# What’s your favorite potato chip, both brand and flavor **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139 "2020-03-24T02:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/41 "2020-03-24T14:56:12Z")
Oh my, I forgot the Snyder’s of Hanover had these kosher dill chips that were mind blowingly good. They may not make them anymore ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/42 "2020-03-24T16:31:02Z")
I’m not voting, but didn’t want to miss the opportunity to post a link to [this song.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFpztcGHAog) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/43 "2020-03-24T16:38:38Z")
Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream 2nd choice is plain Ruffles I’ll eat regular Lays if that’s offered with a sandwich meal ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/44 "2020-03-24T17:01:27Z")
Kettle Chips New York Cheddar(With KC’s Buffalo Bleu a damn close second). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/45 "2020-03-24T17:04:05Z")
> [@eunoia](#): > > You guys are crazy, eating French Onion Sunchips makes me big and strong! Sun chips aren’t made from potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/46 "2020-03-24T17:05:56Z")
Kroger brand wavy low-sodium chips. My hypertension prevents me from eating regular chips, and I never liked flavored ones. In my childhood, it was Chesty’s potato chips (with their remarkably warped and bubbly shapes). ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/47 "2020-03-24T17:12:25Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Here in Michigan we like our Better Made chips. I personally don’t find them to be anything too special but they have a lot of fans: > [https://bettermade.com/](https://bettermade.com/) Like me! I grew up with them and they are always a favorite. But, as I’m not in Michigan, I go for Lays Wavy. I’ll eat a lot of Kettle style (thanks CostCo), but prefer the regular style. I’ve never gotten hooked on any flavored varieties. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/48 "2020-03-24T17:38:13Z")
Kettle brand sea salt, or sometimes sea salt and black pepper. We’re also real fond of Carolina Barbecue flavored, but I don’t remember what brand makes them, except that Kroger carries their own store brand version that’s also very good. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/49 "2020-03-24T17:52:53Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I’m happy to see there are lots of salt and vinegar fans. Happy because that leaves more jalapeno chips for me! Krunchers does those the best and I think Cape Cod has some yummy one’s too when you’re in the mood for a kettle style chip. > Occasionally I’ll get an overwhelming urge for some (and by some I mean an entire bag)of Munchos and when that happens, \*only \*Munchos will do. Krunchers Jalapeno for me too. Other kettle style jalapeno chips are an acceptable substitute, though. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/50 "2020-03-24T20:55:08Z")
From my memory bank… [Charles Chips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Chips) We had them delivered to home every week. [You can still get them online](https://charleschips.com/shop/cc/) but they are pretty dang expensive. ---
**Author:** ![mundylion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundylion/32/3604_2.png) [@mundylion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mundylion)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/51 "2020-03-24T23:47:24Z")
I like Pringles jalapeno but, like the folks in Michigan, we in Illinois have a local favorite, [Mrs. Fishers](https://mrsfisherschips.com/) My sister lives in Rockford and I always get two huge bags for Christmas. Yum. And not a chip, but I absolutely love(d) Corn Nuts. My teeth aren’t up to the task anymore but plain corn nuts are just heaven. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/52 "2020-03-25T00:11:13Z")
Not helpful to OP who is looking for new chips to try but [Blair’s Death Rain Habanero](https://junglejims.com/blairs-death-rain-habanero-potato-chips-yep-theyre-hot/) were some of the best I’ve ever had. For once, a so-called spicy consumer product that truly brings the heat. Of course, because I loved them, they haven’t been available for a few years now. They were apparently also available in jolokia which must have been nearly inedible. 9 out of 10 times, though, I get [El Milagro tortilla chips (totopos)](http://www.el-milagro.com/product%20pages/totopos.html). They’re locally made and very good, though not potato > [@Doyle](#): > > Zapp’s Spicy Cajun Crawtators I was in NOLA the week of the 8th (seems like a long time ago now) and bought a small bag of Zapp’s Voodoo. Very good, a little sweet, tangy, some spice! And unlike any other chip flavor I’ve tried. I wound up buying two more large bags to bring home, one for the break room table at work and the other for a TBD potluck, both of which are obviously completely out of the question now. I was surprised to spot the manufacturing plant while driving between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. > [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Occasionally I’ll get an overwhelming urge for some (and by some I mean an entire bag)of Munchos and when that happens, \*only \*Munchos will do. Ooh, I’ve also got a soft spot for Munchos. Why do I even walk down that aisle? “Only $2!” ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/53 "2020-03-25T00:24:27Z")
Lay’s Sour Cream and Cheese. If they’re available, Lay’s Dill Pickle. My dog actually ate one of the latter and begged for more. They’re seriously mouth-puckering, so I was really surprised. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/54 "2020-03-25T03:06:57Z")
Mrs. Drenks (ca 1950). I tried to get my mom to buy an advertised brand (Red Dot), but she said Mrs Drenks were better, and she was right, of course. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/55 "2020-03-25T03:15:23Z")
There used to be a brand called Seyfert’s in Indiana. Its plain potato chips were my favorite. Now, it’s Ruffles Sour Cream and Cheddar. I like most any brand or flavor except salt and vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/56 "2020-03-25T05:55:11Z")
Brand? BRAND? Me don’t need no stinking BRAND! A few greater-Sacramento-area eateries do magical things to fried slices of Irish or sweet potatoes. Sure, some dead stuff in bags will do in a pinch. Kettle Sea Salt & Pepper isn’t too bad with a spicy sandwich and enough beer. But fresh is better. Before she became an international music figure, MrsRico’s mother worked for a SF Bay area potato chip maker and regularly brought home factory leftovers, greasy paper grocery bags filled with fresh chips. She was very popular with neighborhood kids. My best p-chip memory is a TV advert. A hunky cowboy (looks like Peter Graves but is Philip Carey) rides his horse into a Western scene. “My name is Granny Goose and I make an exceptionally good potato chip.” He holds a chip bag to his teeth, rips off the bag top, and spits it out. It neatly lands in a nearby litter basket. And this was a few years before Earth Day. Beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/57 "2020-03-25T14:12:35Z")
Plain Pringles. I can eat a whole cylinder easily. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/58 "2020-03-25T14:48:17Z")
Favorite flavor is Sweet Maui Onion. I’ve seen a few brands that produce it, the one I’ve seen/bought most often lately is Deep River. I’m also crazy about Pringles Honey Mustard, when I can find them. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/59 "2020-03-25T19:33:40Z")
Ruffles All Dressed-like a combination of salt and vinegar and barbecue together Second choice is Utz sour cream and onion I like my chips ruffled. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-potato-chip-both-brand-and-flavor/850139/60 "2020-03-25T20:39:07Z")
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