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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2013, 09:43 AM Jan 2013

Why don't potato chips taste the same? [View all]

Am I the only one who has noticed it? Perhaps to try to make them more healthy they have screwed with the formula that made them irresistible.

I might eat a total of a quarter bag a year, but I find they are easy to resist because it tastes like shit.

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Why don't potato chips taste the same? [View all] Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 OP

Okay. I'll pick some up on my next trip to the store. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #1

Some brands are better than others. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #2

Probably the kind of oils they use. Denninmi Jan 2013 #3

Blame MBAs or competition. In part, the potato chip manufacturers are using less expensive potatoes AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #4

I love potato chips but rarely buy them because I could eat a whole bag a one sitting. RebelOne Jan 2013 #5

transfats taste good dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #6

I remember when Lays first came out, they were a poor pale substitute for Wise. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #7

Kettle Spicy Thai, Utz Crab Chip, and Grandma Utz Kettle Chips... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #8

I'm with you on the Utz Crab Chip fishwax Jan 2013 #9

Ha, yes, it probably is. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #10

different recipes (ways to prepare food) taste differently. nt TeamPooka Jan 2013 #11

I've been saying the same thing about wavy lays for months. They taste stale when you first DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #12

Do you have access to Old Dutch? BainsBane Jan 2013 #13

Better Made still do! bif Jan 2013 #14