99% of steak fries are undercooked. I’m not sure why every kitchen agreed on doing this , but it seems like they did. Since steak fries are so thick, they take way longer to cook through in the fryer . In the kitchen, like most other places, time is money, so short-order cooks seem to have a tendency to remove steak fries before they’re actually cooked through. The result is a weirdly wet, rubbery potato, and that’s a shame.
What makes a classic French fry so great is the ratio of crispiness to soft potato, with exterior crisp and interior fluff present in every bite. That's not the case with a steak fry. At all. A steak fry has an overwhelming amount of potato, with a minimal amount of crispiness to back it up. If there's four times as much potato as there is crisp-able surface area, there's no way to win. It's impossible. This is math. This is science. This is the truth.
People still try though. I recently went to lunch with a friend who ordered “thick-cut, duck fat fries,” with the expectation that duck fat would somehow fix the plague of problems associated with the potato. It did not. They were still unpleasantly firm in the center. They still weren't seasoned in the comprehensive way that French fries are. There is no righting these wrongs.Then please, I beg you, just order potatoes. Roasted, boiled, fried, whatever, just don't call them "fries.
Bad French fries will always, always be better than bad steak fries, and good French fries will always, always be better than good steak fries. Steak fries are a lose-lose, no matter how you look at it. Kind of like sayingon a first date or buying sushi at a gas station.
DELANEY!! 😡😡😠🤬🤬🤬🤬
Delany is uh correct? Don’t tell brad.
he’s right and he should say it
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He’s right. Steak fries are lazy and any restaurant that offers these as the only fry option don’t care about you.
J_Dot_J darth
rhetorical_rory Thank you
Y’all had them cooked wrong
Agree 100%
Damn right...where's the crunch?
alexdelany there’s so few things I’m 100% with you on. This one!
You've clearly have not been to Dublin and had double cooked rooster potato fries
Agreed!
Broasted are good!
How can one man be so correct so often
Completely true
Live in Asia rather than the U.S. for a long-ass time and you won't hate steak fries as much. I promise you that.
why does it just make so much sense that it's Delaney lololol
Sorry Brad, Delaney is now my mortal enemy. Step aside.
Okay... Now I unfollow... Your tweets are wack.
dElAnY
This picture does not show steak fries; therefore, this article is wholly unreliable
minacoladas 'Delaney wrote this' *Click* 'Yep'
Steak fries can be good provided they're twice-fried. That's the key.
Ben_Nissan this man using his keyboard like a straight gat tonight... also steak fries like that toxic friend you want to get rid of but haven’t dedicated the energy to it yet. Glad we had this conversation.
Did anyone else order these as a kid and expect them to be made from steak?
I did not know the man could write. It’s not that I thought he was illiterate, its just that...I don’t need to justify myself. Anyway, it’s fun read. And he’s right. Planks of spuds are not french fries. KimJongUn inappropristehashtag
Steak fries are trash. Delany is correct
Delaney clearly lost his mind I think he ran out of alcohol... please report back to confirm !!!
He’s right.
Skating on thin ice with me Delany. THIN ICE!! 🍟
Delany and his hot takes. *shakes head*
100% accurate
He should be ashamed.
When in doubt go crinkle cut, the fry that's hard to mess up. They're almost always prepared well no matter where you're at. The design just seems to make them more crispy.
This person thinks way too much about fries
But...they're my favorite kind of fries!
this take is correct
Rude!
This just made me want to go get fries. (Not steak fries, 😜)
Thank u Alex Delany. This is what the people needed to hear
Delany is right
Truth
And you are dead to me.... how dare you?
AGREE!!!
He's right and he should say it louder.
DELANY!
He's right.
Reported.
Thems fighting words D e l a n y.
I forgot about this garbage take.
Wow. Shots fired. I agree that they should not be sold as “French fries” but if you eat them with sour cream and sweet chili sauce they are anything but garbage.
Facts
Can’t believe I have to cancel Alex Delany
False.
Waffle fries tho?
What a bad take
make alex_delany go eat every steak fry in the NJ suburbs. starting with the real one- Red robin
Pfft. Made the BA 2007 recipe
I bet if they were twice fried, they'd be great, and twice fried would work in a restaurant kitchen too.
