Martin Jordan I agree I also got the skin on fries and chiquitto peri peri fries and the southern fries for grandkids they all tasted ok.But the Harry Ramsdens are ones we like I get them with all my orders.
I've never tried the Harry Ramsden ones as my son only eats skinny fries or the vile southern fried chips and I seldom eat them ...although I don't really like skinny fries. Next time I'm in Iceland I'll get a bag for myself and partner when he comes for tea
Just been to Tesco today, thought I'd have a look for any chips that looked like the McCain's ones. Tesco home style straight cut chips. £1.80 I think they were. Really good and give the McCain's a run for their money. Definitely worth a review. Cook nicely and the chips are large ones.
Thanks for the comparison on the chips Gareth. Just bought a bag of Mc Cains, they are tasty, I agree. look forward to the 'Live' Session. Ooooohh and a Quiz. Take care mate.
Hi Gareth, firstly, you are my go to channel when I've had enough of what's going on with our world these days, as far as chips go , you can't beat home made , deep fried in beef dripping , but my favourite oven chips just now are Tesco naked, excellent stuff Gareth
The thing with a lot of the supermarket branded items is that they usually come from the same place, ie, McCain's in this case, only they're the products that don't quite meet the manufacturing standard for the brand and they lack the garnishing. The nutrients you get are all the same, the only difference is the taste, and tbh, what they've added to the McCains you could probably add to the basics for a third of the price. In fact, if you're going to add salt and vinegar or ketchup anyway, you're arguably paying for additions in the McCains that you won't even taste.
Interesting i enjoy the McCains straight cut and E5.99 a bag and do them in my Philips Air Fryer and a few onion rings going in also. There might be a time when i have to go yellow pack for sure. Nice review .
Gareth, Aldi's salt content is actually less than a fifth than the MCcains one's i.e 0.09g vesus 0.43g! even lower with the Asda as well. Love your videos :) 🤩
McCain's home chips all the way for me. They cook the best, usually when you oven cook chips the times are a lie and you need to cook them longer than stated. But McCain's cook really well. The texture is the best too. Oh and they're now on roll back for £3. Best place to buy the McCain's is Iceland. They have a bigger bag in their 3 for £10 mix and match. And there's loads of good stuff in that offer.
@@BaldFoodieGuy heron foods has some McCain's chips in £2 for a massive bag, they were destined for restaurants and pubs but for some reason got diverted to heron. If you're ever in a pub and the chips look formed in a factory rather than being chipped on site then they're probably McCain's.
As soon as you started and I saw mc Cain home fry's crinkle chips, those are the oven chips for me, I've tried all sorts, but to me, they are the best! After having a chip pan fire at home when I was a child, I vowed that I'd never own a chip pan, I've never had one in my house, but the best home cooked chip, cut your chips, leave in water a few hours or overnight, day them and cook them the old fashioned way, in beef dripping, lovely light fluffy, and crispy on the outside, just like my mother used to make, and it wasn't her that left the chip pan on, it was my dad, say no more!
THAT'S VERY TRUE. IF YOU LEAVE YOUR CUT CHIPS IN WATER OVERNIGHT, WHEN YOU FRY THEM, THEY COME OUT FLUFFY ON THE INSIDE AND CRISPY ON THE OUTSIDE. HOMEMADE CHIPS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST BECAUSE THEY TASTE NATURAL AND ALSO TASTE A LOT MORE NICER THAN THE FROZEN ONES.
I do love the tesco, crinkle and steak cut chips, not a massive bag, but they do taste good. Mccaines, are delicious, most much of a muchness. Lovely video. God bless
I only use hand cut fresh chips at home but with millions of people cutting expenses £3 saving is a lot of money to anyone under financial pressure. Thanks for your time to upload these informative clips. From starting to watch your clips we are looking at prices a lot more and the difference in taste very often is not worth the extra cost.
For the last few months my regular food shopping has been from Aldi and so I have been homing in on their cheapest bag of chips almost every visit. The bag size is generous and I know I can add salt, paprika or chilli flakes if wanting to and I like to add butter sometimes. Mix the chips in the melting butter to spruce them up a little and also to help flavourings to stick.
I bought a 1.5kg pack of their crinkle chips. Cooked in an air fryer they are amazing. Really pleased I subbed to the channel otherwise I would have never bought an air fryer!
Aldis do have quite a large variety when it comes to chips. Crinkle, straight, fries, steak and some flavoured ones. As of late tho, ive been buying their crispy potato slices they do in the fruit and veg aisle.
