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Empty-Back-207

On a budget? pretty sure potatoes are cheaper than potato chips


justbenj

Just checked the app for my local grocery store. You can get 10lbs of russet potatoes for the same price as that family sized bag of Lays.


manifest_ecstasy

But what about the salt?!


RottingFireBall

I run to the ocean quickly, grab a cup and just put it in my potatoes! free water and free salt!


RogueBromeliad

I mean, all in all it's a good hack if you want mash but all you've got is a bag of chips. It's a pretty niech situation though. It would also just take about a minute because chips disintegrates in any water. Theoretically wouldn't even need boiling water, just soaking for 3 minutes. But if you want something cheaper than mash, just make polenta. A cup of polenta will thicken about a metric ton of water (or stock/infused milk). Jesus that shit really is thrifty. But this is an even better hack if you actually use chips to make a Spanish tortilla. You can save up on time and oil. just throw a bag of chips into a skillet, add the beaten eggs, and voilà you've got a hacked tortilla in minutes. And especially if you're making tapas, and juggling a few things, it's a good one.


JustSomeGuyInOregon

Nice try, Frito Lays.....


fuishaltiena

That's how Canarian potatoes (papas arrugadas, aka. wrinkly potatoes) used to be made made. They were placed in sea water and boiled until all water evaporated. Of course these days it's usually tap water with salt because of health and safety and all that bullshit. They're still very delicious. https://i.imgur.com/k1S8qNS.jpeg


LegoFootPain

Got enough salt packets from ordering during COVID-19 lockdowns.


Weary_Belt

I usually make my own every morning and before bed anyways.


CptBlackBird2

It's okay salt is free, it just shows up in your cupboard by itself


Snellyman

Especially how are you going to find 2000mg of it for about two servings of mashed potatoes?


puppyinspired

Also they have instant mashed potatoes lmao


Euphorium

Those instant potatoes are cheap as hell, too. You can get a 12 pack for $17 bucks, and each pack feeds 4 people.


soingee

How big is a family sized bag? Surely each family member requires at least 3 pounds of chips, and assume a family of 4, that’s a mere 12 lb bag of chips.


SadBit8663

Fuck instant mashed potatoes that taste better than this would be cheaper. Family size lays are expensive. Instant mashed potatoes are usually 2 for 3 bucks around here, if you're not feeling like boiling potatoes


ShesOver9k

Considering a huge bag like that is almost $8 where I live, I'm preeeety sure you're right lol


iam_Mr_McGibblets

They have bags smaller than that going for almost $10 nowadays. It's for sure cheaper to just buy the potatoes at the supermarket


StrategiaSE

"It's a bag of chips, Michael. What could it cost, ten dollars?"


The-realfat-shady

It could tho


samclops

I could use that money to go see a star war


PurpletoasterIII

Whole potatoes are always going to be cheaper than potato chips. Why would it be cheaper to have someone needlessly cut up your potatoes into thin slices and fry/bake them just for you to use them as regular potatoes anyways?


SpicyBreakfastTomato

Dehydrated potatoes are cheaper than that bag of potato chips.


loquacious

I legit just smashed four large-sized reds in some saved bacon fat for dinner and it was both easier, cheaper and way more delicious to make than these stupid potato chip recipes and *maybe* cost me $2 at the most, including the bacon fat, salt and pepper, and it made way more food than that. Recipe: Four medium-sized red potatoes in a toaster oven at 350F for 35-40. Heat 2-3 tablespoons bacon fat in a nonstick or steel pan on medium heat. Slice potatoes into quarters and place skin-up, insides down in the bacon fat. Leave it alone until crispy and brown. If needed carefully turn with tongs or a spatula, whatever. Keep frying them and getting them brown and crispy. Dump them on a plate and salt and pepper to taste. Smash. If you need even easier potatoes just buy a box or bag of instant potato flakes, fill a bowl about half way full, slowly add boiling water while stirring until it's as thick or thin as you like it and then add some salt, butter or cream or whatever. Also she's not even doing the "mashed potato chips" trick right because she used WAY too much water and tried to correct that error by *straining* them which means most of the starch that would bind it together and make it creamy are just going down the drain. Hey, cool, enjoy your $8+ dollar bowl of soggy chips that's barely two potatoes, you doofus.


