Title: How to Make Homemade Potato Chips
Headings: How to Make Homemade Potato Chips
How to Make Homemade Potato Chips
The Joy of Homemade Potato Chips
Peel the Potatoes (If You Like!)
Slice the Potatoes
Soak the Potato Slices
Dry the Potato Slices Thoroughly
Heat the Oil & Fry the Potatoes
Drain the Potato Chips
Serve and Enjoy Homemade Potato Chips

Content: Soaking the potato slices removes excess starch and is a key element to ensuring that the potato chips fry up crispy. Continue to 5 of 8 below. 05 of 08
Dry the Potato Slices Thoroughly
Molly Watson
Drain the potato slices and dry them thoroughly with a clean kitchen towel or layers of paper towels. Water will make the oil splatter, creating a mess and potentially causing burns. Dry potato slices will cook faster and more evenly, with less mess, so don't skip this step. Continue to 6 of 8 below. 06 of 08
Heat the Oil & Fry the Potatoes
Molly Watson
In a large, heavy pan or pot (the high sides of a pot help keep the oil from splattering too much), heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil, or lard to about 350 F.
If you don't have a candy or frying thermometer, don't worry. Just drop a (dried off!) slice of potato in the oil, if it sizzles immediately but gently, the oil is the right temperature. If it doesn't sizzle or sizzles slowly, the oil is too cold;