I’m 54 and still have my nan’s old chip pan. Half and half beef dripping and lard , proper potatoes on the hob . Absolutely delicious… not the healthiest but can’t beat them

Little tip when you open your bag of chips cut a U shape at the top so you can tie them back up again when you put them back in the freezer save spillage 👍👍

I prefer to buy a 10kg bag Morris piper’s at the local farmers market for £6.00 You can then pre-cut your own chips . You also have a good stock of potato, for other uses. Shepherds pie, and various other dishes. Back to the chips . I cut and precook, ie power boil,for about 10 minutes, then after a short period of rest it’s into vegetable fat, for short periods, until your desired outcome. Some people like really dark coloured chips , so more cooking required. Each to their own. 👍

Agreed, chip shop chips for me should really be thick cut, softer and greasier than regular oven chips. Those looked decent for what they are, and I have tried the Harry Ramsden’s before - great in a chip butty with lashings of butter and chip spice, mmmmm!

You will never beat chip shop chips. As oven chips go, I've tried main branded and supermarket branded. I alway go back to McCain's homefries crinkle chips. I cook them in a halogen oven, they are lovely if you don't over cook them. They are the only oven chips I will buy now.

I keep a bag of frozen in for tired nights, but make my own proper chips in a chip pan, NOTHING compares to proper home made.

I always buy frozen chips but deep fry them,I know it's not healthy but boy do they taste better, thanks for your brilliant entertaining and educational channel, and your natural humour, love it 👍

I always had branded frozen chips from childhood..then the same when my children were growing up. I never even considered buying a cheaper alternative. However the last few years has been a struggle for me financially so now I'm only ever buy the own brand chips..or make my own. It's easy to pimp them up!🤣 I've always got a bag of these Iceland ones in the freezer 😊

Nice one gaz! Also loving the union jack on the fridge and that lovely pint 😀

They look nice. And the Iceland ones for 13p per 100 grams are not bad. Them and a couple of eggs wonderful. Quality video Gaz, with one of our favourite foods.

Banging video Gareth (love them all) ... wanted this frozen chip comparison for ages. Can you do an ALDI beef dripping chips comparison in a future video please.

Last week l bought a 1kg bag of frozen chips from Aldi , the bag cost £1.65 and should have been steak cut chips , it was a big shock when l opened the bag , inside all the chips looked like they had been cut from new baby spuds , first time l have ever taken anything back , got my money back . Keep up the great videos ,. l have made my own chips , part boil dry them off , and then put in a bowl spray with oil , and add chill powder and turmeric powder , twenty minutes in the Air fryer , they taste great .

Peel your own spuds! They are putting all the prices up rip off!

I would do them at a lower temperature, my airfryer said to reduce temp from what packets say, I am surprised the airfryer instructions on the bag said 200C still. I also like to roll them in oil halfway through cooking, or dripping or other fat. For some reason most manufacturers think people want to cook chips in an oven to be healthier, so most are very low fat -I just want them from the oven for convenience.

I've not tried the basic Iceland chips, but their Ridiculously Crispy Skin-On Chip are absolutely the best frozen chip I have ever eaten. Done in the air fryer with a small amount of oil and salt, unbeatable!

Hello young man, how about seasonings, I personally use Maggi, its a liquid that can season nearly all savoury foods from pies to gravy, curry, soups and stews ? I also use Shwartz season all which is a salt, pepper and mixed herb season all, this has changed a basic cheese on toast or added to a plate of chips up to the next level, both available from Asda, both are game changers (use sparingly at 1st). Best wishes to you all ! Colin.

The ingredients for both are near identical. As there is no artificial food colouring on either I am guessing the dextrose (sugar) is for the colour and at a different level of caramelisation. Maris Piper are the superior spud for chips. S&V:- Definitely salt first which is on the top layer, then malt vinegar which will take up the salt and drain it to the lower layers. Other way around is for the same people who put cold milk on the teabag first. We sadly don't have enough mental hospitals ;) I always S&V my chippie chips at home because the chippies never put enough on and use "non-brewed condiment" which is not malt vinegar at all.

I tried the Harry Ramsden chips today and quite liked them. Thanks for bringing them to my attention.

We buy the blue bag smaller bag £1.00 now they do big bag £2.00 girls said they are bringing in stuff like the food warehouse we love them Gareth cheers great review xxxx👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I noticed there you show the air fryer instructions back in my day it was frying and grill instructions glad they now putting that info on now they still do the BBQ method I notice but have not seen frying instructions for years ….. Good video as ever 👍

Great comparison Gaz it’s cheap frozen chips for me I got chip salt to put on from Morrison’s keep up with the great videos as always 👏👏👍👍

Your reviews are superb Gareth, a bit of humour enhances any review. Looks like Harry's chips won the day.

