The first bite of a fresh-picked apple, the crunch of morning toast, the deep cut into rich, flaky layers of baklava, the pleasing snap of a chip. Besides being delicious, what do these foods have in common? They're crisp. They have a brittleness that causes them to shatter in your mouth when you first bite into them. It's a sensation that many people enjoy. Making potatoes crispy requires some extra cooking steps, as you'll discover in this food science project, but the results are well worth the effort. If you love to cook, try this science fair project, and become, not a potato masher, but a potato master.

Concepts

baking, cooking, potatoes, food science

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Additional Tags

cooking and food science, crispy, frying, oven-fried, science fair project, french fries, science buddies

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)