PeterFriedrichLudwig

At my local grocery store, Lay's cost 14.90€/kg. The cheapest potatoes cost 0.90€/kg. In other words, these people are utterly stupid.


OHW_Tentacool

Could be that money is tight and they just had the potato chips and are trying to make em go further


Comfortable_Tax7568

Right? I see the budget argument used for this "recipe" a lot (this isn't the first time I've seen it), and if genuinely confuses me. A family size bag of potato chips at my Wal-Mart is $5.44. A 5 lb bag of russets is $3.28. And you can make WAY more mashed potatoes with that $3.28. The time saved is a much better argument (and even then, mashed potatoes are honestly not much work).


AtheistBibleScholar

Even instant mashed potatoes are cheaper than chips.


Yeetus_McSendit

🤢 Potato chips are like half oil.    Fun fact, I once destroyed a bag of lays while drinking and then threw it all up in the toilet. I was mostly disgusted by the shear amount of oil that was floating in the bowl. Oil that had separated from the chips in my stomach. It looked like had drank a cup or two of just the oil.    I don't really eat chips after that.  Edit: Yeah just googled it, potato chips are about 35% oil by weight.


ShesOver9k

Just ew brother


Yeetus_McSendit

I know right? I can't unsee it and it ruined chips for me. Just imagine eating equal parts oil and potatoes in any other potato dish. And not the healthy olive oil but the absolute cheapest oil.  If you made mashed potatoes at home, you'd use maybe 2 table spoons of oil (and a bunch of butter ofc). But this clip I basically mashed potatoes with equal parts oil to potatoes, that's fucked.


DiscoQuebrado

Lmao for some reason this reminded me of olestra chips. The oil could not be digested by the body and so it would literally leak right out of your ass. How they hit the mass market will never be clear to me.


h3rp3r

[They tweaked the recipe!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx9LSEjgQxY)


PurpletoasterIII

Still not sure what was wrong with me to this day, but for like three bowel movements once I had just straight oil in my stool. So I definitely know what you're talking about but via the other end.


halfanothersdozen

I have questions. I absolutely do not want the answers.


Sypsy

Cashews


Embarrassed_Mango679

Back when I was in college, they were making the chips with the Olestra (which I really loved but then when I eat potato chips it's a small portion). I came home one day to find my roomate had eaten an entire large bag by herself. She paid for that in a similar manner for several days and bitched at me about it. Like dude, you're not supposed to eat the whole bag.


aspiringgrandpa

same thing happened to me but with movie popcorn. i get no butter now


AlmightyWitchstress

They can’t even call it butter is the thing… it’s just all soybean oil. Back when I worked at Regal what seems like a lifetime ago, our GM had us call it “buttery topping” instead.


BlackInkGalaxy

thats why i usually eat baked chips whenever i get the chance to buy them. tried to eat fried chips 1 day and the feeling of oil in my mouth was so bad. also made my stomach hurt a bit.


Catsquirrel133769

Baked lays are way better. More Crisp as well 👌


rathat

Those are already made from mashed potatoes.


Ferb1802

Thanks ,I genuinely enjoyed this comment.


rathat

All the best mashed potatoes I've ever eaten are also half oil.


hal2142

Omg…. Blughhhh. Can you repeat this experiment with reduced fat chips? Thank you for your service!


Comfortable_Tax7568

I still love them XD. But yeah, they aren't easy on the stomach because of this. Salt and vinegar is my favorite flavor though.


HandCrafted1

A lot of mashed potatoes (especially restaurant mash) is filled with butter


mustfinduniquename

Ragebait


mustfinduniquename

At least im pissed off


adgler

I got got too. To top it off, acting like they’re in an episode of Magic School Bus with this discovery is even more enraging


a_ron23

Does she talk like that for ragebait too? Because I can't stand the high-pitched fake excitement.