@@BaldFoodieGuy thanks Gareth always watch your videos everything you try and recommend is helpful and spot on Aldi corale baked beans are brilliant too most shop at Aldi but the chips I always get from Lidl
I’d go with Aldi. Value for money. If you put as much “seasoning “ that McCain do in manufacturing of courses its going to taste different. (Not £3 worth). Plus the Aldi was better on the “traffic light” system. Great review as ever.👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy No probs, I say it like I find it. You get straight to it and not the wordy BS a lot of other reviewers give. Too fond of hearing there own voices. Again great channel. Keep growing it.
I bought Asda essentials the other day but only because the only alternative (like for like) in Asda were McCain, as we didn't want French Fries. I would have bought the McCain ones, but as they contain flour my wife cannot have them - she has a gluten intolerance. I get that flavour is (very) important, but sometimes more ingredients alienates a bigger percentage of potential customers. Thanks again for this Gareth. keep up the good work!
Hi There Loving Your Videos So Far I Got 3 Recommendations Of Vdeo Ideas Here 1) There Is A Ostrich Fillet Steak You Can Try Its Made By The Same People Who Made The Ostrich Burger You Tried I Think They Are In Aldi And I Saw Them In B7M In The Chiller Section. 2) I Would Like you To Have A Tomato Soup Comparison Part 2 Video This Time With Soups For M&S, Lidl, Co-Operatie,Morrisons,Waitrose And Sainsburys As Store Brandded One And Other Brands Like Campbells, Baters And Batchelors. 3) I Would Like To See You Review The Crucials Range Of Sauces From Most Stores Like Farmfoods, Icelands, Tesco, Asda, Co Op And Others. Many Thanks Again.
I find the cheaper "value" chips to be shorter than the expensive ones like they are making them with the smaller potatoes! Often i make a curry sauce using gravey granules and curry paste and then it doesnt matter because they glue themselves together ! I cook them in my air fryer with a paddle! Very tasty
So many oven chips on the market. I think you took a good sample and always thank for honest views. Glad to see the sub numbers are going up you must be doing something right.
I still cook my own chips, in Lard, triple cooked, unbeatable and seasoned how I like them. But for one person it's a chore, so I make a big batch an freeze some.
If you can get round to it try the Homestyle Chips from Aldi. They've got a seasoned crispy coating and are really nice, should be more comparable to the McCain chips.
Haven't bought a packet of chips in ages I've been making triple cooked chips just cut up a potato into chips boil for 3-4 minutes, drain, pat dry, put into fryer on low for about 4-5 minutes, take out, raise oil temperature to high, leave chips to cool for 5 minutes then add to oil until crispy
I used to buy the Aunt Bessie ones in Iceland for 99p but they stopped doing them. I buy heir ridiculously crispy ones now. They were £1.50 but have gone up to £2 recently.
if im cooking for me self i dice up fresh spuds, i deep fry them, but if we having home made fish n chips for me and the wife i prefer to blanch the chips then air-fry them as regular shaped chips, cheaper and just as tasty... even better if you have airdried crispy bacon and then grind it over the chips in a salt grinder...
I buy the Aldi chips, only difference being is I deep fry them rather than doing them in the oven. Always come out golden brown and crispy and fluffy inside. I've never got on with the faff of turning them mid cooking when done in the oven!
i used to work for a large supermarket when the pallets of frozen chips came in. in the pallet we used to get boxes of chips mixed in from all the supermarkets in the pallet there all made in the same factory we used to have to put the other supermarket cases of chips in the skips total waste of money we weren't even allowed to take them home even though the supermarket couldn't sell them
Dextrose is basically sugar derived from wheat. Not sure why that's needed, maybe helps the crust as it caramelises. I bought the tesco on recently as i went there instead of aldi to have a look at their prices. 1.5KG straight cut for 99p which is same price as Aldi. Couldn't tell the difference apart from the tesco one being a tad darker and crispier... but I may have cooked em longer.
Nah, proper home cooked chips every time for me, they take 3 mins to peel and chop and then about 10 minutes to deep fry, I still use lard as well as I believe it’s healthier, I know folks will disagree but for me it’s a no brainier. Frozen fries and chips often get stuck in my throat, same with McDonald’s. Good review though. Cheers x
I do home made chips with sea salt black pepper and paprika after blanching them for 3 minutes oven for 20 minutes lovely anyway great video has always
I like these comparison videos, and also how you tend to focus on stuff that normal people can afford. Makes a difference from all the channels that have '£500 steak' or stupid things like that 😆
mcain all the way we dnt have them often but when we do we have exactly the same ones crinkle nommmmmm in the airfryer and we smother them in the curry sauce from iceland and some of the iceland battered chicken and an omlete and springrolls my chinese fakeaway we love it
always always dissapointed with ordering chinese here where i live so make my own going scotland to my nieces wedding soon and seriously cannot wait to scofff my face best chinese n chippy ever hehe
ALDI Skins On Chips, very good value, but more importantly the best frozen chips I've ever bought, nicely seasoned, crispy, medium thickness. Better then anything I've ever tried elsewhere, and cook in about 25-28 minutes. Try them!
