Little tip when you open your bag of chips cut a U shape at the top so you can tie them back up again when you put them back in the freezer save spillage 👍👍
I bung frozen chips in the oil sometimes come out nice but can't beat real spuds...trick I find is too poach your cut chips In the oil on like lowest setting till turn softish then with fork give em a few stabs don't go mad n break em into mush but just add a few holes here n there then turn the heat up full blast till crispy...thank me later 😂
@@jshaw4757 😂 that's exactly what I do...put em in low, when softening, damage them (is what I say), and then let the crispy goodness come forth! They definitely need a rough edge here and there to make them pukka.
I prefer to buy a 10kg bag Morris piper’s at the local farmers market for £6.00 You can then pre-cut your own chips . You also have a good stock of potato, for other uses. Shepherds pie, and various other dishes. Back to the chips . I cut and precook, ie power boil,for about 10 minutes, then after a short period of rest it’s into vegetable fat, for short periods, until your desired outcome. Some people like really dark coloured chips , so more cooking required. Each to their own. 👍
Depends how you’re cooking them. If you are going to deep fry, absolutely, cut your own chips, parboil and then double fry for a fluffy inner and crispy outer. However, if you are going to air fry or oven cook, I find frozen chips work out much better.
You will never beat chip shop chips. As oven chips go, I've tried main branded and supermarket branded. I alway go back to McCain's homefries crinkle chips. I cook them in a halogen oven, they are lovely if you don't over cook them. They are the only oven chips I will buy now.
I’m 54 and still have my nan’s old chip pan. Half and half beef dripping and lard , proper potatoes on the hob . Absolutely delicious… not the healthiest but can’t beat them
Add a few drops of vinegar into the pan for even more flavour. Warning, the fat will bubble and become very loud for a few seconds but it'll die down again.
Agreed, chip shop chips for me should really be thick cut, softer and greasier than regular oven chips. Those looked decent for what they are, and I have tried the Harry Ramsden’s before - great in a chip butty with lashings of butter and chip spice, mmmmm!
Hello young man, how about seasonings, I personally use Maggi, its a liquid that can season nearly all savoury foods from pies to gravy, curry, soups and stews ? I also use Shwartz season all which is a salt, pepper and mixed herb season all, this has changed a basic cheese on toast or added to a plate of chips up to the next level, both available from Asda, both are game changers (use sparingly at 1st). Best wishes to you all ! Colin.
I always had branded frozen chips from childhood..then the same when my children were growing up. I never even considered buying a cheaper alternative. However the last few years has been a struggle for me financially so now I'm only ever buy the own brand chips..or make my own. It's easy to pimp them up!🤣 I've always got a bag of these Iceland ones in the freezer 😊
@@janetpendlebury6808 I'm 82 in July so it wasn't for me either, in fact, I was brought up with wartime rationing so the most was made with what little we had;
I would do them at a lower temperature, my airfryer said to reduce temp from what packets say, I am surprised the airfryer instructions on the bag said 200C still. I also like to roll them in oil halfway through cooking, or dripping or other fat. For some reason most manufacturers think people want to cook chips in an oven to be healthier, so most are very low fat -I just want them from the oven for convenience.
I always buy frozen chips but deep fry them,I know it's not healthy but boy do they taste better, thanks for your brilliant entertaining and educational channel, and your natural humour, love it 👍
I find it's best to airfry oven chips, and normally, the inexpensive chips deliver the best results. we all put some kind of sauce on them to improve the flavour.
The ingredients for both are near identical. As there is no artificial food colouring on either I am guessing the dextrose (sugar) is for the colour and at a different level of caramelisation. Maris Piper are the superior spud for chips. S&V:- Definitely salt first which is on the top layer, then malt vinegar which will take up the salt and drain it to the lower layers. Other way around is for the same people who put cold milk on the teabag first. We sadly don't have enough mental hospitals ;) I always S&V my chippie chips at home because the chippies never put enough on and use "non-brewed condiment" which is not malt vinegar at all.
Banging video Gareth (love them all) ... wanted this frozen chip comparison for ages. Can you do an ALDI beef dripping chips comparison in a future video please.
They look nice. And the Iceland ones for 13p per 100 grams are not bad. Them and a couple of eggs wonderful. Quality video Gaz, with one of our favourite foods.
Last week l bought a 1kg bag of frozen chips from Aldi , the bag cost £1.65 and should have been steak cut chips , it was a big shock when l opened the bag , inside all the chips looked like they had been cut from new baby spuds , first time l have ever taken anything back , got my money back . Keep up the great videos ,. l have made my own chips , part boil dry them off , and then put in a bowl spray with oil , and add chill powder and turmeric powder , twenty minutes in the Air fryer , they taste great .
I've not tried the basic Iceland chips, but their Ridiculously Crispy Skin-On Chip are absolutely the best frozen chip I have ever eaten. Done in the air fryer with a small amount of oil and salt, unbeatable!