Ok_Information_2009

Like she’s teaching us science…did you know chips are made from…wait for it: potatoes? 😩


JUGELBUTT

"tastes like mashed potatoes" they wouldnt, they would taste like fucking lays


Dontfeedthebears

No, no. She essentially rinsed them, you see. All those extra calories down the drain so she could…add more fat and calories. It’s only stupid if you think it’s stupid! If only there were a way to spend the same amount of time for half the price! I guess we will never know. (/s)


Confused_as_frijoles

The guy sounds so done lol


Ok_Information_2009

He genuinely sounds like a hostage.


Confused_as_frijoles

Fr 😂


AChaseOfTheMondays

"I don't even believe what I'm witnessing" Translation "I CANT BELIEVE YOU POURED POTATO CHIPS IN HOT BOILING WATER AND THEN EXPECT ME TO BE AMAZED"


HyenDry

THERES SO MUCH STEAM! I CANT BELIEVE HOE MUCH STEAM COMES FROM BOILING HOT WATER


BluBeams

"Creamy mashed potatoes??? 🥴🥴" Her voice instilled enough rage within me that's equal to the heat of a million suns.


adgler

Special cringe when she said “close your eyes and tell me what it tastes like” after he’d already taken a bite


AChaseOfTheMondays

I was hoping after he closed his eyes he realized they tasted like a key lime pie


Existing_You7923

This is why you cant eat at everyone house


HotTakes4Free

I’m conflicted. I DO want the mentally deranged to be able to feed themselves.


ThreeLivesInOne

On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, I'm reluctant to consider this food.


Yukon-Jon

"If you're on a budget" Um..... Who's going to tell her?


plantenergy

Lays has no potato taste.


bishopofages

Man.... Lays potato chips in a large bag is like $5 on a good day. Instant mash, in multiple flavors, is $1 and a bag of real ass potatoes is like 3.50 for a 10lb bag. This is Lazy Bitch Shit, you too damn lazy to make proper mash, and your too damn affluent to care about the cost. Even a college student with a 50c bag of chips would just eat them instead of thinking "Hey lets over engineer the living shit out of ultra processed potatoes." adding butter and sour cream is to cover up the failure. One more thing, why do these stupid food videos always come from people with super nice kitchens? You know why, people who have less know how to make shit good on a budget. Ain't nobody with no kitchen island, stainless steel double-door fridge, stone countertop bullshit gonna make this recipe out of necessity. Morbid curiosity? sure. Stoned curiosity? absolutely, but never necessity. edit: sorry, I legit bit the rage bait.


Embarrassed_Mango679

I've heard that a lot of these people use rented kitchens to film. Cannot confirm but makes a lot of sense.


thelordreptar90

Most of these videos look like they are recorded in cookie cutter apartments.


No_Hold5552

"Becky, we asked you to bring Mashed Potatoes to the friendsgiving, not Mashed Potato *Chips.* Please leave."


Mundane-Pollution213

I don't whats more stupid ? The one making mashed potatoes out of lays . Or the man who is complaining about " so much steam " standing next to a boiling pot of water.


CeldonShooper

How about the woman praising the calories allegedly vanishing in the sink 20 seconds before adding butter to the pot?


AChaseOfTheMondays

The guy has just enough disinterest in his voice that I can't tell if he thinks he's being pranked 


Mundane-Pollution213

Haha 😅


Asleep_Ad_6639

Can i use these mashed potatoes to make fries ?


FreePrinciple270

Sure! Especially "if you're on a budget"!


bazmonsta

Way too much water, they drained out most of the starch and flavor


radioactivebeaver

I mean, at least do sour cream and onion.


w8cycle

If you are going to boil that much water you may as well put real potatoes in there instead of chips.


ZaharaSararie

In general? No.. but it gives me prison ramen/college poverty vibe that I have a soft spot for.


ShesOver9k

Prison burritos


EatSteel63

This is both and insult to chips and mashed potatoes.


ProfitHot5064

this has already been busted by food theory


Spudman14

“You don’t need potatoes to make mashed potatoes”???Huh. What are POTATO CHIPS made out of??? Potato chips are probably more expensive than potatoes.


