Which Potato Chips Did Our Tasting Panel Rate Highest?

Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Bridget to a tasting of potato chips.
Read the full potato chip taste test: cooks.io/2YvETdR
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[@davidthomson7348]

0:48 This guy is moved to tears by the description of chip frying technique

[@RebeccaLMcGee]

Right? Why did they cut to him??

[@HunterBidenCocaineBag]

Pretty sure he wanted to see Eric Estrada, if you know what I mean.

[@Antaios632]

🤣😂🤣

[@sunnythai2709]

It's a PBS product. The audience is mostly comprised of soy boys, and karens. Take a look at the 'hot sauce' episode. Hilarious.

[@tomryan914]

@@HunterBidenCocaineBag Light in the loafers?

[@joemercury100]

They left out my fav - Charles Chips! Delivered to you in a tin can since 1942!

[@sohoboy506]

The best !!

[@positivelastaction3957]

Loved Charles Chips! I remember the truck pulling up and delivering the tin. Regular and barbecue. Very special.

[@donnamartin28]

I worked at Charles Chips when they were still made at the original factory in Lancaster County, Pa. They were best hot out of the oil.

[@AndySaenz]

Ooh, that sounds really good! I want to try those.

[@magrebtraveler]

You can find them in Cracker Barrel, but they’re in a bag.

[@thekevmeister77]

Audience looking like they're about to hear the location of Atlantis

[@kvk1960]

Omg @ K M thank you for the Atlantis comment!! I laughed out loud for real!!! Haha!

[@kareninalabama]

Me too! 🤣

[@newttella1043]

I wish kettle vs regular chips was the only issue that divided us.

[@Dan-vr7zs]

if you get tree wishes from a lamp genius please make this wish

[@DLJeeves]

DEATH TO THOSE WHO INSULT KETTLE CHIPS

[@bd80247]

That would be nice.

[@marcpeterson1092]

I agree. Instead it's all BBQ vs Salt & Vinegar. Death to the BBQ lovers!

[@newttella1043]

@@DLJeeves Are you the Kim Jong Un of chip eaters?

[@patriciamorgan6545]

I love Utz! More potato taste, less salt. I've yet to see the lower fat variety...will have to look around for it.

[@Draugluin999]

your right im eating utz potato chips and very little salt more potato taste

[@GiordanDiodato]

@@Draugluin999 yeah they don't use a whole lot of salt.

[@GTFBITK]

I've just always ate Utz since I was little. Seeing that Retro bag design is comforting.

[@brucev3480]

Utz Potato Chips are the absolute best. I live down the street from the factory. Nothing like going to the factory and buying a fresh bag of Utz Chips.

[@nevek3647]

AUDIENCE: Polite smiles on faces when Bridget jokes about CHiP and Eric Estrada. ME: Not a single person in there under 30 understood the reference. And if you’re wondering why I spelled “CHiP” this way, then you didn’t get the reference either.

[@suemcknight9051]

Keven HA!..... 😉 👍

[@myqueen9811]

Care to explain? Haha I'm highly curious now

[@cstrouts]

My Queen. CHiPs, aka California Highway Patrol, is an old TV show about motorcycle cops starring Eric Estrada

[@Ron-iy2ez]

Right! She said, "Eric Estrada." half of the audience, who?🤷‍♂️😣😄😄

[@BrianLongoria]

Exactly!!! I noticed the same thing.

[@v7ran]

Ok I’m gonna start buying reduced fat potato chips from now on. Good to know and it makes perfect sense since you can’t make potato chips without oil and reducing the oil won’t do anything UPDATE: there’s only 4 supermarkets in my city that sell reduced fat utz kettle chips. i found them and they taste exactly the same as the regular utz kettle chips.

[@user-gh8sl7iu3y]

Cape Cod chips - anytime

[@joan2449]

Sea salt vinegar Cape Cod is mine

[@v7ran]

Especially with an overpriced Maine lobster roll

[@blary5298]

The Dark Russet ones are the best if you can find them.

