What's the Best Type of French Fry?

Today, Josh and Nicole discuss every category, type, and style of french fry to determine which one is best!

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[zoufan]

Josh has professed his love of wet food but doesn’t like zucchini lasagna because it’s wet 🤔

[daddyespressodepresso]

The best fry I've ever had was at a small, family owned burger place that was close to my apartment in my college years. They were small wedges that were seasoned and triple fried and they had the perfect balance of crispy, crunchy outer layer and soft, steamy centre, while also having just the right amount of seasoning to enhance the potato flavour without completely overshadowing it. I would eat at that place like twice a week just for those fries, until they changed to a regular fast food shoestring fry and I have never felt more devastated than that day.

[jemfromrainyviije]

So I used to work for starbucks until mid-2020. They have a food bank donation program, but every attempt i saw them make it implement it was largely unsuccessful and eventually ignored in favor of continuing to throw food out (although we often would take home "expired" pastries and food and also pass it on to our unhoused regulars). The last attempt I was there for was unsuccessful because there was a specific person who was supposed to come and pick up food donations every week and they just stopped coming at a certain point, so food was piling up rotting in the fridge for weeks on end. i have also known people who were fired from starbucks for giving expired food to unhoused people.

[kimberlydawn]

Finding out that Josh is a metalhead makes everything else about him suddenly make so much more sense to me lmao

[MuchCorn]

On crinkle cut, my biggest gripe about Culver’s used to be the crappy cafeteria crinkle cut fries…but they changed something in the last 5ish years. Still crinkle, but SO good. Very crispy outside, and it has a long half life. McDonald’s has a 2 minute half-life (IMO). Culver’s crinkles hold for 30+ mins.

[Endquire]

The absent-minded professor was a 1961 movie that has a sequel called son of flubber(1963) and a remake called flubber in 1997 starring Robin Williams. Dr Dolittle was a very old book series and then a 1967 film starring Rex Harrison. Then Eddie Murphy made a new one and then Robert Downey Jr. The nutty professor was a 1963 movie by Jerry Lewis that many consider his best. Eddie Murphy remade it into an abomination that I think tropic thunder appropriately mocked, in principle at least.

[TTL]

So, Kids Cuisine always reminds me of my Grandma, because sometimes I would get to eat them when I was at her house. Then Josh says "Addalt" and that is just the way she would say "adult" thanks for bringing back those memories! Also, if I could have 1 fry only, it would be Chick Fil A waffle cut fries. I like salt over batter because the batter has flour and flour is not my friend.

[jamesericdunphey]

Marshmallow fluff is a staple in Sweet Potato Casserole. That's probably why they pair it that way in that restaurant.

[gigaflar]

Fajita Fries are by Inland Valley. I also ate these cheap and amazingly seasoned fries as a kid and am still chasing that potato goodness.

[bastianandthebear]

Part of me agrees with the cold chocolate dessert thing. One of my favorite things it chocolate cake that's been in the freezer. Something about pulling that frozen layer of frosting off and eating it whole is so nice.

[davidgroves]

I agree with the frying pan thing. If I want to fry something like chicken, or steak, or even burgers... I break out my electric griddle. So much easier. Mostly I think it is my stovetop unevenly heating the pans but I love my griddle. And finally my local Kroger started selling ground deer meat! It's not cheap at all but they have it.

[LW]

I live in Maine. Northern Maine to be exact. There was a local restaurant here that was legendary for fried foods. They had hand cut onion rings and fries. Their fries were always Russets. They were a bit thick, squarish and more soft than crispy. They were always brown because that’s what Russets do. Those fries with salt and vinegar and then dipped in ketchup were Heaven on Earth!! If you ate them with your fingers your fingers would always get wet and greasy lol. I can’t do them justice with words. They were Russets, brown, kinda floppy, ugly…everything a fry shouldn’t be and they were DELICIOUS!

[mobiqu]

There was a little Caesars near me that used to put the hot and ready's that didnt sell on top of the dumpster instead of in it. 40:26

[wiscomagpie]

Growing up my Dad would deep fry russet potato fries in the backyard. The BEST part was he would deep fry the skins 😋. You should do an episode on scraps 😜😂

[lizzingaround]

Josh I think they are Inland Valley Fajita Fries (were also sold as Island Valley Fajita Fries at one point)!

[joshuawalding]

This pod is so much better with video. Audio only does not capture the relationship between the two.

Also occasionally have more guests!! I love those too!

[timseitz]

KFC most likely got rid of their potato wedges for the regular fries because they are part of Yum Brands (the Pepsi Brand that owns Taco Bell). Therefore instead of having two different styles they got rid of the wedges to save money. The KFC fries are essentially the same fries as the Taco Bell Nacho fries without the seasoning.

The wedges were far superior and should still exist.

[mazzanda]

Re: Zucchini Lasagne - sheet/slice your zucchini, lay on baking paper on a baking tray. Cook in oven for 10 minutes at 180C (don’t know what that is in Fahrenheit), then remove from oven and layer in lasagne. No salt, and less wetness. Thank me later.

[SheWhoWalksSilently]

I think Red Robin’s has pretty good French fries. I do love a good thick cut fry, like their steak fries.
I do feel like Nicole, I don’t know if I’ve had the best fry yet.

[Jay-yroi]

The best fries in the world are any fry you get on the boardwalk at the beach, with Old Bay and malted vinegar, in a gigantic bucket that you are totally going to share with your friends, they're right over there, what, you don't see them?