Can I make thin and crisp potato slices with this - for frying into potato chips?
1325187
Yes...I tried it for zucchini chips and they were so thin and light...but use the guard....I sliced my thumb...NOT fun! Remeber for the potatoes to be crisp the oil has to be really hot.
1325188
It makes very thin potato slices. This was a gift for my daughter in law and she said it saves her so much time as she cooks for six. Potato chips are the main thing she uses it for.
1325189
hello, i haven't tried making thin and crisp potato slices. in fact the slicer is in the cabinet w/other things I don't use anymore....I don't fry any foods so I wouldn't even do that but I have tried slicing potato's for baked fries and it dosent work that great. You have to take the skin off then slice. Slicer won't work well w/skins on. good luck
1325190
Absolutely! Just be careful. The slicing blade is so sharp and effortless to use, you will be through a potato before you realize it. You'll have the potatoes sliced and frying in half the time than if you used a knife.
1391795
Yes! I've chopped up a potato and sprayed the slices with olive oil cooking spray and put them on top of foil. It worked nicely!
1165861
I didn't have much luck with mine - it made more of a cucumber slush than slices. I ended up returning it and getting a food processor, which handles that and everything else much nicer.
2102292
This is strictly two racks that may be stacked for the microwave and they hold the thinlysliced potatoes that are to be baked to make potato chips. Othedr types opf veggiesmay also be thinly sliced and baked on these racks.
1357603
I'm sure you could with a smaller potato. Otherwise you could try a mandolin :)
2204355
CORRECTION: In looking at the pictured disks above, none of those are the thin slicing disk. A thin slicing disk does come with the food processor. I believe that's what you would need for chips.
115171
yes i have sliced tomatoe ,cucombers,onions ,apples to make pies, but mostly i use it for meat,it slices an eye round great
898686
My husband has chopped potatoes with this for French fries, but honestly I don't think I would have enough strength to do that. Other than that I nearly use it every day for chopping. I love it!
1022651
No, you simply plug it in and unplug it when done. You can fry about 4 cups of raw potatoes or 4-5 pieces of meat at one time. If you overfill it, food will not come out as crispy.
1310418
Yes, but not super thin.... you would be better off with a mandolin grater for chips.
873880
Most can be dried to a crisp state. In fact onions are very crispy like fried onion rings without the grease and fat. They are delicious. Potatoes can be crispy almost like potato chips if you slice them thin enough. Tomatoes ans also be dried crispy and are good to crumble in salads.
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You can find descriptions of what each blade does on the Amazon page for the product. I my opinion, though, one would need to be processing a lot do food to make them worth the money. I only use them when we are having big family parties. The French fry cutter makes the potato pieces a nice size until they are cooked, then they shrink and are more like match sticks. The slicer is nice for even slices of things. Read the reviews, they have a lot of info in them. I am glad I bought them, but don't use them often.
916292
No. It's a straight fry cutter only. There are two sizes of blades included for thick and thin fries. I wouldn't recommend buying this to cut potatoes as it isn't strong enough.
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I haven't tried potatoes yet, but don't know why it won't work. This does good peeling, am not real happy with the way it slices...you might have better luck. You can peel and not slice.
1509083
Yes and very uniformly, just slice your potato, place on the grid and go. This machine has done everything I ever wanted it to and then some. Enjoy! I did raw potatoes with no problem. It does carrots and they are denser than a potato.
554293
Although I have never tried, I think if you cut the potatoes slices thin enough it would chop them just fine. This unit is not overly sharp - so the potato slices would need to be fairly thin. Hope this helps!
1236526
Absolutely. And taste better. I have used my baby Q to do slices as well as a knife. Run potatoes through the slicer. Lightly blot. Spray a dinner plate ligthlywith Pam. Lightly spray slices with Pam...both sides. Place slices on plate and microwave. Not on the high setting however. Microwaves vary and you will need to experiment on length of temps and cooking time for your appliance. Add seasonings and enjoy. Ive been doing this for years when I have a craving for potato chips.