To cut potatoes for French fries, start by selecting large, firm russet potatoes for the best texture. Wash and peel them if desired. Cut off a thin slice from one side to create a flat surface for stability. Place the potato on this flat side and slice it lengthwise into ¼-inch to ½-inch thick planks, depending on how thick you want your fries. Stack the planks and cut them again lengthwise into uniform sticks. For crispier fries, aim for thinner cuts. Rinse the cut fries in cold water to remove excess starch, then pat them dry before frying or baking.
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48 Comments
Thanks bro
The skin's the healthiest part of the potato lol oh well. Still a great video. Thanks
Thank you!! I love how you just showed the basic and easiest way to cut up these potatoes for french fries!! You're awesome!!
short videos are the best
Thank you..really appreciate it
Your like the dad. I never had, respect
11 milon ton friews/chips per year world wide looool its a 11 MEGATON!!!
This video deserves a Nobel prize
Ty
I also add a teaspoon of salt to the water and it helps to make them more crispy and reduce the starch. Good video! 👍
Thx
Very helpful
Just bought a deep fryer. First thing that is getting fried up is the French fries so had to make sure I was doing this part correctly! So thanks for the quick, precise and easy instructions
You know how the Japanese invented that cubic watermelon so that they could stack them? Well I want someone to engineer potatoes to be cubes so that when you cut them for fries, you ONLY get the even planks instead of those lame ass corner slivers that I absolutely loathe.
Thank you so much 👍 it was a great help for me
Keep the skin on, makes it way more crispy
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that's a whole lotta dumpling
Amazing Thanks
Wait, no story of family, or some bullshit about smashing this and hitting that….holy shit. Thank You!!!!
my potatoes are round red potatoes so i cut it in that shspe
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Thanks
Thank Q
Excellent tutorial
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I can't believe I never thought to stack them, no wonder it takes like an hour😅
Thank you!!
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You don't peel the skin, that's the yummiest part!
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Thank you for teaching me how to cut a potato into French fries❤
1% cutting potatoes
99% cutting potatoes with knife
Jazak Allah
the way youre cutting the potato is turning me on
Ok now teach me to tie my shoes
Useful 😊
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2025 tmr u still the best
Mine turned out pretty good thank you
came home from work empty handed as family is enjoying tv and looking craving for chips.. now I need to improvise home made snack.. found a potato but dunno how to prepare for french fries 😂 so excited now to try, thanks to this video!!!😊
I needed this thank you
Now cut enough for 3 days worth and season them to bake
you're still goin strong despite the algorithm storm, I mean that's 9 years bro and you're still on top of the search! thank God my wife commanded me to cut potato to fries 😂
As a 28 year old man searching how to cut a potato, I can’t believe that thing on the end is made to get the bits out of the potato!???
I like how this gets right to the point. No minute long elementary school speech intro of "CUTTING. WHAT IS CUTTING? FOR CENTURIES, HUMANS HAVE BEEN CUTTING THINGS. FROM WOOD. TO STONE, AND YES EVEN FOOD. JOIN ME ON THIS JOURNEY ON HOW TO CUT POTATOES"
I am a 12 year old searching how to cut a potato when eating chips. Bruh.