Aldi do a skinf on fries... they are really nice and come out perfect and crispy. Sadly I have a egg allergy and they had a egg based batter on them.... made me quite ill... Who would check the ingredients of chips for egg?
I think you might prefer the Harry Ramsden's because one of the ingredients in the coating was dextrose which I believe is sugar. Only you could pick up a chip & say its a bit yellow it looks like a hi viz jacket 😁 Yesterday I suggested lemon juice & hot water to clean your greasy rack if its super greasy rub half a lemon over it leave it for a while & then wash off in hot soapy water
Agree with you that frozen chips taste of nothing, you should try finishing them in a wok/frying pan and turning them into salt and pepper chips. it just brings them up another level taste wise.
I think I like the look of the Iceland chips. Not really into the colour of HR. I love chip shop chips, but they are for a day out at the seaside treat ( I’m old n a bit chubby ) 🤣🤣🤣 Use my Air fryer mostly at home and make my own chips 👍🏼🌻🦘🌻
Supermarket spuds are so unreliable at the moment, just went looking and found a specialist potato wholesaler a couple miles away who supply the food trade but also sell sacks to the public. Happy days! 😁
The colour difference seems to be due to the type of potato used, the Ramsden's are maris pipers and come out the same colour as the chips I make from when using pipers in the airfryer with a spray of oil were as the Iceland look to be using a cheaper variety, I have often found my chips look that colour when I use bakers.
I noticed there you show the air fryer instructions back in my day it was frying and grill instructions glad they now putting that info on now they still do the BBQ method I notice but have not seen frying instructions for years ….. Good video as ever 👍
question is... are home made chips better than store bought chips? which potato variety do you use for chips? does it make a difference in taste? i prefer home made chips, or cubes... cubes cook faster and you can flavor them better...
Hi mate. this is not related to the video but is a joke that you might like as an Army veteran. So a reporter was interviewing 3 servicemen. One soldier, one Royal Marine and one RAF Airman and he asked what they would do if they found a scorpion in their tent. The soldier said he would kill it with his knife and throw it out. The Marine said he would kill it with his knife and eat it. The Airman said he would ring room service and ask why there was a tent in his room. Just for laughs from one Veteran to another.
What would be a good comparison , would be the Harry Ramsdens vs frozen maxi piper chips , I think all the difference would be the type of potato used .. great video nonetheless 👍
Although Aldl, Lidl and Iceland do have some good food on offer, I've found that their frozen chips fail miserably - they're either completely tasteless or every bagful has more than it's fair share of scraps - bits of chips that dry out so much during cooking that they get chucked away. My favourite frozen chips are the Albert Bartlett range. 😋
@@jevward5428 The Iceland crinkle oven chips are good done in the air fryer £1 for 900g, I think most of the supermarket ones come from a mega own brand chip factory in Belgium (unfortunately)
I have tried practically every frozen oven chip under the sun, but for me the best are waitrose frozen chunky chips , and they surprisingly cheap for waitrose at only £2.25 lol
Wife buys McCains. Not seen HRs and Iceland are in the centre of town and difficult to shop there. Can't beat a chip butty unless it has curry sauce on it.
I bought the cheapest Iceland chips and they cook great in the air fryer being 3 adults and 2 kids . Nannan me. daughter and hubby and 2 grandkids we use a kilo bag per meal nearly. I still have a chip pan and I use beef dripping nowt like proper chips. Great show Gareth
Instead of malt vinegar, you should get yourself some non-brewed condiment. That's if you want the exact taste of the vinegar from fish and chip shops, since surprisingly they don't use actual vinegar. Non-brewed condiment is basically a vinegar substitute created with water, acetic acid, flavourings and caramel for colouring, and it tastes a lot different to malt vinegar, and it's the reason people can never quite replicate the fish and chip shop taste at home. You could get some and do a video comparing NBC vs malt vinegar on chips, that would be interesting to see.
I always used to keep some bags of frozen Safeway select steak fries super convenient to throw in air fryer but the price has gone nearly double these days so taking a break from taytoes
Try dampening all over the the lower tray with a little water. Then spread the tinfoil on top and smooth it out from the centre to the edges before you wrap it around the edges. This will keep the tinfoil in place and help stop it from moving around and tearing while sliding the tray in and out, and should only need to be done once..
Hi Gareth from Spain, tha's lookin' reet chipper there, lad! Here, we get thick cut chips from the supermarket and cook them in the air fryer attachment on top of the halogen oven. We find that we have to give them a bit of a stir round otherwise the edges get a bit overbrowned. We can't be doing with those skinny "French fries" that we get served up in many places.
Morning Gareth another older vlog which I am catching up on. I usually buy McCains chips and have to be crinkly as they seem to taste better than straight cut. Might give the Harry Ramsdens chips a go again thanks to your vlog and try them in my air fryer which I havne't used yet.