[@Michael-zn2jc]

The cape cod potato chips aren’t reliable. The flavor is so inconsistent. Sometimes they’re cooked properly, sometimes they’re too crispy, and sometimes they’re just too dry.

[@michaelmakes4883]

Tested Cape Cod vinegar, Cape Cod vinegar light,Lay's Kettle vinegar.. my choice is overwhelmingly the Lay's... second is Cape Cod light ,which has better flavor than their regular,which is the most tasteless .. it doesn't even have recognizable potato flavor...this is only the vinegar flavors I am referring to,...I don't bother with other flavors generally..

[@puirYorick]

I like the Kettle brand *because* they're so crunchy. I love my tater chips to fight back a bit. The delicate ones just make a mess in my mouth by collapsing too easily into mush.

[@puirYorick]

@Kylem I'd love to try the brand but have never heard of it before. I once got hold of some obscure kosher specialty chips (NYC address and a Hebrew name is all I recall) for cheap at a discount store. They were quite tasty but I've never seen them again. The supermarkets seem to just carry brands owned by the mega food corporations plus their own store brands now where I live. I used to see Herr's at one place many years ago.

[@swamp_rat_fla1126]

You ever had a knuckle sandwich

[@GlennC789]

That Erik Estrada joke was actually pretty good - but the audience is way too young. Amusing confused looks, however.

[@jetnut89]

No it wasn’t. Unlike these chips that joke was corny.

[@edreid7872]

Jack didn't get it..

[@johncollins7044]

That joke was whoosh!!! Forget commercial airline cruising altitude..it was more like 90,000 feet. Bummer that I got it immediately 🤣☺️😭😫

[@july8xx]

Change the joke to Larry Wilcox and you get the deer in the headlight look from 99.9% of the people.

[@O2life]

Moral of the story: It's hard to go wrong with potato chips.

[@wataki2]

Very true

[@7karlheinz]

It's even harder to go right with them healthwise!

[@O2life]

@@7karlheinz Also true.

[@O2life]

@Nabor Sabor Take it from a nut?

[@jesuswasjewish5289]

Nabor Sabor I agree. I still don't know why lays is in business. Pennsylvania is know for some of the best potato chips like Snyder of Berlin or Utz...

[@LeftHandedAquarius]

Kettle brand chips are from my hometown, Salem, Oregon. Doesn’t matter that they didn’t win, they still represent. :)

[@STV-H4H]

Along with Tim’s Cascade. Great chips.

[@brockreynolds870]

Lay's lightly salted is the only chip to get. It's what regular Lay's USED to be in the 70's before they made them so salty you couldn't eat them.

[@keithkarbel2000]

100% agree, especially when you first open the bag!

[@rottierumbles9451]

Yes I like those too, I'm not a fan of Kettle chips , way too hard , I like crisp not crunch.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Lays sour cream for me

[@jodihoplin8286]

I totally agree. Lay's low sodium chips are perfect! Love `em.

[@errhka]

I can eat a whole bag of those it's so bad 🤪

[@terrencemarble5582]

THE best are "Better Made" outta Detroit! I have traveled the country, and found none better!

[@barbarataylor1535]

Their Dark are my favorite also

[@johnsass3343]

Its why Detroit was the #1 consumer of chips in the nation. I do not know if that is still the case but Yeah, Better Made!!! And Germack for pistachios.

[@chuckthompson4138]

Cape Cod chips are by far the best of all. I am almost 60 and have been a big chip fan since my first crunch. On a camp out I was introduced to Cape Cod and fell in love with them. CAPE COD RULES THEM ALL!

[@pal4204]

Cape Cod Dark Russet Potato Chips are the Best!

[@RJisBack24]

Truth!

[@christopherdeguilio6375]

Amen!

[@ritaroad]

I’ll even eat their 40% reduced fat version.

[@p-familychipreview4770]

Oh we need you to come join our new little channel. You're the kind of person we want!! Come join us chuck! :)

[@bigjoe9517]

In the back row Wise potato chips, the classic. The chips of NYC deli days of yore.

[@spicerack4397]

I miss those east coast Wise potato chips, sitting in the rack of those NY delis. Life sure has gone into the crapper since those wonderful days.

