The Best Potato Chips:

Top Potato Chips: Flavor, Texture, and Variety

Blind-tested 71 varieties including classic, kettle, and wavy chips, evaluating oils, origins, and dip compatibility across categories.

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Amazon Fresh Classic Potato Chips stood out for their light crunch and balanced flavor but are available only online.

Deep River Snacks’ kettle chips earned top marks for bold umami taste and sturdy texture.

Lay’s Wavy Original chips were praised for their thicker, airy quality and wide ridges ideal for dipping.

More than 70 chip types were sampled across categories, with only the highest-rated advancing to the final tastings.

They’re kind of the ideal of a kettle chip.
— A taster from Wirecutter’s tasting panel commenting on Deep River Snacks Original Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips during testing.

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deep-fried or baked thin slice of potato

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staple food

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#kettle

appliance for boiling water

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