Thrasher's French Fries - Ocean City Tradition

Thrasher's French Fries have been an Ocean City tradition for more than 90 years. They specialize in one item, and once item only.
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[@stonedzebra420]

Its insane how good these are. Usually fires are just okay but these are insanely good

[@bobbaker8263]

Now living in the Midwest I sure do miss Thrasher’s fries.

[@marvinshenk]

I remember Thrashers as a kid. I remember them using balsamic vinegar though back in the day. Whatever they put on them, they are awesome.

[@logansmokes.2762]

my great aunt & uncle still live in riverdale,md in the same house since 1970 when i visited in 2017 we drove to his brothers house in delaware and went to the beach and they sold these best fries ever and im from california 😂 bring them out west.

[@vrm86gt]

Best fries ever! I like them with old bay seasoning also!

[@jimsmith1998]

No one in Britain uses apple cider vinegar, we use malt vinegar, at home. The chip shops use 'none brewed condiment' which people think is vinegar, but its not.

[@crouton0077]

hear hear!!

[@tyrand]

It's better than vinegar

[@Amocoru]

Everyone here knows that. Don't worry. It's ok to start new traditions.

[@jimsmith1998]

@@Amocoru tell that to a brit family who goes over, buys 3 buckets for the family, expecting brit like chips (fries as you call them) and then they proceed to eat them and they are disgusted by the flavour? that's $30 down the shitter. Or they might love them. But from my experience, apple cider vinegar is not used as a condiment here, cheers.

[@swegboyjenkins5419]

IF IT AINT VINNIGA, DE N WUTZ IZ IT?!?!

[@sammyj2917]

I just moved to the OC area and these videos have been a nice way to find things to try. Thanks for putting it out!

[@TheOriginalHeisenberg]

Understood, but I'm bringing my Heinz Ketchup.

[@Kaetson-b34]

0:56 "Apple cider vinegar,that's an English tradition that's been going on for over 90 years" Nope,can honestly say I've never met anyone who puts Apple cider vvinegear on their chips/fries. Malt vinegar is commonly used. However,Apple cider sounds better,I must try asap.

[@ruthsmith2367]

Me to 😋

[@Alacard0malley]

I've been living 45 minutes from ocean city all my life and I cannot fathom what people see in it. Thrashers is fine.

[@kingblaccsimba]

PEANUT OIL! That's how you know it's FIRE!!!

[@Chawkes420]

So i see that five guys modeled their fries after these, i can only imagine how these taste 🤤

[@jokerproduction]

Modeled? You mean cutting them fresh, the way it has been done by everyone forever until McDonalds served us all crap.

[@Chawkes420]

@@jokerproduction well specifically the peanut oil being the only oil they use

[@Acolis]

@@jokerproduction "fresh cut" fries actually kinda suck if you have had REAL fries that have been soaked to remove the starch. the outside burns from the starch before the centers even get fully cooked. fries need to be cooked at least twice, not once. they need to be parcooked first at low temp to actually cook the potato first, then fully cooled (ideally frozen but not necessary) and then fried again at high temp to crisp the outside. five guys has the absolute worst fries of anyone. trashers is better because they dont let their friends burn in the oil (but can be hit or miss still) like five guys but there is still a lot of room for improvement. cutting a potato and immediately dumping it in oil isnt the way to make fries.

[@jokerproduction]

@Acolis five guys fries are fantastic and they 100% rinse the starch off and double fry them. They have special sinks that tumble the fries around to rinse that starch off too so no idea what you're basing any of your nonsense on.

[@Acolis]

@@jokerproduction i have literally watched five guys cut potatoes with the little press thing and immediately drop them in hot oil without rinsing them, resulting in burnt, brown, halfcooked fries.

[@Teeveepicksures]

It wasnt Thrashers but we had Boardwalk Fries up in Hunt Valley and I'm pretty sure I lived on them and Dream Machine for 2 full years.

[@Wilson-ly5rv]

The best fries I've ever had were fried in duck fat. Best ever!

