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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lisaparkin on July 05, 2011, 14:23:56

Title: Chips
Post by: lisaparkin on July 05, 2011, 14:23:56
Do Kestrel potatoes make good chips ?

Feedback before tea-time would be great  ;)
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: petengade on July 05, 2011, 14:55:42
Get the chip pan on ;D

http://varieties.potato.org.uk/display_description.php?variety_name=Kestrel
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: RenishawPhil on July 05, 2011, 14:56:20
ive never tried them, but you should just give them ago and let us know:)

What have you got to loose
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: davyw1 on July 05, 2011, 14:58:37
Chipping, baking, boiling fried after boiling and of course roasting
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: lisaparkin on July 05, 2011, 15:27:52
thanks.....will do them and let you all know later  :)
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: lisaparkin on July 05, 2011, 20:34:17
They were ok  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: cornykev on July 05, 2011, 20:44:44
I've always grown Kestrel, the best all rounder, great size and the slugs tend to leave them alone.   :D
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: davyw1 on July 05, 2011, 21:26:54
The biggest slug i have is a pensioner with an empty carrier bag. I swear he can smell them being dug up.
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: macmac on July 05, 2011, 23:09:09
Quote from: davyw1 on July 05, 2011, 21:26:54
The biggest slug i have is a pensioner with an empty carrier bag. I swear he can smell them being dug up.
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: pumkinlover on July 06, 2011, 13:24:42
I often thank the person- now deceased :(- who told me to try Kestrel!
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: Gadget on July 06, 2011, 13:50:27
http://www.lovepotatoes.co.uk/the-potato/potato-varieties/

This is quite a good site when trying to work out what time of tats to use  ;D

also if you can be ar**d to do this it really works, I have only done it once but it was worth it  ;)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/heston_blumenthal/article542776.ece
Title: Re: Chips
Post by: djbrenton on July 06, 2011, 15:57:10
I thought this was going to be someone asking how you grow chips. I was all set to explain about potatoes and how food doesn't grow as we get it from the supermarket.  ;D