337437 Thu Oct 26 18:17:47 -0700 2006 208 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1974756 flavored or not based on crispiness, greasiness, flavor etc... Thu Oct 26 18:17:47 -0700 2006 39351 laur76 1 1974765 I'm addicted to kettle chips for some reason I cant explain so.....Cape Cod. Thu Oct 26 18:19:32 -0700 2006 1974756 47575 FAB 2 1975553 Cape Cod's "light" chips are really good and you can almost convince yourself you're being good as you devour a Costco-sized bag. Thu Oct 26 21:48:03 -0700 2006 1974765 12829 Bob W 3 3012429 When I was a child (early 70s) my Mother had not just our milk delivered, but our Charlie Chips too. Today I like OLIVE OIL BRAND potato chips - particularly along with Ina Garten's pan-fried onion dip (with shallots in place of onions though). Sun Oct 07 11:55:08 -0700 2007 1975553 124137 JayVaBeach 3 4393628 wise and bison french onion dip mmmmm the best ! Fri Feb 06 11:32:26 -0800 2009 1975553 263856 bison french onion 2 3263179 Those Cape Cod chips must have a secret dose of crack included in every bag, because they're so addictive. I also love Walker's cheddar cheese and Marmite potato crisps (chips) from England, but I haven't been able to get them in the US. Fri Jan 04 23:30:45 -0800 2008 1974765 124476 FoodieKat 1 1974772 Zapp's Cajun Crawtaters Thu Oct 26 18:21:26 -0700 2006 1974756 46768 katp 2 1975140 Have you tried the Zapp's Steak flavor or Creole Tomato & Tabasco flavors? Z's produces a variety of seasonal/short run flavors that are pretty damn good. I like the Dill chips with chicken or tuna salad, and the Salsa flavor rocks, too. Can you tell that I have a Zapp's problem? Z's also makes the "Dirty Chips" brand as well. Thu Oct 26 19:57:44 -0700 2006 1974772 12023 Hungry Celeste 3 1975404 I live in Lafayette so I've been through pretty much all of them. Isn't there supposed to be a Bloody Mary flavor out now? Or is that the same as the Creole Tomato & Tabasco? Thu Oct 26 21:08:00 -0700 2006 1975140 46768 katp 4 1979369 Those Creole Tomato chips are killer good. I get so happy when they come out with a special edition flavor. I think they should make this one permanant though. They are the perfect ratio of vinegar and sugar. Yummy! Sat Oct 28 15:34:37 -0700 2006 1975404 11259 Becca Porter 2 4853113 I've only had these chips once at one of Emeril's restaurants no less but they are really tasty! Mon Jul 13 06:40:15 -0700 2009 1974772 429926 CreativeFoodie42 2 4853913 Love Zapp's Cajun Dill or Hotter N' Hot Jalapeno!! www.thelunchbelle.com Mon Jul 13 10:19:35 -0700 2009 1974772 110996 LeahBaila 1 1974793 Grandma Shearers kettle-cooked variety. Cape Cod salt and vinegar chips are also very good. Thu Oct 26 18:26:27 -0700 2006 1974756 22220 Kelli2006 2 1977880 YES: Cape Cod Salt & Vinegar - Tastes just like a real bag of chips.... Fri Oct 27 19:34:59 -0700 2006 1974793 26699 cackalackie 3 3953882 Cape Cod Salt & Vinegar. First they got me hooked then they stopped selling them in Vancouver, Canada. I emailed them and they said they just don't distribute them out west anymore! Now I rely on Lay's salt and vinegar but still not the same. Wed Aug 13 11:43:22 -0700 2008 1977880 218195 discerning_palate 4 3954974 Try UTZ Sea salt and Malt vinegar kettle chips, they are even better than Cape Cod's... Wed Aug 13 16:33:36 -0700 2008 3953882 24648 Sean 1 1974822 Humpty Dumpty Barbecue Thu Oct 26 18:35:01 -0700 2006 1974756 11222 Infomaniac 2 1986760 I love to indulge in the humpty dumpty bbque. But they don't sell it in MA(that I've seen). I usually eat them when I'm in Maine. Tue Oct 31 21:34:17 -0800 2006 1974822 25921 uman 2 2051986 I 3rd that. YUM. Though I also like Sun Chips.. Tue Nov 28 07:47:10 -0800 2006 1974822 12423 jennjen18 1 1974829 Miss Vickie's Lime & Black Pepper Thu Oct 26 18:36:26 -0700 2006 1974756 18488 SnackHappy 2 1974865 Second that. The flavor is addicting! Too bad it's another Frito-Lay product. Thu Oct 26 18:48:14 -0700 2006 1974829 13731 donnaaries 3 1975567 those are very good. Our local "Tropical Smoothie" joint offers Miss Vickie's chips as one of the choices with their wraps. Thu Oct 26 21:50:38 -0700 2006 1974865 12829 Bob W 4 2049620 i love miss vickie's jalapeno, sweet chili and sour cream, and salt & vinegar...YUM YUM!!! perfect crispyness and thickness. Mon Nov 27 17:18:50 -0800 2006 1975567 51490 icey 5 3327858 all of those are my all time favorite chips! i love miss vickies! Thu Jan 24 09:30:40 -0800 2008 2049620 160193 CPunches 1 1974840 spict thai kettle chips. Thu Oct 26 18:42:01 -0700 2006 1974756 28245 ghbrooklyn 2 2173808 Oh yeah! They are SO good! My newest addiction! Wed Jan 10 18:41:32 -0800 2007 1974840 59490 scrapcatb 1 1974893 Wise potato chips; cuz they are darker than most. Since they aren't available on the west coast, my dad once sent me a care package of them; lol the cardboard box was grease-stained. eschew flavored chips Thu Oct 26 18:53:09 -0700 2006 1974756 15667 himbeer 2 1976621 We used to like that Wise came in a bag with a window in it, so you could search for the darkest ones. Once we got an entire potato that was sliced but still attached at the bottom, and fanned out. I guess we ate it, if it was nowadays I'd sell it on Ebay! Fri Oct 27 09:44:51 -0700 2006 1974893 11097 coll 1 1975131 Kettle chips salt and vinegar flavor. I am not a huge fan of regular unflavored chips... I'll eat them but in general, I prefer the really crispy, thick chips, but the unflavored ones tend (in my mind...) to have this turkey-ish taste. (Don't ask, they just taste like turkey coldcuts to me...) So yeah, salt and vinegar flavor. Thu Oct 26 19:54:28 -0700 2006 1974756 19345 linlinchan 2 1975160 a result of too many school picnics i suspect :) Thu Oct 26 20:01:53 -0700 2006 1975131 39351 laur76 1 1975358 Kettle Krunchers Annies Naturals Thu Oct 26 20:55:54 -0700 2006 1974756 14083 cooknKate 1 1975361 For those who like the Cape Cod chips, try cassava/yuca chips. Thu Oct 26 20:56:53 -0700 2006 1974756 49251 Nutritious Jane 2 2173663 mmmmm, yuca chips with garlic salt....I can eat a whole bag "by accident". I also love the Cape Cod Jalapeno cheddar. And Walkers prawn cocktail or ketchup crisps. Wed Jan 10 18:09:40 -0800 2007 1975361 22039 emmie 1 1975363 Zapp's Salt and Vinegar or Cajun Dill they make some good chips in gramercy Thu Oct 26 20:57:33 -0700 2006 1974756 19291 frankiii 1 1975409 Brannigans Roast Beef & Mustard Walkers "Posh chips" - Lamb & Mint, Roast Chicken & Thyme Sadly these are from back in the day, when I was living in the UK. Can't seem to find these in the States anywhere. Thu Oct 26 21:09:45 -0700 2006 1974756 40307 frenetica 2 1976636 Walkers (owned by Pepsi) is starting to be available in the states .. at least I'm pretty sure I saw it and not just a package of the Thai Sweet Chili or the lime pappadum I brought back from the UK! Fri Oct 27 11:04:57 -0700 2006 1975409 11004 SLO 3 2173442 Walker's = Lay's. When the unusual flavors have turned up in the US, I've always seen them under the Lay's name. Scott Wed Jan 10 17:26:18 -0800 2007 1976636 11486 Scott 1 1975415 salt and black pepper Kettle chips! Speaking of chips, does anyone remember Charles Chips? I remeber a van delivering barrels of their chips