As one of the more popular snacking options, potato chips have made their mark as something that is a necessary side-ingredient for most gatherings and get-togethers. We could hardly resist reviewing this crunchy phenomenon ourselves!
While there are a gazillion flavors out there, (barbecue, chili-tomato, cream-onion, and hot&sour to name a few popular ones), the classic salted version continues to rule the roost. It’s versatile, tasty and never goes out of fashion. After going through multiple packets of chips from 6 different brands, we believe Lay’s Classic Salted (Ribbed) & Uncle Chips Plain Salted (Wafer-style) are the crunchiest, and tastiest potato chips available currently.
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Mishry Top Pick (Ribbed): Tastiest Classic Salted Potato Chips
Lay’s Classic Salted
Lays Potato Chips Classic Salted, 90 g
Lays Potato Chips Classic Salted is a snack with the perfect balance of salty flavor and maximum crunch. If it is ribbed chips you prefer, this one is definitely the best out there. It is made with three ingredients, salt, potato, and refined oil.
MRP: Rs 35*
*Price at the time of packaging
Mishry Top Pick (Wafer): Tastiest Classic Salted Potato Chips
Uncle Chipps Plain Salted
Why Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Salted and Uncle Chipps Plain Salted are our Top Picks:
We picked the top 6 brands that offer a ‘classic’ (plain salted) variant. These are available in ribbed or wafer-style chips. Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Salted and Uncle Chipps Plain Salted were undeniably the tastiest and crunchiest of them all.
Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Salted: The classic salted variant from Lay’s is the undisputed king of versatility. It’s perfect all by itself but goes very well with dips and sauces too. Mustard, mayo or sweet-chili sauce, the balanced salty flavor of Lays Potato Chips Classic Salted allows it to be enjoyed in multiple ways. The size of the chips in the Lays Potato Chips Classic Salted packet was also the biggest, an added point for those who like Big chips.
Uncle Chipps Plain Salted, also a Frito Lay owned brand, is crispy thin, super-crunchy and perfectly seasoned. Goes well with sandwiches, burgers, dips or even by itself. If it is wafer-style potato chips you are looking for, we feel there’s nothing better than Uncle Chipps Plain Salted chips.
Our Review Process:
The Brands We Picked
Opera Potato Crisps Salt And Black Pepper (Buy Now On BigBasket)
Uncle Chipps Plain Salted (Buy Now On BigBasket)
Lays Classic Salted (Buy Now On BigBasket)
Pringles The Original (Buy Now On BigBasket)
Bingo Salted Potato Chips
How We Picked Our Brands
In this review, we were looking for the tastiest, crunchiest and perfectly seasoned potato chips in the classic salted/plain salted category. So all commonly available brands that do a classic version were part of our review. The review included brands that do either ribbed or wafer-style chips.
Our choice of brands also kept price points in mind. We picked brands that offered products in a similar price range. Some gourmet, imported brand may also be offering a plain-salted version, but those would be in a different price range, hence were not a part of our review.
Who Is It For?
Who doesn’t like potato chips/wafers?!
While everyone has their favorite flavor when it comes to potato chips/flavors, the basic plain salted version never goes out of style. This review is likely to reaffirm what you like already or give you a new variant to try out!
Plain salted potato chips have a larger fan following as compared to their flavored counterparts, for these go well with many other flavors. If you are looking to just to bite into something on a game-night, or you are looking for something that’ll be a perfect accompaniment for your homemade hummus or curd-coriander dip – then our Top picks will not disappoint.
The Tasting – Our Parameters
For our taste test, we were looking for a product that has a great balance between saltiness and crunchiness. Apart from that, the ingredients and the overall content of the pack were also important. Here a quick peek at the list of parameters that we set to effectively compare the brands:
The Crunch: The crunch texture of every bite of a potato chip is what everyone likes. Some potato chips tend to be more ‘chunky’ than crunchy.
Flavor: These might appear to be ‘simple’ flavors, the fact is that the classic salted taste of these chips is quite tough to get right. The perfect balance will mean the chips are not over-salty, and yet seasoned such that you keep asking for more.
The Result
We had two Top Picks for our taste review, both with a distinct texture (ribbed and wafer-style) and that may appeal to different people.
Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Salted: Tastiest Classic Salted Potato Chips (Ribbed)
Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Salted, 90 g
Lay’s Potato Chips Classic Salted is a snack with the perfect balance of salty flavor and maximum crunch. If it is ribbed chips you prefer, this one is definitely the best out there. It is made with three ingredients, salt, potato, and refined oil.
MRP: Rs 35*
*Price at the time of packaging
Uncle Chipps Plain Salted: Tastiest Classic Salted Potato Chips (Wafer)
Uncle Chipps Plain Salted, 55g
Uncle Chipps Plain Salted chips are truly addictive. With that perfect balance of salt and lots of crunch, this turned out to be undoubtedly the best wafer-style, plain salted chips in our review.
*Price at the time of review
MRP: Rs 20*