Glass Potato Chips

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June 25, 2012

File this one under: Things Willy Wonka himself could not have come up with. 

Looking for a time consuming, yet nonetheless awesomely scientific kitchen project? Behold - the glass potato chip. Made from fairly simple ingredients (potatoes, salt, water, and potato starch), these are more than a salty snack, they are work of architectural wonder. 

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Check out a slide show from the Huffington Post, and detailed instructions (with helpful step-by-step pictures) from Instructables.com

Potato Chips: A Complicationed But Stunning Snack from The Huffington Post

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2 Comments

witloof June 30, 2012
A "Complicationed" snack?
 
Kt4 July 1, 2012
heehee, so glad i'm not the only one who caught that ;)