[@Thommadura]

They aint chip if there is no OWL on the Bag. I am 85 and am a WISE man

[@ditto1958]

Why do I keep watching these? As usual most of the brands tested are not in stores here in the Midwest

[@hank9th]

This live studio audience format is weird as hell

[@modus_operandi2508]

They been doing this for 20 years idiot !!!!

[@hank9th]

@@modus_operandi2508 During a pandemic?

[@samuelwilliams8560]

Henry Firth - This taste test was conducted in August 2018.

[@sth5033]

@@modus_operandi2508 just because something's been happening for a long time doesn't mean it's not weird. i don't mind it, but it doesn't really add anything.

[@TitoTimTravels]

It feels like a bad late night infomercial...

[@adamandrews8534]

Better Made chips from Michigan are awesome.

[@andychen8683]

Ugh. The Eric Estrada comment made me feel so old but clearly lost on most of the audience.

[@cdjhyoung]

Not this guy. But I can honestly say I never found Eric "tasty".

[@barbarataylor1535]

From Michigan: Better Made Rainbow old fashioned Dark potato chips. I am a 80yo woman who remembers when chips came light and dark in one bag. I would pick out the dark. Now I can buy all dark in one bag. There is no other flavor for me.

[@GoGreen1977]

I love dark potato chips and dark french fries.

[@BrightNeonFire13]

Thank you for teaching me about these chips! I'm definitely going to buy them to try now. I read more about them and they sound unbelievably delicious 💗💗💗💗

[@MyCleverHandle]

my chip criteria: Which brand would I use to crumble on top of tuna casserole or mac & cheese?

[@gbirdo4718]

that mallard reaction is fire

[@jimjonrs3932]

Tim's Cascade style potato chips. Thick crunchy and better than any of those East coast chips.

[@jeff__w]

2:49 “The good news is you can eat 40% more potato chips.” Well, Bridget _can_ but the _better_ news is she can eat *66%* more potato chips if she’s looking to just about equal the fat content of the non-reduced fat variety.

[@christophermeixell4978]

She could eat ~66% more. Example: 100 decreased by 40% = 60. 60 must be increased by ~66% to return to 100.

[@UserHorologium]

Math nerds unite! I was thinking that same thing, but you got here an hour before me.🙂

[@agbook2007]

That's logical now that you describe it. Thank you!

[@nevek3647]

Great point. Same concept as the stock market. If the market drops value by half or 50%. You $100 is now worth $50. The market needs to rally 100% just to get you back to where you started. Though in her defense, she didn’t say 40% more of what type of chips. Maybe she meant she eats the same amount of low fat chips, but indulges on 40% of the regular chips. .......No? Ok, me neither.

[@stevenbryant4718]

Chris, don't worry, we won't short change you! LOL

[@tommievm]

she can eat as many as she wants 🧡🧡 i don’t believe in that

[@jmpmcv]

You havent tried Tim’s of Washington state. Yukon gold potatoes, the best.

[@p-familychipreview4770]

stop tormenting us! lol

[@shawnhoffman9001]

The close-up insert shots of the audience members in this are amazing (especially the first 2)

[@The_Timinator]

I very seldom eat Potato Chips...but when I do, I LOVE to use Cottage Cheese as a Dip, and by far the Kettle Brand stands up to the scooping up of the Cottage Cheese. I grew up in a town that had a Laura Scudder's potato chip factory, EVERYBODY would roll down the car windows when you got close to the plant, the smell was AWESOME.

[@ddellwo]

Not sure anyone in the audience was old enough to know who Eric Estrada was......😂

[@baronvg]

I grew up in the 80s (and in LA , no less) so 8 definitely know the show. It’s disheartens me that some people have no idea what CHiPs is lol

[@tinarobertsstudios]

Don't know what they're missing!