Nice one Gareth. I'd happily try the Iceland chips at that price. And, the great salt & vinegar debate finally solved!

All ready to cook chips have been treated of some sort. You never get these bagged chips that are just potatoes cut in the chip shapes. Another fab video. I love chips.😋 I think I prefer the Iceland ones. Cheers.

Iceland chips are damned good in my opinion . Great video

Brilliant review gaz. I just watched it while having a bath/( you had the tap end!). I prefer harry rammsdens👍 . Theres so many different makes and types of frozen chipd out there, you made a good choice. All the best, and dont complain about getting tap end!!!😂. Regards steve.

I bought the cheapest Iceland chips and they cook great in the air fryer being 3 adults and 2 kids . Nannan me. daughter and hubby and 2 grandkids we use a kilo bag per meal nearly. I still have a chip pan and I use beef dripping nowt like proper chips. Great show Gareth

When I saw the bright yellow chip it reminded me that chip shops in the black country batter their chips so they are the same colour.

Intresting video Gareth . . . . spot on! 👍👍😎😎👍👍

I’m sitting on the couch watching a man eating chips 😂

I find it's best to airfry oven chips, and normally, the inexpensive chips deliver the best results. we all put some kind of sauce on them to improve the flavour.

Another great video Gareth ,interesting I make my chips with Marius piper too in the air fryer. Mmm regards mark

I think you might prefer the Harry Ramsden's because one of the ingredients in the coating was dextrose which I believe is sugar. Only you could pick up a chip & say its a bit yellow it looks like a hi viz jacket 😁 Yesterday I suggested lemon juice & hot water to clean your greasy rack if its super greasy rub half a lemon over it leave it for a while & then wash off in hot soapy water

Chippy-whips! I have been watching all your vids, Gareth, but not keeping up very well with comments. I did like the bacon one - glad none of it went to waste, just into a butty! Cheers!

Hi, Gareth, best homemade chip I find are Albert Bartlett rooster potatoes thick cut and fried in beef dripping, yum 😋

great review mate, i got the potato slices to try in freezer later, cook when the weather cools down

The chip butty 😋 thick white bread ,good butter and loads of salt and vinegar.just unbeatable.

What would be a good comparison , would be the Harry Ramsdens vs frozen maxi piper chips , I think all the difference would be the type of potato used .. great video nonetheless 👍

Hi Gaz…I’ve been buying oven chips for as long as I can remember….every make and type that’s been available……forget the oven……..depending on how many you want just shallow or deep fry,5 to 10 mins ….perfect,and the cheaper ones without the fancy coatings always seem better.😋😋

Hi mate. this is not related to the video but is a joke that you might like as an Army veteran. So a reporter was interviewing 3 servicemen. One soldier, one Royal Marine and one RAF Airman and he asked what they would do if they found a scorpion in their tent. The soldier said he would kill it with his knife and throw it out. The Marine said he would kill it with his knife and eat it. The Airman said he would ring room service and ask why there was a tent in his room. Just for laughs from one Veteran to another.

Another entertaining video my man, could I suggest a clip on microphone to give you more consistent audio? Won't cost the earth and I think you will be pleasantly suprised at the results! Good job mate 👏

Another great review lad. Just a tip don't let uri geller near your spoons again 🤣

Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜

I think I like the look of the Iceland chips. Not really into the colour of HR. I love chip shop chips, but they are for a day out at the seaside treat ( I’m old n a bit chubby ) 🤣🤣🤣 Use my Air fryer mostly at home and make my own chips 👍🏼🌻🦘🌻

Excellent comparison, thank you

Good to see Barrow are getting a new Sub. Thanks for the video. Chip butty for my tea tonight!

Ordered Harry Ramsdens oven chips the other-day from Iceland to try them and had some last night and wow the best oven chips I've ever had!!

Thanks for a great review . Think I'll try the iceland ones this week ..

The Iceland ones look better to me Gaz, the Harry Ramsdens ones look overcooked. I guess the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Asda homestyle frozen yips are pretty good if you fancy next time you're in Asda. Cheers, Gaz , always a pleasure watching your vids !

