavor? CHEESEBURGER. Yes, folks, super-delicious cheeseburger-flavored potato chips. The darn things actually tasted like a cheeseburger (with fries, of course)! While I thought they were great, I guess everyone else in the test markets didn't agree: I haven't seen these chips since. Great Bad Dog Cafe thread. Joel __________________ Jesus saves--and He passes the savings on to YOU! ASPCA "Well...."

October 14th, 2004, 11:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 19 Posts: 6,172 9 Photos	The REAL Mcoy's salt and vinegar! Yuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

October 14th, 2004, 11:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
dogcityrocker Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 400	wow, I never expected anyone to mention Rt-11 chips! They are made just outside my home town. As far as mass-market, Id go with Ruffles (theyve got ridges!)

October 14th, 2004, 12:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
Teletwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Connecticut Age: 41 Posts: 1,275 1 Photos	Cape Cod Chips.Maybe its a New England thing. Kettle cooked so it's extra crunchy.Good stuff

October 14th, 2004, 12:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 0	Killer combo. Pretty funny juxtaposition of this with the exercise threads. ;-) This is kind of the "anti-diet" discussion. But here's something I bet you haven't tried that's just incredibly good: Terra brand sweet potato chips: with LiteHouse Jalapeno Ranch dressing as a <u>dip</u>: [img]http://www.litehousefoods.com/html/assets/products/ph_ranch_***.gif[/img] I discovered this combination a couple of years ago, and have since taken it to several parties, where I've watched guests swarm over it in a feeding frenzy. Something about the combination of sweet + crunchy + creamy + spicy that's simply amazing. Don't say I didn't warn you... ;-) CS

October 14th, 2004, 12:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 0	And another dangerous one. Herr makes a ketchup-flavored potato chip: They taste like french fries with ketchup. Again, I warned you. ;-) CS

October 14th, 2004, 12:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
Bernie Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 512	Jay's! When I moved to the west coast from the Chicago suburbs, I had to leave my favorite potato chip behind, too - Jay's. It's a "bring you back to your childhood" food for me. -Bernie

October 14th, 2004, 12:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	HIJACK !!!! My faber-rites ain't even tater chips. I sit here @ my cornfuser and munch on about tew (1 pound ) bags a week. I luv em!!! Please visit my page

October 14th, 2004, 12:48 PM	#23 (permalink)
stantheman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 4,926	*"GRANITE STATE WINTER BLEND" gimmee !!!* __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

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