when I was a kid...they had a ketchup flavored potato chip that was the bees knees. Thu Oct 26 21:10:56 -0700 2006 1974756 14123 ciaobella 2 1975578 Salt and Black Pepper Kettle Chips for me too. Spicy Thai KC are also good. Thu Oct 26 21:54:11 -0700 2006 1975415 13964 J T 3 3326859 Yup, Salt and Cracked Black Pepper. Makes my mouth water thinking about it. Wed Jan 23 23:56:47 -0800 2008 1975578 133810 devin8351 2 1977677 I remember Charles Chips very well. They came in one of those big metal cans, like you buy popcorn in at Christmas. Charles Chips were really good. Nowadays, I'm sort of partial to dill flavored chips, or to bbq flavored. Fri Oct 27 18:26:17 -0700 2006 1975415 48820 Scampi 3 2066120 Oh if you like that, do this. Take two nicely sized bbq chips,and place a dill pickle in the middle. I have gotten so many friends hooked on this! Sun Dec 03 18:02:08 -0800 2006 1977677 50431 chef chicklet 3 2142555 Charles Chips (big tin) are still around along with Grippo's (big boxed), a competitor. I cannot get a decent homepage link on Charles Chips but http://www.vermontcountrystore.com is a start. Grippo's are still vendor delivered so online isn't all that pressing as far as a link being needed. ++++ Best chips I ever had was fresh made from a local diner topped with some fine grade of salt. (Probably just plain popcorn salt) Now these were not potato peeler thin, but sliced from her well maintained food slicer in a dash or two above a shaved meat setting. I kind of suspect her secret was frying them in lard. She went out of buisness 10 years ago and that flavor hasn't been matched anywhere else. Mon Jan 01 00:36:35 -0800 2007 1977677 60276 RShea78 2 2171009 I Love Charles Chips! We used to have a Charles Chips rep come to the office with a big cart of bad/good-for-you-goodies to buy from once a month. I miss that. And ditto on the black pepper Kettle Chips, those are mighty fine. They're also a nice addition inside a tuna salad sandwich - get it right in between the lettuce and the tuna salad. Tue Jan 09 23:05:19 -0800 2007 1975415 27319 brattenheimer 2 3011956 Yes, I remember the metal barrels of Charles Chips? They used to deliver to our house (just like the milkman of years gone by!) -R Sun Oct 07 07:03:47 -0700 2007 1975415 131124 ctflowers 3 3012737 Oh, my gosh. I haven't thought about Charles Chips in so long. We used to live with an aunt back when I was 3 or 4 years old. And I remember those cans being delivered! They were so good. Sun Oct 07 14:34:58 -0700 2007 3011956 27357 PDeveaux 1 1975653 Chiploving hounds, please block out a few hours and proceed to http://www.taquitos.net/ Thu Oct 26 22:20:21 -0700 2006 1974756 12829 Bob W 1 1975703 Cape Cod are okay, but Trader Joe's are terrific Thu Oct 26 22:34:21 -0700 2006 1974756 42601 chilehound 2 2048137 IMO TJ's are overcooked and too greasy. Sun Nov 26 21:18:07 -0800 2006 1975703 16666 ilikefood 1 1976505 Grandma Utz Handcooked Jays Kettle Cooked Tim's Wasabi Fri Oct 27 05:42:05 -0700 2006 1974756 23267 Wolfy_sm 1 1977337 I love an unsalted thick potato chip. They are perfect for dipping! Can't find them for the life of me. Bordens at one time had cottage fries. I could find them in New Hampshire but no place else. Then Wise took them over and started marketing them as cottage cuts. Loved them, and found them exactly once at a Shaws Market in Quincy, Mass. With all the varieties of salted chips I can't understand why we don't have more unsalted versions. Unfortunately, I just don't like the Cape Cod Chips! Fri Oct 27 16:39:46 -0700 2006 1974756 26213 Pegmeister 2 3011961 Pegmeister, Utz makes unsalted potato chips. I've never seen the thick kind (unfortunately) though. I live in the northeast (CT), and you can find them at Price Chopper, Big Y, or usually Stop&Shop. -R Sun Oct 07 07:05:59 -0700 2007 1977337 131124 ctflowers 1 1977538 The entire Blair's Death Rain line: Cajun BBQ Cracked Crab Buffalo Wing Parmesan-Habanero Jalapeno-Cheddar Habanero The crunchiest kettle cooked chips out there. Fri Oct 27 17:46:56 -0700 2006 1974756 18385 CDouglas 1 1977555 Downey's - only available in Michigan Fri Oct 27 17:54:22 -0700 2006 1974756 21299 mi2ca2mi 1 1977560 there used to be a potato chip maker in hawaii by the name of Maui Potato Chips - we used to FedEx them into New York. They were the absolute best, very greasy but FABULOUS! other than that, i like plain old wise. Fri Oct 27 17:56:18 -0700 2006 1974756 12933 meb903 2 1982453 Used to get Maui Wowie potato chips in San Francisco. Expensive there, but worth every penny! Mon Oct 30 14:49:57 -0800 2006 1977560 17717 dd992emo 1 1977694 "Dirty" makes a pretty good kettle chip too.MMmmmmmm. Fri Oct 27 18:33:31 -0700 2006 1974756 47575 FAB 2 1982910 Dirty is another brand cooked and packaged by the same people who produce Zapp's Chips: The Little Chippery in Gramercy, LA. Mon Oct 30 17:29:40 -0800 2006 1977694 12023 Hungry Celeste 1 1978944 I'm no chip expert, but I'll chip in here ... I prefer plain dry chips. I do not like oily greasy chips that leave a film on my skin or an aftertaste of oil in my mouth. Therefore, I declare my love for plain reduced fat Pringles. I like the dryness, plain potato taste with full presence of saltyness and some satisfying sweetness. Eaten in excess the saltiness becomes overbearing and turns good tasting chips into overly salty distasteful food. (If left uneaten for more than a few days, the crisp chips turn soft and soggy and lose their bite! I have only run into this problem only once or twice in my life, since most 5oz cans of Pringles are a one serving portion for my taste.) Regular Pringles are too heavy and salty to my liking. Fat-free Pringles are a disgrace to the product name, inedible, tasteless, with bizarre texture. I once tried some flavored Pringles chip and was reminded of my preference for just a plain potato taste. If I want some added flavoring, I'll dip the chip into salsa or something else. I like the clean taste of baked Lay's potato chips, also. (I especially like to eat baked Lay's or reduced fat Pringles with a Subway tuna hoagie!! Something about that combination that compliments each other.) And for what it's worth... I haven't had corn chips in years and was given a bag of Frito Lays' Tostitos. I'm sure there are better chips than these, but for someone who hasn't had such a chip like this in years, it was like finding a lost love. I was hoping the 9oz bag packaging said "one serving", but I didn't dare to look after I devoured the bag in one sitting. Whole Foods sells some sort of vegetable chips by some company whose name escapes me. The chips are all sorts of colors and are made from exotic vegetables. Sorry to say, but they really didn't do anything for me. Didn't even want seconds. Think they are called Terra Chips or something like that. Sat Oct 28 03:51:43 -0700 2006 1974756 11936 FelafelBoy 2 3247600 Do they still give Terra Chips on Jet Blue? Sun Dec 30 14:35:21 -0800 2007 1978944 152043 TampaAurora 3 3326860 Terra Chips are good if you dip them in Hummus or Tabouleh! Wed Jan 23 23:58:38 -0800 2008 3247600 133810 devin8351 1 1978956 Grandma Utz's: sliced thick and handcooked in LARD, as any potato chip worthy of the name should