Top 8: The best shop-bought chips to cook in your air fryer or oven

However we cook them, chips are a terrific standby for an easy meal

The tastiest chips that pack the best crunch.

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When we think of chips, we rarely think about deep frying them ourselves. It’s all about minimising fat by cooking them in the oven or an air fryer, which is more economical for small quantities. However we work our appliances, chips are a terrific standby for an easy meal, and if we pair them with a fried or poached egg or omelette, a lash of baked beans and something green such as seasonal spinach or cabbage, we can come close to a balanced meal.