Hi, I am enjoying your videos. I just wish you would ignor the traffic light nutrition and use the info on the back which will always list per 100g. Therefore easy to compare.
one of the areas for me,where i find it hard to find a cheaper substitute,the mccains do taste much better,problem i find with cheaper brands is,cut thin,in oven some just turn to crispy bits,lots of really small chips in bag,but costwise,mccains are over the top,some of the cheaper potato croquettes arent bad,more potato,cook better,good alternative to chips
Just make your own chips from potatoes. Cheaper and so much better without all the preservatives. Frozen chips are fine if you are in a rush but if you actually enjoy food make your own. 🙂
Hi Gareth. I've given up on buying brand name chips. With all the seasonings and coatings they have, the actual potato flavour of the chip is lost. So it's just the cheap chips and I sprinkle them with Vegetta vegetable stock powder and a quick toss before airfrying. Perfect chips every time. Another fine comparison review today Gareth. Cheers 🤤👍😀
People who buy the brand names clearly aren't affected by the current crisis and can afford to waste money. The cheap chips can be as good as the top brand names if you are willing to experiment which is what cooking is all about.
when trying to compare different weight foods, just look at the % instead. my mum always preferred morrisons crinkle cut chips. i won't buy pre-seasoned chips as the flavours don't go with everything xxx
Just watched your video for McConnell aldi Just essential chips 🍟 I think it's down to personal taste and also more importantly budget, we had aldi chips last week and really there wasn't much difference 😀 good review 😀
I do like the Mccains chips but, they are to expensive for me to justify buying them now, so i have been buying iceland brand chips their not as good but cheap the best iceland brand chips so far are the ones in beef dripping they are really nice if you can find them aldi also do them and i expect they are both packed in the same place .
Aye fair comment Gareth but basically you are buying the name McCain's,and they may be seasoned but you can quite easily season the cheaper brands yourself depending on your preference of condiments,also bear in mind a potato is just that a potato.🥔🥔
Aldi 4 Seasons Crinkle Cut red hot from the halogen oven/air fryer are the business, no extra oil needed,salt, vinegar & ketchup, never had Asda crinkle dont know if they do crinkle I prefer crinkle. Last night I had Aldi Four Seasons Crinkle with half tin of Asda Essential steak in gravy (pie filling) . It was TASTY. 😁😎
Guys, you can make your own. It's so simple. Cut potatoes (the right potatoes though for the job) with their skins into chips or a bit bigger. Seasons them with whatever you want and drizzle your favourite oil on them. That's a 5 min job. Then cook them as you would these frozen chips 20-25mins. Infinitely better chips.
McCains Naked chips would have been better for a comparison as they don’t have a coating and are regular size and usually cheaper than the Home Fries. I actually prefer the Naked ones over the thicker coated ones as they are just potatoes with a bit of oil and only take 15mins to cook and cheaper. Great for quick weekday dinners
@@BaldFoodieGuy they aren’t usually expensive tbh even though they are McCains brand I think they are usually £2ish per bag at co-op but nobody ever seems to buy them so I clear the fridge when they get reduced to clear for 75p per bag haha
@@BaldFoodieGuy also I won’t buy name brand stuff unless it’s on offer or reduced, I stick to supermarket own brands or off brands because I find they usually have less of the bad ingredients in and ALOT cheaper with only marginal difference if any as your great reviews show time and again
I always used to have Iceland steak cut chip's for a quid but recently virtually halved the size of the bag!!..Decided to try Aldi four seasons steak cut and they really are good!!
Hi Gareth, You've made a comparison mistake,you should have gone for the Aldi home chips which have the coating v mcains however I don't know if a asda do an essentials home chip ?.That would have been a true comparison.
It also depends on how you prepare them. My 10 old Philips Airfryer made McDonalds quality fries, the new Ninja Foodie delux does not turn out that great.
Hi Gareth, I tried those McCain Gastro triple cooked chips last week and for frozen chips they were pretty nice, I got them on offer but at full price they are quite expensive for a smallish bag, nearly £4. Think I'll give some of these cheaper options a try. Thank you, these comparison videos are excellent and really helpful too especially in this current climate whilst food shopping is getting so expensive. Enjoy the rest of your week 😊
@@BaldFoodieGuy Gaz, do yourself a favour buddy and shadow ban this ‘Janet’ character. They joined a week ago and have targeted your channel for trolling.
I think that Aldi and Lidl are disappointing when it comes to the standard oven chip - I just find them so bland. There's usually a better selection available in ASDA, where I much prefer to buy the Albert Bartlett crinkle-cut chips. Saying that, both Aldi and Lidl do a very good Sweet Potato Fries.
