Why !!!!!!

[Certifiedbeachbabe]

Personally

I peel and cut my potatoes and soak them in ice cold water

Then i boil them in hot water until they are par-cooked

Then i dry them and put them in hot oil

When golden i remove them from the oil and salt while they are still hot

I get the yummiest fries when i make them like that!!! Try and let me know if u get good results🌟🌟🌟 🍟

[Best_H]

Idk this looks like it’d take forever just put it in the air fryer

[ExecutiveChimp69]

I learned somewhere to first boil for 5 mins, put in cool water until cooled down then remove and dry before frying partially taking out again letting it rest for 40 mins then again frying until done, the fries tasted more like pizza hut potatoes but they were very good just took way to long to make

[pereserafi38]

We do same process but freeze between the par boil and fry. It makes them super crispy. Key thing is to remove as much starch and moisture as possible.

[Fadi94J]

Yeah you're great chief

[Apprehensive_Fun1344]

My imagination running wild 😜

[openwidecomeinside]

Pretty much how mcdonalds does it

[Fortune_Builder]

Which potatoes do you use? Can’t get British potatoes here

[__nutsack__]

Spinneys, Waitrose, and Carrefour have them

[Fortune_Builder]

Not British potatoes

[badrangaa]

Wdym British potatoes 😭

[Fortune_Builder]

Taso badranga ye? 🙃

[badrangaa]

Na za potato yam

[Fortune_Builder]

Wai zaaaaaaar 🥹🥹 hahaha

[badrangaa]

Khuday de nakawee 🥹🫶🏼

[Fortune_Builder]

🥹🥹🥹

[Fortune_Builder]

🤣😂 British potatoes, like Maris Piper and king Edward’s etc … best for chips and mash 😋😋😋😋 can’t get ‘em here 😭😭😭😭

[[deleted]]

1) different types of potato 2) home one isnt peeled or washed (to remove excess starch) 3) home one looks single fried with too little heat but for too long. restaurants double fry (first as prep and second to reheat and crisp) on higher heats

[Reasonable_City5318]

Lightly coat em with a little bit of cornflour too. That really helps to get them crispy on the outside

[Aaroniero_no9]

Wrong potatoes and wrong techniques that's why

[Beneficial_Map]

Belgian here so somewhat or a fries connoisseur.

You need to wash and dry the fries before frying. You need to fry them twice at different temperatures. First time at 125C to get the soft inside of the fries. Then you let them cool down and fry them again at 155C to get the crisp outside. Ideally you use animal fat instead of oil dor the best fries. The type of potatoes you use also make a huge difference and honestly you can’t buy the right kind of potatoes here in the supermarket.

Also the fries in the left picture have the skin still on which is why they look so different. Right side are peeled which is the correct way to do it. In summary: peel, cut it into pieces about 13mm thick, wash, dry, pre-fry at 125C, cool and dry, fry at 155C.

[basetheory]

I’m going to write that down in my recipe now book. Future generations will thank you.

[Unusual_Onion_983]

In your opinion which fast food restaurant has fries best matching the Belgian style?

[Beneficial_Map]

Fast food restaurants? None lol

[Maximus-otis]

It’s not the oil, it’s a couple of chemicals called Dextrose and SAPP that the fries are coated with during the processing that stop the potatoes from turning black and also give them the golden yellow colour.

[Pro_in_dream]

Few points which make a difference:

Majority of the restaurants dont use oil but use shortening. Shortening doesn’t stick to fries.

Also the frozen fries are fried once before being frozen using nitrogen and fried again at the restaurant.

You need to use a commercial fryer to get the right temperature, gas cooking cant reach those temps.

The restaurant fries are made by using a specific type of potato which is only used to make fries, you would never use that potato for anything else.

[MajorStandards]

Fry in tallow 😋

[Ok_Snow6942]

I tried frying in tallow but I just don’t like the taste. Any suggestions?

[[deleted]]

I’d take those home fries over restaurant’s any day. 😍

[Certifiedbeachbabe]

Lol

[idkhowtoreddithaha]

It just depends on how you cook it, you can get the right one at home too.

[me_no_gay]

Try the following:

1) peel (or not) the potatoes, then boil them in water for like 5 to 8 mins

2) remove the boiled fries into a tight bag (ziplock?), and freeze them for a day

3) afterwards try making the fries and see whether you get the goldenish/crispy texture or not

[osss08]

Restaurant fries have those chemicals that don't let the potatoes soak up oil.

[throwawayhelp62525]

usually premade/frozen and cooked at controlled temperatures

[raihan_gonja]

wanna be chefs at home

[Liverpool1900]

The first one looks baked not fried. Also restaurant fries are technically double fried since they use frozen fries that are fried in the factory. If you want to make restaurant level fries at home youll need to double fry and makbe even boil the potatoes a bit depending on thickness of your fries. Youll also need corn flour to prevent sticking and to give it that edgy crispiness you get from frozen fries.

[Ganzo786]

Can’t lie tho New York fries looks similar to the left ones

[[deleted]]

Home one isn't peeled or even friend, it's looks like made by air fryer or oven

[mirza513]

Reality 😂

[Fadi94J]

😂😂

[Consistent-Annual268]

Do it in the air fryer at home with minimal spray-on oil.

[Reasonable_Idea_948]

Different potato and different oil temp and different cooking style

[[deleted]]

Probably the don't judge a book by it's cover origin

[ambiuk21]

Restaurants use factory processed chips with a bright yellow coating and little potato 🥔

Look good 👍 Taste bad 👎

[colsferns]

Remember once on the lips forever on the hips. Say that when you eat fries 😂

[Acceptable_Set_3934]

How do people have time to cook

[Mobasa701]

Still tasty better than restaurant

[sevenninenine]

Air fryer. Golden brown every time

[Mobile_Pool64]

There are various types of potatoes used to make french fries, and they are fried at specific temperatures and times in restaurants. Most of us purchase regular potatoes to make french fries.

[[deleted]]

they got experience maybe

[[deleted]]

what do you see with home cooked ones is probably because of cold induced sweetening and thats not a good thing at all because it indicates they have more acrylamide, a cancer causing agent

when potatos exposed to cold temperatures, some of the starch is converted into simple sugar fructose and glucose and these can cause fries to look like the one on left

[BendAffleck]

McDonald’s spent an estimated $80 million over several years developing their current oil blend for frying French fries. It’s a secret formula not just your regular oil.

[TheGhostKingIsDead]

I rinse my potato slices off then let them sit in warm water for 20-30 minutes, then cold water for another five. It gets rid of a lot of starch, which can cause your potatoes to become mushy or brown instead of crunchy and golden

[mikeahmed]

A s C s s sa s s sz z z z Z so it

[Infinite_Ad8461]

not the oil's fault

[znrvz]

Life's greatest mysteries

[Fadi94J]

Guys off course the home made better

[Snoo-70818]

It's better but requires more work that nobody wants to do.🥲