Food Lens · Snacks
Potato chips
Crisp and salty, with flavor ranging from plain to heavily seasoned.
Lens analyzedPotato chips are thin slices of potato fried or baked until crisp, sold plain or seasoned in flavors ranging from simple salted to barbecue and sour cream and onion. Their crunch depends heavily on frying temperature and slice thickness.
Where it comes from
Potato chips are often traced to a mid-19th-century upstate New York kitchen, where thinly sliced, extra-crisp potatoes were reportedly served in response to a customer's complaint, though the exact origin story varies by account. Whatever its precise beginning, the format spread nationally once bagging technology let chips travel without crumbling.
Buying it
Check the bag for a good amount of trapped air, which cushions the chips, and confirm the seal isn't punctured, since stale air gets in through even small tears.
Storing it
Keep the bag sealed with a clip or fold in the pantry, since chips go soft and stale quickly once exposed to air.
Keeps about 3 months in the pantry.
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