Grammy's Kitchen · French Fries · Perfect Crispy French Fries
One of 23 french fries recipes we measured
It ranks #21 of 23 for crust crunch among the french fries recipes we compared. 153 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 23.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| fat | 0% | 8% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 1 kg / 2 lb (3 - 4) floury potatoes ( (Note 1, Aus: Sebago/dirt aka brushed, US: Russet/Idaho, UK: Maris Piper, King Edward)) |
| 30 g | 2 tbsp white vinegar ((Note 2)) |
| 18 g | 1 tbsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((Note 3)) |
| 1 litre/quart canola/vegetable oil | |
| Salt - table salt or sea salt flakes | |
| Shaker fries seasoning | |
| Rosemary salt | |
| Nori salt (coming soon) |
Method: 16 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Never made my own homemade fries in my life, but with skyrocketing restaurant prices, it was about time that I tried! Recipe was informative, to the point, and the end result was stunning! Had both my family praising their taste, and my friends saying they loo” — a cook, 5.0★
“Tried for the first time and followed to the letter including using a digital thermometer and got same result as you David - golden, just not crisp. Disappointed, considering how much work they are. Will think about trying the fridge overnight if I bother agai” — a cook, 3.0★