Thanks for the tips, Chef! I’ve been doing the “Oven Fries” recipe from Paleo Takeout by Russ Crandall for a while because I’m not a fan of deep frying. He uses the same method of parboiling fries but they tend to be fragile after parboiling so I’m going incorporate your suggestions of acid in the parboil, and freezing briefly to crystallize as well. He recommends beef tallow or unrefined coconut oil to coat and baking at a high temp (400F first 30 minutes, turn the fries then 450F for remaining 20 minutes, turning once again after 10 minutes). Looking forward to trying these new tips out!