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Potato Chips
- Best kettle-style potato chips Kettle brand Lightly Salted Chips *Est. $2
- Best classic chips Lays Natural Thick-Cut Sea Salted Chips *Est. $3
- Reduced-fat chips Cape Cod 40% Reduced Fat Chips *Est. $2
- "Cult" potato chips Rusty's Island Chips *Est. $2
- Flavored potato chips Kettle brand Spicy Thai Chips *Est. $2
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Choosing potato chips is subjective, but given the huge range of varieties, there are a few important aspects to consider:
- Lower-fat chips aren't necessarily light on flavor. Reviews single out Cape Cod 40% Reduced Fat (*est. $2.50 for 8 oz.) and Poore Brothers 40% Reduced Fat Original Kettle Chips (*est. $2 for 6.75 oz.). Both Cape Cod's and Poore Brothers' light chips are quickly fried, then baked, so they absorb less oil.
- Check the ingredients. Some chips are cooked in saturated-fat-laden lard or partially hydrogenated oil, while others are cooked in corn or canola oil that's free of trans fats. Many chips also contain MSG, another ingredient many people prefer to avoid.
- Kettle-style or classic? Kettle-style chips are cut more thickly. They are cooked at a lower temperature than classic, "picnic-style" chips, and they aren't rinsed beforehand, so they retain more starch. Kettle-style chips tend to be larger, crunchier and more flavorful than classic chips. Reviews say that kettle-style chips are better for eating out of hand, while classic chips have a light flavor that doesn't interfere with the flavor of dips.