[@ravenfn831]

Growing up in York County, Pennsylvania, we were the snack food capital of the US if not the world. So my ability to let ATC judge fairly was impaired. The original mass marketed kettle chip is from a company called Martin's. But the two very best versions are cooked in lard. The first being Gibbles. Their tag line was/is nibble with Gibbles. So amazing. Maybe not quite as thick as modern kettle, but nice and crunchy. The UTZ company decided to cash in and create the Grandma Utz line. Also cooked in lard. Absolutely amazing. Most folks in the US probably have no local vendors for these two. Please seek them out and give 'em a try. And Martin's was so very beloved by President Clinton that he had them served on Air Force One. I think his fav was the ripple bbq. I can tell you, they are ok, but get the real kettle cook'd (as the lable says.)

[@GiordanDiodato]

my parents grew up in Hanover, Pennsylvania and I grew up in Lancaster county. We definitely know our chips. tbh I'm not big on Martin's. they're not bad, but they're not what I'd call "great." I was more into Utz and Herr's.

[@DaivG]

I drive by the Better Made factory every day on my way to work. This comparison made me sad they were not included.

[@mmc7389]

Daiv, Sitting here on the west coast dreaming of Better Made “Rainbow Dark” chips. Think I will go online and order one or two bags.

[@drthmik]

Pretty sure they are only sold regionally, if not locally so they're probably not available elsewhere

[@Bitterstone3849]

I know. How could they not include Better Made. Not because I was born and raised in michigan , not far from Detroit and still reside. I personally think they're the best and at 66 I've eaten a lot of different chips.

[@reneemulherin2899]

The best chips ever made were Cape Cod "Robust Russet." All the chips were like the over-browned chips you may find in a regular bag of chips. They were so-o-o flavorful. For some reason, they are no longer available. A close second were Costco's Kirkland brand Tri-colored chips made from purp,le, red and regular potatoes which are also not longer available. No other chips come close to these, IMO. Sure wish they would come back on the market.

[@kathleennorton6108]

We always go for the browns first. Yum!

[@tony_mccourt]

They still sell them in Boston! We got a bag at Wegmans a month ago along with their other summer flavors.

[@reneemulherin2899]

@@tony_mccourt You are very lucky to be able to buy them locally. I was glad to know that these chips have made a comeback, but no grocery retailer in my area sells any brand of dark russet chips. I checked out Amazon, but cannot afford to pay that much for a bag of chips. My next move is to ask my grocer to start stocking these chips. Customers here in Texas would really love them. Wish me luck!

[@plk5520]

I remember them. Thick and full of great potato flavor. Perfect consistency too.

[@lindaellis2265]

Renee Mulherin these “russet browns” are made with russet potatoes that have been stored for a period of time, allowing the potatoes to release their sugars, thereby causing the “browned” effect. I loved them. These are usually available only in late winter/early spring.

[@braylenndowdy3029]

Miss Vicky’s kettle cooked are my favorite

[@cynthiamorton3583]

The best!

[@davekostka7151]

3 out of 4 chips are sold in the Eastern US, hard to find them out in the Western US.

[@idriveanagerar]

I have friends in California that buy Cape Cod chips all the time. You can definitely find them out by you! It’s worth it, Cape Cod makes the BEST chips.

[@davejones5747]

You should move east!

[@dianethompson3751]

Utz are my favorite. Any flavor will do..addictive..and totally worth it..just polished off their sweet and smokey flav..good to the last chippy crumb😀

[@tnate6004]

The Utz brand is sold under the Boulder name here in California. I believe they have other regional brands - I've only seen the Utz name on the East Coast.

[@miriammccray5550]

True, I've not heard of Utz or Herr's. Will have to look for them.

[@kathleennorton6108]

I once ate a chip that had such a wonderfully potatoey flavor. I had tossed out the bag and forgot the brand. They had been on sale. I have been trying to find them ever since. It's the delicious potatoey flavor that made all the difference.

[@lauriemorris3969]

I saw this video 2-3 weeks ago. I'm originally from NJ and grew up eating Wise potato chips. Now I'm out here in the Seattle area, Tim's Cascade Crunch chips and Kettle Chips are in my cupboard. Yum!

[@ftswarbill]

Americas Test Kitchen is such a great channel. I love them so much.

