Homemade French Fries

This is the real deal. Potatoes; double deep fried.

2 - 3 lbs of potatoes (depending on how many fries you want to make - and any potato will do. They all have different textures)

canola oil

salt, pepper, old bay seasoning

2 paper bags

slice up the potatoes any way you want (I like mine in wedges; steak fry style)

fill a deep skillet with the oil and be sure to fill it high enough to cover the potatoes once they're in there.

Heat the oil on med high heat - you'll know its ready when you throw a drop of water in and it crackles. At this point carefully put the cut up potatoes in. you should have a nice rolling boil to the oil. Cook the potatoes until soft and a little golden - around 10 minutes.

Take the potatoes out and place in them in a paper bag. Roll them around gently to get rid of excess oil.

Turn the heat up under your skillet to high. When the oil is really hot, return the semi-fried potatoes to the oil, stirring frequently until they are a crispy golden brown.

Once they are done, take them out and place them in a second unused paper bag. Dump in salt, pepper and old bay seasoning (or whatever you feel like using).

Strain out your oil once its cooled and save it for the next batch of fries (and there WILL be a next batch of fries!)