What I Need Is A Chip Hoe Or Hook!
I have always liked fried new potatoes. Earlier in the week, I boiled a small packet of Charlottes and fried the remains with my supper tonight.
I’ve always had difficulty turning them in the pan. C used to use a slice and a fork, but that method needs two good hands. And I only have one! So I’ve tended to rely on making sure that only firm chips go in the pan and then using a bit of tossing to turn them.
What I Need Is A Chip Hoe Or Hook!
It was whilst I was frying them tonight, that I felt that a miniature hoe, as used in gardening might do the trick. Obviously, the shape of the end would be the key to a good design. Effectively, it would just lift the chip to see it was cooked on the underside and then flip it. A simple hook in an appropriate material might do the trick.
I am reminded of a very old joke.
A visitor was being shown around a monastery. He came across this monk with a large pile of potatoes, which he was peeling and cutting into pieces, before dropping them into a large saucepan of boiling fat.
The visitor smiled and said to the monk. “You must be a chip monk!”
He got an immediate reply. “No! I’m a friar!”
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