be! Sat Oct 28 04:03:22 -0700 2006 1974756 23835 mclaugh 2 1979658 Those chips are great. Too bad there's no normal-sized mail-order option, only two-ounce packets and three- and six-pound "refills" (for what, I'm not sure). Sat Oct 28 18:49:59 -0700 2006 1978956 11369 Robert Lauriston 3 1982477 I use the refill bags to refill my Charles Chips tin. Grandma Utz taste more like the real Charles Chips than the weak stuff they're peddling online nowdays. And they're great with clam dip. Mon Oct 30 14:58:25 -0800 2006 1979658 12359 monkeyrotica 2 1982913 Holy moly! Are they really cooked in Lard? I'll have to track down these chips and give them a serious taste-test. Mon Oct 30 17:30:24 -0800 2006 1978956 12023 Hungry Celeste 3 1983148 http://utzsnacks1.stores.yahoo.net/grutzpoch.html http://utzsnacks1.stores.yahoo.net/2galtinofgra.html http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/main.detail.tpl.DETAIL.item.M34584.ref.GBA/aol_refer.false/msn_refer.false/ref.GBA?cm_ven=GOOGLEBASE&cm_cat=COOKING%20%26%20DINING&cm_pla=GOURMET%20FOOD&cm_ite=M34584 Mon Oct 30 18:32:10 -0800 2006 1982913 11369 Robert Lauriston 3 1983631 Be careful. Once you've tried them, you probably won't go back to chips cooked in peanut oil. http://www.utzsnacks.com/products/grandmachips.html Mon Oct 30 20:42:29 -0800 2006 1982913 12359 monkeyrotica 2 4853118 The sour cream and onion ones are DELICIOUS! Mon Jul 13 06:41:36 -0700 2009 1978956 429926 CreativeFoodie42 2 4856395 Gibble's are also cooked in lard. Tue Jul 14 04:57:36 -0700 2009 1978956 109838 1stmakearoux 3 4885393 Ah Gibble's can't go wrong there. Thu Jul 23 16:24:41 -0700 2009 4856395 23758 Withnail42 1 1979018 My favorite is Terra Chips Yukon Gold. They're a little bit thicker than most and have lots of flavor. Just plain with salt. Sat Oct 28 04:47:51 -0700 2006 1974756 16045 cwujd1 1 1979215 Grandma Shearers, plain or salt and vinegar ! Sat Oct 28 12:41:33 -0700 2006 1974756 15507 Rick 2 1979741 Cleveland, Ohio region? Sat Oct 28 19:52:19 -0700 2006 1979215 22220 Kelli2006 3 3480567 Kelli - not a huge fan of Utz (flavor too dusted and not cooked in for me), but Pennsylvania's not that far from Ohio - but really no sources? we get it all up and down the Mid-Atl. Tue Mar 11 01:25:58 -0700 2008 1979741 163722 hill food 1 1979230 1. Made Rite Potato Chips(Bay City, MI); 2. Better Made Potato Chips; 3. Better Made Kettle Chips. Sat Oct 28 12:58:21 -0700 2006 1974756 11361 Griller 2 2141531 Please, Please, Please tell me where I can get my hands on Made Rite Potato Chips! I grew up in Michigan and they are by far my favorite chips ever! I have been under the impression that they went out of business. Do you know if this is true? Better Made are good but nothing compares to Made Rite! Sun Dec 31 16:27:49 -0800 2006 1979230 63151 dungadog 3 2170986 Better Made has been making the Made Rite chips for >10 years. They bought Made Rite for the distributor network and have been, until just this last year, selling the same chips under both labels. Now Made Rite has disappeared except on the side of the old trucks. Tue Jan 09 22:59:40 -0800 2007 2141531 65506 coryrc 3 3011164 I don't know when the last time you had Made Rite Potato Chips. But, the last time they were sold here in Rhode Island. Was, in the late 50's early 60's. From what I remember, LAYS Potato Chips, bought them out. And, then merged with the FRITO, company. Forming FRITO-LAY. It's to bad. Cause, I loved Made Rite too. Just before they went out of business. They came out with a Pizza Chip, that was Great. I never tasted anything that good in my life. Sat Oct 06 16:35:05 -0700 2007 2141531 132740 pounce2 4 3011940 Made-rite was bought out by Better Made in the 90's. Production was moved to Detroit but they have continued the brand name until recently. The big potato chip trauma that occured in Michigan at the time you are talking about was Lay buying out New Era, which was Detroit's biggest potato chip company. I still miss the New Era lady on the can. dave Sun Oct 07 06:55:02 -0700 2007 3011164 119739 davebough 4 3085130 That wasn't a lady on the can (or the logo) of new era products. that was a man. Wed Oct 31 23:22:40 -0700 2007 3011164 139333 pepsi7 2 3245031 sorry to say Made Rite is no more...Bettermade bought them out and they just aren't quite the same...I used to have them shipped to me overseas in the 70's since no one in Europe has a clue how to make good chips! Sat Dec 29 10:37:20 -0800 2007 1979230 153230 sewitgoes 2 3247563 YES! I agree. As a native Michigander, I was going to say Better Made. I haven't tried their Kettle Chips. Also, the Lay's Thick Cut and sea salted chips are great, but hate the regular Lay's - too thin and greasy Sun Dec 30 14:17:29 -0800 2007 1979230 23423 cheri 1 1979624 Am I the only one who finds Tim's Original potato chips addictive - almost a mystical experience? Sat Oct 28 18:19:45 -0700 2006 1974756 11388 Marsha 2 3292121 i also love tim's original...thick, super crispy, yum yum yummy...i also really like tim's jalepeno chips as well as the salt and vinegar flavor... Sun Jan 13 19:24:27 -0800 2008 1979624 56183 soypower 1 1979685 Cape Cod dark russets- Great base for canapes Sat Oct 28 19:04:09 -0700 2006 1974756 26627 Stew 2 2073323 Seconded! I love the too-done/almost bitter/oversweet flavor of dark potato chips and french fries. mmmmmmmm Tue Dec 05 23:01:48 -0800 2006 1979685 48155 juster 2 2141548 My favorite as well. If I'm shooting for regular (non-dark) chips, I love Utz Rippled. Sun Dec 31 16:39:03 -0800 2006 1979685 17481 QueenB 2 4853122 The dark russets are my favorite for dipping. They can stand the weight of a good heavy dip! Mon Jul 13 06:42:21 -0700 2009 1979685 429926 CreativeFoodie42 1 1979735 "Kitch'n Cook'd" Maui Potato Chips. There's a few of knock-off including from the big manuf. but not the same. Sat Oct 28 19:50:10 -0700 2006 1974756 27275 ML8000 2 1981313 those are the ones i wrote about fedexing in from hawaii - Kitch'n Cook'd. Are they still around? how do you get them? Sun Oct 29 21:44:19 -0800 2006 1979735 12933 meb903 3 1982105 They're still around, although I heard wide rumors otherwise. They don't however have a website and I think the order process is really old school. 