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Why do my fries get soggy? They look so crispy and are really sturdy when I'm getting them out of the pan but let them sit for 5 minutes on the plate and they all start getting flacid. Is it the type of potato I'm using?

>> No.17339055

Cook them for longer and don't pile them up.

>> No.17339056

How are you cooking them in a pan?

>> No.17339058

>>17339055
This, I'm stacking them in a pile
>>17339056
Real easy

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>>17339058
No worries bromosexual.

>> No.17339163

>>17339036
Are you doing the twice cooked method? Potatoes have a lot of water so even if you cook them until brown they're going to be steaming which will soften them. If you cook the potatoes first by baking/microwaving/frying at a low temp, you get rid of some of the extra moisture but it also changes the starch so that it traps extra moisture too.

I usually just microwave the whole potatoes until they're done because it's fastest, then I'll cut them up and fry. They get brown and crispy really easily but they stay crispy when sitting on the plate too.

>> No.17339392

>>17339036
The moisture from inside of the fries "rehydrates" the crispy outside, making them soggy, that's why you need to fry them a second time so this moisture evaporates

>> No.17340543

>>17339036
You have to double fry them. You fry them once, then let the moisture evaporate before frying a second time.