[@tommievm]

except when they act like fat in foods is bad

[@territerrific7844]

My favorite chips are Lays Lightly Salted Chips

[@April.R646]

Same here because the regular Lays are so salty. And can be a bit greasy sometimes.

[@errhka]

HELL YES FINALLY I HAVE FOUND ANOTHER

[@ronbloomberg]

I buy their Unsalted chips and then lightly salt them myself with my "Real Salt" (looks like Himalayan Pink.) The problem is the severely unhealthy oils they're fried in.

[@msducks7912]

mine too, but I don't have unsalted Lay's in my town, wish I did. When I lived in Baltimore, I was introduced to Utz and they had unsalted chips. I like the unsalted version of any thin potato chip but they are hard to find.

[@ronbloomberg]

@@msducks7912 ... Have you tried Wal-Mart for the Wise unsalted?

[@nagasakee]

I live on Cape Cod and was surprised they didn't seem to be represented in the taste test. They are my second favorite chip, my favorite is Zapp's Crawtators or the Voodoo blackened, which are both incredible.

[@braddavis8822]

So what about the traditional bag of Lay's? Love those

[@KenDanieli]

@@sandrah7512 they're disorganized and the title of video should be kettle chips ... it was stupid to display both types , talk about both, then only taste one type in the video.

[@sth5033]

@@KenDanieli she tastes one that wasn't kettle style

[@anchorskid]

Me, too.

[@douglasfrank9323]

Both Herr's and Utz are manufactured near my home in south central PA. When I was younger I preferred the thin crispy Herr's. They are however salty at 7% of recommended daily allowance for sodium. I now prefer a thicker chip and Utz makes the ones I prefer. They also have a lower sodium content. I must admit though that my favorite chip is made by a smaller local company, Good's (in the blue and white bag, there is another Good's in a red and white bag, the chip of my childhood) they fry their chips in lard which lends a whole additional flavor. They are so good. The way chips were originally made.

[@gailroessler9726]

My favorite are any low salt chip. More potato flavor.

[@barbaraolinghouse71]

Most chips have gone low salt. I add more to them. The salt is what makes them delicious (particularly the regular ones which are mostly tasteless)

[@OhJodi69]

Some years ago, I moved from Illinois to Pittsburgh, and promptly gained ten pounds because I discovered UTZ potato chips, LOL Rite Aid had alllll the flavors, and I couldn't help picking up a bag on my way to work almost every day. I'm back in Illinois, now, where there are no UTZ chips, although we do have the pretzels. But I check the chip aisle, anyway, looking for UTZ, almost dreading that I will find them, because I know I will buy them, and eat them, and eat them, and eat them, LOL I lost 20 pounds after I left Pittsburgh, between the lack of UTZ and Primanti Bros.

[@douglasfrank9323]

@@OhJodi69 You may see them arrive before much longer. The Utz brand potato chip is I believe the official snack for the MLB. I know they recently invested in a smaller midwestern snack company but I've forgotten which one.

[@GiordanDiodato]

Herr's is salty, but their oil is really good.

[@jessstuart7495]

It's late, and I'm on a diet. Why am I watching videos about potato chips??? Damn that KZbin algorithm!!!

[@curbsideseat9794]

Ok. Why are you in MY MIND! Yes I needed to know what chip is BETTER than my fav.(regular Kettle), now I MUST try this delicious, reduced fat crunchity yum, yum. THANK YOU TEST KITCHEN.

[@ljsites]

It seems the best chips and pretzels in the U.S. originally came from south central Pennsylvania.

[@robertl.fallin7062]

The area has farm resources plus generations of food processing experience . They produce some highly regarded munchies.!

[@kulisaju]

I toured the Utz plant in Pa. years ago. I can still imagine the aromas.

[@tommckeemckee9865]

My favorite is Hartley's made in Lewistown, Pa. Middleburg would be second best.

[@LS-gv7pn]

Snyder's of Berlin , another Pennsylvania goodie , not to be confused with Snyder's of Hanover , some people's fave Wise chips ,

[@thanaf1045]

Wise chips are the worst there always burnt

[@twofathoms1]

Heart Doctor is the real winner

[@tipring6956]

Tim's Cascade Potato chips in the Pacific NW is the local favorite, bursting with flavor, crispness, texture. They offer many different flavors.

