Mark, I'm not trying to make potato chips. I'm trying to put together a spice blend/rub similar to the flavor of Kettle's Thai chip. > >I guess I'm just lazy... > >http://extremefood.com/category.php?id=ls_lobster > >On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:25:12 -0500 (GMT-05:00), Bradley F. Maurer wrote >> Pods, >> I've been experimenting with a spice mix that mimics Kettle's Thai >> potato chips flavor for other personal purposes--eg. oven roasted >> potatoes and carrots, etc. I'm coming pretty close. I start with a >> large dose of of Jamaican Choice "XXX Hell Hot XXX Reggae Seasoning >> {ingredients: scotch bonnet powder, thyme, ground celery seed, onion >> powder, garlic powder, paprika, and salt). To this. I add cayenne >> and ginger powder. Wow, some great roasted veggies tonight! I >> don't consider myself to a great cook, just a great assembler of ingredients. >> Bradley >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: JohnT <love2troll@kc.rr.com> >> >Sent: Sep 28, 2008 9:12 AM >> >To: "Bradley F. Maurer" <gregor.nyc@earthlink.net>, >chile-heads@globalgarden.com >> >Subject: Re: [CH] Potato Chips >> > >> >Yes, I've tried. Local Sams carries off and on. I went though a long >> >period of buying chips and was so often disappointed from one bag (of the >> >same thing) to the next. Ditto the hot pretzels (Snyders) and jerky. >> >Chips... the ones I halfway liked were just too messy on the fingers. (I >> >like to snak when driving) Arriving at destination with a big red ring >> >around my mouth and red fingers just didn't seem cool. >> > >> >Then went through a couple months trying to make my 'own' out of pkged chips >> >off the rack. Most of the time I went with the healthier (I think) bags of >> >corn tortilla rounds that Sams sell in 4 lb boxes. Brush on a hot sauce >> >mixture and into the dehydrator for a day or so. Not bad! Did many, many >> >combos trying for cheese taste etc. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Bradley F. Maurer >> >To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com >> >Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:44 PM >> >Subject: [CH] Potato Chips >> > >> > >> >Friends, >> > Here in Queens, I ran across Kettle Brand Chips in my local grocery a >> >couple of months ago and I, instantly, became addicted to their "Spicy >> >Thai--ginger with attitude" potato chips. >> > Has anyone else here tried these chips with their little bit of heat from >> >habs ans Cayennes? I usually don't eat fried snacks or potato chips, but >> >these are some good snacking! >> > > > >-- >=Mark > >http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens >