Potato Chips Galore and Tasting

We have been trying to think of another item to use as the focus of a tasting (the hot chocolate was such a success).  Dumplings got a little complicated, coffee would send us over the edge, brownies…maybe.  We (or rather I) decided to do a mini potato chip survey at Thanksgiving.  It was a good set up as there were 21 opinions available.  That doesn’t mean everyone participated, but we did get some good/humorous comments and had some fun.  The chips were: Cape Cod, Herr’s, 365 Organic, Kettle and a sweet potato chip for some variety.  In my opinion there are too many potato chips on the market to sample all of them, so I just tried to get a sampling and not get too too hung up on it.  Here are some of the choice comments. 

 

 

 

 

 Comments:  Kettle chips-A real jaw workout; re. color: golden, in memory of the long trip through the deep frier; gradient of pale yellow to deep orange, burnt sienna edges; not so attractive, re. aroma: baby powder and salt; oily smell; like fried food.

The Cape Cod chips got some interesting feed back, faint odor of Nantucket; crunchy yet yielding; no flavor-weak; crispy, slightly tough; potatoy.

As for the sweet potato chips-hearty and dense; enchanting; not very yummy; deep sunset orange; re. finger residue-minimal.

My personal favorite were the Herr’s.