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Peter A

In article >,
says...
> On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:16:20 GMT, Peter A >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> says...
> >
> >I am coming in late to this thread because no one has pointed out the
> >obvious. You *CANNOT* make French fries by baking. Period, end of story.
> >You can certainly make very good potatoes by baking, but they are not
> >fries. Why bother?
> >
> >Peter Aitken
>
> I think it was pointed out. I'll agree that you can't get the same
> product as deep frying. With the mess deep frying makes I usually do
> it outside. Even then clean up is a pita. If there's a way to get
> something closer than what I've done before I'd sure like to know
> about it.
>
> Lou
>
>

I have been quite impressed with some of the OreIda frozen French fry
products, which you bake. Not the same as real fresh-out-of-the-grease
fries, but not bad at all.

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