[@raconteur5195]

Dulac brand potato chips were my favorite as a kid, especially every Friday morning at the Y after swim class. That really warmed me up in winter.

[@threynolds2]

Give me a bag of Ruffles. That's all I need,, and want. The Walmart* and Kroger versions are just as good as the Lays version.

[@daisymae3883]

Ikr? My favorite one is Sour Cream and Cheddar whether it's Ruffles or the Walmart brand.

[@jaytee2642]

Granny Goose aren't bad either. Not as good as Ruffles, but I find them at the dollar store and for the price, I can't complain one bit.👍🏻

[@jaytee2642]

@@daisymae3883 Oh yeah...Sour Cream and Cheddar.🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@thedryfirehandcanon1293]

Bappys NEW ORLEANS KETTLE $TYLE chips are great xD

[@stepht5]

I swear the Kroger brand wavy chips are the BEST wavy chips available!

[@miapdx503]

Omg, my freakin kryptonite. With a pint of sour cream, I can undo a month in the gym in a single sitting...do they put crack in the chips? 😐😉

[@wotan10950]

You can find crack in the cheaper brands. The best brands use crystal meth 😁

[@miapdx503]

@@wotan10950 No way! I get bigger, not smaller!😂

[@EastSider48215]

miapdx: They put potato chips in the crack.

[@snakeriverfisher]

hows things in Portland i used to work on Swan island, had a house in Milwaukie, hated every minute if it

[@miapdx503]

@@snakeriverfisher it's good.

[@EvoRoadster]

Kona brand potato chips from the Big Island of Hawaii are my favorite. As a kid growing up in New York I really liked Tommy Treat brand chips.

[@mikeepler113]

Grandma Utz Kettle-Style, cooked in lard. The best by far.

[@kathleennorton6108]

Do they still exist? Lard can certainly be the ticket, as well as fresh, sweet, delicious potato flavor.

[@davejones5747]

I remember when McDonalds fries were cooked in lard and they used to actually have some flavor

[@mikeepler113]

@@kathleennorton6108 Yes, they are still available.

[@fc872e1]

You’re right, great chips

[@incogneter]

the Kettle brand's jalapeno flavored chips are a game changer

[@mepat2872]

Are some of these brands specific to the east coast? I’ve not heard of Utz or Herr’s brands.

[@thrilhous]

Yeah, they're an east coast thing

[@irock550]

Wuttttt really?

[@NeighborofKT]

We have some Utz chips available in Wisconsin, but I never heard of Herrs. One of the things that annoys me about Cook’s Country and America’s Test Kitchen is their penchant for Eastern brands that are not available elsewhere. And don’t tell me to order those brands online; I shop locally to support local businesses.

[@acninee]

Herr's are a Pennsylvania based brand. Utz are national. I get them in Washington state.

[@russb24]

Utz is from my hometown in Pennsylvania. You wouldn't believe how good they are fresh off the line in the factory!

[@pigsareit]

it is super weird that there's a live audience for chip taste test panel, but then again I am actively engaged also

[@ronpriskie6330]

I am impressed...by the fact that my favorite is the Utz Kettle Cooked Original too. Strangely, the supermarket near my job has a huge selection of Utz chips but NEVER the Kettle Original.

[@reyemtiw]

If you eat Zapp’s from New Orleans, but available nationwide, you be spoiled forever. ⚜️

[@stewiecountry]

I agree! Zapp’s are THE BEST!!!

[@ragdoll49]

Really good chips.

[@bamascubaman]

Once you've had Zapps, all others pale in comparison.

[@kevinmskelly2359]

Yes!!!!

[@harrystokes1412]

Living in Arkansas we usually only have 2 choices, Lay's or Great Value.

[@robine916]

Love the Cape Cod chips, especially since it's local for me, and I've been on their tour! LOL!

