315611 Mon Aug 07 17:13:11 -0700 2006 63 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1792443 My favorite is a local brand, from Hanover PA. UTZ'S. Mon Aug 07 17:13:11 -0700 2006 11562 Hue 1 1792448 The best chips are also in the same neck of the woods you were in, Utz's cooked in lard. The only thing better would be if they were cooked in duck fat! Mon Aug 07 17:15:43 -0700 2006 1792443 18205 mattrapp 2 1792483 Lard chips most definitely. Mon Aug 07 17:27:38 -0700 2006 1792448 13819 Karl S 1 1792463 I recently tried Kettle Chips Spicy Thai....very good and nice and spicy. I also like the Kettle Chip Baked Chips. Mon Aug 07 17:21:47 -0700 2006 1792443 11990 Janet from Richmond 1 1792469 Kettle Sea Salt and Vinegar... I haven't bought a bag in about six months... it's something I'm actually proud of... LOL!! :) --Dommy! Mon Aug 07 17:24:18 -0700 2006 1792443 10659 Dommy 2 1792504 I love Kettle too. After indulging myself with them for about 6 weeks I am going to have to get tough and wean myself back off of them. The Spicy Thai, Vinegar adn Sea Salt. Lightly Salted with Black Pepper. The only ones that did not really interest me were the Cheddar and Beer they really did not have much cheddar or beer flavor. Mon Aug 07 17:33:36 -0700 2006 1792469 10285 Candy 3 1799350 I too am a fan of Kettle Chips, but for me I adore the salt and pepper and the sea salt--kind of a chip purist. But, quite honestly I'd eat almost any chip from Ruffles to Humpty Dumpty (a Canadian Brand). I do prefer ridged or wavy chips since the beloved salt gets caught in the ridges. The bad news is I am now diabetic and have pretty much given up chips. It would be fine if I could eat just 10 of them, but......no. I don't even go down the chip aisle in the grocery anymore. Thu Aug 10 15:04:49 -0700 2006 1792504 13982 faijay 1 1792474 (1) Cape Cod Potato Chips --> http://www.capecodchips.com/ (2) Zapp's Potato Chips --> http://www.zappsstore.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.100.exe/online-store/scstore/sitepages/new.html?L+scstore+dhrx5329+1171326952 Those 2 for now. BTW, both are available in NYC if interested. Mon Aug 07 17:25:05 -0700 2006 1792443 10609 Cheese Boy 1 1792508 Old Dutch pickle-flavored potato chips. They are impossibly difficult to find (unless you're in Canada) and incredibly delicious. Lays can't even come close. Mon Aug 07 17:35:28 -0700 2006 1792443 20741 erikka 1 1792519 Lay's Ketchup Chips followed closely by Zapp's no-salt chips. And for the non-potato variety, Chinese shrimp chips. Mon Aug 07 17:41:09 -0700 2006 1792443 11583 ipsedixit 2 1793588 If Chinese shrimp chips count, then how about really good, warm, spicy papadam? Tue Aug 08 00:44:59 -0700 2006 1792519 14014 liu 1 1792526 Charles' Chips, *IF* they're still making them...they don't seem to be available out here on the Left Coast, and it's been a while since I was back in Tennessee. Don't know what it is exactly, but they just had the right balance of crisp, tender, rich and salty, not too much of anything. And no bitterness ever. Kettle's OK, and Cape Cod too...maybe we should ask if there are any we HATE! Mon Aug 07 17:42:55 -0700 2006 1792443 11478 Will Owen 2 1794246 I used to *love* Charles Chips. And the great tin they came in! Their saltless chips were great, too. Haven't seen them in years, though. Anyone? Tue Aug 08 13:08:53 -0700 2006 1792526 10231 mirage 3 1794284 We have them here in Richmond. Fresh Market carries them and years ago when I worked in the mortgage business, the Charles Chips guy delivered to our office once a week. Great snacks as well as potato chips. Tue Aug 08 13:32:45 -0700 2006 1794246 11990 Janet from Richmond 4 1794308 They sell them (Charles Chips, that is) at Cracker Barrel restaurants. Tue Aug 08 13:45:43 -0700 2006 1794284 