[@MajinUber]

Yeah me too, Was in Greece :D

[@FailsWork]

Looks delicious 😋

[@davidplank1222]

Went in January and it was amazing...

[@spartan1010101]

For me it's gotta have Old Bay and ketchup on the side, I ain't gonna do it in front of em but I always got some ready.

[@Meefy94]

no ketchup finally someone knows whats trash

[@bryanvagenos5089]

these fries blow the others away, perfect potatoes, peanut oil, and vinegar. Boardwalk fries are no competition, there is a long line which says it all

[@borbetomagus]

I'd really like to see what would happen to those lines if a true Belgian Friterie opened up in the next space. Yes, most wouldn't be impressed by the sauces, but when have you ever had fries cooked in pure beef tallow? /watch?v=HW4dmXrrwIY McDonald's used to cook their fries in a similar manner, but changed their recipe due to health concerns -- /watch?v=Fo7vZm9a2To Though, I'd like to try this successful street vendor's fries -- /watch?v=Fpny0WP8sYw

[@Acolis]

@@borbetomagus mcdonalds used to have the best fries cooked in lard. sometimes i go to walmart and buy lard to fry my own homemade fries. and yes cooked in animal fat, nothing compares, not even peanut oil

[@borbetomagus]

@@Acolis Have you tried beef tallow, as McDonald's used that ('Formula 47') instead of lard, though potato chips cooked in lard are quite popular in southeast Pennsylvania (Grandma Utz, Zerbe's, Dieffenbach's 'Old Fashion Kettle Chips', Gibble's 'Home Style' Potato Chips, Good's 'Original' and 'Home Style' Potato Chips, Kay and Ray's 'Regular Potato Chips', Moyer's, Stehmman's, etc.).

[@Acolis]

@@borbetomagus i havent, was it beef tallow mcdonalds used to use? i thought it was lard, in any case i havent so im gonna have to try to source it because mcdonalds fries from back then were sooooo good, and yeah gibbles, utz, and grandmas are my favorite chips!

[@borbetomagus]

@@Acolis There's a company called Fatworks that offers beef tallow, among various other animals fats. I've seen them at Walmart.

[@drankfrebin]

Americans make their own facts up, uve never put apple cider vinegar on my chips. Ever

[@Lemistio123]

Did I just willingly watch an ad

[@ModestNeophyte]

we went to the thrasher stall near the big fat statue :)

[@taserrr]

They're actually originated from Belgium, and we eat them with mayonnaise. But I mean actual mayonnaise, not the sugar added crap you find in the USA.

[@AS-is4dt]

alright

[@ruthsmith2367]

They obviously don’t have killer seagulls there like we do. You would loose that bucket of chips pretty quick 😊

[@chazzerbox131]

Wrong kinda vinegar but yeah it is English tradition

[@chipdisillusioned5957]

Bruh am I the only one seeing that lady in the back ground or what.

[@huus5682]

its near beach, maybe

[@Kyorex5067]

What lady

[@abc-se6xd]

Good view ain't it 😎

[@marylondon9193]

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR??????????? NO KETCHUP???????????MANNN YAWL DONE LOST YAWL MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I NEEEEED-KETCHUP

[@steveballmersbaldspot2.095]

Nahh a good French fry doesn't need ketchup.

[@Chawkes420]

@@steveballmersbaldspot2.095 just salt

[@steveballmersbaldspot2.095]

@@Chawkes420 Yep, maybe pepper too.

[@chazzerbox131]

@@steveballmersbaldspot2.095 not French but agreed sauce or no sauce is good either way

[@n.lightxnd1]

Bucket of fries oh myyyyyy

[@kasilav]

Remember only those who LISTEN to thrash metal can eat this

[@TheOneTrue2]

SSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@kasilav]

@@TheOneTrue2 that is right their members are allowed to eat it :)

[@Teeveepicksures]

ER'GAWN BIGPECKERS DOWNYOSHUN HON!

