Potato Chip Makeover

I have tried a few methods for making homemade potato chips and haven't really ever disliked any of them. I have thinnly sliced them and fried them and have thinnly sliced them and baked them on a cookie sheet in the oven. Both take a long time and they still end up kind of greasy. But move over former potato chip making methods, there's a new boss in town. The microwave. I saw it in a Taste of Home Magazine. I was skeptical. "Would they really get crisp?" The answer is yes. But I didn't like the method the magazine suggested. They said to layer 3 sheets of paper towels on a microwave safe plate and then thinnly slice your potatoes, lightly coat in olive oil and spread in a single layer on the paper towel. Then sprinkle with seasonings. Microwave for 3 minutes and then flip and microwave 3 more minutes. Here is where that all went wrong for me. After the first session they were not nearly crisp and turning them was a pain (the paper towel stuck a lot), then when I put them in for 3 more minutes they still weren't quite ready so I put them in for a bit more. I pulled the plate, preflames, out of the microwave when I could smell that awful burnt smell and saw the smoke oozing out of the door. The middle chips were black, and on the verge of bursting into flames, as was the paper towel and yep even my microwave safe plate. But the chips were crispy. So I didn't want to give up.

So here is the best way to make these tasty treats. Get this:

It is a microwave bacon cooker (pretty sure that is not it's technical name but that is one of it's main uses). I got it at Wal-mart. It was a couple of dollars. If they have a bigger one than this, I would get it because this doesn't cook a lot.

Now wash and slice your potatoes thinnly (as thin as you can get). Toss in a bit of olive oil. Spread on the cooking sheet; do not overlap. Sprinkle with salt (or other seasonings if you would like) then microwave for about 3 1/2 minutes. It will depend a bit on your microwave. I put my last batch in for 4 minutes and it was almost too long. No need to flip part way through. After your time is up, allow the chips to just sit there for a minute or so longer. That is it. Crispy chips, not greasy, seasoned just how you like. Only trouble is you can't get enough of these.