Hey! Don't do this! (1 Viewer)

[Potsie1]

Don't try to be clever and take your freshly cleaned chips outside to dry directly in the sun. Yes it will dry them quite quickly but it will also slightly warp them as well.

However if you happen to make this mistake there is a solution!

Spoiler

 

[Mason]

Did you re-oil them before pressing them? did that get them perfectly flat again?

 

[acl1904]

Not to mention the sun will fade certain colors.

 

[Quicksilver-75]

My favorite. There is nothing like the smell of fresh baked apple pie or chips still in the pan!

 

[Potsie1]

I didnt oil them till they were flat. I kept them on the porch out of direct sunlight. They were only slightly warped so very very light pressure and 80 degrees out of the sun worked perfectly. I have one of those stupid ovens that wont go below 160 and makes flattening chips challenging.

 

[bentax1978]

I didnt oil them till they were flat. I kept them on the porch out of direct sunlight. They were only slightly warped so very very light pressure and 80 degrees out of the sun worked perfectly. I have one of those stupid ovens that wont go below 160 and makes flattening chips challenging.

I did some experimenting a few months back. It's actually pretty easy to maintain a constant low temp (90-140F) in your oven by just using a regular incandescent lamp. You can tweak the temperature via the output wattage (using a dimmer), and in my specific oven around 50-55W kept the over at a steady state temperature around 115-120F.

Here's a picture from my initial experiment.

 

[Potsie1]

I did some experimenting a few months back. It's actually pretty easy to maintain a constant low temp (90-140F) in your oven by just using a regular incandescent lamp. You can tweak the temperature via the output wattage (using a dimmer), and in my specific oven around 50-55W kept the over at a steady state temperature around 115-120F.

Here's a picture from my initial experiment.

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Nice. Thanks for the idea.

 

[slisk250]

I think in my dad's garage in Phoenix on a hot day with the door down is about 110-115. Maybe I'll try to unwarp a few pink fracs this way. It might not get ht enough but at least I don't need to worry about damaging them. I'll try this before using the oven

 

[Psypher1000]

I think in my dad's garage in Phoenix on a hot day with the door down is about 110-115. Maybe I'll try to unwarp a few pink fracs this way. It might not get ht enough but at least I don't need to worry about damaging them. I'll try this before using the oven

If the mailbox is in the sun, put them in the mailbox.

 

[DJ Mack]

If the mailbox is in the sun, put them in the mailbox.

Only AFTER the day's mail has been delivered . If it's before and your mailman is a chipper...

 

[phaze12]

Is another chipper a bad thing?

 

[Potsie1]

Is another chipper a bad thing?

Not a bad thing as long as they're chippin with their own chips.

 

[luckbox]

I didnt oil them till they were flat. I kept them on the porch out of direct sunlight. They were only slightly warped so very very light pressure and 80 degrees out of the sun worked perfectly. I have one of those stupid ovens that wont go below 160 and makes flattening chips challenging.

keep the door open on your oven but have a thermometer in there to watch

and with an oven mitt you could give them a very slight extra tightening after they warm up but be delicate with that

over tighten and you have chip smores

 

[bentax1978]

keep the door open on your oven but have a thermometer in there to watch

I would actually recommend against this. If the lowest you can set your oven for is 175, keeping the door slightly open will force the oven to turn the elements on more often to try and maintain 175 inside the oven at the oven's internal temperature probe. You'll end up with an uneven temperature gradient within the oven, and the net effect will be a higher overall temperature.

 

[luckbox]

I would actually recommend against this. If the lowest you can set your oven for is 175, keeping the door slightly open will force the oven to turn the elements on more often to try and maintain 175 inside the oven at the oven's internal temperature probe. You'll end up with an uneven temperature gradient within the oven, and the net effect will be a higher overall temperature.

yeah maybe

but open the door all the way and see how it goes....worth a shot but try it before you put the chips in

or go buy a new stove that goes low....the wifey/girlfriend will love you long time for it....win win for all !!!

 

[Chicken Rob]

yeah maybe

but open the door all the way and see how it goes....worth a shot but try it before you put the chips in

or go buy a new stove that goes low....the wifey/girlfriend will love you long time for it....win win for all !!!

Or just do the lightbulb trick. Good enough for easy bake, good enough for poker chips.

 

[Dahlar9]

Great tip!

 

[inca911]

I did some experimenting a few months back. It's actually pretty easy to maintain a constant low temp (90-140F) in your oven by just using a regular incandescent lamp. You can tweak the temperature via the output wattage (using a dimmer), and in my specific oven around 50-55W kept the over at a steady state temperature around 115-120F.

Here's a picture from my initial experiment.

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How did I miss this? Great idea Dan, and nice thread necromancy @Dahlar9 ! Where in MN are you located? I have a monthly game that is always looking to add friendly players.

 

[Dahlar9]

NW Suburbs