295 Lalo St, Kahului, HI 96732 Ph: (808) 877-3652 Mon Oct 30 06:39:42 -0800 2006 1981313 27275 ML8000 4 1985433 thanks, i'm going to order some for the holidays! Tue Oct 31 14:58:28 -0800 2006 1982105 12933 meb903 1 1982031 Limon Lays. They're soaked in lime juice and absolutely delicious! Mon Oct 30 05:18:20 -0800 2006 1974756 40697 Brioche For The Girl 1 1983025 I hearby declare PA Dutch Country the tater chip capital of the world. Home to Utz, Herr's, Groffs, Goods (blue), Goods (red), Zerbe's, Kings, Gibbles, Martin's, Bickels, Snyder's of Hanover, and many more. Some of these brands don't make their way out of PA to often, so most of you are probably most familiar with Utz, which are very good. The winner, however is Dieffenbach's. Nice thick and crispy, potato-y, with a smidge of lard flavor. I'd love to try some of the brands mentioned here and will seek them out any time I travel. Have not had a chance to try Zapps yet. Don't mean to sound like a tater chip snob, but I feel kinda awkward reading about Lays and Pringles in this thread. Mon Oct 30 17:55:21 -0800 2006 1974756 16383 Ace_Mclean 2 1984284 At the York Central Market in York, you can get Martin's Chips in brown paper bags packed to order by little old ladies in hair nets. Zapps are excellent chips with many good flavor options. Cajun Crawtators is one popular variety. Mon Oct 30 23:55:30 -0800 2006 1983025 12829 Bob W 1 1983863 Grandma Utz are great as mentioned many times here. There is also a PA Dutch brand called Gibbles that I grew up on (also cooked in lard). The Plain is good but the Red Hot are the best, your fingers stay red for a week! I have had Zapps on my visit to Nawlins last year... the do rate highly also. Especially accompanied by a muffaletta! Mon Oct 30 21:57:36 -0800 2006 1974756 46632 tapas gal 2 1984789 Hey! I grew up practically in Gibble's back yard! In fact, I was practically cut my teeth on Gibbles! Gibble's Red Hot are indeed quite a tasty tater, but these days, I much prefer Grandma Utz's for plain. I don't know if it was just my memory playing tricks, but it seemed to me that Gibble's started slicing their potatoes thinner sometime around the mid-'80s and their chips started leaving a greasy aftertaste in your mouth instead of that clean, rich, "I can feel my arteries hardening" feeling, and just kind of crumbled when your teeth barely touched them instead of delivering crunch after satisfying crunch as you chomped away on them. Tue Oct 31 02:51:59 -0800 2006 1983863 23835 mclaugh 3 1985971 Nope! I totally agree on the Gibble's getting thinner awhile back. I thought it was my memory! I left the area in the mid 80's and would only get them at holidays and thought they were "off" but couldn't place it.... I must of grew up in the same back yard as you! Marion Pa? Tue Oct 31 17:52:57 -0800 2006 1984789 46632 tapas gal 4 1986124 Well, it's good to know I haven't completely lost my mind! :-) Close enough: Waynesboro. Tue Oct 31 18:37:01 -0800 2006 1985971 23835 mclaugh 2 3086693 Yes on the Grandma Utz and Gibble's chips (prefer the plain to red hot, but both are good). I also liked Bickel's and Martin's. I'm no longer living in PA Dutch country, but I sure do miss the lard-cooked chips (oil isn't the same). Agree with the posters who noticed the "skinny-ization" of Gibble's chips. I have family who bring Utz or Gibbles when they visit me here in the Midwest. And one of my colleagues brings them back too, when he goes back east. We both agree it's the lard. I think the old joke is that you know you're in PA Dutch country when everyone lives within 3 miles of a plant that produces potato chips, pretzels or bologna! Thu Nov 01 12:35:13 -0700 2007 1983863 131171 nofunlatte 1 1984763 Lays baked cheddar and sour cream. Can't get enough...3 years later! Tue Oct 31 02:40:45 -0800 2006 1974756 27754 AmandaEd 1 2045656 My favorite chip on the planet is Tim's cascade potato chips: Jalepeno flavor. I however, cannot find it on the east coast. Anyone knows of a source, I'd appreciate. I used to get it through mail order but buying a whole box, even for me is too much and my wife has put a stop to buying that much chips. Zapp's and charles chips are great. But here in the DC area, I have to settle for Utz (which is good but can't hol a candle to the other 3). Sat Nov 25 00:46:04 -0800 2006 1974756 10639 Soup 1 2045663 Second the Charles Chips. I remember the Charles Chip man used to come refill the can. Mom still has that can somewhere... Kettle are great too, and Dirty Chips. Sat Nov 25 00:49:56 -0800 2006 1974756 49971 Andiereid 1 2045695 Tim's Cascade. Thick, crunchy, good classic and good flavored, like those wasabi chips.... Sat Nov 25 01:09:55 -0800 2006 1974756 54251 rcallner 1 2048144 Madhouse Munchies, Blair's Death Rain, Cape Cod, and Poore Brothers are all great Sun Nov 26 21:20:32 -0800 2006 1974756 50082 TonyO 1 2048153 Around here many of us are addicted to Boulder Canyon Salt and Pepper or Salt and Vinegar chips. Sun Nov 26 21:25:14 -0800 2006 1974756 12341 vanillagrrl 1 2049589 Plain chips, I like Lays (classic Lays). I also can really do damage to Terra Salt and Pepper chips. Mon Nov 27 17:10:33 -0800 2006 1974756 49959 thegolferbitch 1 2065393 Honestly: Lay's Curry. Run don't walk. In Canada you can buy them at Shopper's Drug Mart, Price Choppers and Dominion. There is also a new Wasabi flavour but it's not nearly as good. Eat 'em with Trader Joe's chocolate-covered caramels :-) Sun Dec 03 05:07:09 -0800 2006 1974756 23874 spigot 2 2171432 Try the Pringle's Curry if you can find them. They're the platonic ideal of a potato chip. Wed Jan 10 01:20:45 -0800 2007 2065393 10681 piccola 1 2065588 I totally LOVE LOVE LOVE Wise potato chips. Every time I go back east I try to get bags. I even called Bordon's main office in Columbus Ohio to see if I could talk them into distributing them father west. My input was dismissed. Best chips ever, bar none. Salty, greasy, natural looking with flaws, but not thick like kettle chips. Oooooooo I want some Wise potato chips soooo much. Sun Dec 03 11:00:45 -0800 2006 1974756 44876 Fuser 2 2070754 Contact them. I did last year and they said you could order them. http://www.wisesnacks.com/index.html Tue Dec 05 05:00:37 -0800 2006 2065588 10911 LisaN 3 3013593 Thanks. I found them at the Malibu Country Mart in the deli there the other day. I got two big bags. My husband said, "I don't want any chips." I said, "They're not for you." Apparently Bordon no longer makes them. But they taste the same. Yeeeee Ha! I'm a happy chipster, gleefully licking my oily, salted fingers. Sun Oct 07 23:40:03 -0700 2007 2070754 44876 Fuser 1 2065990 I had these UK chips once, could never find them again called Jack and Ollie's--they were great with a serious variety of flavors. Check them out if you can... Sun Dec 03 17:00:14 -0800 2006 1974756 48000 stromboli 1 2066143 Bob's Texas Style Jalapeno Potato Chips for those who like a little spice. Sun Dec 03 18:10:52 -0800 2006 1974756 57171 ncs821 2 3085656 Yes! Bob's! There is a new flavor that rocks - Bob's Texas Style Three Cheese Jalapeno Kettle Chips. They are a little greasy, not too much, a bit thicker and very crunchy with a definite spicy tang to them. And they look hand cut, no uniform shapes or sizes. I also like Pringles, but that doesn't count as a "potato chip" since they even say on the can that they are "potato crisps." Thu Nov 01 07:54:08 -0700 2007 2066143 80937 danhole 3 3086116 Pringles! Yes please! Paprika flavor or salt and vinegar. Thu Nov 01 10:11:29 -0700 2007 3085656 67055 marmite 2 3322891 It wasn't until I read this thread that I realized the Bob's brand had been reactivated. Bob's chips were available in Texas for several years in the mid-'80s, and I was addicted to their cheddar and jalapeno flavor, but the company went under and the owners moved from Houston to Arizona and founded Poore Brothers. Still a good chip, but just not the same. However, I just looked at the company's website and apparently they brought back the Bob's brand in 1998. Go figure. Although currently, my passion is Herr's ketchup chips. Happily, Shaw's only carries them sporadically, because I truly have been known to eat