I did try the homemade fries in the pancake batter before. It's quite messy but lots of people love them like that. Seems like it was called cheesy fries and had cheddar baked in them. For something different, you might try that too. They were crunchy.mmmmmmm

I like to use leftover baked potatoes for fried potatoes. I just dice and fry in an iron skillet with a little butter. Butter will create a better brown on your potatoes than just oil will. I use a little of each sometimes. Not too much butter or they marinate instead of frying.LOL

I also like to cook potatoes in the skins (boililng them) for making potato salad and then I save a few out for frying also.

Here lately I have been oven frying my potatoes. I coat the pan with Pam and then slice the potatoes. I dab a couple or three pats of butter on top and cover the pan. Cook on 350 for about 30 mins and turn the potatoes over and cook for another 10 to 15 mins. They come out like fried potatoes. My daughter coats hers in seasonin ranch dressing or anything you like for seasoning.

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;) Me, too. I also dice onions (if you like onions) and put them in. It gives the potatoes a great flavor.

I use red or white potatoes and leave the skins on. I add a little bit of sliced onion for flavor and also slices of green, red, and yellow bell pepper for color. I just fry them in olive oil, no pre-cooking is necessary. I salt them with garlic salt and just a tiny bit of pepper. They are always a hit with my family, friends, and neighbors. I saw them cooked this way at the Marriott hotel once on a breakfast buffet. They've never let me down. I keep the lid on the pan so that they steam as well as fry. You wouldn't need to, but they cook a little faster that way.

The trick is to start with a hot pan, then put your oil into the pan and heat it up, then when everything is hot you add the pototoes and let them cook.

Thank you again, everyone, for all the tips. I appreciate all of your help and I will be giving your recipes a try very soon. I'll let you know how it goes.

I heat the cast iron skillet to searing hot THEN add the oil, about 1/4" high, then the potatoes. Shortening fries potatoes so much better but not many like to use shortening. I don't peel the potatoes if I'm frying them. Turn the heat to med heat and let them alone until the steam from the frying gets thin. I turn up the heat to high and turn the potatoes and let the crisp. We like them crusty red. Smaller red potatoes have less starch in them then big potatoes so fry much better.

i used to fix fried potatoes often,maybe a non-stick skillet would work,i used to fix in a cast iron skillet,cut up fry in crisco kids liked catsup with theirs enjoy