Straight to the chippy for me 👍🏻 i get a large portion enough for everyone 👍🏻 but you gotta eat them that day ! I love mash so don’t buy chips very often . If I buy supermarket chips it’s always McCain and cook them a bit longer .
After having my fill, I'd take the chips out of the oil absorbing paper, put them in a sealed container and then the fridge. Next day, microwaved, they were 90% as good.
I've never met a frozen chip I didn't like. I'm more than happy with the cheapest chips so those Aldi or Asda chips would be fine for me. You'll probably find all the cheap chips come from the same factory. Those aldi and asda chips look identical. Ok perhaps the Aldi pack got a bit more oil than the asda pack but they pretty much look the same. I think I've tried all the cheap chips from all the supermarkets and I have no preference.
Yeah it’s another ‘get what you pay for’. I’ve bought the really cheap ones lately and they’re ok for a weekday meal, with lots of seasoning. Otherwise it’s McCain all day long.
As of 19th july 2023 9 months after this was recorded, JUST ESSENTIALS by ASDA Chips 1.5kg are now £1.65 a pack and the McCain 1.6kg crinkle cuts are £4.30. No idea what the Aldi chips are currently/
To be fair, I'd rather buy the option with more potato in the chip, seasoning is cheap to DIY. But IRL I just make my own chips with potatoes, microwaved to soften, then in the oven.
The Mccain frozen chips are definitely on another level. Crispy, fluffy and always come out delicious. Sure, you pay more but i think it's worth it.
No from me due to the additives
Far £4 you can get 4 bags far ASDA
The Harry Ramsden chips at Iceland are pretty decent.Closest thing you'll get to a chippy chip from a frozen oven cooked chip,in my opinion.
I get them all the time for John but would eat any
Martin Jordan I agree I also got the skin on fries and chiquitto peri peri fries and the southern fries for grandkids they all tasted ok.But the Harry Ramsdens are ones we like I get them with all my orders.
I've never tried the Harry Ramsden ones as my son only eats skinny fries or the vile southern fried chips and I seldom eat them ...although I don't really like skinny fries. Next time I'm in Iceland I'll get a bag for myself and partner when he comes for tea
Just been to Tesco today, thought I'd have a look for any chips that looked like the McCain's ones. Tesco home style straight cut chips. £1.80 I think they were. Really good and give the McCain's a run for their money. Definitely worth a review. Cook nicely and the chips are large ones.
Thanks for the comparison on the chips Gareth. Just bought a bag of Mc Cains, they are tasty, I agree. look forward to the 'Live' Session. Ooooohh and a Quiz. Take care mate.
Cheers Richard
Keep up the good work for the people and without a doubt us the people who unfortunately are skint...Ur reviews help us save a few quid.....
Cheers Paul
Hi there another great video like always keep up the good work very interesting and seeing all the chips keep up the good work
Cheers pal
Hi Gareth, firstly, you are my go to channel when I've had enough of what's going on with our world these days, as far as chips go , you can't beat home made , deep fried in beef dripping , but my favourite oven chips just now are Tesco naked, excellent stuff Gareth
Cheers Doug 👍👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy please can you do potato waffles and crochet asda iceland x
The thing with a lot of the supermarket branded items is that they usually come from the same place, ie, McCain's in this case, only they're the products that don't quite meet the manufacturing standard for the brand and they lack the garnishing. The nutrients you get are all the same, the only difference is the taste, and tbh, what they've added to the McCains you could probably add to the basics for a third of the price. In fact, if you're going to add salt and vinegar or ketchup anyway, you're arguably paying for additions in the McCains that you won't even taste.
Interesting i enjoy the McCains straight cut and E5.99 a bag and do them in my Philips Air Fryer and a few onion rings going in also. There might be a time when i have to go yellow pack for sure.
Nice review .
Cheers Simon
Gareth, Aldi's salt content is actually less than a fifth than the MCcains one's i.e 0.09g vesus 0.43g!
even lower with the Asda as well.
Love your videos :)
🤩
McCain's home chips all the way for me. They cook the best, usually when you oven cook chips the times are a lie and you need to cook them longer than stated. But McCain's cook really well. The texture is the best too. Oh and they're now on roll back for £3. Best place to buy the McCain's is Iceland. They have a bigger bag in their 3 for £10 mix and match. And there's loads of good stuff in that offer.
yes they were tasty Matt
@@BaldFoodieGuy heron foods has some McCain's chips in £2 for a massive bag, they were destined for restaurants and pubs but for some reason got diverted to heron. If you're ever in a pub and the chips look formed in a factory rather than being chipped on site then they're probably McCain's.
