Comments on: Fries (Baked!)

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:21:02 +0000

Hi Juliana, I just made these again this past weekend and they really are amazing. Enjoy!

By: Juliana

Juliana — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:16:24 +0000

Wow! The bowl of oatmeal sitting in front of me looks even more boring all of a sudden. :-( My husband is a plastics engineer (medical plastics) and he says not to worry about food grade plastic in the microwave, FWIW. These look amazing! I have to try them this week!

By: Kit

Kit — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:25:36 +0000

Would you be willing to share your ketchup recipe as well as your chipotle mayo recipe… (I just combine chipotle powder and store bought mayo).

By: mary

mary — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:12:50 +0000

Parboiling worked beautifully! Cooked just until it gives a bit, then proceed with recipe.
They were both crisp and creamy at the end.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:32:45 +0000

Hi Mary, I haven’t tried parboiling but I would guess it will work. Let me know if you give it a try!

By: mary

mary — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:13 +0000

I do not have a microwave. Can I parboil instead?

By: Cat @ Fresh

Cat @ Fresh — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:34:54 +0000

I completely agree about Cook’s Illustrated. As much as I love my other food mags, if made to choose I think I would give them all up for Cook’s. The writing is tedious, but I am constantly amazed at how they come up with the absolute BEST way to cook my favorite foods. My all-time favorite is their tips for roasting sweet potatoes… It’s kind of a pain so I don’t use their method every time, but when I do it’s sweet potato perfection!
Can’t wait to try your version of fries tonight!

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:03:08 +0000

Hi Annie, you do not need to soak them.

By: annie

annie — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:40:57 +0000

i’ve seen some other fries recipes and they all seem to require soaking the potatoes in water for a while and then drying them before you cook them. do you have to do this for this recipe?

By: Josie

Josie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:37:48 +0000

God bless you! I’ve been searching for a good baked fries recipe as my boyfriend loooooooveees them and I would love to add another thing to the small list of things I can make that he will actually eat. PERFECT!

By: carol

carol — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:43:12 +0000

Made these fries last Saturday night for my family and they were WONDERFUL!! Of course the temptation to go out over the weekend is always there, I’m trying to create meals that make us want to stay home and enjoy our OWN food! This recipe is on the permanent list of weekend “eats” ! Thanks…and my 11 year old thanks you too ;).

By: Red

Red — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:45:53 +0000

After making the kebabs and vinegar potatoes, I figured I had to try these. THEY WERE AMAZING. We were out of vegetable oil and used olive oil instead. Worked like a charm. Ate them with backyard-grilled turkey burgers. Best meal of the summer.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:44:08 +0000

These are fantastic. Go in the kitchen and make them. I was totally prepared to say my recipe was simpler (soak the potato slices,drain,dress in olive oil, salt, pepper and roast) and while they are very good, I love yours. Thanks!

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:10:20 +0000

Yes, corn starch is the white starch that is used in baking as a thickening agent, NOT meal ground from corn. They are definitely not the same thing.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:41:15 +0000

Hi! I wanna try this recipe but I’m a little puzzled as to what cornstarch is. You are referring to that white powder that we sometimes use for cookies in order to rise the batter, right? Not to the flour that is obtained by grinding corn beans…I am asking because I came across your recipe via The Purple Foodie site and she said there cornstarch/cornflour and as far as I know they are not the same thing. Thank you!

By: MichelleC

MichelleC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:22:01 +0000

I made these sans microwave on Friday night- amazing! I’ve never attempted to make french fries (the mere thought of it made me go clammy), but this recipes was approachable and delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe!

By: choccycake

choccycake — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:34:29 +0000

Oh, these have to be for dinner tonight – thanks!

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:01:37 +0000

Oh, yay! So glad to know that the method works well without a microwave. Thanks so much for letting us know, and for the warm wishes.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:56:31 +0000

Hi Tim, I tried the baked fries (sans microwave) and they turned out great! I used red new potatoes with the skin on, roasted them for half of the cooking time with some garlic infused oil – then tossed them in that amazing cornstarch/spice mixture and returned them to the oven until they were cooked through and golden. They were really good…the cornstarch trick is one of the best little tidbits I’ve picked up in a long time! Thank you!!! Congrats on your post-iversary!

By: The Little Teochew

The Little Teochew — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:12:27 +0000

Hi Tim, greetings from Singapore! I made these yesterday and they were AWESOME! Thanks so much for sharing! In case you have time to take a look – http://thelittleteochew.blogspot.com/2009/06/garlicky-oven-wedges.html