entire large bags in the course of an evening. Tue Jan 22 21:11:49 -0800 2008 2066143 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 2067417 I just tried the Kettle Spicy Thai. Oh. My. God. I've had some good potato chips before, but these are just horrifically addictive. I couldn't stop munching on them, they're so wildly flavorful and delicious and oh I'm gonna have to buy them four bags at a time like I do with the Barbara's Bakery baked cheesy poofs. I'm a huge fan of the LantChips available at IKEA. They're some of the potato-iest potato chips I've had, and ultra crunchy. Mon Dec 04 05:14:19 -0800 2006 1974756 10996 JK Grence the Cosmic Jester 2 2068847 Welcome to the dark side JK. For me there is no such thing as eating only a portion of the bag of the Thai Spicy chips....it's all or nothing. Mon Dec 04 18:55:09 -0800 2006 2067417 11990 Janet from Richmond 3 2069684 Try those Barbara's Cheese Puff Bakes, they're in the same category of "You mean this isn't a single serving bag?" Those Spicy Thai chips are the first time I've been tempted to rip the bag open and lick it clean, though. And to think, they might be releasing Jamaican Jerk chips on the world in the near future. But if they get rid of the Spicy Thai I'm writing to the company. Mon Dec 04 22:13:47 -0800 2006 2068847 10996 JK Grence the Cosmic Jester 4 3086628 I had a bag (not a type-o, I ATE THE WHOLE friggin bag) of the Jamaican Jerk Kettle Chips last week. Boy they have a strong flavor. They were great on a Sunday afternoon with my sandwich while I was cleaning the house, but probably not the best idea for a pre-date snack :) Thu Nov 01 12:23:19 -0700 2007 2069684 73756 enbell 1 2067429 Kettle's Salt and Vinegar Chips.... Lip-smackingly tangy! Mon Dec 04 05:21:44 -0800 2006 1974756 15900 sillyrabbit 1 2069397 PC kettle chips- sea salt and balsamic vinigar... Mon Dec 04 21:06:40 -0800 2006 1974756 52894 RiJaAr 2 2070584 I'm having trouble coming up with a solid favorite, but lately I've been hooked on Utz Carolina BBQ chips. The flavors of vinegar, paprika and smoke without being too salty or greasy. They have been increasingly hard to find lately in New England, though. Tue Dec 05 03:37:57 -0800 2006 2069397 46703 pork_chop 3 3332922 I've not heard of the Carolina BBq Utz chips... whoa. I'm certainly going to search for these. I noticed that my Harris Teeter just put up about 15 different flavors of Utz chips... they never carried them previously. I was thrilled as I am originally from PA. Fri Jan 25 13:26:46 -0800 2008 2070584 71241 lynnlato 1 2070627 Honestly. I am not a chip person. However, my MOTHER is a life long addict. So, while I choose to not indulge, I do value her opinion on the subject, quite deeply. And for the last year or so, she has been totally devoted to the Archer Farms brand at Target. I think it is their house brand. Everytime I go to my parents' there are at least three bags in the cabinet (I go looking in the cabinet for the cheet-ohs my Dad might have snuck in!). I think she might actually go to Target JUST for the chips. I wouldn't put it past her. ;) Tue Dec 05 04:00:57 -0800 2006 1974756 15357 Justpaula 1 2071278 Your mother is a smart lady... The Thick Cut Rosemary and Olive Oil and the Sea Salt chips are fantastic. Actually the entire Archer Farms brand is quite good. The Black Pepper Flatbread Crackers are AMAZING! Also they have these Scallion and Cheddar cheese twist crackers that are great. I have no problem admitting that I do go to Target JUST to buy Archer Farms products...!! Tue Dec 05 14:18:55 -0800 2006 1974756 46632 tapas gal 1 2071561 Mike-sells from Dayton, Ohio. Grew up with them. BTW for anyone in the DC region, you can get small bags of Zapps at wegman's these days...sold in the food court. Tue Dec 05 15:59:43 -0800 2006 1974756 12633 rHairing 1 2071785 I'm a thick lard "homestyle" or "kettlecooked" kind of guys, so as I mention above there are a lot of choices in my home state of PA. One of the bigger local brands that distribute regionally is Herrs. But for years there were really not a whole lot better than lays. Recently, they started with a thicker kettle cooked like that is actually quite good and will make it into my pantry rotation. This past weekend, however, I tried their kettle salt and vinager and they are easily the best s&v chips I've ever had. Where can I get Thai Spicy chips? Tue Dec 05 17:07:51 -0800 2006 1974756 16383 Ace_Mclean 2 2072043 Here in Virginia I can get them at most grocery stores and all of the natural/organic stores. They are often with the blue chips and the organics rather than with the Frito Lay products on the big chip aisle. Tue Dec 05 18:07:14 -0800 2006 2071785 11990 Janet from Richmond 2 2072901 I live in N-E Ohio and I haven't seen Herrs chips for ages. They used to be quite popular, but they seem to have fallen out of favor locally. Shearers and Snyders seem to be the current favorites. I own stock in Pepsico, but I have never thought Lays products were all that good. I'm glad that other people don't feel the same way, and the dividend have been quite healthy lately. Tue Dec 05 21:27:23 -0800 2006 2071785 22220 Kelli2006 2 2173627 Oh the Herrs Kettle cooked Salt & Vinegar!...I have an additiction that is only barely under control. I buy one bag every other month and then have to restrain myself from ripping into it in the car. I barely make it home and then somehow the entire bag magically disapears and I'm left with a VERY full belly and painfully tingly lips and tongue. I can't be around them any other time, my mouth is actually watering right now just thinking of them. I might drool on my keyboard. That being said, I never realized that I was growing up in Chip and Pretzel Heaven until I left eastern PA (Right on the Berks/Lancaster county line) and suddenly found out that most people just eat Ruffles and Lays and Pringles and that's all they have ever seen. My friends at college thought I was crazy complaining about the lack of choices...and that was only out in Pittsburgh. Wed Jan 10 18:01:54 -0800 2007 2071785 58274 wawajb 1 2080129 Wise potato chips --I'm sorry to say that I have never eaten most of the other original flavored ones-never have come across them- Thu Dec 07 23:09:16 -0800 2006 1974756 55914 marlie202 1 2118175 I can't believe no one has mentioned Ballreich's in mid-ohio. The tenderest, tastiest chip I ever had and I compare all new chips to them. All are marcelled and as the saying goes ' betcha can't eat just one" Thu Dec 21 00:35:40 -0800 2006 1974756 60960 dpvettech 2 2173811 I grew up around Toledo, and Ballreichs were the chip to beat, in the day. Had some recently, and they weren't quite the same - used to have a certain aroma out of the bag, but that was gone. Have they changed the type of cooking oil, do you think? Wed Jan 10 18:41:53 -0800 2007 2118175 52113 Seldomsated 1 2141538 YES to Lay's curry flavour. Seriously, fly to Canada for a bag. Sun Dec 31 16:31:37 -0800 2006 1974756 29140 childofthestorm 1 2141593 I adored Terra Olive Oil and Rosemary Chips. These were so much more than potato chips but alas, I don't think they make them anymore. I've tried other brands but they just don't cut it. Sun Dec 31 