As soon as you started and I saw mc Cain home fry's crinkle chips, those are the oven chips for me, I've tried all sorts, but to me, they are the best! After having a chip pan fire at home when I was a child, I vowed that I'd never own a chip pan, I've never had one in my house, but the best home cooked chip, cut your chips, leave in water a few hours or overnight, day them and cook them the old fashioned way, in beef dripping, lovely light fluffy, and crispy on the outside, just like my mother used to make, and it wasn't her that left the chip pan on, it was my dad, say no more!
THAT'S VERY TRUE. IF YOU LEAVE YOUR CUT CHIPS IN WATER OVERNIGHT, WHEN YOU FRY THEM, THEY COME OUT FLUFFY ON THE INSIDE AND CRISPY ON THE OUTSIDE. HOMEMADE CHIPS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST BECAUSE THEY TASTE NATURAL AND ALSO TASTE A LOT MORE NICER THAN THE FROZEN ONES.
I do love the tesco, crinkle and steak cut chips, not a massive bag, but they do taste good. Mccaines, are delicious, most much of a muchness. Lovely video. God bless
Cheers Mary 👍👍
You should try the Albert Bartlett oven chips. Probably the most expensive in the oven chip range but they are good!
good shout thanks
I agree they are the best!
Yes they are so good but yes pricey
I only use hand cut fresh chips at home but with millions of people cutting expenses £3 saving is a lot of money to anyone under financial pressure. Thanks for your time to upload these informative clips. From starting to watch your clips we are looking at prices a lot more and the difference in taste very often is not worth the extra cost.
thanks 😊
Interesting review Gareth......Me personally id go in for the Aldi chips,for me less added ingredients..the better..Thank you for the video lovey x
You're welcome xx
I agree, I've tried aldi and mccane chips, the crinkle ones are far better, more like a normal chip, thanks for yhe review Gareth 😀 👍
Cheers Jean
For the last few months my regular food shopping has been from Aldi and so I have been homing in on their cheapest bag of chips almost every visit. The bag size is generous and I know I can add salt, paprika or chilli flakes if wanting to and I like to add butter sometimes. Mix the chips in the melting butter to spruce them up a little and also to help flavourings to stick.
Thanks 👌
I bought a 1.5kg pack of their crinkle chips. Cooked in an air fryer they are amazing. Really pleased I subbed to the channel otherwise I would have never bought an air fryer!
Aldis do have quite a large variety when it comes to chips. Crinkle, straight, fries, steak and some flavoured ones. As of late tho, ive been buying their crispy potato slices they do in the fruit and veg aisle.
Lidl harvest basket are the best chips out there comparing to Aldi I walk to Lidl just for the chips
@@BaldFoodieGuy thanks Gareth always watch your videos everything you try and recommend is helpful and spot on Aldi corale baked beans are brilliant too most shop at Aldi but the chips I always get from Lidl
I’d go with Aldi. Value for money. If you put as much “seasoning “ that McCain do in manufacturing of courses its going to taste different. (Not £3 worth). Plus the Aldi was better on the “traffic light” system. Great review as ever.👍
thanks 😊
@@BaldFoodieGuy No probs, I say it like I find it. You get straight to it and not the wordy BS a lot of other reviewers give. Too fond of hearing there own voices. Again great channel. Keep growing it.
I bought Asda essentials the other day but only because the only alternative (like for like) in Asda were McCain, as we didn't want French Fries. I would have bought the McCain ones, but as they contain flour my wife cannot have them - she has a gluten intolerance. I get that flavour is (very) important, but sometimes more ingredients alienates a bigger percentage of potential customers. Thanks again for this Gareth. keep up the good work!
Cheers pal, have a good weekend 👍
@@BaldFoodieGuy Cheers. You too buddy!
Hi There Loving Your Videos So Far I Got 3 Recommendations Of Vdeo Ideas Here 1) There Is A Ostrich Fillet Steak You Can Try Its Made By The Same People Who Made The Ostrich Burger You Tried I Think They Are In Aldi And I Saw Them In B7M In The Chiller Section. 2) I Would Like you To Have A Tomato Soup Comparison Part 2 Video This Time With Soups For M&S, Lidl, Co-Operatie,Morrisons,Waitrose And Sainsburys As Store Brandded One And Other Brands Like Campbells, Baters And Batchelors. 3) I Would Like To See You Review The Crucials Range Of Sauces From Most Stores Like Farmfoods, Icelands, Tesco, Asda, Co Op And Others. Many Thanks Again.
ive done an Ostrich fillet review cheers
I find the cheaper "value" chips to be shorter than the expensive ones like they are making them with the smaller potatoes! Often i make a curry sauce using gravey granules and curry paste and then it doesnt matter because they glue themselves together ! I cook them in my air fryer with a paddle! Very tasty
Cheers Steve
Great review but I’ve decided to make my own chips in the air fryer & no add stuff on potato’s 🥔Great review and thanks Gareth 👍
Cheers Sam
So many oven chips on the market. I think you took a good sample and always thank for honest views. Glad to see the sub numbers are going up you must be doing something right.
thanks very much
I still cook my own chips, in Lard, triple cooked, unbeatable and seasoned how I like them.