You did make me laugh when you were on about the frying pan ha ha you can do anything in it. Good one.😂👍🍳

Although Aldl, Lidl and Iceland do have some good food on offer, I've found that their frozen chips fail miserably - they're either completely tasteless or every bagful has more than it's fair share of scraps - bits of chips that dry out so much during cooking that they get chucked away. My favourite frozen chips are the Albert Bartlett range. 😋

Great review Gaz! I'd still love a malt vinegar comparison review!👍

I don’t mind both of them but the hr fish is amazing would love a comparison between cheap fish and expensive thanks ❤

Agree with you that frozen chips taste of nothing, you should try finishing them in a wok/frying pan and turning them into salt and pepper chips. it just brings them up another level taste wise.

Supermarket spuds are so unreliable at the moment, just went looking and found a specialist potato wholesaler a couple miles away who supply the food trade but also sell sacks to the public. Happy days! 😁

Nice review Mr Chipping "Chips". They both look good to me Gareth, yellow or brown. It is important to have the right variety of potato for chips. Same with crisps. Otherwise the potato flavour and texture gets lost in the chipping process. Always vinegar first before salting for me. I hope you enjoyed the chip butties. Another top chip off the block review today Gareth. Cheers 👍🤤😀

Hi Mate.I can always remember going to the South of France when I was a Kid on Holiday and having French Fries for the first time from a beach bar in St Tropez.They were amazing.Nothing has ever come near or replicated them.Dunno if it was just the holiday with my Dad who sadly passed at a young age and fond memories but I always remember that holiday with him and eating those amazing fries in a paper cone on the beach

Thanks for the review ! 👍 The harry ramsdens include the species of potatoe and that they where potentially grown in ireland which is another plus point.

You can get oven liners for gas and electric ovens. Just check for the temp.

Instead of malt vinegar, you should get yourself some non-brewed condiment. That's if you want the exact taste of the vinegar from fish and chip shops, since surprisingly they don't use actual vinegar. Non-brewed condiment is basically a vinegar substitute created with water, acetic acid, flavourings and caramel for colouring, and it tastes a lot different to malt vinegar, and it's the reason people can never quite replicate the fish and chip shop taste at home. You could get some and do a video comparing NBC vs malt vinegar on chips, that would be interesting to see.

Chips = 94% Potato. Gotta laugh 😛

*Superb review Bald Foodie Guy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌* They both look delicious to be fair

Nice one Gaz. I like my chips fat and greasy with plenty of brown sauce then some Irn bru to wash them down Then a deep fried Mars bar for dessert 😅

Thanks for another great review 👍🏻

Aunt Bessie's Homestyle frozen chips are my fave! £3.30 for 1.3kg (25.38p per 100gm) - fried in the deep fat frier 🥰🥰😁

I used to visit Harry Ramsdens fish and chip restaurant at Guisely near Leeds before it was taken by Ross fish Co. I’m fairly sure that the chips (and the fish) were cooked in beef dripping, (beef tallow for U.S.) by far the best cooking medium for both taste and health!

Hi Gareth. Would the oven liners for fan assisted ovens sold in Amazon work for the crumb tray ? Great videos ,Thanks!

I cut a strip all the way across the top of the chip bag and use that strip to tie the bag after taking out the chips I want to cook. Also, I always use a deep fryer. I hate oven chips, haven't tried any in my air fryer yet, (It's got one of those rotary chip whatsits). My dad always had a chip pan half full of pork dripping to fry the chips in and his chips were always absolutely brilliant. These days I cook my chips rice bran oil, not as tasty as pork dripping, but much healthier, (and still a lot tastier than oven chips).

Hi Gareth from Spain, tha's lookin' reet chipper there, lad! Here, we get thick cut chips from the supermarket and cook them in the air fryer attachment on top of the halogen oven. We find that we have to give them a bit of a stir round otherwise the edges get a bit overbrowned. We can't be doing with those skinny "French fries" that we get served up in many places.

I don't like frozen chips cooked in deep fat fryer but the frozen chips done in the airfryer they are so nice I've got a chefree airfryer grill and I've a basket for my chips I cooked some last night I warmed the sirfryer up with basket in and when warm i put jn frozen chips they cooked so fast about 10 minutes I really enjoyed them love fran xxxc

Try dampening all over the the lower tray with a little water. Then spread the tinfoil on top and smooth it out from the centre to the edges before you wrap it around the edges. This will keep the tinfoil in place and help stop it from moving around and tearing while sliding the tray in and out, and should only need to be done once..

My very first job in my dad's chippie was peeling and chipping the spuds. I was about 12 at the time. Back then only beef dripping was used. First they would be par fried at a lower heat, ready for frying at a high heat. Lovely 👍. But now I use frozen chips from Lidl or Aldi and cooked in the oven. Recently I got an air fryer but haven't used it for chips, so I might give it a go tonight. I judge what chips I use in this way. 1. Thickness. 2. Price. 3. Crispness outside. 4. Fluffy inside. I don't really worry about the colour. I don't buy any HR products as you pay extra for just having the name. 👎.