[@marytheresejacksonlutz2533]

My favorite will always be Utz!!! Founded and made in my town of Hanover, PA

[@alanbeckham9093]

Utz are my favorite as well. Their regular chips I love to dip in Worcestershire sauce!!

[@FlyTyer1948]

Eat 40% more? Brilliant!

[@nevek3647]

See the other reply. She can eat 67% more of the low fat chips to have the same fat content.

[@edreid7872]

Why display 8 bags, and only taste 4..I see Wise up there, my favorite because it sells for $2, and it taste great..

[@hollym5873]

Love these taste test.

[@milesdufourny4813]

My two favorites are Cape Cod original and Utz Kettle Cooked Smokin' Sweet BBQ.

[@joeybonin7691]

The oil makes a HUGE difference. Some has a somewhat metallic taste.

[@traceylafontaine8893]

Mrs. Vicky's chips are delicious

[@tedipender]

They are made by Lays

[@GTFBITK]

My family always bought Utz potato chips since I can remember. I like how the packaging hasn't changed.

[@marthacrawley4650]

Hello!!! Good to hear🥰 this . I’m a Potato lover, yummmm 😋

[@weirdshibainu]

I'd like to be an audience member and feign mild excitement for potato chips

[@kareninalabama]

...while the camera focuses on you for an uncomfortably long time?

[@weirdshibainu]

@@kareninalabama Sure. I'd feign surprise as though I'd never heard of this new invention "potato chip". What new kind of culinary wizardry is this? Are they available everywhere?

[@stevenreichertart]

Utz regular chips are my favorite! Great potato flavor, thin and delicate.

[@Mikki220]

I love Utz chips! Not the Kettle ones. Onion and Garlic! Yum!

[@stevenreichertart]

@@Mikki220 Have you tried the "Crab Chip" variety? It might be a regional thing here in the Washington, DC, area. So good!

[@OhJodi69]

@@stevenreichertart I lived in Pittsburgh for a few years, where my almost daily diet consisted of UTZ chips........the Old Bay crab seasoned ones were my favorites! Now I'm back in Illinois, and there are NO UTZ chips, here!

[@brucev3480]

I live down the street from the Utz factory. Nothing like a bag of fresh chips from the Utz factory store.

[@stevenreichertart]

@@brucev3480 do you know if they give tours at the Utz factory? I’m down in Washington DC and always wanted to go up to the factory.

[@dank6514]

Boulder Canyon Salt and Vinegar cooked in Avocado oil are the best chips I've had from the supermarket.

[@dustinhadley7988]

Utz and Herr’s are difficult to obtain here in Minnesota. Would you mind testing brands that more of us can find?

[@jeffbergstrom]

You forgot Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value, Rippled Potato Chips. Probably the best chip I have found as I continue my lifelong search for the perfect chip. I know I am not alone. They are almost always sold out during corona virus times and I can always get the others.

[@gloriameyers7079]

Lays potato chips are my favorite food in the whole wide world 🥰

[@lisamay4376]

I love folded potato chips. I have no idea why?

[@linetteevans8337]

I agree. I would always pick those out first. My grandson saw this and would give me his!

[@wendymuir7818]

... then Charles Chips showed up and wiped out the competition.

[@allenatkins2263]

Don't care for kettle chips, I like light chips not throwing stars.

[@p-familychipreview4770]

throwing stars! lol!🤣

[@johnwalker3232]

Always loved Lays but lately every chip is blemished/burned at the edges. Also a lot of the chips look like they were made with inferior potatoes with notable brown spots .Lays has lowered their quality . Check it out for yourself.

[@sylvia106]

Try Utz.

[@doglover-mb6bs]

You are absolutely right! I have been seeing the same things as you, brown spots, burnt edges, etc. I was thinking the quality of the potatoes they used for the chips must be sub-par! I almost contacted the company regarding this!

[@mcconn746]

I worked with some people from Jamestown, NY. Most loved Schnider's potato chips which I think was a local product. Some preferred buying some of their rejects that were slightly burned. I thought that odd. I still have never seen them here in Georgia.

