Potato chipper
Contemporary Era, Europe
AL7040
Device for cutting potatoes to make chips. The potato is placed on the cutting grid and the lever lowered to cut the potato into chips.
Datasheet
- Type: Carving utensil
- Place of origin: Switzerland
- Materials and techniques: Metal
- Date: 20th century
- Dimensions: 38 x 24 x 12 cm
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Crisps
Crisps are thin slices of fried potato, often salted or seasoned, which are said to have been invented in the 19th century. A customer of the chef George Crum, established in New York State, twice refused to eat the chips he had been served. So, the chef decided to stop chopping potatoes and instead to slice them as thinly as possible before frying and salting them. The result was a real success and his recipe spread all over the United States.