Definitely going to give those Harry Ramsden's a go next time I'm in the local Iceland that is actually inside the Range here.... You get a bit of TGI-Friday's at The Range also - love the Wings and things! Try them if you haven't yet...... Ciao.

Aunt Bessie homestyle chips. Best frozen chips I have eaten. Crisp yet fluffy.

I want to see a compilation video of all the mmmm’s. Nothing else, just the mmmm’s. Thank you.

Good to compete Gareth.Iceland aren't bad for the money however my favourite is aunty bessies. By the way good news Barrow getting that submarine contract 👍

I do my own in the airfreight Gareth. They akways cone out great 👍

Hi Gareth I like the Aldi thick cut chips lovely chips but in your review I go for the darker chip every time see you on your next one

Can’t beat peeling & chipping potatoes, my preference is to coat in some dripping then cooking in an airfryer. Recently picked up a Tefal Actifry for £20 in a charity shop which means I don’t need to shake the basket for even cooking.

i know you dont have to but i always put my oven chips in a bowl and give them a shake in a bit of oil . it just lifts them up a bit

Both looked very nice. I like Waitrose oven chips, but most are okay. They need tomato sauce !!! xx

The colour difference seems to be due to the type of potato used, the Ramsden's are maris pipers and come out the same colour as the chips I make from when using pipers in the airfryer with a spray of oil were as the Iceland look to be using a cheaper variety, I have often found my chips look that colour when I use bakers.

Chips are one of those foods that isn't absolute priority. I'll get flak for holding that opinion while being English, but they don't need to be Maris Pipers or very expensive. Iceland also do some passable value sausages. 32 bangers for 2 quid - bargain!

Ninja on bake, 180 deg about 20 min no pre heat. They are oven chips, air fry to harsh. Local cafe cooks bacon on flat gridle/ hot plate with what looks like flat iron on top which is keep hot.

Aldi do a skinf on fries... they are really nice and come out perfect and crispy. Sadly I have a egg allergy and they had a egg based batter on them.... made me quite ill... Who would check the ingredients of chips for egg?

Wife buys McCains. Not seen HRs and Iceland are in the centre of town and difficult to shop there. Can't beat a chip butty unless it has curry sauce on it.

question is... are home made chips better than store bought chips? which potato variety do you use for chips? does it make a difference in taste? i prefer home made chips, or cubes... cubes cook faster and you can flavor them better...

Good comparison and it's gotta be a couple of rounds of bread and butter every time hot enough so the butter melts good video 👍

Kids and me tryed Lidl triple cooked in dripping chips a few weeks ago did um in the air fryer and they were amazing. Shame you've not a lidl near you as would like to see your Huuuummmm face as you try them. Great videos even got my elderly mum watching them 'spot on'.

Hi Viz vest made me spit out my tea 🤣😂🤣

I recommend the frozen, triple cooked beef dripping chips from Aldi. Bit pricey and I know it's lazy but after a 12 hour shift they're absolutely fab done in the air fryer.

Cannot beat home cooked chips. Soak chipped potatoes in water over night them deep fry the next day for extra crispy chips then load them with 🧂 salt

Love the Harry Ramsden chips and his fish and his mushy peas

If you look at the ingredients, the Ramaden's are just potato whilst the Iceland ones are full of additional starches and sugars. Maize starch is basically from corn and that's why they look yellow. Cheaper generally means.. more added rubbish.

Im having to budget and spent a few quid on asds yellow priced items. I have a few bags of their chips. 88p a bag! Can't go wrong. But my favourite are lidl chips. About £1.39 for 1.5kg bag. Nice and fluffy n crispy in my air frier but I'll def give those Iceland one a try. Look yummy as for asda one, get what u pay for but they are OK by me. Though I have to slap some garlic salt on to give them some taste, and ketchup...lots of ketchup lol

Why is the water in Whitehaven harbour orange/brown? Loving your work, keep doing what you do.

You can't beat homemade chips done in the chip pan and made into chip butties but it's got to be butter on the bread

Will have to try the Harry Ramsdens living on my own, a bag that size will last ages

Maris Piper are my favourites for chip and roasts. I never heard of Harry Ramsden frozen chips but by the looks the Iceland look better for crisp, moist and fluffy. Some potatoes are a bit yellow.

Nice review Gareth. They looked tasty Best wishes Gareth