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Not sure that is quite the issue.  We are talking about frozen chips (french fries), not raw frozen potatoes.

George - not sure why that would not be the same issue.  I just pulled out of my freezer a bag of frozen french fries.  They look like sliced raw frozen potatoes to me.

We can get raw chips here, and maybe Paul was talking about that.  The chips I have in my freezer are already pre-fried (are brown, and have an oily surface), and just need refrying (or baking) - so that was what came to my mind when Paul spoke of frozen chips.  In fact, you can even get (and I have some, but use them less often these days) microwavable frozen chips.