uncle bill s microwave potato chips

🥘 Ingredients

• • potatoes
• • spices
• • vegetable oil

📝 Instructions

1. 1 if potatoes are old , peel and slice thin , less than 1 / 16" in thickness , slicing across the potato
2. 2 if the potatoes are new or good skins , do not peel , just scrub well , then slice them less than 1 / 16" in thickness , slicing across the potato
3. 3 place potato slices in a bowl , sprinkle with some salt cover with cold water and let sit for 10 minutes
4. 4 remove potato slices in batches onto paper toweling and pat dry
5. 5 if you have a microwave bacon tray , rub the tray with a vegetable oil , then place the sliced potatoes flat on the tray in a single layer
6. 6 sprinkle with your choice of herbs or spices or just leave them plain
7. 7 cover with a microwaveable , round heavy plastic cover
8. 8 microwave on high for 5 to 5 1 / 2 minutes or until they curl slightly and are a very light brown in color
9. 9 cooking time could vary slightly , depending on the wattage of your microwave and the thickness of the slices
10. 10 the thinner the slices , the quicker they cook and the tastier they are
11. 11 you do not have to turn the sliced potatoes over
12. 12 if you do not have a bacon tray , use a microwave safe casserole dish
13. 13 rub the inside of the dish with some olive oil for the first batch of potato chips
14. 14 i do not know why , but i find that if you do not rub oil the first time , some chips will tend to stick to the dish
15. 15 after the first batch is done , you do not have to rub the dish again
16. 16 continue to microwave the remainder of sliced potatoes as
17. 17 if using a bacon tray , after the first batch is cooked , you can reduce the microwaving time to 4 1 / 2 minutes and even less as you continue to microwave each batch
18. 18 lightly spray or rub the parchment paper with some vegetable oil or a pam spray
19. 19 place your potato slices on the parchment paper , then sprinkle them with whatever you like and then place another piece of parchment paper on top
20. 20 this will help microwave the potatoes more evenly and they should turn out nice and crisp
21. 21 microwaving time should be between 5 and 6 minutes
22. 22 additional ideas , suggested by deb k:
23. 23 granulated garlic powder with parsley
24. 24 cracked black pepper , grated parmesan and sea salt sprinkled after removing from microwave
25. 25 another , after removing chips from microwave , sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese , zap for a few seconds to melt the cheese , then add a dab of sour cream
26. 26 a great dip is robert rothschild farm dips:
27. 27 emerald isle onion dill and horseradish dip