But for one person it's a chore, so I make a big batch an freeze some.
If you can get round to it try the Homestyle Chips from Aldi. They've got a seasoned crispy coating and are really nice, should be more comparable to the McCain chips.
Cheers Tony will do 👍
Those are exactly the same as the straight cut ones from aldi and less in the bag.
Aldi chunky chips are delicious a bit dearer about £1.29. Worth buying for more potatoes in it. Done in airfryer of course. Great review as always. X
thanks 😊
Haven't bought a packet of chips in ages I've been making triple cooked chips just cut up a potato into chips boil for 3-4 minutes, drain, pat dry, put into fryer on low for about 4-5 minutes, take out, raise oil temperature to high, leave chips to cool for 5 minutes then add to oil until crispy
thanks pal
I used to buy the Aunt Bessie ones in Iceland for 99p but they stopped doing them. I buy heir ridiculously crispy ones now. They were £1.50 but have gone up to £2 recently.
33% profiteering increase
I have the frozen lidl chips i cook them an extra few minutes to get them crispy 😋 very nice👍
Sounds great!
if im cooking for me self i dice up fresh spuds, i deep fry them, but if we having home made fish n chips for me and the wife i prefer to blanch the chips then air-fry them as regular shaped chips, cheaper and just as tasty...
even better if you have airdried crispy bacon and then grind it over the chips in a salt grinder...
just wondered if you had tried the macaroni cheese in the essential items there's only my son eats them thanks
Not yet
I buy the Aldi chips, only difference being is I deep fry them rather than doing them in the oven. Always come out golden brown and crispy and fluffy inside. I've never got on with the faff of turning them mid cooking when done in the oven!
Cheers Simon
i used to work for a large supermarket when the pallets of frozen chips came in. in the pallet we used to get boxes of chips mixed in from all the supermarkets in the pallet there all made in the same factory we used to have to put the other supermarket cases of chips in the skips total waste of money we weren't even allowed to take them home even though the supermarket couldn't sell them
Cheers Larry 👍👍
Chip ahoy Gareth, it is a no-brainer. It has to be Aldi all the way for me. 😁
Doing the tests that matter. Great video.
Thanks
So McCain are battered chips?? Or at least with some batter coating? I'd imagine it makes them quite different...
Dextrose is basically sugar derived from wheat. Not sure why that's needed, maybe helps the crust as it caramelises. I bought the tesco on recently as i went there instead of aldi to have a look at their prices. 1.5KG straight cut for 99p which is same price as Aldi. Couldn't tell the difference apart from the tesco one being a tad darker and crispier... but I may have cooked em longer.
Good information cheers
Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜
Does anyone know which brand Weatherspoon's use in their pubs? I like them lots :) Just cant get enough on a portion!
I don't sorry.
Love your videos anyway buddy!
thanks
Nah, proper home cooked chips every time for me, they take 3 mins to peel and chop and then about 10 minutes to deep fry, I still use lard as well as I believe it’s healthier, I know folks will disagree but for me it’s a no brainier. Frozen fries and chips often get stuck in my throat, same with McDonald’s. Good review though. Cheers x
Cheers 👍👍
Crinkle cut are always dearer than straight cut chips just because they use a different blade to cut the chips
I like Aldi Skin on Chips but for taste I like making my own 😋
Mccains for me
I know there 4 quid but they very tasty.
But making your own is Best 👌
Best wishes gareth
Cheers can't beat homemade
Asda Homestyle 1.5kg blue bag Gaz, really great in the air fryer, £1.90.
I have Aldi home fries and they are lovely, nice with a fried egg and beans, try next time the potato wedges, no comparison xx
Cheers Nicola xx
I do home made chips with sea salt black pepper and paprika after blanching them for 3 minutes oven for 20 minutes lovely anyway great video has always
Cheers pal
Iceland's Ridiculously Crispy Chips are brilliant if you haven't tried those yet👍
Yes I've had them they are good
I like these comparison videos, and also how you tend to focus on stuff that normal people can afford. Makes a difference from all the channels that have '£500 steak' or stupid things like that 😆
thanks 😊
mcain all the way we dnt have them often but when we do we have exactly the same ones crinkle nommmmmm in the airfryer and we smother them in the curry sauce from iceland and some of the iceland battered chicken and an omlete and springrolls my chinese fakeaway we love it
always always dissapointed with ordering chinese here where i live so make my own going scotland to my nieces wedding soon and seriously cannot wait to scofff my face best chinese n chippy ever hehe
Cheers Kirstie 👍👍
ALDI Skins On Chips, very good value, but more importantly the best frozen chips I've ever bought, nicely seasoned, crispy, medium thickness. Better then anything I've ever tried elsewhere, and cook in about 25-28 minutes. Try them!
