The business that would later become Kettle Brand chips began in 1978 in Salem, Oregon. The brand's founder, Cameron Healy, was a food entrepreneur and started with a borrowed van selling cheese. He convinced a Seattle-area cheese maker to let him sell their natural cheese around the Northwest to natural food stores.

The major difference between the two is how they are made. Kettle-cooked chips are made in batches, while regular chips are made in a continuous process. Bottom line is they are both still fried in oil.

Lay's Kettle Cooked Original potato chips have a browner, more golden hue. They're thicker than the classic potato chips and their sides tend to flip up, which results in a crunchier, crispier chewing experience.

Moving while it cooks. It's important to rake the chips. Because otherwise the chips have a tendency to stick. Together once chips are golden brown a gate opens. And they ride out of the oil.

Salem, Oregon Kettle Foods, Inc. is an American manufacturer of potato chips, based in Salem, Oregon, United States, with a European and Middle East headquarters in Norwich, United Kingdom. As of 2006 they were the largest natural potato chip brand in the U.S.

Cameron Healy Founded Kettle Foods In Salem, Oregan, USA. Once home he immediately began experimenting with traditional chip production methods. It took a while to perfect the process but soon KETTLE® Chips was born.

The term “kettle cooked” doesn't mean a chip is healthy - just the opposite, in fact. It refers to chips that are continuously tossed with oil as they cook, says Ali. That tends to make them crispier but also higher in unhealthy fat.

Unfortunately, when it comes to nutritional differences, you won't find much to write home about. According to the Lays and Kettle brand websites, the ingredients for both chip varieties are essentially interchangeable, and the fat, carbohydrate, and calorie measurements aren't completely dissimilar either.

The term “kettle cooked” doesn't mean a chip is healthy - just the opposite, in fact. It refers to chips that are continuously tossed with oil as they cook, says Ali. That tends to make them crispier but also higher in unhealthy fat.

Kettle chips, unlike their continually processed brethren (what you might picture when thinking of the standard Lay's chip), are fried in batches, dipped and swirled around in hot oil for longer periods of time until they're crunchier and caramelized to a deeper color.

Salem, Oregon Kettle Foods, Inc. is an American manufacturer of potato chips, based in Salem, Oregon, United States, with a European and Middle East headquarters in Norwich, United Kingdom. As of 2006 they were the largest natural potato chip brand in the U.S. Kettle Foods, Inc.

The term “kettle cooked” doesn't mean a chip is healthy - just the opposite, in fact. It refers to chips that are continuously tossed with oil as they cook, says Ali. That tends to make them crispier but also higher in unhealthy fat.