The French Fry

Ah, the fast food industry loves this little money maker. The simple fact is that pound for pound potatoes are a cheap food. If you ever grow any (see the Gardening Thrift-opedia section) you'll discover why. A little bit of land produces a LOT of potatoes.

If you're going to cook a lot of french fries the convenient (and expensive) way to do this is to buy them frozen. The thrifty way is to buy your potatoes and cut them up yourself. Yes it takes a little time but you can cut as many as you need.

Fresh cut potatoes are awesomely good compared to frozen plus you can cut them to the sizes that you like!