Potato chips are not only nutritious, crispy, and delicious, but also convenient to eat, exquisitely packaged, and easy to store. They have become the most popular potato food in the world today, as well as important snack food. So, what are the production processes to make fresh-cut fried potato chips? How can we make potato chips that taste more delicious with the potato chips machine?
Choose potato varieties
什么样的土豆最适合做薯片？最关键的一点是淀粉含量要高。淀粉含量高的土豆，炒的时候吸油不多。
这样不仅节省燃料，而且炸出来的薯片不会有油腻的味道。选择马铃薯的种类，一方面可以看出马铃薯种子的产地，另一方面可以进行检测。
这 鲜切薯片的生产工艺
薯片的一般生产工艺流程为：原料清理→去皮→切片→漂烫护色→油炸→调味→充气装袋。
①原料选择：选用干物质含量高的新鲜马铃薯，要求品种纯正，芽浅，形状规整，无霉烂、发芽、虫害，直径在50～70毫米之间。
②Cleaning: Use a washing machine to remove debris and other debris from the raw materials.
③Peeling: using mechanical friction peeling method, one feeding 30-40kg, peeling time depends on the freshness of the raw materials, generally 3-8 min. The peeled potatoes are required to be clean and smooth in appearance. The peeling time should not be too long to avoid excessive peeling and increase the material loss rate in the potato peeling machine.
④修剪：除去原料上的芽、霉等不宜食用的部分。以避免薯片和成型个别不规则原料。
⑤Slicing: Feed the raw materials into the potato slicer one by one, and the feeding speed should be uniform. The slice thickness is between 1 and 2 mm.
⑥漂洗：切片后的薯片必须浸入水中漂洗，防止薯片在空气中氧化、褐变。同时洗掉薯片表面的游离淀粉，防止淀粉溶解到油锅中，影响煎炸油的寿命。
⑦护色：护色液温度控制在80～100℃之间，以达到破坏酶活性、改善组织结构的目的。一般漂烫时间为1~2min。另外，护色液中还应添加少量添加剂。
⑧脱水：将堆放的物料铺在分配器上，除去表面水分。
⑨Frying: The flakes should enter the potato chips fryer evenly, and the oil temperature should be controlled between 180 and 200 ℃, so as not to increase the frying time and increase the oil content of the finished product. The material must pass through the fryer within 2min. Palm oil is mostly used for frying oil. Compared with other edible oils, it has the characteristics of good stability, long service life, and good shortening performance. It is especially suitable for frying oil.
⑩ 脱油：油炸片后，通过振动脱油机除去表面残留的油脂，可延长产品保质期。
Do potato chips need seasoning?
As for whether fried potato chips need to be seasoned, it mainly depends on the needs of processors. Generally, customers who buy potato chips machines from our factory will choose potato chip seasoning machines to season freshly cut fried potato chips. Because seasoned potato chips will be more popular.