Agreed
foods_HQ Steak fries are an unholy hybrid that manage to break the laws of the natural universe by taking two very positive things, french fries and baked potatoes, and somehow creating a negative.
Are they the same as potato wedges? If they are, then I totally agree. Fried potatoes should be crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside. They shouldn't be soggy.
Need to go a step farther. Jo Jo's steak fries coated in cornmeal and pressure fried. A staple of NE Ohio pizza joints. They are crispy skins with a creamy potato center. What a steak fry dreams of becoming.
I think he meant tater tots lol
Recycled post. He just had them prepared improperly. In other countries they call them “wedgies”
You will. It’s the right thing to do.
True story.
i respectfully disagree.
This is truth.
But them taters thick
it breaks my heart to say alex is wrong here
No one cares what you think
We like them all !
cubsgirl1825 It’s a sliced potato that’s fried. You’re stirring up shit for no reason. But I guess that’s all social media and fucking e-mags are good for anymore.
The disrespect?
Well your first problem is that the picture is of potato wedges
Not all heroes wear capes
This is the worst take
Truth.
:(
I've gotten to the point where I read the article and I'm like 'Wait is that x?' *checks the author* 'Of course its x'
Finally someone else that thinks this. They suck.
Don’t apologize. They are awful.
One fry to rule them all. JOJOs are steak fries, rolled in cornmeal and pressure fried. Crispy outside, creamy on the inside and piping hot. A staple of every pizza joint in NE Ohio.
chips m8
DELANY!
Steak fries are the best fries and how dare you. We're fighting now.
They are great with
Lol AgnesKoppandi please read this
behrends_lisa
Steak Fries have a small window where they taste good. Has everything to do with time and temp. A minute short or long ruins everything.
Well that escalated quickly😂
Ha ha funny one
I knew I liked you Delany
Otherwise known as wedges...
Those aren’t fries, they’re wedges.
Unfollow
My carnivore kid ordered steak fries recently and was so disappointed when he was served potatoes. He was expecting a burger and steak on the side.
THANK U
Thank you! 👌🏻
If we call them wedges will that suffice? Bc “wedges” are $$$
All fries are good except shoestring fries. And those *might* be ok if they could stay hot.
Apparently Bon Appetit has reached the bottom of the topic bucket.
Amanda2489
THANK YOU FOR THIS
Skinny, steak, thick-cut all can be great and all can be equally bad. Just depends on how they're cooked. Now Jo Jo's are steak cut wedges dipped in corn meal and pressured fried. In a class of their own.
If the pic is 'steak fries', we call 'em 'Potato wedges' in Ireland, our 'Chips' are 4x thickness of French fries , and you get 'Crisps' in a packet
Hard disagree
How very dare u...
WOW
If you actually knew how to correctly prepare them, they are great. dont be lazy get in your test kitchen before you make these false claims.
Steak fries + brown gravy = joy.
I stan!!!
Get out of my house.
THANK YOU!
Fire Alex Delaney.
Steak fries are baked potato lies
Are they not wedges?
Another reason to cancel your garbage subscription. I miss Gourmet!
YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW
You’ve just had them cooked wrong. Good. More for us
Please explain this to Red Robin.
Potato wedges.
Hear hear!!! They’re almost always cut too thick, not cooked long enough, soggy, and just... potato-ey
Can’t stand them myself.
Whats wromg with you?
Agreed. Nothing as good as well made pomme frites
I'll admit I sat here for 30 seconds thinking steak fries meant that the fries were made of steak and it wasn't a cut of chips/fries
Rude. I feel attacked.
Bye
Controversial, bonapetit , controversial.
delany.
Finally I'm not alone in holding correct beliefs
Well that escalated quickly...
Unfollowed
PREACH~! (sucker for shoestring)
Same!! I hate them so much. Thank you for speaking the truth!!!
is better on YouTube than Twitter.
Love steak fries! Greek Diner after long night with a burger
Steak Fries are a poor man's Roasted Potatoes. Horrible stuff.
Delany!
Ok but have you tried dipping them in sour cream? Try it and get back to me.
facts
Also, Fuck crinkle fries
Hmmm... This article is walking a fine line of making me unfollow the author.. I love steak fries, but I agree they are often undercooked..
Remove that hate from your heart.
I must agree!
“Steak fries. Forever soggy” - The Monarch VentureBros
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No. That's why they are called frittes
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