16:55:07 -0800 2006 1974756 14726 twodales 1 2141859 Humpty Dumpty Dill Pickle - the best chips hands down!!! Also work as a sandwich stacker. A distant second would be the Miss Vickie's sea salt and malt vinegar. Sun Dec 31 18:48:09 -0800 2006 1974756 60322 spades 1 2171013 Sure, I love all of those flavored chips. But I think I'm just a really boring purist. If I have my choice, I always go for plain Lays or Ruffles. Though I much rather prefer Granny Goose. Do they still make Granny Goose??? Those are my ALL TIME FAVORITES. To me, they are the best, plain potato chip that actually tastes like a real potato. Tue Jan 09 23:07:07 -0800 2007 1974756 27319 brattenheimer 1 2173682 Tim's Cascade is my favorite brand. jalapeno, sea salt and vinegar are my fav flavors. haven't tried wasabi yet but they look good. I also like Kettle Chips roasted red pepper with goat cheese :) Wed Jan 10 18:15:31 -0800 2007 1974756 56307 amopdx 1 2173773 I used to love Groffs(sp) in high school. But I've moved and haven't had any in years. Wed Jan 10 18:34:33 -0800 2007 1974756 23758 Withnail42 2 2194301 I must correct myself I belive they may in fact have been Gibbles. Tue Jan 16 17:46:06 -0800 2007 2173773 23758 Withnail42 1 2192325 I keep going back to Wise, mostly for the burnt chips. Here in Western PA, the chip scene is bleak. Shearers, Sniders of Hanover and Lays seem to be the big brands. All pale in taste to Wise. In the case of Shearers/Sniders, the taste of the oil overwhelmed the potato taste. However, I recently bought some Troyers Farm chips that were every bit as good as Wise. Just that I can't remember where the heck I bought them. Tue Jan 16 00:37:24 -0800 2007 1974756 24421 Panini Guy 1 2193443 When I want a chip fix- i go for Route 11 sweet potato chips. I am lucky enough to live in an area that has Utz, Herrs, Martins, Gibbles, Snyders of Hanover and other tasty chip options! Tue Jan 16 13:25:59 -0800 2007 1974756 53142 recordkitten 1 3011224 I'm from NYC so every mention of WISE brought a smile to my face - but I have also spent time in the Berkshires - didn't see State Line chips mentioned Good Stuff. Does anyone remember O'GRADY's Au Gratin chips?? Just a bit of chip heaven!! Sat Oct 06 17:27:50 -0700 2007 1974756 69680 rich in stl 1 3012727 Lay's regular (not those baked things) with all the salt and oil. Yum! Sun Oct 07 14:32:05 -0700 2007 1974756 27357 PDeveaux 1 3012829 The Archer Farms Thick Cut Sea Salt with Olive Oil Chips are, hands down, the greatest chip I’ve ever tasted in my life. I never would have believed how much I could love a potato chip. I went crazy after having them the first time. I bought bags for everyone I know and brought them to their homes, left them on their doorstep, their mailbox, with their newspaper.... And everyone loved them as much as I did. Of course, they all may have thought that I’d lost my mind and were just humoring me. But I choose to think not. They’re just soooooo good. ;-) Uncle Ira Sun Oct 07 15:20:09 -0700 2007 1974756 14832 Uncle Ira 2 3015349 Next time... venture out and sample the Rosemary and Olive Oil ones also... also extremely addicitve... I buy several bags of both when I am at a Target... also, mosey over to the cracker aisle and get the Cracked Black Pepper crackers... yum Mon Oct 08 13:15:36 -0700 2007 3012829 46632 tapas gal 3 3015825 I have tried the rosemary chips and liked them very much, though not quite as much as the sea salt. But I’ll make a point of picking up some of cracked pepper crackers next time I’m there... Thanks Uncle Ira Mon Oct 08 15:21:09 -0700 2007 3015349 14832 Uncle Ira 3 3068607 Thanks for the tip. Terra used to sell these but they discontinued them and replaced them with an herb chip. Not good. Everyone loved those R & OO chips. I'll look for Archer farms Rosemary & Olive Oil chips next time I'm at Target. Thu Oct 25 22:17:38 -0700 2007 3015349 14726 twodales 2 3020183 Archer Farms Wasabi Mustard are very good!!! so are Pringles Paprika from back home... very nice....oh and Bolognese Chips from back home..... oh, got me going now, hahaha!!! and always plain Lays... or Ruffles, depends on my mood! Tue Oct 09 19:44:17 -0700 2007 3012829 107509 mariekeac 1 3012856 I'm not a real big potato chip fan; I prefer Nacho Cheese Doritos to just about everything else. But when I'm in the mood for potato chips I like Old Dutch Dill Pickle chips. (NOT Lay's--they're just not the same.) The big brand where I grew up was Guy's, but I think Wise bought them out somewhere along the line. Sun Oct 07 15:33:21 -0700 2007 1974756 32586 revsharkie 2 3013485 These aren't "chips" but I love Pirate's Booty white cheddar booty. SO good. Used to get Veggie Booty but i dont see it anymore... wasn't it recalled for some reason? Sun Oct 07 21:41:01 -0700 2007 3012856 120357 Chocolate Toe 3 3085735 No, Toe. I saw veggie booty at the Shoprite near me. I live in Ocean County NJ. Thu Nov 01 08:14:09 -0700 2007 3013485 113872 diablo 4 3085877 They were recalled, because of salmonella, a few months ago, but they are back. Look at the packaging and if you do NOT see the bones at the top left and right corners, they are safe. If you do see the bones tell the store manager. Thu Nov 01 08:53:53 -0700 2007 3085735 80937 danhole 1 3013580 Marks & Spencer's Shrimp Cocktail Chips (aka Prawn Cocktail Tapioca Snacks) - always excited when someone is heading out to HK or Europe, since M&S closed shop here in Canada =( Lay's and Ruffles All Dressed Kettle Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar Sun Oct 07 23:26:18 -0700 2007 1974756 116353 jinxed 1 3013667 I have to go with Kettle Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips. Although Zapps makes some interesting chips these days. Has anyone had their hint of tabasco chips? They are awesome. And not very spicy. Mon Oct 08 03:54:01 -0700 2007 1974756 132714 afoodieslife 1 3019638 Terra's Yukon Gold potato chips! So great...dip them in ketchup and you'll be hooked. Tue Oct 09 16:42:05 -0700 2007 1974756 112406 Chew on That 1 3022770 Cape Cod and Kettle 'naturals'... I like my chips to be thick, crunchy, and naturally-flavoured, and not over-salted. (if they're too salty I can't eat enough to be satisfied!) We just tried the Cape Cod BBQ and Salt-and-vinegar on Monday while we were out on a car-trip. Mmmmm, they were good! Wed Oct 10 14:33:03 -0700 2007 1974756 67657 Kajikit 1 3068610 Is it true that Chicago-based Jay's potato chips is going out of business??? Say it isn't so!!! Thu Oct 25 22:19:10 -0700 2007 1974756 14726 twodales 1 3071092 Trader Joe's Salt & Vinegar. My lips burn just thinking about them. And I'll always be a sucker for plain lay's with lipton onion soup dip... with extra Knudsen sour cream. Yeah baby! Fri Oct 26 16:42:17 -0700 2007 1974756 76226 Oh Robin 2 3073275 Potato chips, what a wonderful topic. I don't know how I missed this thread! MY husband and I were in Vancouver a few years ago and found a shop that made fresh potato chips around the clock. The next time we went to Vancouver it was gone and now it seems like I only made it up in my fervent wishful thinking.Since there is no place like that here in Westchester, I will be happy munching on Trader Joe kettle chips and