3 Ways To Save Chips So That Stay Crispy

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JAKARTA - Buying chips in large quantities or choosing large packages often leaves some in the packaging and they end up becoming sluggish. In order not to be wasteful because of wasting food, there are ways to keep these types of food crispy. Want to know how? Check out the following below.

Fold the packaging properly

After you eat half of it, the chips still have some space left. If you do not fold the package properly, the air that enters the package that is not tightly closed can make your snack chips sluggish.

Therefore, the packaging needs to be folded by first removing all the air in the rest of the package. Then, roll it up tightly and make sure no air can get through the sidelines. Finally, clip or tie it with rubber and store it in a cupboard or drawer in the kitchen.

Beside storing them in packaged snacks, you can also put them in jars. To be sure, avoid air getting into the jar.

Store them in the freezer

Don't worry about freezing, because the water content in the chips has been minimized in the manufacturing process. Maybe the texture will be crunchier and taste cooler.

The second way to store chips so as not to get sluggish still requires packaging. This means that you don't have to take the chips out of their original packaging. Then roll it up neatly, tie it with rubber, and put it in the freezer.

Some types of food, such as crackers, can also taste more crunchy if stored in the refrigerator. However, make sure that the air does not enter and the crackers or chips remain dry in the package.

What if it's already sluggish?

Relax, there is a safe way to make chips that are already sluggish so crunchy again. Before doing this method, make sure the chips don't expired and don't smell.

You can make the chips crunchy again by heating them in the oven. The trick, first, warm the oven so that later the chips do not burn. As much as possible, make sure that the oven temperature is not too hot or does not exceed 100 degrees Celsius.

Then, heat the chips inside after placing them in a heat-resistant container. Heating can be done for a maximum of 10 minutes then remove and let it cool. Check the crunchiness level and you can enjoy yesterday's never-ending chips or snack.

Additional tips, storing chips will not last long if the temperature is humid and the air gets in. This means that in order to make sure the chips are not sluggish, add a sheet of paper under the inner jar and make sure to cover the topes tightly so that the air doesn't make them sluggish.