I cut a strip all the way across the top of the chip bag and use that strip to tie the bag after taking out the chips I want to cook. Also, I always use a deep fryer. I hate oven chips, haven't tried any in my air fryer yet, (It's got one of those rotary chip whatsits). My dad always had a chip pan half full of pork dripping to fry the chips in and his chips were always absolutely brilliant. These days I cook my chips rice bran oil, not as tasty as pork dripping, but much healthier, (and still a lot tastier than oven chips).
Can’t beat peeling & chipping potatoes, my preference is to coat in some dripping then cooking in an airfryer. Recently picked up a Tefal Actifry for £20 in a charity shop which means I don’t need to shake the basket for even cooking.
All ready to cook chips have been treated of some sort. You never get these bagged chips that are just potatoes cut in the chip shapes. Another fab video. I love chips.😋 I think I prefer the Iceland ones. Cheers.
We buy the blue bag smaller bag £1.00 now they do big bag £2.00 girls said they are bringing in stuff like the food warehouse we love them Gareth cheers great review xxxx👍👍👍🏴
Im having to budget and spent a few quid on asds yellow priced items. I have a few bags of their chips. 88p a bag! Can't go wrong. But my favourite are lidl chips. About £1.39 for 1.5kg bag. Nice and fluffy n crispy in my air frier but I'll def give those Iceland one a try. Look yummy as for asda one, get what u pay for but they are OK by me. Though I have to slap some garlic salt on to give them some taste, and ketchup...lots of ketchup lol
I used to visit Harry Ramsdens fish and chip restaurant at Guisely near Leeds before it was taken by Ross fish Co. I’m fairly sure that the chips (and the fish) were cooked in beef dripping, (beef tallow for U.S.) by far the best cooking medium for both taste and health!
If you look at the ingredients, the Ramaden's are just potato whilst the Iceland ones are full of additional starches and sugars. Maize starch is basically from corn and that's why they look yellow. Cheaper generally means.. more added rubbish.
What Brit doesn't like a good old spud🥔 but personally I find the cheaper bags of frozen chips in HERON FROZEN FOODS are better than some other premium brands.. No scraps.. No black eyes. No green unripend potatoes. The reason I mention Heron is because its the nearest frozen food shop to me.. Iceland has shut down to become a mosque. 🤐. 🇬🇧
Definitely going to give those Harry Ramsden's a go next time I'm in the local Iceland that is actually inside the Range here.... You get a bit of TGI-Friday's at The Range also - love the Wings and things! Try them if you haven't yet...... Ciao.
My very first job in my dad's chippie was peeling and chipping the spuds. I was about 12 at the time. Back then only beef dripping was used. First they would be par fried at a lower heat, ready for frying at a high heat. Lovely 👍. But now I use frozen chips from Lidl or Aldi and cooked in the oven. Recently I got an air fryer but haven't used it for chips, so I might give it a go tonight. I judge what chips I use in this way. 1. Thickness. 2. Price. 3. Crispness outside. 4. Fluffy inside. I don't really worry about the colour. I don't buy any HR products as you pay extra for just having the name. 👎.
Hi Mate.I can always remember going to the South of France when I was a Kid on Holiday and having French Fries for the first time from a beach bar in St Tropez.They were amazing.Nothing has ever come near or replicated them.Dunno if it was just the holiday with my Dad who sadly passed at a young age and fond memories but I always remember that holiday with him and eating those amazing fries in a paper cone on the beach
I’m a bit partial to McCains Smoky BBQ Flavour Maker fries at the moment. Get three 250g servings and three flavour sachets which you sprinkle on before cooking.
Chips are one of those foods that isn't absolute priority. I'll get flak for holding that opinion while being English, but they don't need to be Maris Pipers or very expensive. Iceland also do some passable value sausages. 32 bangers for 2 quid - bargain!
Maris Piper are my favourites for chip and roasts. I never heard of Harry Ramsden frozen chips but by the looks the Iceland look better for crisp, moist and fluffy. Some potatoes are a bit yellow.
I recommend the frozen, triple cooked beef dripping chips from Aldi. Bit pricey and I know it's lazy but after a 12 hour shift they're absolutely fab done in the air fryer.
Some frozen chips are mashed then squeezed into chip shapes they are all partly cooked then sprayed with sugar or glucose with oil lightly to brown them.
Hi Gaz…I’ve been buying oven chips for as long as I can remember….every make and type that’s been available……forget the oven……..depending on how many you want just shallow or deep fry,5 to 10 mins ….perfect,and the cheaper ones without the fancy coatings always seem better.😋😋
Another entertaining video my man, could I suggest a clip on microphone to give you more consistent audio? Won't cost the earth and I think you will be pleasantly suprised at the results! Good job mate 👏
The Iceland Value chips seem to be of a more consistant size of chip while the Harry Ramsden's throw in afew really large and smaller chips. As for the Harry Ramsden's being darker coloured i would not be suprised if they added a colouring agent to there coating, similar to those used on cheap breads. We use a hand spryer with a malt vinegar to spray the chips while tossing them in a bowl, them add salt and toss again before serving. My lad like to use a Philippine vinegar with whole chillis steeping in the bottle, to be specific Datu Puti Spicy Vinegar and it is spicy.
