I saw an advertisement on TV this week for "TopChips", a product made
by Mastrad that I think would work great for those of us watching their
fat and calories, i.e. points, in their diet. It jogged my memory of watching an
episode of Dr. Oz that showed it in action too. TopChips includes a slicer on which you slice vegetables, and a cooking tray that cooks them into "chips" in 3 to 6 minutes....all without oil!
I'm considering buying this product and thought I'd share this idea. If you have one, please give us the scoop on your experience with it. I hope it works!
Here's the link to this product:
TopChips by Mastrad
Update 6/15/2012: I have used the TopChips tray several times and like it. I'm still getting the cooking times down, but think it will be a useful tool for me. The vegetables shrink during cooking, and you don't get a huge serving with one batch, so you'll want to plan to make several.
I've tried carrots, zucchini and apples so far....the carrots came out crunchy, but the apples were closer to the dehydrated kind you buy in the bag...I couldn't seem to get them crispy. (but they were still good to snack on!) Today I made the Zucchini chips and they came out pretty good, although they weren't crispy after 3 minutes. Next time I'll add 30 seconds to see if they turn out better. I love the slicer...it makes very nice, thin slices....be careful of that blade though...it's sharp!
Hints:
Slice smaller vegetables like carrots on a diagonal so they are larger.
Season lightly and after cooking....I've made mine a bit too salty by seasoning raw.
For the zucchini chips, try seasoning with Land'O'Lakes Parmesan Herb seasoning.
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| Carrots Chips |
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| Cut carrots and zucchini into a diagonal for larger chips |
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| Zucchini Chips (This is one medium sized zucchini) |
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