Terra sweet potato chips. Sat Oct 27 19:19:36 -0700 2007 3071092 57253 lucyis 2 3085673 "And I'll always be a sucker for plain lay's with lipton onion soup dip... with extra Knudsen sour cream. Yeah baby!" I agree except I like the dip with Ruffles, and I make my own onion soup dip. Thu Nov 01 07:58:03 -0700 2007 3071092 80937 danhole 1 3087421 Poore Brothers kettle chips. Salt n' Vinegar and Jalapeno flavored. MMMmmmm. Thu Nov 01 16:06:48 -0700 2007 1974756 58128 ajs228 1 3165132 I came across this thread accidentally! I had no idea what I would be in for! However, here's my two cents... I was born & raised on Cain's potato chips, but more recently have been a kettle chip fanatic. (I'm the one picking out all of the folded-over chips in the bag and eating those before any of the others,) However... I purchased a bag of Archer Farms Garlic Rosemary Potato Crisps last week at Target. They are soooo addictive, even though I'm such a kettle chip fan, with the grease and all. The flavor is just to die for! Thu Nov 29 09:36:18 -0800 2007 1974756 69929 laurenmarie 1 3247535 jay's potato chips have to get them in chicago, although i ran across the barbecue chips out in phoenix once. Sun Dec 30 14:06:20 -0800 2007 1974756 153499 johndalek 1 3249514 1) Old Dutch Smokey BBQ 2) Kettle Salt and Pepper All the rest I've had are all right to good. But these two are my top favourites for crunch and taste. Mon Dec 31 10:36:09 -0800 2007 1974756 123543 Pincus 1 3263203 Best potatoe chip "Diffenbach's" cooked in all natural lard. Manufactuced in Womelsdorf, PA. Fri Jan 04 23:49:11 -0800 2008 1974756 154857 gloria216 1 3263231 Any Midwesterners(or Wisconsinites, in particular) out there for De-lish-us chips?!? These are the business! Mmmm...cheddar cheese, sour cream and chive...who am I kidding, I could wolf down bags of any flavor. These are so perfectly thin, airy, crisp and not at all greasy and I love the fact that all of the flavored chips are really subtle. So great! Sat Jan 05 00:12:11 -0800 2008 1974756 108322 MissMethuselah 2 3265017 Miss M--You are in Milwaukee, right? Where around here do you get them? Sat Jan 05 16:29:16 -0800 2008 3263231 10258 Fydeaux 3 3265035 Zapp's Creole Tomato too bad they are seasonal Sat Jan 05 16:38:14 -0800 2008 3265017 154901 roro1831 1 3266434 Weighing in way late on this discussion, but without a doubt Kettle Brand Potato Chips. And of their eight varieties Spicy Thai is tops on my list! Sun Jan 06 08:26:08 -0800 2008 1974756 141261 crt 1 3267036 Walkers crisps from the UK, all the flavours, esp. cheese and onion. ( I must specify the regular range not the posh crisps. In the US Kettle chips, salt and vinegar or salt and back pepper. I love a crisp/chip sandwich - sliced white bread, butter, lots of chips squished down! Sun Jan 06 12:17:53 -0800 2008 1974756 111645 Emma01 1 3267316 Grown up with, and really like Wise, but my favorite for a few years now, is Grandma Utz Handcooked... Sun Jan 06 13:52:51 -0800 2008 1974756 20288 MacTAC 1 3291827 Unequivocally, without-a-doubt, Middleswarth BBQ chips from Middleburg PA. I'm originally from central PA and every family consumed these things in mass quantities. So much so that they came out w/ a big barrel package. The top popped open and inside was a wax paper bag w/ a twist tie. No vacuum packaging! I believe that's testimony as to how quickly these things sell... cuz they were always fresh! Throw in some Hellava Good french onion dip and it's a par-tay! (Honorable mention goes to Kettle Cooked Thai Spice chips... good in small quantities) Sun Jan 13 17:25:37 -0800 2008 1974756 71241 lynnlato 2 3291899 Are you sure the outer packaging wasn't vacuum packed? Because no matter how fresh the chips are they will go stale immediately. Just as a bag would after you open it. Sun Jan 13 17:56:29 -0800 2008 3291827 11003 chipman 3 3319871 I am absolutely certain... nothing is sealed/vacuum packed. a barrel made of cardboard w/ an unsealed lid holds a twist tied bag. That's it. Now, they do sell regular vacuum-packed bags also. But the barrel is just as I described. I know, it's crazy. Tue Jan 22 07:16:47 -0800 2008 3291899 71241 lynnlato 3 3497273 i also lived in central Pa, and grew up on middleswarth chips. lynnlato is correct- the chips that are sold in the cardboard barrels are not vacuum sealed. The weekenders (the second largest size that i know of) and the other size bagged chips are vacuumed sealed just like any other chips, but people go through them so quickly anyways. Where they sell middleswarth chips, they greatly outsell Lays, and you can tell that by how much space the grocery stores alot for their displays. Often i've seen the middleswarth chips having a 20-30 foot section, with lays on an end-cap. LOL. and YES! the bbq's are without a doubt the best tasting chip i have ever eaten Sun Mar 16 00:08:49 -0700 2008 3291899 175137 jsebasovich 1 3318176 Terra's Red Bliss Potato Chips with garlic, parmesan & olive oil...absolutely delicious! Mon Jan 21 16:00:10 -0800 2008 1974756 159432 dukiedoo 1 3321569 I just tried Utz's "The Crab Chip". They are seasoned with Old Bay seasoning and they are yummy! Tue Jan 22 14:00:44 -0800 2008 1974756 71241 lynnlato 1 3321959 Snyder's of Berlin (I think it's a midwest product) Salt and Vinegar...the very best I've tasted. Tue Jan 22 15:36:16 -0800 2008 1974756 124701 Gingerleen 2 3327766 Terra: Yukon Gold Yogurt and Green Onion Snyders of Berlin: Hawaiian Sweet Onion Kettle-Style Chips Bachman or Utz: Red Hot Potato Chips Thu Jan 24 09:12:17 -0800 2008 3321959 24648 Sean 1 3339521 Tim's salt&pepper. Sun Jan 27 21:59:24 -0800 2008 1974756 100523 sd4life 1 3360944 ok new favorite! since i've been trying to watch calories, I have been trying baked chips. The new Archer farms baked potato crisps at target are mindblowing! The Jamaican Jerk flavor is so authentic and so addicting! just enough spice to keep me from eating the whole bag - my tongue started to burn! The curry flavor is amazing as well!! yummm. but - I'm a CT implant in TX and I can't forget my heritage. Cape Cod dark russet, nicely burnt, Herr's Ketchup flavor - so addictive, better than french fries with ketchup! Utz crab chips, the old bay seasoning is so good with a lobster roll and a homebrewed rootbeer. I like the red bliss olive oil chips too. spicy thai kettle chips, red pepper and goat cheese kettles too. but these target ones are pretty amazing for $2.29 mmmmm Sun Feb 03 09:23:08 -0800 2008 1974756 124362 ginger7949 2 3361507 When we were in Alaska over the summer we had chips from the alaska potato chip company, cooked in 100% peanut oil. Now the fact that we were eating them while hiking in Denali national park may of had something to do with it, however they were some of the best chips I have every had. If they were not so expensive, I would ship them all the way back to Miami Sun Feb 03 12:47:58 -0800 2008 3360944 160734 Miami Foodie Girl 1 3480574 wow, just when you think there are few options outside of the trans-national corporations... or maybe these are all subsidiaries with regional twists, but I don't think so (some are yes). I remember the stories of the potato chip guy coming by once or twice a week and even better, my