[@FoxItAll]

Malt vinegar only

[@mibiracero956]

me gustan con mostaza

[@JAGTrust]

I have never used cider vinegar

[@omgdisfunny4852]

not once in any part of England I've been to has ever used apple cider vinegar.. sounds rank tbh

[@jasongao1932]

i need ketchup

[@elianeoliveira6264]

Batata 🥔 frita 😋😋😋😋

[@davidbrothers3788]

An English tradition are we in England no so give me some damn ketchup !

[@dwaaag]

He not wrong. Malt vinegar though. Non the less has to have vinegar regardless

[@DH-.]

Blasphemy, fries with no ketchup

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

Apple cider on fires? God the East Coast is so strange.

[@dollabillz4210]

Not the whole east coast just that part in Maryland

[@doppled]

its vinegar thats leftover from making apple cider, not apple cider

[@TheTamaleWhisperer]

You can keep your traditions but I'm using ketchup.

[@52ownsyou]

It’s like ketchup on a hotdog in Chicago. You can do it but you’re gonna have to bring your own.

[@timduelan4357]

This past summer my purchase was way over cooked and nothing but crisp and no potato left. Big thumb down and a major disappointment after driving three hours. Also the price was up there too for a poor product.

[@Chawkes420]

Did you even attempt to get them to make you another order? Stop complaining on the internet and grow some balls and complain to the people who cooked those potatoes.

[@firebirdude2]

No one other than you puts apple cider vinegar on fries. Malt vinegar maybe...

[@88Doug]

Mmmm! Great thumbnail! Vinegar with mine please!

[@m.k480]

no sauces?thats poor.look how they do it in belgium.

[@ahadbbq7860]

👍👍👍👍👏👏🌷

[@marchatesyou1]

Ocean city nj boardwalk > ocean city maryland boardwalk

[@blushwolf8260]

Nj doesn’t have this though

[@Simfight]

No ketchup? Nope....no thank you.

[@anthonybeck813]

I’ve had these frys. Mid at best.

[@dlt9784]

Do these taste like boardwalk fries?

[@52ownsyou]

All “Boardwalk” fries are mere weak imitations of Thrasher’s fries.

[@dizzle6709]

The end scene with the woman in a bathing suit was kind of... inappropriate. she must have alot of body confidence

[@jalifritz8033]

It’s a body, no need to shame her.

[@krrushh92]

Those are traha

[@Michael-vg3pi]

5 guys has good fried but tiny dried up crappy burgers 😮

[@Buddhavibez]

English cook chips, not skinny fries 😂😂

[@Jeff250lbc]

Taters mmmm.

[@jokerproduction]

Sounds except for lack of ketchup. I hate people that act superior to using ketchup. Pathetic.

[@muratshogenov9563]

King Fries is better!

[@Acolis]

im not saying these fries are bad or anything, they are good, but theyd be a whole lot better if they soaked the potatos first to remove more of the starch. also, apple cider vinegar is wack on fries. you use MALT vinegar. in any case, thrashers is a solid OC tradition. dont forget the fishers popcorn.

[@Gliese-667]

Frying potatoes without taking the skin off is disgusting.

[@derekhanscom5892]

I just bring my own ketchup

[@kingoftheroad8]

do not eat that

[@vo_sarah]

Nah I’ve been going to ocean city for all my life and I think Thrashers is crazy overrated. These fries are good but they’re not THAT good. Like sure they’re a good boardwalk snack sure, but I don’t think they’re THE god-tier fries.

[@charlessteibe3359]

They're living off their reputation now, their fries have gone downhill.

[@52ownsyou]

@@charlessteibe3359the ones I had a couple weeks ago were as good as they ever have been.

[@TrabanT33]

Belgian fries are still better

[@sleetywah7763]

Rip off.

[@BleedGreen2l5]

Curlys is way better not even close

[@Skittledikk]

"english tradition" - i can tell you its not.

[@YOBOYPIZZA...1]

Congratulations 🎉 hit me to claim your prize

[@dannyneufeld9994]

No ketchup no gravy when it’s just fries? Apple cider vinegar gross lol no thanks

[@gorillachilla]

Dirty, don't even wash the potatoes

[@52ownsyou]

Yes they do.