Original Kettle Cooked

What is it?

Batch-cooked potato chips with only salt for seasoning, these come out thicker and more irregular than Herr's classic thin-cut chips. Kettle cooking leaves them with a hard snap, rough edges, and occasional browned spots where the potatoes spent a little longer in the oil. Flavor stays centered on the potato itself, with a plain, lightly salted finish. In Herr's lineup, they sit closer to the old-school kettle chip style than to the lighter, uniformly cut varieties. Sturdy enough to hold up alongside dips or eaten on their own, they let the simple potato-and-salt combination do the talking.