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So, I got my air fryer to make some
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great fries so that they are true
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replacements of what I crave when I eat
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up. So, what's the point of having some
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great fries if they don't at least stand
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up to my favorite fast food fries? So,
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that's exactly what we'll do today. We
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are comparing how well the airfried
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French fries stand up against McDonald's
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You can try to guess along with me, but
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I'll first be doing a blind taste test
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and then breaking it down. But first, we
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have to make the homemade airfried
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fries. So, here's a quick breakdown of
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It all starts with some rusted potatoes,
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which I've sliced up into these thin
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fries. Soak it, get the starch off, and
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then boil it for about 5 minutes or
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until they're cooked just enough that
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they are tender, but they are still
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firm. Then go ahead and drain those
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potatoes and then transfer them onto
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some paper towels and pat them dry as
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much as you can. This here is the exact
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texture, consistency,
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and firmness that you're looking for.
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transfer them into a bowl and then cover
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it with generous amounts of olive oil.
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Toss them really well. And while that's
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happening, my air fryer is preheated.
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And now we're just going to air fry them
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at 450° F for about 10 to 12 minutes.
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Here's what they look like right after
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they're done cooking. Right away,
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transfer them into a clean bowl. Season
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them with salt. And here is our homemade
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fries. And I'm going to put them on
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these plates down here. But of course,
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my MS will then kind of switch it up.
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Here's our first fast food fry. In the
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center there is the homemade fry. And
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here's our third one. So now it's going
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to get shuffled. Camera's below me. I'm
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going to close my eyes.
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Good crisp. I think I know which one
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this is, but let's take the next one.
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And very fluffy inside. All right.
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I think I know which one this is, too.
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This one could be mine.
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I know that limpiness from anywhere.
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That one was McDonald's, right? That was
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McDonald's. I love the limpiness.
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I have to say McDonald's is
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really good. Plus, we're competing with
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deep fried potatoes here. We are air
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frying it. The pizza pizza ones, they're
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kind of hollow inside. Still good, but
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if you're looking for like that
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potatoiness along with the crisp, the
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pizza pizza ones, at least this order or
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this location is not giving me that.
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They made it like when I entered the
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Pizza. pizza. Even McDonald. Both were
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made when I had entered the store.
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Maybe it's just like cuz they do all use
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Maybe it's just like how it tastes. If
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you want tasty, fluffy, crisp potatoes,
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then I'm kind of happy to say that
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while some pieces of the homemade ones
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does have that homemade nest in it, this
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That's crisp and pillowiness as well.
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And it does taste a bit cleaner compared
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to pizza pizza. So I think the first one
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that I had was the pizza pizza fries.
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We'll rank it out of five based on
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crispness, overall flavor, and
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So pizza pizza on that scale, potato,
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I'd give it two. Crisp
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five. Overall flavor two. again because
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of the medium like it just tastes like
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burnt fryer oil. Maybe it's just my
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Then I think I had I definitely had my
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homemade one. Crispness
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three. It's air fried. It's not deep
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fried. Three. Potatoiness
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five. And overall flavor
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when comparing it with my favorite ones,
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which is going to be the McDonald's one,
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Then came the McDonald's fries. I guess
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that's what our competition is right
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sort of four. Yeah, four.
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I like the limp ones, too. I won't
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deduct points for that. I'm biased. And
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overall flavor, McDonald's fries 515.
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So, is it even a surprise that
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McDonald's fries beat it? Not to me.
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McDonald's fries are very special to me.
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But is it worth it to make the air fried
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homemade fries? And I think yes, if I
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to getting a similar experience to
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McDonald's. And it actually beat what I
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experienced with the pizza pizza fries
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It doesn't take that much time. The only
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hard work is the chopping, the soaking.
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But I want to know what you all think.
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So try it out and let me know if you
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want to see more content just like this.
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Should I compare tenders or nuggets
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next? Let me know down below.
