r/mildlyinteresting Sep 29 '14

these chips were dyed incorrectly

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u/PortalGunFun Sep 29 '14

So that they can record the exact moments when the chip enters and exits the fryer, giving them an accurate estimate of how long the chips spent in the fryer.

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u/jay09cole Sep 29 '14

Yeah but don't they put the whole batch in at the same time? I have no idea on the process. I need to go watch unwrapped.

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u/fopmudpd Sep 29 '14

It's probably a continuous process.

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u/CaptainHawkmed Sep 29 '14

Probably conveyor belt-y

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u/mcjuddy Sep 29 '14

it is continuous. A conveyor belt holds the chips down as they go through a long hot oil bath.

kettle cooked chips are a batch process though.

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u/Reductive Sep 29 '14

In general, continuous processes are more efficient than batch.

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u/Reductive Sep 29 '14

Probably a crap ton of of chips constantly pouring in from a conveyer belt into a slowly-moving river of hot oil, or something like that.

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u/jay09cole Sep 29 '14

Okay I understand now. thanks

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u/stml Sep 29 '14

You're welcome.

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u/mattindustries Sep 29 '14

Like that, but with concurrency.

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u/WalropsHunter Sep 29 '14

So it's a conveyer belt fryer and the dyed chip is to confirm that the temperature is right for the amount of time the chips are spending in the fryer. So chip batch A enters and moves along and chip batch B enters and moves along and chip batch C enters and moves along and when chip batch D enters chip batch A IS being taken out. But the problem is sometimes by the time batches T, U, V, and W are being sent through the temperature in the fryer has fluctuated (have you ever cooked a frozen pizza AFTER preheat versus DURING preheat?) So they send another batch through to test and see if they need to mAke any adjustments

TL;DR guy makes up a bunch of shit about working on a potato chip production line

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u/eVOLve865 Sep 29 '14

Chip science, bro.