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Company Information: Classic Foods, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Size: 1.75 oz. (50g)
Purchased: grocery store
Cost: $1
Description (from bag): Some people think all potato chips are alike. But you know that's not true. Our exclusive and secret family recipe calls for only premium potatoes that are thickly sliced and cooked extra slowly, using only the purest oils and seasonings - a process that creates a distinctive crunch and golden color you only get from our gourmet potato chips.
Aroma: Peanut smell with wafts of jalapeño.
Appearance: Medium-sized yellow-orange chips with a bubbled surface and flecked with green.
Texture: Thick & crisp with a good crunch.
Flavor: Salty onion flavor with a jalapeño kick.
HEAT: Medium strength burn.
Spiced just right with a satisfying crunch.
Overall Rating: 3 out of 4 peppers
Company Information: The Inventure Group Inc., Goodyear, AZ
Size: 2.5 oz. (70.88g)
Purchased: airport
Cost: $2
Description (from bag): Poore Brothers Jalapeño Potato Chips have a fiery jalapeño kick for a true spice lover. Perfect for parties or any get together. But, watch out! These chips are INTENSE!
Aroma: Salty jalapeño smell.Appearance: Large golden chips with browned edges and a bubbled surface.
Texture: Thick and crisp.
Flavor: Strong salty onion taste spiced with faintly sour jalapeño.
HEAT: Medium burn.
Good flavor and heat in an all-around tasty chip.
Overall Rating: 3 out of 4 peppers
Company Information: Old Lyme Gourmet Company, Old Lyme, CT
Size: 2 oz. (57g)
Purchased: convenience store
Cost: $1
Description (from bag): none
Aroma: Onion smell.
Appearance: Dark gold medium-sized chips with some green flecks.
Texture: Thin for a kettle-cooked chip.
Flavor: Strong initial onion taste followed with jalapeño spice and strange slightly sweet finish.
HEAT: Mild to medium heat.
Not as "Zesty" as the name implies.
Overall Rating: 2 out of 4 peppers
Company Information: Cape Cod Potato Chips, Hyannis, MA
Size: 2.25 oz. (64 g)
Purchased: convenience store
Cost: $1
Description (from bag): The Jalapeño Pepper, renowned for its intense heat, is native to the tropics of Central and South America. Up until now, this distinct flavor has enjoyed enormous popularity in only the Southwest United States. We, at Cape Cod, decided to change that - we've blended the authentic extreme heat of the southwestern jalapeño with our rich Premium Aged Cheddar. The result is a spicy, yet creamy jalapeño cheddar flavor that is sure to please even the most discriminating "heat junkies".
Aroma: Stale cheese smell, not pleasant.
Appearance: Uniformly golden circular chips with a bubbled surface and occasional green flecks.
Texture: Thin for a kettle-cooked chip.
Flavor: Intense jalapeño flavor with an aged cheddar finish that's remniscent of cheddar broccoli soup.
HEAT: Instant medium heat with a lingering afterburn.
Cheddar doesn't mask the heat of these hot chips.
Overall Rating: 3 out of 4 peppers
Company Information: Tim's Cascade Snacks, Algona, WA
Size: 9 oz. (255 g)
Purchased: convenience store
Cost: $2
Description (from bag): We've been cooking our potato chips in the shadow of the Cascade Mountains since 1986 using an old family recipe. With your first satisfying crunch, followed by the real flavor of premium potatoes kettle cooked, then perfectly seasoned, we think you'll agree that you have found what you have been looking for.Aroma: Instant hit of jalapeño.
Appearance: Smallish deep gold chips, irregularly shaped with slight green flecks.
Texture: Fairly flat and extra thick. Extremely crunchy and well-cooked.
Flavor: Perfect balance of savory onion, garlic, and jalapeño flavors.
HEAT: Medium building heat. One of the hottest jalapeño chips yet.
I'm in love! While the jalapeño is perfectly hot, the CRUNCH is the real star here.
Overall Rating: 4 out of 4 peppers