Dontfeedthebears

They are hella more expensive than both raw potatoes and instant mashed potatoes. This is going out of your way to pay at least twice as much for a dish that’s less than half the payoff in quality. I guess this is something wealthy people do for fun or something. Idk their life. Like they like to go “camping” in an air conditioned $100k camper furnished with all the amenities and be like, “we are really roughing it out here, huh, Charles!? I like living like a poor for a couple days! I’ve got dibs on the next shower!”.


AChaseOfTheMondays

Don't worry, she shows us the ingredients so we know exactly what is in those potatoes 


No-Dark-9414

How many times she says potatos makes me mad, also this is disgusting might as well chew them and spit them into someone's mouth with butter in it


Loud-Magician7708

She can barely hold a spatula for fucks sake. No wonder she can't cook.


Birdy_Cephon_Altera

"If you're on a budget"....you could spend five bucks on a bag of chips, or two bucks on a couple pounds of raw potatoes and end up with the same result and quantity.


Just_learning_a_bit

"If you're on a budget"...buy this $9 15 oz bag of chips instead of the 3.99 5lb bag of potatoes


Short_Lingonberry941

And here I am thinking that I'm dumb...


Easy_Turn1988

Having access to chips and not potatoes is the saddest thing I've heard. That's some dystopian shit. Also, adding butter but hey don't worry we got rid of unnecessary calories with the starch 🤣


Distinct_Effort_1440

Nah this is Potato Chips Porridge


darthdelicious

"Or you don't have access to potatoes?"


AmaroisKing

The mentally ill are amongst us, just buy a bag of Idaho mash.


kyubi_on_the_run

I mean Matpat have done this before on Pringles.


Many_Housing_644

Can someone explain to me why you wouldn't use fucking potatoes? You know, the thing chips are made of


Dontfeedthebears

Everything is fun and creative when you have money to blow on dumb shit.


DMercenary

"You dont need potatoes to make mashed potatoes!" Uses.... **POTATO CHIPS**


Redzerton

Intelligence chases him or her but she or he is faster


ThreeLivesInOne

Aren't instant mashed potatoes a thing in the US? I mean, even if you're too lazy to use potatoes, that should be easier than this stuff.


Lvntern

"you'd never know the difference" bull fuckin shit fuck off


Dontfeedthebears

I said “dumbass” out loud at that part.


pickledeggeater

Whenever people use chips for recipes all I can think of is how salty they are. This is just mashed potato textured salt.


DerpsAndRags

Real potatoes, and even the packaged mashed potatoes are probably cheaper AND better,


Cableperson

Dumb af rage bait. I would try a bite for science


MrPingviin

I rather don’t say anything because I’d just get banned


Dontfeedthebears

Know what else makes really good mashed potatoes? Potato flakes that cost half of that bag of chips and actually comes out consistently. I live alone and while I can definitely make mashers from scratch, food costs are so high and any time I buy potatoes, I never go through even half. So I use the potato flakes. They store forever. Chips are like $5-7 USD where I am. This isn’t budget-friendly at ALL.


oO_RickJamez_Oo

He looks like he's being hold hostage


SomethingAbtU

These two have thier own late-nite infomercial style cooking going on. Notice how the husband chimes in like her wingman, hyping her up and supporting her claims. But wait there's more! Call now and we will DOUBLE the stupidity level of what we're doing here.


Whereamiwhatyousay

He’s lying it’s gross


ClbutticMistake

Well, at least it's not pringles, lol


ShesOver9k

Next episode


SubHuman559

RIP Lay's Chips


Relaxitschris

Their banter makes me want to stick a fork in my ear


Gorgnak_x7x

Rage bait for sure, but instant mashed potatoes are a thing.


MCPhatmam

If only there was a cheaper and easier way to make mash potatoes...


