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Ore-Ida Golden Steak Fries

September 6, 2021August 30, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Ore-Ida Golden Steak Fries

Quick review: These are big thick chunky fries. The cook up bets in the air fryer where you’ll need up with a crisp exterior and soft fluffy interior. I find …

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Ore-Ida Golden Waffle Fries

July 25, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Ore-Ida Golden Waffle Fries

Over the past year, I’ve been slowly working my way through every frozen French fry bag ; my wife, shaking her head in disbelief will confirm this. Why? Well, I’ve …

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Spicy fish and chips

March 27, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Spicy fish and chips

Looking to turn up the heat on this Brit classic? Try this one for size. In this spicy take on the traditional dish I cooked some Lingcod with Tajinn and …

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Burger and fries burrito

August 15, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Burger and fries burrito

If you’re rolling your eyes right now, I get it. That’s pretty much been the response from everyone I’ve shown these photos too. Still, I’m undeterred, I love this, and …

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Egg n’ Chips with a Southwest twist

May 24, 2020May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Egg n' Chips with a Southwest twist

This one comes from the Brit in me – Egg N Chips is a total comfort food dish. Cook up some chips (yeah yeah fries) and top with a runny …

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Loaded OreIda crinkle cut fries with chipotle mayo

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Ore-Ida Golden Crinkles French Fried Potatoes - loaded fries

These OreIda crinkle cut fries come straight from the oven (about 20-30 minutes of cooking) before being loaded up with: MorningStar Farms crumblers with McCormick hot taco seasoning  Seasoned SW …

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Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food French Fries review

April 22, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries

I’m slowly but surely working my way through every frozen French fry product out there. Why? Why not should be the question. Especially in these days of lockdown, I’ve got …

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Review: Ore-Ida Golden Crinkles French Fried Potatoes

January 12, 2020May 12, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Ore-Ida Golden Crinkles French Fried Potatoes

Unlike their boxed counterparts here, that strive for an ultra crisp finish, these fries have no mad science at work. These are simple crinkle cut fries that can be cooked …

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Review: Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Crinkle French Fries

January 12, 2020April 5, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Crinkle French Fries

I still vaguely remember my first introduction to frozen French fries way back when as a child. The promise then, as now, was the same: enjoy fabulously crisp fries, without …

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