grandmother and her friends making batches at home to take to high-school parties. (you just know they must have used suet, schmaltz or lard...) Tue Mar 11 01:41:47 -0700 2008 1974756 163722 hill food 1 3480804 Mama Zuma's Rt 11 Potato Chips. Really spicy, between the spice, the crisp, and the grease, you can't stop eating them. Tue Mar 11 06:11:43 -0700 2008 1974756 10147 michele cindy 2 4887763 Just to help people find these great chips, the brand is Route 11 (they are made in Mount Jackson VA, just down the road from Middletown VA, where they started, both towns are on Route 11, the old Shenandoah Valley highway that parallels I-81) and the chip name is Mama Zuma's Revenge. The Mama Zuma's chips come in two varieties, one mild and one really really freaking hot. Route 11 is a great chip. Fri Jul 24 12:10:40 -0700 2009 3480804 12829 Bob W 1 3480880 This is a local brand (store) but Stew Leonards (CT & NY) makes some awesome sweet potato chips. I don't know why I love them so (probably just because they're sweet & salty at the same time). They make them right there in the store so they're pretty fresh. Tue Mar 11 06:41:00 -0700 2008 1974756 103854 HunterJay 1 3497313 Just realized this htread started 2 years ago, but anyway. I'm a strage bird when it comes to chips. They are my weakness. I am about 292 lbs, and if potato chips were never invted I'd be about 210. I love chips. I can't open a bag withou eating the whole thing. it's a sickness. I like Salt & Vinegar, Onion & Garlic, Sour Cream & Onion, Doritos, Cool Ranch Doritos, Habanero Doritos, you name it. I like Wise, Ruffles, Tostitoes, Utz, Cape Cod, Kettle, whatever. But honestly, my favorite chips of all time I can't find. They were Ruffles Unsalted. Despite my chip fetish, I actually don't love salt. These unsalted chips with a nice salsa, onion or horseradish dip, or just some malt vinegar. Delicious! Sun Mar 16 01:08:07 -0700 2008 1974756 165800 jhopp217 1 3497851 lays original Sun Mar 16 09:19:21 -0700 2008 1974756 135229 thew 2 4852002 Amen! First let me say that I never met a salty snack that I didn't like, except for maybe some of the cheap off brands. But IMHO there is NOTHING better than good old Lays Potato Chips. Lays Wavy are a close second followed by Ruffles. Don't get me wrong - I like all the flavors too and all the other types of chips/snacks, but I guess this is one area where I am a purist. I don't keep them in the house, and I recently had to break my habit of buying a 99 cent bag for the drive home, as the calories were starting to catch up with me. Sun Jul 12 17:22:49 -0700 2009 3497851 253542 cycloneillini 1 4394954 Calbee Pizza with the globs of fake cheese. Fri Feb 06 19:04:54 -0800 2009 1974756 202405 tjr 2 4394988 JAY's (NOT "LAYS"). I think they're local, We had Beer Potato Chips a few days ago, they were awesome. Fri Feb 06 19:19:02 -0800 2009 4394954 189528 Whosyerkitty 3 4426251 Oooh yeah....I like the salt and crunch of the Beer Chips....doesn't taste really beery, but has a really nice feel to it.... Also like the Kettle Spicy Thai as well as the Kettle Chipotle.... Alas, I've never seen the Terra General Tso's..... Have just had the Food Should Taste Good jalapeno chips, too, altho these are tortilla, not tater chips..... Tue Feb 17 15:03:27 -0800 2009 4394988 128485 smalt 1 4426025 resurrecting this old thread to add terra yukon onion and garlic chips as well as the terra general tso's chips. i've eaten WAY too many. Tue Feb 17 14:09:48 -0800 2009 1974756 10383 arifa 2 4426195 I grew up in Xenia , Ohio. It was always Mike-Sells Potato Chips. There was also a local chip company called Kuntz Potato Chips Tue Feb 17 14:47:51 -0800 2009 4426025 151974 HotMelly 1 4426566 I grew up in western PA ~~ Wise (original) Potato Chips. Blue bag with an owl on it. After being away from PA for many (over 20) years, DSister and I had checked into a motel just outside Erie PA. We were just settling in after a long flight, and then a drive from Cleveland when I remembered WISE. Went to the vending machine and there they were. DSister thought I was crazy as she is not a CH in any way. Tue Feb 17 16:33:05 -0800 2009 1974756 109905 laliz 1 4851856 Does anyone know if Walker's Salt & Vinegar chips are available in the US. They are English (and called Crisps, not chips actually). Sun Jul 12 16:05:36 -0700 2009 1974756 14726 twodales 2 4852617 I've seen them at small shops specializing in British goods in California Sun Jul 12 21:53:45 -0700 2009 4851856 10911 LisaN 2 4855136 I often see them in the import goods aisle at my local supermarkets here in Boston, which has an enormous UK/Irish immigrant population. Frito-Lay now owns Walkers -- Walkers crisps now have exactly the same logo on their bags as Lay's chips -- so I've been seeing Walkers products more and more in the states. Mon Jul 13 16:02:55 -0700 2009 4851856 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 4855236 When I lived up in North Dakota I greatly enjoyed Dakota Style chips, especially the bbq and sour cream & cheddar. On a side note, they also used to make these cheese poofs that were more cheese than poof. Sooooooo good. Mon Jul 13 16:38:31 -0700 2009 1974756 154024 nimeye 1 4855989 This post is rather old, but I had to add my two cents and nominate UTZ crab chips as the greatest chip ever made. You can't go wrong with a potato chip covered in Old Bay. Mon Jul 13 21:14:53 -0700 2009 1974756 273487 ReggieL. 2 4859361 and if you ever find yourself in Baltimore you can buy Utz made fresh at the Cross Street Market. really makes a difference (hope I didn't post that before on this thread - I know I did somewhere) Tue Jul 14 19:18:19 -0700 2009 4855989 163722 hill food 3 4860443 I lived there for about 15 years and fresh UTZ are fantastic! I have some friends coming to visit from Baltimore and this post inspired me to beg them to bring UTZ crab chips. Wed Jul 15 07:46:20 -0700 2009 4859361 273487 ReggieL. 1 4859484 Anyone tried Wingers? They're not bad. I found them at 7/11. Tue Jul 14 20:03:20 -0700 2009 1974756 1092709 LostDiner 1 4886292 Don't go much for the flavored chips these days, although some of Zapp's flavored chips aren't bad. But in general so much of the chip flavoring tastes more like science than food, if you know what I mean. I love the caramelized taste of the Cape Cod dark russet and the peanut oil cooking you taste in Zapp's and Krunchers. But in general I like simple chips with a lot of flavor. Paramounts are good if you can find them. And I guess I'm partial to the Lay's "Wavy" chips as well. Better Made and Jays are pretty tasty too. Fri Jul 24 02:10:21 -0700 2009 1974756 1095383 kitchenprof 2 5118910 Not a big chip person unless there's dip! There are exceptions however. Lately been buying Terra Arrabiata chips. At a recent cocktail party, my guests devoured them. I was constantly filling the bowl. They ARE addictive, that's for sure. I kept showing the bag to people so they would know what to buy when they go to the store. Tue Oct 20 21:08:58 -0700 2009 4886292 14726 twodales 1 5120065 I love the sea salt and cracked pepper kettle cooked chips. I forget the brand but they are awesome Wed Oct 21 10:50:04 -0700 2009 1974756 1105208 ShakeIt