Potato Chips

If you've never made these, you have to try. You'll never want to buy from the store again.


a large potato
olive or canola oil or both
salt
knife, spatula spoon fork or other utensil, skillet

Heat about 1/2 cm of oil in the skillet to high heat.
Peel and slice potato. Slice as thinly as desired (the thinner, the crispier-- thick ones that cook less crispy are amazing too).
Drop slices into the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes, until desired crispness. Salt to taste.
Remove the chips from the oil and.... well, eat them.

Serve with fish (of course), sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, dip-- you get the idea.That is, if there are any left after you've finished sampling them.

Made these tonight for the first time ever. I don't know if it's the fresh, natural, pure ingredients or if it's the satisfaction of making them all yourself, or the fact that you can eat them hot-- but you can't beat homemade chips.