21203 jackrugby 3 1794363 You can order on line, too, tin and all! http://www.charleschips.com/ordertins.htm Tue Aug 08 14:15:53 -0700 2006 1794246 10087 Pat Hammond 4 1796681 Great! Thank you. Wed Aug 09 12:57:48 -0700 2006 1794363 10231 mirage 2 1799379 I am now back in NY, almost two years but I used to work on Wilshire in Santa Monica, around Franklin. There used to be a Charles Chip guy who would come around with a big cart every few weeks to our office lobby... All kinds of goodies... This was about 4 years ago but...thought it was kinda kitschy...hadn't seen that in many years - since I was a child in NYC. Thu Aug 10 15:17:28 -0700 2006 1792526 11633 Michele4466 1 1792540 Solea Olive Oil Potato Chips. Great flavor, super crisp. Lard chips, damn, I'm mail-ordering some of those right now. http://www.qvc.com/asp/frameset.asp?nest=%2Fasp%2FisItemNumberRedirect.asp&search=SQ&frames=y&referrer=QVC&CLASSLEVEL=&cm_re=PAGE-_-SEARCH-_-SEARCH&txtDesc=grandma+utz&SearchClass=&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=submit Mon Aug 07 17:47:09 -0700 2006 1792443 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 1792544 better made potato chips from detroit Mon Aug 07 17:48:28 -0700 2006 1792443 12583 mark 2 1793509 Yep, Mark... We used to have 5 lb cans of chips delivered once a week when I was growing up.... I was at Metro airport last week and Wayne county had a handout/information booklet. Detroit/Wayne COunty consumes the largest amount per capita of potato chips in the WORLD.... Tue Aug 08 00:05:34 -0700 2006 1792544 12123 Cathy 2 1799357 Oh I forgot about these. We used to stop at the factory when we visted Detroit and buy large tins of chips that we ate on the way home. They were still warm when we bought them. Yum. Thu Aug 10 15:07:31 -0700 2006 1792544 13982 faijay 1 1792548 Gibble's from PA, they are fried in Lard! "Nibble with Gibble's" Mon Aug 07 17:50:08 -0700 2006 1792443 12234 hon 2 1809684 I love Gibbles Red Hot Chips....also like Snyders Jalapeno Chips, Dirty Potato Chips - Cajun & Zapps Chips- Cajun Crawtator. Tue Aug 15 18:06:16 -0700 2006 1792548 14270 jilli42 1 1792569 second better made potato chips http://www.bettermadepotatochips.com/ Mon Aug 07 17:59:33 -0700 2006 1792443 12267 xman887 1 1792577 Cape Cod Robust Russet. Not as good as their discontinued Dark Russet, but pretty close. Mon Aug 07 18:01:55 -0700 2006 1792443 17392 JennS 2 1792681 Those dark chips were the best! Why did they discontinue them? Darn... Mon Aug 07 18:35:38 -0700 2006 1792577 10773 stephen 1 1792591 Tim's Jalepeno. Artificially flavored, yes, but oh-so delicious. http://www.birdseyefoods.com/scripts/products/view.asp?product_id=420 Mon Aug 07 18:07:09 -0700 2006 1792443 21135 geekbruin 1 1792753 Curry Pringles, hands down. Mon Aug 07 18:59:35 -0700 2006 1792443 10681 piccola 1 1792764 Dirty Salt and vinegar potato chips Mon Aug 07 19:02:31 -0700 2006 1792443 12484 MVNYC 1 1792784 Terra Red Bliss Chips (Garlic & Parmesan flavor). These are more substantial chips, a thicker slice of potato, with a hefty crunch and delicious savory multi-flavored garlicky-cheese, so much more tasy than just 'salty'. Not as thin/flimsy/flaky as Utz. Mon Aug 07 19:08:47 -0700 2006 1792443 23416 yumyuminmytumtum 2 1793114 These sound great yumyuminmytumtum. http://www.terrachips.com/products/product/763.php Might have to give them a try. Mon Aug 07 21:06:53 -0700 2006 1792784 10609 Cheese Boy 2 1793459 Terra's my second-favorite. If you like those, try Solea's. Mon Aug 07 23:45:19 -0700 2006 1792784 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 1792901 Humpty Dumpty BBQ http://www.humptydumpty.com/ Mon Aug 07 19:46:40 -0700 2006 1792443 11222 Infomaniac 2 1792983 I loved Humpty Dumpty BBQ chips growing up in Toronto where their only competition