A potato crisp is what the British call a potato chip.
A potato crisp is a thin slice of potato deep fried invegetableoil until golden brown and 'crisp', some have added flavours, plain salt, salt and vinegar, cheese and onion are just three examples.
Crisps is the word that people in the UK use for potato chips.
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A potato crisp can be as large as any cross section of a potato. If you slice a large enough potato and fry the slices, you can make a crisp bigger than a human ear.
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This may be the French food item "gaufrettes" - latticed crisp potato wafers.
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You need to first cut your potato in very thin slices.Then you need to deep fry them in alot of butter and salt.Next ,when your potato slices are crisp,take from pan and set on paper towels.
I like mine with a crisp skin so I bake at 400 for an hour. I also cover the skin with butter before baking so that helps it crisp as well.
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We call them chips because there basically chips of a potato. Similarly what you call chips or potato chips we call crisps because you fry them to a crisp... If anything you Americans should call your "fries" chips because they are chips and your "potato chips" crisps because there fried to a crisp! +++ Also [French] Fries are usually cut thinner than British chips, so are not quite the same thing.
If you cook a potato in the microwave for 10 minutes, it is done. Putting it in the oven would only crisp the outside. If you want to do that, 10 minutes should do.
I worked for a potato chip company in the Detroit area for 7 years. A stale potato chip usually will not snap as crisp or sharp as a fresh one. There will be a slight bend to it before it breaks. Also, you will taste more of a bland potato flavor as opposed to a deep-fried potato taste. The taste just about loses its "fried" flavor.