Makes me wonder if the company that owns Harry Ramsdens just signs everything off to let lceland manufacture it. Neither the chips, the battered sausage nor the curry sauce tasted anything like what I’ve had at Harry Ramsden.
Ninja on bake, 180 deg about 20 min no pre heat. They are oven chips, air fry to harsh. Local cafe cooks bacon on flat gridle/ hot plate with what looks like flat iron on top which is keep hot.
Little tip when you open your bag of chips cut a U shape at the top so you can tie them back up again when you put them back in the freezer save spillage 👍👍
Great idea!!
I keep a bag of frozen in for tired nights, but make my own proper chips in a chip pan, NOTHING compares to proper home made.
Cheers pal
I do them in the air fryer these days
I bung frozen chips in the oil sometimes come out nice but can't beat real spuds...trick I find is too poach your cut chips In the oil on like lowest setting till turn softish then with fork give em a few stabs don't go mad n break em into mush but just add a few holes here n there then turn the heat up full blast till crispy...thank me later 😂
@@jshaw4757 😂 that's exactly what I do...put em in low, when softening, damage them (is what I say), and then let the crispy goodness come forth! They definitely need a rough edge here and there to make them pukka.
@@SDR-fj7on Great minds think alike ...👊😅
I prefer to buy a 10kg bag Morris piper’s at the local farmers market for £6.00
You can then pre-cut your own chips . You also have a good stock of potato, for other uses. Shepherds pie, and various other dishes. Back to the chips . I cut and precook,
ie power boil,for about 10 minutes, then after a short period of rest it’s into vegetable fat, for short periods, until your desired outcome. Some people like really dark coloured chips , so more cooking required. Each to their own.
👍
Cheers pal
Peel your own spuds! They are putting all the prices up rip off!
Depends how you’re cooking them. If you are going to deep fry, absolutely, cut your own chips, parboil and then double fry for a fluffy inner and crispy outer. However, if you are going to air fry or oven cook, I find frozen chips work out much better.
Can't beat homemade but these cook better in the air fryer then in the oven so a lot easier.
Prices are increasing coz' were f*ckadoodled 😊
You will never beat chip shop chips. As oven chips go, I've tried main branded and supermarket branded. I alway go back to McCain's homefries crinkle chips. I cook them in a halogen oven, they are lovely if you don't over cook them. They are the only oven chips I will buy now.
Tried these last week & they are really good 👍
you saved me writing the exact same comment. They are the best i've tried.
I’m 54 and still have my nan’s old chip pan. Half and half beef dripping and lard , proper potatoes on the hob . Absolutely delicious… not the healthiest but can’t beat them
I care pal cheers
Add a few drops of vinegar into the pan for even more flavour. Warning, the fat will bubble and become very loud for a few seconds but it'll die down again.
Agreed, chip shop chips for me should really be thick cut, softer and greasier than regular oven chips. Those looked decent for what they are, and I have tried the Harry Ramsden’s before - great in a chip butty with lashings of butter and chip spice, mmmmm!
Thanks for watching!
Hello young man, how about seasonings, I personally use Maggi, its a liquid that can season nearly all savoury foods from pies to gravy, curry, soups and stews ?
I also use Shwartz season all which is a salt, pepper and mixed herb season all, this has changed a basic cheese on toast or added to a plate of chips up to the next level, both available from Asda, both are game changers (use sparingly at 1st).
Best wishes to you all !
Colin.
I always had branded frozen chips from childhood..then the same when my children were growing up. I never even considered buying a cheaper alternative.
However the last few years has been a struggle for me financially so now I'm only ever buy the own brand chips..or make my own.
It's easy to pimp them up!🤣
I've always got a bag of these Iceland ones in the freezer 😊
Cheers Zoe, can't beat Homemade.
Most own brand chips are made by McCain anyway
When I were a lad there weren't anything called frozen chips. You just a got a potato, peeled it and cut it with a knife into chips.
@@janetpendlebury6808 I'm 82 in July so it wasn't for me either, in fact, I was brought up with wartime rationing so the most was made with what little we had;
I would do them at a lower temperature, my airfryer said to reduce temp from what packets say, I am surprised the airfryer instructions on the bag said 200C still. I also like to roll them in oil halfway through cooking, or dripping or other fat. For some reason most manufacturers think people want to cook chips in an oven to be healthier, so most are very low fat -I just want them from the oven for convenience.