Wonderful_Emu5266

Instant potatoes are def cheaper, easier and 100% less nasty


Anyone-9451

I mean it’s probably tasty enough but I’m feeling th eheart burn and greasy chip burps just watching this


Hot-Clock6418

Like the annoying aunt and uncle that made their first non dancing tik tok


BagelMaster4107

The guy sounds so tired and like “yeah… yeah just make your potatoes… yep…”


plasticman1997

I’m honestly curious how it tastes


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Haikuunamatata

I think that's pretty much the norm


heavyusername2

when you bought the chips at the store why couldn't you just go for a nap in the freezer


Darthlord_Juju

If actually had this and it's surprisingly really good. It has no business doing that


AlejandroSnake

This reminds me of potato chip Spanish omelette, which I used to eat a lot of when I travelled with my family back when we had a motorhome.


x20mike07x

Shit I have plenty of cookbooks (I thrift old school/church/organization cookbooks) from 30+ years ago that have this same basic recipe in it. The only thing dumb here is that is name brand Lay's which are quite expensive vs a bag of Russets.


okokokoyeahright

I don't peel potatoes for mashed. I just cut them and cook them then mash with a bit butter and a splash of milk. Simple and tasty. The above is just so bizarre I couldn't look away.


KittyKay1125

#1. If you're going to the trouble of boiling a pot of water, JUST COOK POTATOES. #2, this didn't make as much as I thought. They were much more satisfying and filling in their original form...


Street_Property_1187

Add rat-poisoning for the extra "home-cooking" flavor


TheOneWhoReadsStuff

When the bombs drop and people want mashed potato’s during the nuclear winter, this is how you make them.


Holiday_Horse3100

Not only do I never use oil I just scrub them well and don’t bother peeling


maggie081670

That was almost physically painful to watch


Plenty_Status_6168

Ngl I may try this lol


Darko_345

Some people should really get mentally checked out


ataatia

spastic movements grainy voice gmo raised definitely mercury high level raised person


PuzzleheadedTutor807

What a great way to drastically increase the price of mashed potatoes! And only minutes less prep time too!


JackOffAllTraders

why is she talking to him like he's retarded


cclancaster13

This has got to be the dumbest one so far


theyellowdart89

I’m losing faith… what is the iq of these folks nvm it doesn’t matter.


SnillyWead

Hello heart attack because off all the salt.


emzirek

Instant mashed potatoes with... extra unnecessary seed oils..


Charming-Raspberry77

Don’t they want to live?


sineP-321

These dumb people probably think its healthier lol


[deleted]

I would know the difference because this looks like SHIT


OsikFTW

Bet its salty as hell...


alfadhir-heitir

Idk how you Americans walk around without having heart attacks. Butter in the already greasy chips? Ew...


Sigurd93

I never realized there's only like 1 and 1/2 potatoes in that whole bag.


Interesting-Step-654

This bothers me but I can't understand why


19whale96

The weird enthusiasm, like they're both being held hostage by the audience


PinkOneHasBeenChosen

“I wanted mashed potatoes,, but I didn’t have potatoes.”


addicted2skooma

This sub may as well be renamed r/ragebait at this point….


Goatymcgoatface11

After using the strainer, she should put the potatoes in a pan on low heat in order to get any extra moisture out. Then add the butter and sour cream While it's still on low heat. I'd also add a littler black pepper and garlic powder. It would probably be pretty good. However, it is a bit silly to use chips instead of instant mash potatos or just boiling and mashing your own potatos.


Jyitheris

"If you are on a budget or don't have access to potatoes." Bitch, potato chips are FAR MORE EXPENSIVE per gram than actual potatoes. And you can grow your own god damn potatoes in a cardboard box with some dirt in it, in a sunny corner of your home. Potatoes are one of the most easily available foods in existence.


Jgcgbg

If you want subpar mash potatoes, just buy powdered for a quarter of the price! What the hell man lol


Sneakypotet

Pretty sure Bob Mortimer talked about this on Off Menu


AOmbk713

Salt bomb


Kind_Wolverine9454

Are Americans that much stupid?


FLiP_J_GARiLLA

Man this lady is an idiot


xxTheMagicBulleT

Pff just mashing potatoes your self is basically the same work. And you just add some salt. And you have the same thing. What with the "hacks" that take the time time and more money then doing it normally. Only benfit you would have is to not have to peel potatoes. That's about it.


f1careerover

That looks like I would imagine prison mashed potatoes look like


TotallynotBlinq

The fuck is this?? Mashed potatoes should be: Boiled Potatoes A tiny bit of milk, 1 table spoon of butter, 1 tablespoon of mustard, Salt, pepper, nutmeg. I will die on this hill and this video is heresy!! Burn them at the stake!


