Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2010

These are a huge hit in my house! I make skinny fries, don't soak and put the oven to 400 degrees. Other than that I follow directions and ingredients.

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Chris

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2010

These fries were a big hit. They are packed with flavor. I did as another reviewer suggested and fried them in a deep fryer. I whisked together the oil, spicy vegetable juice and about 3/4 of the spice mix and let them sit for about 10 minutes. I fried the potatoes in 350 degree oil. At 375 degrees they browned too quickly before the inside was done. Then I sprinkled the remaining spice mix onto the fries after I drained them. I added a bit more salt. Fantastic. Thanks for the post.

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Recipe Collector

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2010

I followed the recipe closely and was surprised at how these turned out. Usually fries in the oven are too mushy for me, so I cut the potatoes very thin (about 1/4" thick strips) and they crisped up very nicely. Also add 1 tsp. of paprika to the mix and it will really help tie in all the flavors. Great submission.

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jjm1982

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Lenox, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2009

These were really good and easy to make! I didn't have tomato juice so I used barbeque sauce and only used a teaspoon of salt and no dried onion.

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nublet

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

These are great. They're not supposed to be particularly crispy, but in order to insure maximum crispiness: Skip the water soaking step. That's to keep them from turning grey, which, after you add all the red stuff--they won't look grey. So skip that. I reduced my amount of oil and V-8 (spicy variety) til the total amount for this recipe was 1/3c. of liquid (not 1/2 c. as recipe would have it). Spray your pan with Pam, and spray the tops of your taters with Pam--both times. Don't skip the step where you flip them, that is ESSENTIAL in oven fries. You haven't got to flip them precisely, but you DO need to move them around on the sheet, or else they'll cook unevenly and any shot you had at crispness is gone. I also reduced the cayenne pepper and left out the salt (the V-8 has plenty for me.) Thanks for a keeper!

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JARRIE

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009

OK, but I baked at 425. If I do these again, I'll reduce the cayenne pepper because you can't taste anything else. Different.

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PPK

Living In: Watertown, South Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2009

I liked the way these tasted but have to work on getting the crisp just right. I think the temp needs to be higher so I'll try that but the taste is good.

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DGREENWOOD

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Milford, New Hampshire, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2009

good! family loved them, even the picky 4 year old!

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rbmaxfield

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lyme, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Montpelier, Vermont, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009

Very nice. I halved the salt and did 3/4 less cayenne--I don't do that spicy! I baked at 400 but they still didn't crisp up. I broiled for about 5 min to crisp them up a little, which worked a bit. Still, nice and spicy and awesome flavor, so worth the effort to see if a higher temp might work to crisp them. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2009

These were good waaaay salty better to put less and add more in the end if needed. They were not crispy so I increased the oven temp to 450 until they crisped up....

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