Cheers Dan
I always buy frozen chips but deep fry them,I know it's not healthy but boy do they taste better, thanks for your brilliant entertaining and educational channel, and your natural humour, love it 👍
I find it's best to airfry oven chips, and normally, the inexpensive chips deliver the best results. we all put some kind of sauce on them to improve the flavour.
Sounds great!
The ingredients for both are near identical. As there is no artificial food colouring on either I am guessing the dextrose (sugar) is for the colour and at a different level of caramelisation. Maris Piper are the superior spud for chips.
S&V:- Definitely salt first which is on the top layer, then malt vinegar which will take up the salt and drain it to the lower layers. Other way around is for the same people who put cold milk on the teabag first. We sadly don't have enough mental hospitals ;)
I always S&V my chippie chips at home because the chippies never put enough on and use "non-brewed condiment" which is not malt vinegar at all.
Cheers Drew
Spot on, that's exactly what the difference is.
Many chippy's water the vinegar down as well
@@citizenseventies6738 Oh yes the NBC is watered down for sure. I'm just glad I get them home and cover in malt vinegar (not Sarsons either)
Banging video Gareth (love them all) ... wanted this frozen chip comparison for ages. Can you do an ALDI beef dripping chips comparison in a future video please.
Cheers yes I've done a few chip Comparison vids
They look nice. And the Iceland ones for 13p per 100 grams are not bad. Them and a couple of eggs wonderful. Quality video Gaz, with one of our favourite foods.
Thanks 👍
Last week l bought a 1kg bag of frozen chips from Aldi , the bag cost £1.65 and should have been steak cut chips , it was a big shock when l opened the bag , inside all the chips looked like they had been cut from new baby spuds , first time l have ever taken anything back , got my money back . Keep up the great videos ,. l have made my own chips , part boil dry them off , and then put in a bowl spray with oil , and add chill powder and turmeric powder , twenty minutes in the Air fryer , they taste great .
Cheers Anthony
I’m sitting on the couch watching a man eating chips 😂
Haha cheers Tom, all the best.
Nice one gaz! Also loving the union jack on the fridge and that lovely pint 😀
Thanks 👍
I've not tried the basic Iceland chips, but their Ridiculously Crispy Skin-On Chip are absolutely the best frozen chip I have ever eaten. Done in the air fryer with a small amount of oil and salt, unbeatable!
Cheers Tony
They are so good @Tony Jannotti - I recently got into these! 👍
The iceland beef dripping chips were the best for me. Not far off home made. They've stopped doing them though I think.
I have the ordinary ridiculous crispy chips, virtually the only ones I like in frozen chips.
@@BlueZirnitraYeah, I loved those, price kept increasing.
Aldi do a skinf on fries... they are really nice and come out perfect and crispy. Sadly I have a egg allergy and they had a egg based batter on them.... made me quite ill... Who would check the ingredients of chips for egg?
I have every sympathy. A food allergy must be a terrible thing and quite restrictive. The skin on are decent chips mind as is a lot of Aldi's stuff.
Cheers pal, yes we had them ones.
That's called wedges not chips🤪
Hi Gareth. Would the oven liners for fan assisted ovens sold in Amazon work for the crumb tray ? Great videos ,Thanks!
Good idea thank you.
I tried the Harry Ramsden chips today and quite liked them. Thanks for bringing them to my attention.
Glad you like them!
I think you might prefer the Harry Ramsden's because one of the ingredients in the coating was dextrose which I believe is sugar. Only you could pick up a chip & say its a bit yellow it looks like a hi viz jacket 😁 Yesterday I suggested lemon juice & hot water to clean your greasy rack if its super greasy rub half a lemon over it leave it for a while & then wash off in hot soapy water
Haha my simple mind lol
Agree with you that frozen chips taste of nothing, you should try finishing them in a wok/frying pan and turning them into salt and pepper chips. it just brings them up another level taste wise.
Cheers Geoff
I don’t mind both of them but the hr fish is amazing would love a comparison between cheap fish and expensive thanks ❤
Noted! Cheers pal
I think I like the look of the Iceland chips. Not really into the colour of HR.
I love chip shop chips, but they are for a day out at the seaside treat ( I’m old n a bit chubby ) 🤣🤣🤣
Use my Air fryer mostly at home and make my own chips 👍🏼🌻🦘🌻
i know you dont have to but i always put my oven chips in a bowl and give them a shake in a bit of oil . it just lifts them up a bit
Supermarket spuds are so unreliable at the moment, just went looking and found a specialist potato wholesaler a couple miles away who supply the food trade but also sell sacks to the public. Happy days! 😁
Thanks for sharing!
When I saw the bright yellow chip it reminded me that chip shops in the black country batter their chips so they are the same colour.
The colour difference seems to be due to the type of potato used, the Ramsden's are maris pipers and come out the same colour as the chips I make from when using pipers in the airfryer with a spray of oil were as the Iceland look to be using a cheaper variety, I have often found my chips look that colour when I use bakers.
