My first Homemade Potato Chips

One of my son's specialty when cooking for friends at school are his homemade Potato Chips that serve as a side dish  with his awesome hamburger. When his friends  come to the lake NP treats them with his hamburger specialty. I'm lucky if there is anything left  over for me to eat after a bunch of college students visit for the day. Since my son always  tends to overcook,  there is usually more than enough for me. I'm happy with one hamburger and a hand full of chips.  It's funny how if he has 3 guest, he cooks for 10 and if he has 5 guest he cooks for 10. My son is not into leftovers  and that's when I morph int a  food vulture, hoping his minions will leave me a few scraps.  Over the summer I've come to love his chips, but have to admit the way he prepares them is much to time consuming. 

I figured there had to be a faster way to make homemade chips, so I started  watching a few videos on making homemade chips. This was when I  learned about the precious "Mandoline Slicer". Using the slicer  looked a lot easier,  than using a chef's knife like my son was doing.  I won't say a Mandoline slicer is  any safer, because the easier something is, the more dangerous it can be. So I set out on a quest to find a $20 Madoline, like the guy in the video recommended. The first place for cheap, is Walmart. I found a  $20 madoline slicer by Farberware , actually it was like $19.97 . There  really was any assembly required other than removing the safety insert.

When I got home with it, I immediately  started slicing shit up. Man I was having a blast.  I was amazed how thin the cuts were and how simple the Mandoline was for me to use.  After the initial rush from slicing, I realized all that stuff I cut up needed to be dealt with. I could either  throw the food away, eat it raw, cook it and then eat it. I decided now was a good time to put all  the Youtube video knowledge I learned on making  homemade potato chips to use.

First I tried the Microwave Method on Chips, the results were good, however tasted more like a baked chip.

Next I tried the deep fried, maybe not as healthy but the taste was excellent.

I'm not sure how often I'll make chips, but I found out I do love my mandoline slicer.  I'll probably use the slicer for cucumber sandwiches, slicking peppers, carrots and onions. I told my son about  buying a Manoline and he wanted to know why I bought a musical instrument. I told him this Mandoline is a foodslicer and his immediate reply was "I rather use the knife". He's always been a hardsell on any of my suggestions, however eventually he comes around, but will never give me credit for the suggestion. I know eventually he  will try the slicer at some point in time.  I'll just smile and say nothing when I see him using it for his friends.