# What is your favorite potato chip? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 8, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802 "2006-08-08T02:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/41 "2006-08-08T18:53:16Z")
I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for the [State Line Potato Chips](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1307) of my youth. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/42 "2006-08-08T19:04:41Z")
[Rt. 11](http://www.rt11.com/default.cfm?URLKey=ChipGallery) chips are great. I especially dig the Sweet Potato chips. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/43 "2006-08-08T19:17:39Z")
Only Ruffles for me. I don’t like unrippled chips, and Wavy Lays are too gently-waving for me. Right now I lurve Ruffles Sour Cream and Cheddar the best. Past winners have included regular Ruffles (with French onion dip), Barbeque, and Sour Cream and Onion. As far as slogans go, though, I like “Make Herr’s Yours” best. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/44 "2006-08-08T19:21:33Z")
My former favourites were O’Gradys. Flavour you could hang your hat on. Pity they stopped making them though. I do like Baked Lays though – very nice flavour, a delicate yet unmistakable saltiness that goes really well with the flavour of the chip. I’ve also been partial to Old Dutch Extreme. I’m not usually partial to the “budget” brands but these aren’t that bad – well flavoured. I haven’t seen them around lately though. I try and avoid chips these days though – I’ll indulge once in a while but my self-imposed diet tells me these are evil. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/45 "2006-08-08T20:35:19Z")
Cape Cod (Kettle) Sea Salt & Pepper When they have those World’s Strongest Man competitions and the guy is pulling a semi up a hill, there’s a dude just off camera holding out a bag of these chips. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/46 "2006-08-08T20:38:11Z")
[Tim’s cracked black peppercorn](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1483) for me. Not just cracked: crack. Mmm. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/47 "2006-08-08T20:38:22Z")
We don’t have a lot of variety around here, but I do like **Lay’s Kettle Cooked Jalapeno**. **Hiland** is a regional brand and is nice and greasy, but not salty enough. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/48 "2006-08-08T21:11:15Z")
What ever happened to **Tim’s Dill Pickle Potato Chips**? Those were heavenly. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/49 "2006-08-08T21:15:28Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] Back when I lived in Chicago I fell in love with [Jay’s Potato Chips](http://www.jaysfoods.com/buy.asp?m=showProductLine&line=2#JA-00013). Too bad we can’t get them here in Cleveland, so I have to make due with Lay’s Wavy chips. [/QUOTE] Good old Jay’s. Yet again we Chicagoans deliver perfection in junk food. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/50 "2006-08-09T02:45:56Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Prompted by a thread on “kettle-chips” in GQ. What is your favorite? Brand, style, flavor? For me, it’s [Tim’s Cascade Brand](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=312), and the Habanero or Alder Smoke BBQ for flavor. this is one of those imponderables, simply because of the impracticalities involved. I’ve never heard of _Tim’s Cascade Brand_ - they’ve got to be something available locally. If you’re willing to send me a bag of chips for double-blind testing, then that’s another matter. For consistency, availability combined with a definite hankering, I would suggest _Sour Cream & Onion Pringles_; but they are a bit cloying after a while. Tho by no means “the best”; they are available and deployable. I remember _Jays_ potato chips, haven’t seen them in years, they are sort of the _Quisp_ of potato chips around here. Pure Ambrosia. So-called kettle chips are good, but I suspect the flavorfulness of chips, similar with French Fries, is in good portion due to the type of oil that is used for frying. I remember reading somewhere, not sure if it’s true - that Canola oil, aka rapeseed, is a derivative of the paint industry in that when synthetics became commonplace it was considered obsolete, and so was turned into a foodstuff, and not considered a very healthful oil compared to other fats. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/51 "2006-08-09T02:52:37Z")
Lately, I’ve been eating Mike-sell’s Old Fashioned chips, but the Meijer store brand kettle chips are pretty solid too. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/52 "2006-08-09T02:55:41Z")
When you’re in the **Dayton, OH** area you _must_ eat [Mike-sell’s Potato Chips](http://www.mike-sells.com/). And when you’re in **Urbana, OH** you eat [Mumford’s Potato Chips](http://www.anchorsfoodfinds.com/cookers/mumfordpotatochips.html). ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/53 "2006-08-09T06:51:36Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] As far as slogans go, though, I like “Make Herr’s Yours” best. [/QUOTE] Better than “Nibble with Gibble’s”? Eh, they’re both great. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/54 "2006-08-09T13:40:51Z")
[QUOTE=Common Tater] this is one of those imponderables, simply because of the impracticalities involved. I’ve never heard of _Tim’s Cascade Brand_ - they’ve got to be something available locally. If you’re willing to send me a bag of chips for double-blind testing, then that’s another matter. For consistency, availability combined with a definite hankering, I would suggest _Sour Cream & Onion Pringles_; but they are a bit cloying after a while. Tho by no means “the best”; they are available and deployable. … [/QUOTE] I love this board. ---
**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/55 "2006-08-09T17:40:07Z")
Herrs Steak and Worcestershire sauce chips. A vegetable that tastes like meat! It’s a dream come true! ::sniff:: ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802/56 "2006-08-09T17:49:37Z")
[QUOTE=sneezy5660] Herrs Steak and Worcestershire sauce chips. A vegetable that tastes like meat! It’s a dream come true! ::sniff:: [/QUOTE] I’ll second that - they are extremely good! Not sure why I forgot to put them in my favorites list in my other post. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-potato-chip/367802.md?page=2)