I noticed there you show the air fryer instructions back in my day it was frying and grill instructions glad they now putting that info on now they still do the BBQ method I notice but have not seen frying instructions for years ….. Good video as ever 👍
Glad I could help
Good on ya Gareth fella Cumbrian marra 👍
question is... are home made chips better than store bought chips?
which potato variety do you use for chips? does it make a difference in taste?
i prefer home made chips, or cubes... cubes cook faster and you can flavor them better...
Good question!
You can get oven liners for gas and electric ovens. Just check for the temp.
Cheers
Hi mate. this is not related to the video but is a joke that you might like as an Army veteran. So a reporter was interviewing 3 servicemen. One soldier, one Royal Marine and one RAF Airman and he asked what they would do if they found a scorpion in their tent. The soldier said he would kill it with his knife and throw it out. The Marine said he would kill it with his knife and eat it. The Airman said he would ring room service and ask why there was a tent in his room. Just for laughs from one Veteran to another.
Haha yes, I've been in the army and the RAF. Yes the raf are treated well lol
@@BaldFoodieGuy I was in the RAF Police.
You did make me laugh when you were on about the frying pan ha ha you can do anything in it. Good one.😂👍🍳
Yes definitely
I want to see a compilation video of all the mmmm’s. Nothing else, just the mmmm’s. Thank you.
Maybe one day
What would be a good comparison , would be the Harry Ramsdens vs frozen maxi piper chips , I think all the difference would be the type of potato used .. great video nonetheless 👍
Great suggestion!
Although Aldl, Lidl and Iceland do have some good food on offer, I've found that their frozen chips fail miserably - they're either completely tasteless or every bagful has more than it's fair share of scraps - bits of chips that dry out so much during cooking that they get chucked away. My favourite frozen chips are the Albert Bartlett range. 😋
Cheers Fred
Aldi frozen crinkle chips all the way
@@jevward5428 The Iceland crinkle oven chips are good done in the air fryer £1 for 900g, I think most of the supermarket ones come from a mega own brand chip factory in Belgium (unfortunately)
I have tried practically every frozen oven chip under the sun, but for me the best are waitrose frozen chunky chips , and they surprisingly cheap for waitrose at only £2.25 lol
Peregrin I have to say Waitrose Essentials chips which arent the ones you refer to are dreadful
Why is the water in Whitehaven harbour orange/brown? Loving your work, keep doing what you do.
Give us a clue lol 😆
Wife buys McCains. Not seen HRs and Iceland are in the centre of town and difficult to shop there. Can't beat a chip butty unless it has curry sauce on it.
Aunt Bessie's Homestyle frozen chips are my fave! £3.30 for 1.3kg (25.38p per 100gm) - fried in the deep fat frier 🥰🥰😁
Cheers
I bought the cheapest Iceland chips and they cook great in the air fryer being 3 adults and 2 kids . Nannan me. daughter and hubby and 2 grandkids we use a kilo bag per meal nearly. I still have a chip pan and I use beef dripping nowt like proper chips. Great show Gareth
Cheers Di
You can't beat beef dripping for chips it's delicious and healthy it's better than all these oils they are very unhealthy.
Instead of malt vinegar, you should get yourself some non-brewed condiment. That's if you want the exact taste of the vinegar from fish and chip shops, since surprisingly they don't use actual vinegar. Non-brewed condiment is basically a vinegar substitute created with water, acetic acid, flavourings and caramel for colouring, and it tastes a lot different to malt vinegar, and it's the reason people can never quite replicate the fish and chip shop taste at home. You could get some and do a video comparing NBC vs malt vinegar on chips, that would be interesting to see.
Cheers Bruce will get some. 👍
I always used to keep some bags of frozen Safeway select steak fries super convenient to throw in air fryer but the price has gone nearly double these days so taking a break from taytoes
Thank you Jay
The chip butty 😋 thick white bread ,good butter and loads of salt and vinegar.just unbeatable.
Sounds great!
Try dampening all over the the lower tray with a little water. Then spread the tinfoil on top and smooth it out from the centre to the edges before you wrap it around the edges. This will keep the tinfoil in place and help stop it from moving around and tearing while sliding the tray in and out, and should only need to be done once..
Cheers pal
Hi, Gareth, best homemade chip I find are Albert Bartlett rooster potatoes thick cut and fried in beef dripping, yum 😋
Sounds great!
Hi Gareth from Spain, tha's lookin' reet chipper there, lad! Here, we get thick cut chips from the supermarket and cook them in the air fryer attachment on top of the halogen oven. We find that we have to give them a bit of a stir round otherwise the edges get a bit overbrowned. We can't be doing with those skinny "French fries" that we get served up in many places.
Thanks for the tips!