Thanks for the tips!
Hi, I am enjoying your videos. I just wish you would ignor the traffic light nutrition and use the info on the back which will always list per 100g. Therefore easy to compare.
yes will do in future, get myself mixed up lol
Best frozen chips are Albert Bartlett deep crinkle cut. You can buy them from Asda and Heron have had them in recently.
Cheers John
Can hear your two girls saying,No dad not chips again..LOL 😂😂
haha
one of the areas for me,where i find it hard to find a cheaper substitute,the mccains do taste much better,problem i find with cheaper brands is,cut thin,in oven some just turn to crispy bits,lots of really small chips in bag,but costwise,mccains are over the top,some of the cheaper potato croquettes arent bad,more potato,cook better,good alternative to chips
what they don't tell you is what type of potato they use, makes a huge difference
Good point
You can get 2.5Kg potatoes from asda for 1.09.. homemade chips beat frozen chips any day of the week and so much cheaper!
good information
Just make your own chips from potatoes. Cheaper and so much better without all the preservatives. Frozen chips are fine if you are in a rush but if you actually enjoy food make your own. 🙂
Cheers pal
Spot on and deep fried. None of this oven rubbish! 😁
Freshly cooked chips, from raw potatoes, are ridiculously easy to do in an air fryer, almost no oil, taste great even without being seasoned, I think.
Hi Gareth. I've given up on buying brand name chips.
With all the seasonings and coatings they have, the actual potato flavour of the chip is lost. So it's just the cheap chips and I sprinkle them with Vegetta vegetable stock powder and a quick toss before airfrying. Perfect chips every time.
Another fine comparison review today Gareth.
Cheers 🤤👍😀
Cheers John thank you pal. Yes good to season your own. Have a good one pal.
I add the Vegetta clone that Lidl sells during polish week after cooking!
People who buy the brand names clearly aren't affected by the current crisis and can afford to waste money.
The cheap chips can be as good as the top brand names if you are willing to experiment which is what cooking is all about.
Have you tried the ALDI specially selected chips ? They taste fabulous especially with a little salt and vinegar .
Yes they are good ones. We normally get them
when trying to compare different weight foods, just look at the % instead. my mum always preferred morrisons crinkle cut chips. i won't buy pre-seasoned chips as the flavours don't go with everything xxx
Cheers for the tips
MC Cain all way for me, but wash your hands after all the grease on them. Great review
yes i did wash my hands
Great video as usual, keep them coming, Tony
Thanks, will do!
Just watched your video for McConnell aldi Just essential chips 🍟 I think it's down to personal taste and also more importantly budget, we had aldi chips last week and really there wasn't much difference 😀 good review 😀
cheers Sue
I do like the Mccains chips but, they are to expensive for me to justify buying them now, so i have been buying iceland brand chips their not as good but cheap the best iceland brand chips so far are the ones in beef dripping they are really nice if you can find them aldi also do them and i expect they are both packed in the same place .
I make my own skinny or wedges or steak cut in the Air fryer Honestly delicious
delicious 😋
Love the asda one bit red Source
been a while since i had any but I always used to get the odd chip that tasted rank, like cheesy feet? anyone?
Brilliant review mate as usual keep up the good work 👍
Cheers Dean
Aye fair comment Gareth but basically you are buying the name McCain's,and they may be seasoned but you
can quite easily season the cheaper brands yourself depending on your preference of condiments,also bear
in mind a potato is just that a potato.🥔🥔
Yes season your own to taste Stoo
Aldi 4 Seasons Crinkle Cut red hot from the halogen oven/air fryer are the business, no extra oil needed,salt, vinegar & ketchup, never had Asda crinkle dont know if they do crinkle I prefer crinkle. Last night I had Aldi Four Seasons Crinkle with half tin of Asda Essential steak in gravy (pie filling) . It was TASTY. 😁😎
Cheers Jev, all the best pal. Think this was before I had my air fryer.
Guys, you can make your own. It's so simple. Cut potatoes (the right potatoes though for the job) with their skins into chips or a bit bigger. Seasons them with whatever you want and drizzle your favourite oil on them. That's a 5 min job. Then cook them as you would these frozen chips 20-25mins. Infinitely better chips.
Cheers pal
Have the McCains on the weekend and the other for everyday.
