OT: The French Fry Debate

[Deepster]

Saw this on Bill Simmons' Facebook feed, thought it fed perfectly into some of the food threads here.

The Deepster's French Fry Power Rankings

1 - Garlic and Parmesan fries
2 - Pommes frites (traditionally cooked in duck fat)
3 - Truffle fries
4 - Shoestring fries
5 - Curly fries
6 - Regular french fry (think Wendy's size)
7 - Sweet Potato fries
8 - Crinkle Cut fries
9 - Waffle cut fries
10 - Steak fries (does anyone like these?)

Did I miss any others? I don't think things like chili fries should count. Or poutine. Those are more than a seasoning. They're a full blown ingredient dumped on top.

 

[bobbygt]

That's a pretty solid list.

I am not a french fry snob, and in fact, I'm sort of the opposite (not implying anyone is a snob). I seldom eat 1-3, but i'm getting hungry just thinking about them.

I'd keep your top three just for the love of the way they sound.

I seldom eat steak fries, but I have fond memories of eating them at a place called the Ground Round as a kid and they were amazing.

Are potato wedges a french fry even though they don't include the word 'fry'? They are similar to steak fries I guess. Dumb question: they are a wedge.

 

[OkaForPrez]

Crinkle Cut(Nathan's) needs to be on there. You've got curly twice, maybe replace one of those. I'd say regular needs to be below waffle and sweet potato.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

McDonalds has the best fast food fries

 

[GlastonTim]

Trumbull Kitchen has great truffle fries.

 

[Dove]

My oven-baked sweet potato fries and regular potato fries are the . Am experimenting with parsnips and so far so goooood.

On the fast food front its Five Guys with the most sinful that I have experienced.

 

[August_West]

Steak fries are great, but they need to be cooked ( fried) just right. Because of their size and thickness there is a very small window for perfection. When done right the combination of crisp on the outside and tenderness on the inside is sublime. They are also the fry most likely to burn the heck out of your mouth.


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[CL82]

Saw this on Bill Simmons' Facebook feed, thought it fed perfectly into some of the food threads here.

The Deepster's French Fry Power Rankings

1 - Garlic and Parmesan fries
2 - Pommes frites (traditionally cooked in duck fat)
3 - Truffle fries
4 - Shoestring fries
5 - Curly fries
6 - Regular french fry (think Wendy's size)
7 - Sweet Potato fries
8 - Curly fries
9 - Waffle cut fries
10 - Steak fries (does anyone like these?)

Did I miss any others? I don't think things like chili fries should count. Or poutine. Those are more than a seasoning. They're a full blown ingredient dumped on top.

Although I more a sweet potato shoestring kind of guy now, I used to love the steak fries from a burger joint called Kelly's. Anyone remember them?

 

[storrsroars]

I'd add duck fat fries.

 

[August_West]

I'd add duck fat fries.

See number 2!


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[Fairfield 1st]

Tater Tots ineligible?

 

[alexd]

My oven-baked sweet potato fries and regular potato fries are the . Am experimenting with parsnips and so far so goooood.

On the fast food front its Five Guys with the most sinful that I have experienced.

Agree about Five Guys. Went there when it first opened in Farmington because there was so much talk about the first rate burgers, but it was the fries that knocked me out...

 

[CTGoonie]

Disco fries (or taters) at Plan B. Trust me on this. It is the next best thing to a Poutine. I hope you all have had Poutine before???

 

[superjohn]

How is he going to make a French fry list and not have Poutine fries in there. I'm craving some Merkts cheddar fries as we speak. Also no chili cheese fries on the list, come on Simmons you are slipping.

 

[Fairfield 1st]

Just had Poutine at Jay Peak. Killer

 

[patrick]

#10 with gravy!!

 

[Huskyforlife]

Anyone elso notice he had curly twice

 

[storrsroars]

See number 2!

I missed that. So replace it with McD's original fries using the original beef tallow/oil recipe. McD's now has the worst fries of the major chains IMO.

Btw, curly fries suck. Twice even. The only seasoned fries I've ever enjoyed were ones with rosemary and ones with Old Bay. And not curly in either case.

 

[suzyq]

Steak fries are great, but they need to be cooked ( fried) just right. Because of their size and thickness there is a very small window for perfection. When done right the combination of crisp on the outside and tenderness on the inside is sublime. They are also the fry most likely to burn the heck out of your mouth.


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Rein's has nice steak fries, and yes I burn my mouth every single time.

 

[August_West]

Rein's has nice steak fries, and yes I burn my mouth every single time.

Yes!!! Reins rules!


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[Horatio]

Wendy's fries use to be better but they changed the cut. I'll still take those with 2 sweet and sour sauces. Jimmies of Savin Rock crinkle cut fries are addictive. Sweet potato fries can be annoying at times.

 

[huskymedic]

Rudy's in New Haven's Authentic Belgian Frites w/ dipping sauces: Awesome w/ beers...

 

[7774]

Steak fries are great, but they need to be cooked ( fried) just right. Because of their size and thickness there is a very small window for perfection. When done right the combination of crisp on the outside and tenderness on the inside is sublime. They are also the fry most likely to burn the heck out of your mouth.


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This guy knows fries.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

For some reason the fries that always taste the best to me are the ones you get with your room service burger after a long flight when you're hating yourself for your lack of discipline and inability to order the garden salad.

 

[uconndoit]

According to researchers David Stillwell and Michal Kosinski, the best predictors of high intelligence include liking "Thunderstorms," "The Colbert Report," "Science," and "Curly Fries," whereas low intelligence was indicated by "Sephora," "I Love Being A Mom," "Harley Davidson," and "Lady Antebellum."

http://www.christianpost.com/news/s...urly-fries-linked-to-high-intelligence-91914/