Morning Gareth another older vlog which I am catching up on. I usually buy McCains chips and have to be crinkly as they seem to taste better than straight cut. Might give the Harry Ramsdens chips a go again thanks to your vlog and try them in my air fryer which I havne't used yet.
Cheers Susan
I cut a strip all the way across the top of the chip bag and use that strip to tie the bag after taking out the chips I want to cook.
Also, I always use a deep fryer. I hate oven chips, haven't tried any in my air fryer yet, (It's got one of those rotary chip whatsits).
My dad always had a chip pan half full of pork dripping to fry the chips in and his chips were always absolutely brilliant. These days I cook my chips rice bran oil, not as tasty as pork dripping, but much healthier, (and still a lot tastier than oven chips).
Another great video Gareth ,interesting I make my chips with Marius piper too in the air fryer. Mmm regards mark
Cheers Mark
Can’t beat peeling & chipping potatoes, my preference is to coat in some dripping then cooking in an airfryer. Recently picked up a Tefal Actifry for £20 in a charity shop which means I don’t need to shake the basket for even cooking.
All ready to cook chips have been treated of some sort. You never get these bagged chips that are just potatoes cut in the chip shapes. Another fab video. I love chips.😋 I think I prefer the Iceland ones. Cheers.
Thanks for the info
Thanks for a great review . Think I'll try the iceland ones this week ..
You're welcome
Both looked very nice. I like Waitrose oven chips, but most are okay. They need tomato sauce !!! xx
Cheers
We buy the blue bag smaller bag £1.00 now they do big bag £2.00 girls said they are bringing in stuff like the food warehouse we love them Gareth cheers great review xxxx👍👍👍🏴
Good to know! Cheers Frances xx Have a good one.
Ordered Harry Ramsdens oven chips the other-day from Iceland to try them and had some last night and wow the best oven chips I've ever had!!
Sounds great!
Im having to budget and spent a few quid on asds yellow priced items. I have a few bags of their chips. 88p a bag! Can't go wrong. But my favourite are lidl chips. About £1.39 for 1.5kg bag. Nice and fluffy n crispy in my air frier but I'll def give those Iceland one a try. Look yummy as for asda one, get what u pay for but they are OK by me. Though I have to slap some garlic salt on to give them some taste, and ketchup...lots of ketchup lol
Good idea
Try using a oven cover from pound land for your sage oven keep things clean reuseble
Great idea!
I used to visit Harry Ramsdens fish and chip restaurant at Guisely near Leeds before it was taken by Ross fish Co. I’m fairly sure that the chips (and the fish) were cooked in beef dripping, (beef tallow for U.S.) by far the best cooking medium for both taste and health!
If you look at the ingredients, the Ramaden's are just potato whilst the Iceland ones are full of additional starches and sugars.
Maize starch is basically from corn and that's why they look yellow. Cheaper generally means.. more added rubbish.
Will have to try the Harry Ramsdens living on my own, a bag that size will last ages
Iceland chips are damned good in my opinion . Great video
Yes pretty good indeed
Great review Gaz! I'd still love a malt vinegar comparison review!👍
Cheers Ted
What Brit doesn't like a good old spud🥔 but personally I find the cheaper bags of frozen chips in HERON FROZEN FOODS are better than some other premium brands.. No scraps.. No black eyes. No green unripend potatoes. The reason I mention Heron is because its the nearest frozen food shop to me.. Iceland has shut down to become a mosque. 🤐. 🇬🇧
Haha yes Karen
I actually use a silicone mat in the bottom of mine and I had to cut it down to fit but it does the job I just wash and put it back
Cheers Eli
Aunt Bessie homestyle chips. Best frozen chips I have eaten. Crisp yet fluffy.
The economy range in supermarkets are ok but lot of scraps in bags have to sort out before cooking .
Definitely going to give those Harry Ramsden's a go next time I'm in the local Iceland that is actually inside the Range here.... You get a bit of TGI-Friday's at The Range also - love the Wings and things! Try them if you haven't yet...... Ciao.
My very first job in my dad's chippie was peeling and chipping the spuds. I was about 12 at the time. Back then only beef dripping was used. First they would be par fried at a lower heat, ready for frying at a high heat. Lovely 👍. But now I use frozen chips from Lidl or Aldi and cooked in the oven. Recently I got an air fryer but haven't used it for chips, so I might give it a go tonight. I judge what chips I use in this way. 1. Thickness. 2. Price. 3. Crispness outside. 4. Fluffy inside. I don't really worry about the colour. I don't buy any HR products as you pay extra for just having the name. 👎.
