"smoky and spicy" news and stories

I am something of a fan of Kettle Chips (a fact that you may have figured out from this post about my family's road trip days and potato chips). I love that small batch, thick cut, darkly cooked taste that they have. It's so different from the rest of the national, mainstream brands that it's hard to even think of them as they same type of snack.

Recently, I got my hands on a bag of the Death Valley Chipotle potato chips, winner of the Kettle Peoples' Choice contest earlier this year. The winning flavor of that contest each year then joins the product line (at least for a while, depending on its popularity) so this is a flavor that is now on store shelves.

My feeling about the Death Valley Chipotle chip is that it's good, but not great. I prefer the Thai Spice over this heat profile (which might be because I'm not a huge fan of smokiness and these are definitely smoky). However, they were still tasty enough that I had a hard time not finishing the bag the first night I opened it. If you like a smoky, spice chip, then you should definitely add this flavor to your cart the next time you see it.

Oh, and one last, cool thing about this chip. The folks at Kettle have partnered with the Death Valley Natural History Association (DVNHA). They are donating $1 to the DVNHA for every Facebook user who downloads a special Death Valley temperature gauge that monitors the desert heat. If you want to grab that application, click here.

Source