Great review 👍
Cheers
McCains Naked chips would have been better for a comparison as they don’t have a coating and are regular size and usually cheaper than the Home Fries. I actually prefer the Naked ones over the thicker coated ones as they are just potatoes with a bit of oil and only take 15mins to cook and cheaper. Great for quick weekday dinners
Yes I don't eat the expensive ones so missed them sorry
@@BaldFoodieGuy they aren’t usually expensive tbh even though they are McCains brand I think they are usually £2ish per bag at co-op but nobody ever seems to buy them so I clear the fridge when they get reduced to clear for 75p per bag haha
@@BaldFoodieGuy also I won’t buy name brand stuff unless it’s on offer or reduced, I stick to supermarket own brands or off brands because I find they usually have less of the bad ingredients in and ALOT cheaper with only marginal difference if any as your great reviews show time and again
@@upgrade8280 nice one yes get them while they are cheap. These crinkle ones are tasty.
I always used to have Iceland steak cut chip's for a quid but recently virtually halved the size of the bag!!..Decided to try Aldi four seasons steak cut and they really are good!!
Hi Gareth,
You've made a comparison mistake,you should have gone for the Aldi home chips which have the coating v mcains however I don't know if a asda do an essentials home chip ?.That would have been a true comparison.
yes I just wanted to throw these in the mix to highlight the coating on the outside.
It also depends on how you prepare them. My 10 old Philips Airfryer made McDonalds quality fries, the new Ninja Foodie delux does not turn out that great.
Cheers Tom
We dont use many chips but I dont think we would pay 4x the price of aldi for a bag of McCain's.aldi are fine if cooked properly x
great vid but im old i like my chips deep fried and home are the best but i have always liked asda own chips
Cheers
You are often paying for the ‘name’.
You don’t eat the name you eat the chip.
This applies to many other products as well.
Is the air fryer worth buying? Is it cheaper to run than the oven?
Yes it is. Depends on the size of course.
Hi Gareth, I tried those McCain Gastro triple cooked chips last week and for frozen chips they were pretty nice, I got them on offer but at full price they are quite expensive for a smallish bag, nearly £4. Think I'll give some of these cheaper options a try. Thank you, these comparison videos are excellent and really helpful too especially in this current climate whilst food shopping is getting so expensive. Enjoy the rest of your week 😊
yes they are tasty the triple cooked ones, yum. Have a good one too x
Those triple cooked are the best oven chips we've had. The bigger bag is better value but still pricey.
@Janet Pratt Alright, Karen.
aldi and other supermarkets do a own brand triple cooked aswell those are nice too and they have beef dripping
@@BaldFoodieGuy Gaz, do yourself a favour buddy and shadow ban this ‘Janet’ character. They joined a week ago and have targeted your channel for trolling.
I use the aldi ones just flavour them my self jobs a good one as they say
I’m quite happy with the Aldi ones which we have in our house. Can’t eat the McCain ones. As I always put it, they are poisonous to me.
I think that Aldi and Lidl are disappointing when it comes to the standard oven chip - I just find them so bland. There's usually a better selection available in ASDA, where I much prefer to buy the Albert Bartlett crinkle-cut chips. Saying that, both Aldi and Lidl do a very good Sweet Potato Fries.
Cheers Fred
Why the hell are they putting dextrose which is a sugar on chips?
Straight to the chippy for me 👍🏻 i get a large portion enough for everyone 👍🏻 but you gotta eat them that day ! I love mash so don’t buy chips very often . If I buy supermarket chips it’s always McCain and cook them a bit longer .
After having my fill, I'd take the chips out of the oil absorbing paper, put them in a sealed container and then the fridge. Next day, microwaved, they were 90% as good.
You can just go with the percentages as that won't change with different weights
The McCain's aren't chipped potatoes, they're more like mashed potato shaped into a chip.
Good review cheers 😁
Cheers
A very good Tuesday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset
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I've never met a frozen chip I didn't like. I'm more than happy with the cheapest chips so those Aldi or Asda chips would be fine for me. You'll probably find all the cheap chips come from the same factory. Those aldi and asda chips look identical. Ok perhaps the Aldi pack got a bit more oil than the asda pack but they pretty much look the same. I think I've tried all the cheap chips from all the supermarkets and I have no preference.
Cheers pal
Yeah it’s another ‘get what you pay for’. I’ve bought the really cheap ones lately and they’re ok for a weekday meal, with lots of seasoning. Otherwise it’s McCain all day long.
Cheers pal 👍
As of 19th july 2023 9 months after this was recorded, JUST ESSENTIALS by ASDA Chips 1.5kg are now £1.65 a pack and the McCain 1.6kg crinkle cuts are £4.30. No idea what the Aldi chips are currently/
Crazy isn't it
Albert Bartlett chips are the best IMO but pricey, great for a treat
The better chips have dextrose added to improve the surface colour.
To be fair, I'd rather buy the option with more potato in the chip, seasoning is cheap to DIY. But IRL I just make my own chips with potatoes, microwaved to soften, then in the oven.
Hi a chips a chips I've got the essentials and a 2b Iceland chips