# Frozen “oven chips” (fries) vs frying chips. Is there really a difference?

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**Created:** [October 25, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-oven-chips-fries-vs-frying-chips-is-there-really-a-difference/672191 "2013-10-25T06:22:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-oven-chips-fries-vs-frying-chips-is-there-really-a-difference/672191/7 "2013-10-25T12:46:10Z")

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OK, can you add appropriate sentencing for pancake batter mix (“just add milk and an egg” - yes, what we didn’t tell you is that this is a small expensive bag of flour)

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