KENNEBEC POTATOES
Everybody’s favourite fresh-cut fry!
Experience Kennebec potatoes today
IRRESISTIBLE
Their light, tender peel and earthy flavour make Kennebec fresh cut fries irresistible. The balance of high-starch and low natural sugars keeps it fluffy on the inside as it cooks to a golden crisp.
VERSATILE
Kennebec potatoes are culinary chameleons, excelling in baking, mashing, and roasting. Their impeccable ability to hold shape makes them ideal for potato salads, curries, soups, and stews.
Kennebec Potatoes are Favourites for Frying
The Heirloom secret to perfect fresh-cut fries
While Kennebec potatoes are not a grocery store regular, this culinary secret has been loved by chefs since the 1940s and cherished by West Coast French-fry aficionados for decades. Kennebec potatoes are typically available year round with a small gap in June/July depending on Mother Nature.
Best When Deep-Fried Kennebec Fries
What makes an amazing fresh-cut French fry? Golden and crispy on the outside, tender, yet firm on the inside, with an earthy flavour and mouthfeel that can only come from deep-frying – and they must be eaten hot!
Fantastic when Air-Fried Kennebec Fries
The trick to making crispy Kennebec fries with fluffy interiors is to blanche them first. This extra step does add some time, but it is worth it. Blanching the potato sticks for 4 minutes par-cooks the fries so the air fryer can crisp up the exterior while keeping the interior moist and tender.
Crispy Kennebec Oven Fries
Crispy on the outside, soft, and fluffy on the inside, these Crispy Oven Fries are easy to make and will satisfy your craving for fresh-cut Kennebec fries!
Air-Fried Recipe – Quick Method
With just a handful of Kennebec potatoes and a few basic ingredients you can have fresh-cut fries without the mess and clean-up of classic deep-fried fries.
Chef-tested Kennebec Fries for Restaurants
Fresh-cut Kennebec fries perform best when prepared using a 2-stage process with a cooling step in between blanche and final cooking steps.
Did you know that BCfresh test cooks every single lot of Kennebec potatoes to ensure they will meet cooking requirements? In fact, all our testing uses this very recipe!
Amazing Kennebec Mashed Potatoes
Use Kennebec potatoes for the fluffiest and creamiest mashed potatoes, that are perfect every time!