I love making things in the kitchen from scratch! It makes me feel like I am doing a good deed for my family, and I am able to control what goes into the food they eat.
We generally are not a potato chip family, but every once in a while we enjoy them. And we have really started liking sweet potato chips.
My kitchen is not large by any means, so I generally do not bother with equipment that has just one purpose. If it takes up shelf space, I can use it for several purposes.
However, a few weeks ago I found myself invited to a Pampered Chef party. I flipped through their catalog and on a whim thought I would purchase a potato chip maker for the microwave. I fully intended that it would probably be a one and done item but I was feeling adventuresome that night, so I took the plunge.
I am here to tell you it is great! Go out and find a Pampered Chef distributor and get one. I normally don’t get excited about items like this, but the microwave potato chip maker is great!
Some little facts (because I like numbers):
– I used $.20 in potatoes to get 68 potato chips.
– Those 68 potato chips served my husband, my daughter, and me
– It took me 2 minutes to cut up the potatoes
– It took about 10 minutes to microwave the potatoes
And the best part, no oil was used and no salt! I used Mrs. Dash on the potatoes and just popped them in the microwave. I have ventured out and done sweet potatoes as well. My next adventure will be beets when I get some from the garden.
If you need some new excitement in the kitchen, give this a try. I think it is well worth the time spent and the knowledge in knowing you can have a snack food that is healthy!
Julie
We were in no way compensated for this blog post. The opinions are all Julie’s!
You can also make apple chips! My fave “potato chips” are with the chili lime rub sprinkled on top. This is such a fun tool.
What a great idea! I’m sharing that on fb. Thanks Christy!
~Kim
Mmm, homemade potato chips–they sound and look delicious! Glad to hear that Mrs. Dash played a part. Go to this URL to save on future purchases:
http://www.mrsdash.com/Save-50-Cents-Coupon.aspx