After a good rinse, place them back into a bowl of ice water and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. The rinsing and soaking steps remove the starch and sugars that make the fries get too brown too quickly. Using ice water will stiffen the potato's cell walls which help you achieve crispier fries.
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Yes, I do wash my potatoes before I make french fries and I always use Rusett potatoes
No, I just cut them into wedges, toss them with a little oil and salt (sometimes other seasoning) spread them out on a baking sheet with the skins down so they aren’t touching each other and cook tell they are crispy.
Yes but the main thing is to get them dry before you fry
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Yes. Stops you getting dirt and stones in your food.
I know you're supposed to, but I never have, and I've never noticed an issue.
I rinse them, yes. Also imperative that they are dried.
Yeah, quick wash. There's literal dirt on them.
Always
Of course to reduce the startch.
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