Crunchy Homemade Potato Chips in the Microwave
December 2, 2010 - 2:42pm — mslaybau
La Cucina di Kat has a post about making potato chips in the microwave.
The idea seemed implausible since microwaves tend to make crispy things (e.g. toast, pizza crust) stiff, not the other way around. But I tried it and it totally works, the chips are very crispy and light. One potato made about 40 chips (sliced with a mandolin) and I had to do it in 2 batches since that's all that fits without overlapping the chips. It's a little time-consuming, maybe 20 minutes (slicing + 7 minutes each for 2 batches from one potato) but makes a decent snack and it uses almost no oil.