James Emmrich

My Mom got me a neat little gadget to slice stuff. All day I have been slicing anything I could find. So I tried to make potato chips.

Whatcha need:

• Cardboard & Scissors to make a chip holder (optional)
• Russet Potatos
• Mandolin or Knife
• Microwave

Steps:

1. Wash the potatos keeping the skins on
2. Cut the potatos into thin slices, thiner the better and easier to cook
3. Rinse the slices and pat dry with a paper towel
4. Sprinkle on your seasoning and lay evenly on a plate, parchment paper or in a holder like I did
5. Put in microwave on high for 5-7 minutes.
6. Carefully watch for browning.

Notes:

It took me 3 or 4 attempts in different ways to find something that worked ok. The first try the slices were too thick so I created a little insert to make the mandolin cut thiner slices. Even with the mandolin at its thinest setting, the chips came out a bit too thick. I took two margarine container lids, cutting the edges off so what remained with two thin plastic disks. Together these disks were just the right thickness to make the slices of potato half as thick than previous attempts.

I also put the chips on a plate but they stuck on pretty good. You end up spending more time getting them off than eating them! So I made a little cardboard stand for them. I think with a couple more you could load up the microwave with them.

Not rinsing and drying them made them take longer to cook, and they stuck on the plate even more. The first attempt took a long time to cook, the second attempt I burnt them to a crisp from putting them on for 2 minutes more.

After the second batch, you should watch the time on the microwave, it will end up being shorter time to cook the following batches.

Your microwave will differ in its power settings, best to try and try again. Great thing is that its very fast and easy to experiment with different thicknesses and time settings.

Things to try:

I’d like to try using the oven and see if you can cook a bunch at a time, not sure if they will just stick or never go crispy.

Final Results:

Crispy homemade microwave potato chips. They actually tasted better than your average potato chips, it’s the freshness I guess. I did sprinkle on some salt before placing them in the microwave but it did not stick very well and ended up not tasting it.