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[–] Corigan@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

Steak cut. Home fries. Has browns

Don't cut my boys out

[–] JohneryCreatives@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I love my thick wedges! Shoestring always disappoints me for some reason

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

Onion rings top, then tots, then everything else

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

wedges, waffle, tots, onion rings, curly, shoestring, crinkle (never heard them called zigzag), sweet potato

I have had really good sweet potato fries that rank much higher, but they're a gamble. Seem to have greater variation in quality than the other options.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

Starting with the best: 8,2,3,4,6,7,5,1

[–] Zomg@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

8-1-ill order something else

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago
[–] vrojak@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

Best to worst: 83752461

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

So, shoestring and wedges have such a huge range of quality, there are so many ambiguities here!

Not zigzags though. Zigzags can get fucked.

Edit: But really. Trash shoestrings are tue most trash. If you can get the oil hot enough, or do the double drop trick, you get one of the best stand alone fries, but they arent good for dipping in much more than ketchup, and you cant, like, put cheese on them or anything. You need more substantial fries for that. Wedges are similarly niche in the other direction, and the quality of their preparation varies widely.

Edit: replace zigzags with fried zucchini or mushrooms or mozzarella sticks. Then that slot is back in contention.

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[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

3 –> 1 –> 4 –> 2 –> 6 –> 8 –> 7 –> 5

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 100 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Zigzag?? Bitch you mean crinkle cut?!?!

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s not worth respecting something that clearly belongs on the bottom of the list.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sweet potato is at the bottom. If you disagree with me, you're an idiot.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok, but I'm an idiot with happy taste buds.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] Daemnyz@lemmy.ml 52 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Posting such a controversial question and putting in onion rings on this list is bordering on rage bait

Edit: I can't type

I'm really sorry I should have put a trigger warning

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Sides you dip in ketchup" covers everything in the image!

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[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One is not like the others.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

two are not like the others

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sweet Potato is at least a potato.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Is it? In that case, potatoes are apples by French standards. (Because it's in the name.)

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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is not a potato.

Potatoes are a member of the Nightshade family.

Sweet "Potatoes" are from the Morning Glory family.

Completely separate genus. Even though they can be mostly cooked and prepared similarly, they are not related.

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[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're all fried tubers. I'll let it slide. The real travesty is no fried yuca on the list.

[–] RavingGrob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I don't believe onions are tubers..

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[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

... are the wedges the only non fried food in this picture?

How about boiling them tatoes?

Or simply pan fry them with some butter?

Anyways; 1. Wedges, 2. Waffles, 3. Shoestring with surprise sweet potatoes > The rest.

[–] Memetic@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Wedges are fried often times. At our nation-wide supermarket for example, at the ready-made counter, wedges are definitely fried. Same with the mom and pop chicken shop down the street.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

5, [tied: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7], 6, 8

Sweet potato fries are fucking amazing when they're done right. Usually they're overly mushy which I think is why they get so much hate, but they're top tier when the cook knows what they're doing.

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[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

2, 3, 4, 6, 1, 7, 5.

Onion rings are either at the top or bottom of the list depending on the batch.

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)
  • 3 (tots)
  • 2 (curly)
  • 6 (~~zigzag~~ crinkle cut)
  • 4 (waffle)
  • 7 (~~wedges~~ Jo-Jo’s)
  • 5 (sweet potato)
  • 8 (onion rings) - tied with sweet potatoes; they’re both lost and in the wrong part of town
  • 1 (shoestring) - potato chip sticks with more steps

Missing: coniques.

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[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I think onion rings and tots need to be removed from the list as neither are potato based. Substitute latkes and hash browns in their places.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago

Oh shit latkes are like bringing a gun to a knife fight. None of the other options even come close.

[–] pool_spray_098@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bro, what are your tots made out of?

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[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

What exactly are your tots made of, if not 'tater?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Tots are literally cylindrical hash browns.

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[–] GoddessGundy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

-Curly

-Onion Ring (isn't really tater but I love them)

-Waffle

-Shoestring

-Sweet potato

-Zigzag (crinkle cut)

-Wedges

-Tots

Honestly though if im only stuck with the last three I won't even eat them-

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

5, 1, 8, 7, 3, 6, 2, 4

Sweet spud ftw!

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