# What's your favorite potato chip? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268 "2008-10-10T02:06:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/1 "2008-10-10T02:06:17Z")
Flavor, and brand if you know it. Mine is salt and vinegar. Mmmm… I can’t remember the name of my favorite brand, but anything ‘kettle-cooked’ is good. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/2 "2008-10-10T02:11:20Z")
I really couldn’t pick a favorite. Lays Salt and Vinegar is good, I’m sure there are better brands, but I tend to buy what I can find easily in the supermarket. There are days when what I really want is Ruffles Sour Cream and Cheddar, some days I want Ranch flavored, sometimes I want the sour cream and onion chips. Depends on what I got last time and what I’m in the mood for. I don’t care as long as it’s got some artificial flavor powder spread all over it. 😉 Although, home made plain chips are pretty darn good when my desire for chips overwhelms my natural aversion to the work involved. I like potato chips. I also like to eat them seldom enough that they are a special treat when I do get them. ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/3 "2008-10-10T02:15:51Z")
I love Rrrruffles with their rrridges. Also, Pringles, plain. I’ve been laying off the chips. Honestly, I think I prefer Cheez-its, but that’s more of a cracker. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/4 "2008-10-10T02:16:41Z")
Oh, how could I not mention sour cream & onion? That is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/5 "2008-10-10T02:22:11Z")
Easy: Krunchers Barbeque. After that Ruffles with french onion or green onion dip. No dip? No, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/6 "2008-10-10T02:26:30Z")
Tato Skins, any flavor. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/7 "2008-10-10T02:30:23Z")
I think the brand is “Kettle Cooked.” The flavor: Buffalo Bleu. Runner up: Miss Vickie’s Jalapeno. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/8 "2008-10-10T02:30:33Z")
I used to like KAS Barbecued Potato Chips, but I don’t think KAS exists anymore. These days, on the rare occasions that I risk my cardiologist’s ire, I go for [Old Vienna Barbecued Potato Chips](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Riplets). Whoops, apparently the correct name is Red Hot Riplets…guess I don’t pay close enough attention. ---
**Author:** ![D.Fenestrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aca169/32.png) [@D.Fenestrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.Fenestrator)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/9 "2008-10-10T02:31:09Z")
Lay’s Dill Pickle (I can find them only intermittently, but I love them), any salt and vinegar, or Pringles Sour Cream and Onion. Great - now I am hungry… ☹ ---
**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:** [October 10, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/10 "2008-10-10T02:31:28Z")
Tim’s Cascade Style. Either the Pickle flavor or the Alder BBQ, but they don’t make either any more. Or I can’t find them around here. ☹ So now I make do with Route 11 Dill Pickle Flavored. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/11 "2008-10-10T02:44:00Z")
Roast Chicken Flavour. I thinks it’s from Lays. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/12 "2008-10-10T02:44:21Z")
Utz brand, no other will do. They’re available on-line, but the physical distribution area is very limited. Grandma Utz’s Kettle Cooked Chips are the best. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/13 "2008-10-10T02:44:31Z")
Pringles, lightly salted. Regular potato chips (with the bubbles), I can’t stand. They taste like ass to me. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/14 "2008-10-10T03:13:07Z")
Sunchips’ Roasted Sweet Chili!!! They are fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/15 "2008-10-10T03:22:28Z")
Zapp’s Cajun Crawtator. With an ice-cold diet Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/16 "2008-10-10T03:33:28Z")
Wise brand regular chips. . .though they used to have more brown edges than they do now. I liked the brown edges. Eagle brand barbecue chips. Loved 'em, but they’re like 15-years gone. (Google search) Oops, looks like they’re back. I haven’t seen or tried them since they were bought up by Frito-Lay, and they’re not available within a hundred miles of here, so they might as well be gone. I’ll keep an eye out for them though. [http://www.enjoyeagle.com/](http://www.enjoyeagle.com/) ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/17 "2008-10-10T03:35:09Z")
Krunchers Hawaiian Sweet Onion. Yum! Don’t like any chips with ridges. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/18 "2008-10-10T03:35:15Z")
Wise New York Deli chips. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/19 "2008-10-10T03:52:03Z")
My favorite are Ruffles All-Dressed. Not only are they great on their own, but if you use plain yogurt as dip for them, the flavors combine wonderfully. This new taste isn’t much like the chips nor like the yogurt, but it’s _goooood_. Then when the bag is almost empty, I dump all the tiny chip fragments into what’s left of the yogurt, mix it all up, and eat this new concoction with a fork, and it’s _goooooooooooood_. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/20 "2008-10-10T04:01:30Z")
Do Doritos count? If so, then the Hot Wing/Blue Cheese collision. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268.md?page=2)