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I’m an Idaho girl and if I’m tooting my own horn, I know my potatoes and I love them. Potato soup, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, twice baked potatoes and a family favorite…easy baked french fries.

I’ve been making french fries for years. I bought this handy french fry cutter which conveniently serves as our apple slicer as well. But cutting fries is not always an easy task. Sometimes I find I’m banging the potato against the counter trying to get it to go through the slicer straight. The potato would rotate and then I found myself trying to cut the potato sideways. And after years of experience, I finally learned a little trick. It’s not revolutionary, but it works. Before cutting the potato, cut off one end. With the flat end of the potato against the counter, it will be much easier to slice without the potato moving and rotating all over the place. Does this eliminate the need to potentially hit it against the counter? No. But it gives you a nice even surface to hit against!

Once they’re cut – soak them in a bowl of water for a while. This will help crisp them up and remove some starch. Then drain the water, toss them in a bowl with some olive oil, kosher salt, pepper and some seasoning salt. Lay them as a single layer on a greased pan, making sure they don’t overlap. Cook them for 30 minutes at 400 and then increase the temp to 425 – 450 (depending on how crisp you like them) for additional 15 minutes to crisp them up. After they baked, I add a little more salt, pepper and seasoning salt to taste.

With our love for fries I’m convinced I need a new french fry cutter. Like this commercial grade cutter.  Or I’ve even thought about buying a french fry disc for my Kitchen aid. Anyone have a french fry cutter they love?