People have mentioned putting oil in you dont need any oil on frozen chips in the air fryer or on any other frozen food which is greasy when heated
Hi Mate.I can always remember going to the South of France when I was a Kid on Holiday and having French Fries for the first time from a beach bar in St Tropez.They were amazing.Nothing has ever come near or replicated them.Dunno if it was just the holiday with my Dad who sadly passed at a young age and fond memories but I always remember that holiday with him and eating those amazing fries in a paper cone on the beach
Cheers Darren sorry about your dad mate. Had them beers the other night, great mate. 👍
@Bald Foodie Guy Thanks Gaz.Still got my Memories of Him.He was a Great Bloke and well Liked 👍. Glad you enjoyed the beers Pal 🍻
Try some fries in Belgium. You'll be blown away. Best fries anywhere. Squirt some mayonnaise on top, beautiful!
Great comparison Gaz it’s cheap frozen chips for me I got chip salt to put on from Morrison’s keep up with the great videos as always 👏👏👍👍
Hope you enjoy
Another great review lad. Just a tip don't let uri geller near your spoons again 🤣
Cheers Lee
I’m a bit partial to McCains Smoky BBQ Flavour Maker fries at the moment. Get three 250g servings and three flavour sachets which you sprinkle on before cooking.
Oh not had them I don't think
@@BaldFoodieGuy worth a go if you can get hold of them. I think they do other flavours too.
Chips are one of those foods that isn't absolute priority. I'll get flak for holding that opinion while being English, but they don't need to be Maris Pipers or very expensive. Iceland also do some passable value sausages. 32 bangers for 2 quid - bargain!
Maris Piper are my favourites for chip and roasts. I never heard of Harry Ramsden frozen chips but by the looks the Iceland look better for crisp, moist and fluffy. Some potatoes are a bit yellow.
Cheers Lynn
maybe try and get oven liners, as foil as manufacturers tell you not to use foil because in case of overheating
Good point cheers
Your reviews are superb Gareth, a bit of humour enhances any review. Looks like Harry's chips won the day.
Thank you kindly
I recommend the frozen, triple cooked beef dripping chips from Aldi. Bit pricey and I know it's lazy but after a 12 hour shift they're absolutely fab done in the air fryer.
Cheers
Some frozen chips are mashed then squeezed into chip shapes they are all partly cooked then sprayed with sugar or glucose with oil lightly to brown them.
Hi Gaz…I’ve been buying oven chips for as long as I can remember….every make and type that’s been available……forget the oven……..depending on how many you want just shallow or deep fry,5 to 10 mins ….perfect,and the cheaper ones without the fancy coatings always seem better.😋😋
Nice one
great review mate, i got the potato slices to try in freezer later, cook when the weather cools down
Thank you
You can't beat homemade chips done in the chip pan and made into chip butties but it's got to be butter on the bread
Another entertaining video my man, could I suggest a clip on microphone to give you more consistent audio? Won't cost the earth and I think you will be pleasantly suprised at the results! Good job mate 👏
Thanks for the tip
Intresting video Gareth . . . . spot on! 👍👍😎😎👍👍
Thanks 👍
The Iceland Value chips seem to be of a more consistant size of chip while the Harry Ramsden's throw in afew really large and smaller chips. As for the Harry Ramsden's being darker coloured i would not be suprised if they added a colouring agent to there coating, similar to those used on cheap breads.
We use a hand spryer with a malt vinegar to spray the chips while tossing them in a bowl, them add salt and toss again before serving. My lad like to use a Philippine vinegar with whole chillis steeping in the bottle, to be specific Datu Puti Spicy Vinegar and it is spicy.
Cheers Wolfman
You should try the Aldi beef dripping chips. They're amazing in the air fryer 🤤
Yes they are good
I thought harry Ramsden chips were in beef dripping originally 🤔but I’m probably wrong … still can’t beat frying em though 🙄 thanks for sharing
Good point
Makes me wonder if the company that owns Harry Ramsdens just signs everything off to let lceland manufacture it. Neither the chips, the battered sausage nor the curry sauce tasted anything like what I’ve had at Harry Ramsden.
Cheers pal
I actually think there is more potato content in the Iceland chip. But the Harry Ramadan ones have the flavour and look better.
Yes good point, not much in it.
Nice one Gaz. I like my chips fat and greasy with plenty of brown sauce then some Irn bru to wash them down
Then a deep fried Mars bar for dessert 😅
The Harry Ramsden's chips look as though they have just been sprayed with colouring.
Ninja on bake, 180 deg about 20 min no pre heat. They are oven chips, air fry to harsh. Local cafe cooks bacon on flat gridle/ hot plate with what looks like flat iron on top which is keep hot.
Thank you 😊
Love the Harry Ramsden chips and his fish and his mushy peas
You should of done this blog with a chip on your shoulder lol
Hope you and your family had a great Christmas and happy new year
Same to you all the best 👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy thanks mate
Nice one Gareth. I'd happily try the Iceland chips at that price. And, the great salt & vinegar debate finally solved!
Cheers pal
Maybe try a silicone mat for the tray at the bottom 😊 just a thought.
Cheers Shaz, good idea.
Chips = 94% Potato. Gotta laugh 😛
Excellent comparison, thank you
You're welcome!