Watch where you keep Boulder Canyon Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper Chips

by Stefani Pollack, Posted May 19th 2008 @ 10:30AM

The last time I was in Boulder, I spent most of the time in the hospital with a broken elbow. I fell off of a horse because the saddle was not properly tightened. The main thing that kept me happy in all my pain was Glacier Ice Cream. You didn't think I was going to say the potato chips, did you? That ice cream was some of the best ice cream I've ever had. Please, Glacier, open one in St. Louis! Oh, right, I'm not a fan of chains. I forgot for a second there.

I discovered Boulder Canyon potato chips not in Boulder but in an incredible locally owned general store in St. Louis (hopefully I redeemed my support for local business with that comment). I wanted to pick up some chips to try as part of AOL's upcoming flavored chip taste test and Boulder Canyon Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper Chips met two basic criteria:

They were all natural. I would normally buy organic chips, but the shop didn't have any organic ones.
Sea salt and cracked pepper is a flavor that my husband loves. This is particularly important since I don't eat many chips. If he didn't like them, the chips would live to be old and soggy.

How did my husband and I like the chips? At first, I thought they were too spicy (I might still think they are too spicy), but I can't stop eating them. More importantly, my husband loved them! The bag is almost empty. Danger: do not keep an open bag of these anywhere near where you will be working or watching TV.

Filed Under: Raves & Reviews
Tags: boulder colorado, BoulderColorado, potato-chip, potato-chips

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5-19-2008 @11:32AM JPN said... I've always felt that sea salt and cracked pepper chips were a bit "spicy" but it's that peppery spicy, which for me is way more tolerable than red pepper spicy.
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5-19-2008 @3:31PM Emily said... Stefani, I just realized that you are from St. Louis. I, too, am a native St. Louisan, recently transplanted to Nashville. I didn't realize how diverse St. Louis' food culture was until I moved away, but I miss the adventurousness and diversity immensely! Also, I didn't realize how important it was to have locally owned grocery chains until all I was left to choose from was Super Wal-Mart and Kroger. I would give up a month's salary for a Dierbergs or even a Schnuck's! Lucky you.
and while i'm on it... I've been trying to explain to people down here about frozen custard, thin pizza, and toasted raviolis, but they just seem to answer back with sweet tea and "well, isn't that nice." :)
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5-26-2008 @5:00PM Brian Bollig said... They're the only chips I eat anymore. I live in a mountain town in Colorado and Boulder Canyon chips are always going off the shelf. Have you tried the parmesan and garlic?
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5-31-2008 @5:22PM Joe Schmoe said... I live in Boulder, unfortunately the chips don't come from here!
They have a PO box here or something to keep up the appearance but they are just one spin off of a huge corporation. That doesn't make them not taste good, just don't assume you're getting something made by a local business...
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