[@johnauner671]

In Missouri, the chips available at regular supermarkets all are made with unsuitable oils which I will not consume. (Absorbed into the body but unmetabolizable). I will look for the UTZ and Herr's chips.

[@vikingrbeerdserkr8406]

Also, Tim's make the best kettle chips on earth.

[@IsaidQUIETnHERE]

Nobody has a guilty pleasure for Munchos? crazy

[@sylvia106]

I do! Love them, so light, salty and unique.

[@raconteur5195]

Loved them as a kid but too artificial tasting now that I'm older. I bet they changed the recipe, different kind of fat and more salt.

[@p-familychipreview4770]

YES! I do! So light-- man, it's been awhile since I picked up a bag of Munchos! Thanks for the reminder, I owe you one! And we need you on our chip review community! Come over and join us!

[@p-familychipreview4770]

we just launched!

[@DEEP_STATE]

Could you show how to make thick, crunchy, kettle style chips at home? Thank you.

[@maggievp]

I love kettle brand chips. Maybe because it’s one of the more popular brands where I live in the PNW. Love them!

[@anydae]

I love Dirty potato chips although they can be salty!!! And flavoured too

[@rileyreynolds924]

How in the world could he say that the type of oil doesn't seem to matter?! Peanut is winner for a reason! The oil has a huge impact on the flavor of fried food.

[@davejones5747]

Maybe the tasters didn't note any differences even though they were cooked in different types of oil.

[@edwardsmith6609]

I thought the same thing when he made that statement. There are a few potato chip brands I don't like eating, then I found the common denominator was the cottonseed oil used for cooking. It makes chips taste nasty.

[@samuelwilliams8560]

FWIW, peanut oil is also great for making homemade popcorn. 👍

[@davidnoble2897]

Take any of those chips, dump a bag on a baking sheet, and smoke them on a wood pellet grill for 40 minutes at 180°. Amazing!

[@droan999]

Those fake studio laugh cuts are so cringe it’s why I love this channel.

[@janinecox256]

Potato Chips are my weakness! The kettle cooked ones are the best!

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

Living in Maryland very close to the UTZ factory we eat a lot of them and we have been to the factory several times. I really do like the Cape Cod potato chips also.

[@jetsamperes5762]

For St. Patrick's Day I make Irish Nachos with Kettle Chips instead of tortilla chips. They hold up to the same toppings and are unexpected.

[@countalucard4226]

Never have seen UTZ reduced fat chips in my supermarkets. I buy the Cape Cod originals. They are a smaller very crunchy chip.

[@alkatraz8163]

Have never seen Herr's brand, and I've lived on both coasts. Only learned about Utz from relatives in the Midwest.

[@bamascubaman]

Same here on the Northern Gulf Coast.

[@chrishaines1677]

Utz is from Pennsylvania.

[@dsmith6601]

They make them down the street from me.

[@culodesobra]

That audience seems to be held at gun point

[@kareninalabama]

I'm crying! 🤣 Best comment yet!! It's so funny because it's true.

[@ph11p3540]

Up in Western Canada, Old Dutch consistently better than Lay's. That's both for regular and kettle cooked. However, Lay's corn chips are consistently better than Old Dutch.

[@v12shane]

Your jokes make my heart melt

[@nuitarik]

Where and when is this being filmed?! I’m curious because it’s not allowed here in Canada right now 😅 also I feel like the chips were very subjective compared to normal things this channel reviews. Like best cooking pots and knives and the like.

[@inditech_deidre]

Not sure when it was filmed but they are filmed in Boston USA

[@samuelwilliams8560]

The taste test was conducted in August 2018 BC.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Lay's Wavy Lightly Salted.

[@tint661]

Dieffenbach, Middleswarth, Hartleys, Herrs, Utz, and Gibbles are all Pennsylvania made potato chips. I love Lays potato chips some times. Dieffenbach, Grandma Utz Kettle chips and Gibbles all use lard to fry their chips.

[@kellywalker9827]

Middlewarth BBQ 💜💜💜

[@Inigo_The_Son]

As always, they presented a bunch of brands that I have never seen in my grocery stores.