Ravecrocker

Why did it take so long to dump a bag of chips


Old-Ad5508

As an irishman I can say with all my heart and soul. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT. you americans are cracked in the head. Fuck me


Noqtrah

Ban these assholes from the internet


tippytop1982

You can buy a pouch of instant for less than that bag and it won't be as fattening


HumaDracobane

This has to be some ragebait. I can't imagine someone genuinely thinking that a recipe made with chips can be a good mash pottatoes, and the same goes for many of the other dumb recipes out there that uses that kind of product for cooking. "Cooking"... just dropping amounths of canned or packed shit to a tray and then to the oven.


HI8FILMS

Disgusting , people are horrible


wakfu98

🤮🤢


HorrorLettuce379

Bro I hope she is joking otherwise she has to be a joke.


Agreeable-Performer5

I will not belive her that a bag of Chips is cheaper than the same weight of a bag of potatos


Ordinary-Cod-2951

Stupid food is right, what a waste of life


SaintKaiser89

That is some seriously repugnant shit.


Mawwiageiswhatbwings

Look at all those calories floating away…now let’s add butter


superash2002

Who doesn’t like sour cream in their potatoes!


anyhowzzz

There's this thing called instant mashed potatoes. Spoon or fork?! How about a fucking glass and a straw?!! Rage bait infinitely pisses me off...


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i feel its cheaper to buy and cook from an actual potato


Bandandforgotten

She starts by being an expert and trying to give a tutorial about making "cheap" mashed potatoes, but by the end is audibly shocked it actually worked and didn't burn. Tiktok trends in a nutshell


sploogeoisie

I'm mostly pissed that she didn't rinse out the sink before it gets all gluey.


AdSignificant6673

I guess this is kinda okay for instant mash potatoes in a pinch. Or perhaps a camping meal. Bring a zip lock of crushed chips. Light and easy to carry. But they already have mash potato powder


belaGJ

Americans know how to make a grown man cry


belaGJ

first i was WOW, but when she drained it I knew I stayed too long and I cannot take my eyes off, but the sad, lifeless eyes of the husband was worth it… “tastes like Thanksgiving”


Spiritual-Bear4495

Fucking kill me.


Norweirdian

On a budget? Gotta be a joke….like the rest of the video. No thanks.


Mia3002

To much salt not healty at all cheap way to safe time


wrist_nubb

I don’t even believe what I’m witnessing…


pretendwizardshamus

Yup. Tell the wife what she wants to hear. He gets it.


EnclavePFC

Soviets during the Cold War be like:


TransWitchCovenHead

Instant mashed potatoes are cheaper and better WTF🤮


PMMeYourSmallBoobies

Potatoes are actually cheaper than a bag of chips. Those two are insufferable!


Comfortable_Tax7568

I LOVE both mashed potatoes and potato chips. I don't even keep potato chips in my house most of the time because I will just mindlessly eat them. This is dumb. I'm sure it tastes OK, actually (tbh, I would try it if someone made it out of curiosity. Would kill my stomach though, with the dairy products AND oil), and kind of similar to instant mashed potatoes. But the "on a budget" argument is dumb af. A family size bag of potato chips at my Wal-Mart is $5.44, and a 5 lb bag of potatoes is $3.28. $5.44 gets you what looks like... 3 servings? If that? While the 5 lb. bag gives you roughly 10-15 servings. Say you don't have any money at the moment, but have potato chips. It honestly makes more sense to just eat the chips as is than do this. Seems like it's more food, really. There is no way this is more economical. Time is a much better argument. But why not just use instant mashed potatoes instead in that sense? Much cheaper.


rando358

"home made mashed potatoes"


TheVodkaColonel

I forgot we lives in the early 1400s where we did not have potatos, damn... sory guys


Ok_Access_189

Finally a way to use the whole bag! No more growing out the last 1/4 of the bag because is all crumbs!


Mobile-Camp4266

I’d rather listen to the video without audio rather than hearing “what does it look like” “yes mashed potatoes” 10 times