French Fries, Poutine, Pommes Frittes

Skybird · 03-01-17, 03:33 PM

If you go to a quick-food stand by the side of the street and order french fries - do they do them like this? No. They put them into the oil, they take them out, and if they are good, they do this twice, and there you go. Golden crispy "Fritten", not dripping with oil.

Thats how it should be done, and many videos on Youtube show it like this, too, they only vary their timings. Point is - no matter what their timing is and how it varies - they always seem to get crispy pommes. Some blanch for 4 minutes, others for 10 minutes. Some say 150°, others say No, 180 from all beginning on. Some say normal potatoes, some say, no, red potatoes. One gets dizzy!

I was fearing that maybe my device does not work and the oil does not get hot enough. But I tested it with a thermometer. The fryer meets the set temperature quite well, and is also quite fast in heating it up when the oil temperatur dropped after putting food in.

03-01-17, 03:33 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,655 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	If you go to a quick-food stand by the side of the street and order french fries - do they do them like this? No. They put them into the oil, they take them out, and if they are good, they do this twice, and there you go. Golden crispy "Fritten", not dripping with oil. Thats how it should be done, and many videos on Youtube show it like this, too, they only vary their timings. Point is - no matter what their timing is and how it varies - they always seem to get crispy pommes. Some blanch for 4 minutes, others for 10 minutes. Some say 150°, others say No, 180 from all beginning on. Some say normal potatoes, some say, no, red potatoes. One gets dizzy! I was fearing that maybe my device does not work and the oil does not get hot enough. But I tested it with a thermometer. The fryer meets the set temperature quite well, and is also quite fast in heating it up when the oil temperatur dropped after putting food in. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.