then was Hostess that always had a dirty sock aftertaste. I recently had Cape Cod Jalapeno and Cheddar and I believe we have a new winner. Mon Aug 07 20:15:00 -0700 2006 1792901 13803 gourmaniac 3 1793744 I saw the Cape Cod Jalapeno & Cheddar at the market...will give them a bite this week. Tue Aug 08 02:13:07 -0700 2006 1792983 11222 Infomaniac 1 1793457 I also love Kettle Chips and Terra Chips. But my favorite flavor for the kettle chips is the yogurt and green onion, and for the terra chips it is the sweet potato mixture. Mon Aug 07 23:45:03 -0700 2006 1792443 13875 Nicole 1 1793929 Utz chips are also known as Wise chips, sold in the NYC area. My brother is a distributor....but I'm on the West Coast and they're not sold here. I either have to ask my brother to send me some or wait til I go home for a visit. They are the best chips made anywhere, hands down. A very guilty pleasure! Tue Aug 08 04:01:42 -0700 2006 1792443 14447 rednails 2 1794229 Utz and Wise are not the same thing in the NYC area. I think Utz are better. Tue Aug 08 12:55:43 -0700 2006 1793929 17392 JennS 1 1793930 Wise is definately not Utz's. Wise bbq and onion/garlic stand alone. Hands down #1 potato chip are Wise bbq and Wise onion/garlic. Tue Aug 08 04:04:46 -0700 2006 1792443 15393 bigmackdaddy 2 2485314 I'm a N.C. boy, and always thought Wise was a regional favorite. Anyway, they are the best, I think. Mon Apr 16 09:36:10 -0700 2007 1793930 35409 uptown jimmy 1 1794133 I was surprised to see that the UK actually beats the USA in sheer variety of chip (crisp) flavors. A small sampling includes prawn cocktail, lamb and mint, roasted chicken with lemon, thai sweet chili, Marmite, and cheese and onion, along with the more common "ready salted" and salt and pepper flavors. The options are dizzying. Still, I'll choose any brand of salt and vinegar chip any day. Tue Aug 08 10:29:38 -0700 2006 1792443 14139 Kagey 1 1794324 Mikesell's of Dayton, Ohio, cooked in 100% peanut oil. I love their regular chip! Just potato, salt and peanut oil, for the purist who wants no frills in their chip. Tue Aug 08 13:52:17 -0700 2006 1792443 21203 jackrugby 2 2485494 Musch to the chagrin of my two uncles who sold Husman's Poatto chips, Mikesell's are truly excellent potato chips. Mon Apr 16 10:21:17 -0700 2007 1794324 12471 jlawrence01 1 1794337 No contest -- Utz chips are the absolute best, especially their crab chips, salt & pepper, and Grandma Utz (cooked in lard) flavors. Utz does online orders for those of us on the West Coast unable to buy them locally (unless we're traveling in the East). Kind of expensive for shipping, but worth it for an occasional treat. Just back from a month-long overseas trip, and how I was craving Utz chips! The chips in China are processed potatoes (similar to Pringles), and they have no taste. Tue Aug 08 14:01:13 -0700 2006 1792443 15080 foodlover 1 1794442 Some time ago Jim Leff held a blind potato chip tasting. I don't recall what the results were but maybe someone else does. Tue Aug 08 14:55:08 -0700 2006 1792443 13609 Scagnetti 1 1794578 I live in PA and feel bad that I find Utz unremarkable, I'll need to re-try Grandma Utz's. While in Africa recently I became briefly addicted to Lay's, "Roast Chicken with Thyme." Pretty tasty stuff. Also, Madhouse Munchies are great, I prefer the sea salt to the barbeque. Tue Aug 08 15:46:00 -0700 2006 1792443 10118 joypirate 1 1794618 Route 11 potato chips are thick, crisp and excellent. Made in Virginia (factory is on Rt. 11 of course in Middletown) and hard to find out of the state. I looove their salt & vinegar, garlic and herb, and sweet potato chips. These are worth ordering on-line. Tue Aug 08 16:03:30 -0700 2006 1792443 13599 Ellen 1 1800325 I can't believe nobody has of yet posted about my favorites: Barbara's Yogurt & Green Onion. They are even better than the Kettle Sour Cream and Onion. Love, love love them! Thu Aug 10 20:50:15 -0700 2006 1792443 11028 DanaB 1 1800826 I'll 2nd the vote for Better Made chips. I also LOVE Zapp's crawtaters! Fri Aug 11 00:33:09 -0700 2006 1792443 19448 chefsofee 1 1800841 I grew up eating both Wise and Charles Chips. That explains a lot! Now I love kettle Salt and pepper chips, although I just tried lays lime & pepper chips and they're pretty good. Fri Aug 11 00:44:14 -0700 2006 1792443 10885 OneJayneDoe 2 2485321 Cahrles Chips! I forgot all about them! They're the ones that came in the big metal jars, right? Wow. Memory lane. Mon Apr 16 09:37:28 -0700 2007 1800841 35409 uptown jimmy 1 1805970 Two favorites available locally: Zapps barbecue (maybe called mesquite) flavor Kettle Ridges Mon Aug 14 03:38:37 -0700 2006 1792443 17336 texnosh 1 1806542 I agree - Route 11 chips from Virginia! Tons of fun flavors. I love the green chili enchilada flavor! Mon Aug 14 15:05:07 -0700 2006 1792443 12743 DC Gal 1 1809145 Pickled Onion Flavored "Monster Munch"! http://www.britishdelights.com/images/cw8.jpg TT Tue Aug 15 15:22:35 -0700 2006 1792443 19247 TexasToast 1 1809692 Blairs Death Rain Habanero chips are pretty good too. Will have to investigate Rt 11 chips..I am a chip junkie and some of those flavors sound vey interesting ! Tue Aug 15 18:08:22 -0700 2006 1792443 14270 jilli42 1 1934692 For sure the most amazing potato chips are California Chips brand potato chips in the Earthquake flavor !!!!! They rock!! I only see them out here in California but the flavor is whack! Mixture of BBQ, Sour Cream & Onion, Salt and Vinegar and Jalapeno. Funny story on the bag, not sure if its true. But I can eat like 3 bags of these no prob!!! Tue Oct 10 05:33:10 -0700 2006 1792443 45946 JOHN PAUL 1 2479422 There's a new brand of chips we just tried, Deep River Snacks, that makes a Sweet Maui Onion flavor. It's AWESOME!!!! Best chips we've ever tried. Better than those Dirty Chips or Cape Cod by far. Just hard to find them. Fri Apr 13 17:52:42 -0700 2007 1792443 91287 Tommy2tone 2 2485360 You can get them at World Market. They are GREAT. My top 3 are the Sweet Maui Onion, Mediterranean Terra Chips, and any flavor of Kettle crinkle cut. A good regional chip with interesting seasonal flavors is Bob's Texas Style. Mon Apr 16 09:46:46 -0700 2007 2479422 40633 achtungpv 1 2479839 Utz Kettle cooked Malt salt and VInager. MmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and I only eat them 2 days a month.... I call it "ladies night" at the PC. a Bag of Utx and a dish of skittles. Fri Apr 13 21:53:23 -0700 2007 1792443 54116 gryphonskeeper 1 2480000 As someone from PA, I'd have to say I'm an UTZ fan too, for their plain chips. But, HERR'S has a delicious ketchup chip. It's the only ketchup flavored chip I can find in the US. I also love their slogan "Make Herr's yours." Sat Apr 14 01:03:58 -0700 2007 1792443 65199 Marianna215 1 2485080 What?? NO mention of Krunchers?? Are they only a midwest availability? They are the best kettle chip ever. Hands down! Mon Apr 16 08:42:49 -0700 2007 1792443 14083 cooknKate 1 2485553 I don't know if these are still available in the UK, but Really Ruthless Crisps washed down with plaent of beer was the Saturday afternoon snack of choice at our regular pub a good few years ago. I don't recall the flavours but the 'Really Ruthless' should give some indication...I remeber some kind of chilli, a garlic one and at least one other. they were the best but kind of hard to find outside the occasional pub. Mon Apr 16 10:32:34 -0700 2007 1792443 58434 rob133 1 2485600 One-Ton chips. Not a potato chip though. It's a thick cut wonton skin with salt and sugar. Mon Apr 16 10:44:26 -0700 2007 1792443 90814 Vegasbuff