Vandy Crisps
Vandy Crisps Original, cooked in beef tallow
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 468 reviews

Start with Original, or get all four.

Every box is the same three-ingredient chip. The only question is how many flavors you want to meet first.

  • Cooked in grass-fed beef tallow, never seed oils
  • Three ingredients: organic potatoes, tallow, sea salt
  • Nitrogen packed, ships in 3 business days
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What is actually in the bag

1. Organic Potatoes

Certified organic, grown in Idaho, and free of CIPC, the sprout inhibitor sprayed on most stored potatoes. Sliced thick enough to hold their shape in the fryer, which is why they break like a chip should instead of shattering.

2. 100% Grass-Fed Tallow

In 1853, chef George Crum sliced potatoes thin, fried them in beef tallow and served them to Cornelius Vanderbilt in Saratoga Springs. That is where the potato chip comes from, and where the name Vandy comes from. Tallow is what chips were cooked in for the next century, until Big Food swapped it for something cheaper.

Ours is US raised, 100% grass-fed, with nothing added. It is the single largest cost in the bag.

The potatoes are certified organic. The tallow is not, deliberately. Grass-fed matters more in a frying fat than the certification does.

3. Sea Salt

Sea salt, and that is where the list ends. Gluten free, dairy free and nut free. Made in-house outside New York, in the same facility as MASA.

Vandy Crisps Original chips

No oil of any kind. Only tallow.

0 Vegetable oil
0 Seed oil
0 Avocado oil

What people say after the first bag.

★★★★★

"They have become our new potato chip. They are thicker than most, and you can taste a difference with them being fried in beef tallow"

— Christin G.Verified buyer
★★★★★

"It's unbelievable how much better these chips are than the corporate brand"

— TimothyVerified buyer
★★★★★

"Great tasting potato chips! Really like the french onion!"

— AmberVerified buyer

Four flavors. Same three-ingredient base.

Vandy Crisps Original

Original

  • Organic potatoes
  • Beef tallow
  • Sea salt
Vandy Crisps Herbes de Provence

Herbes de Provence

  • Rosemary
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
Vandy Crisps Smokehouse BBQ

Smokehouse BBQ

  • Smoked paprika
  • Chipotle chiles
  • Tomato powder
Vandy Crisps French Onion

French Onion

  • Toasted onions
  • Purple shallots
  • Black pepper

Tallow against the alternatives

Tallow Seed oil Avocado oil
Cooking fat 100% grass-fed beef tallow Seed oil Avocado oil
PUFA, share of total fat Under 4% ~65% ~11%
Contains seed oils None Yes None
Fried the way chips were made in 1853 Yes No No

FAQs

Does it taste like beef?

No. Tallow is a clean, neutral frying fat at temperature. What you notice is a firmer crunch and a cleaner finish, not a greasy film on the roof of your mouth.

Is the whole product certified organic?

The potatoes are certified organic and CIPC-free. The tallow is not certified, and that is deliberate. We buy on 100% grass-fed and US raised instead, which is the thing that actually matters in a frying fat.

Can I choose my flavors?

Not on this page. New customers do best starting on Original, so that is the entry box. The variety bundles come pre-mixed with all four flavors, so you get the full range without having to guess which one you will like.

How fast does it ship, and will it arrive in pieces?

Ships in 3 business days. Bags are nitrogen packed, which keeps the chips whole in transit and gives a 120 day shelf life. Free shipping on orders $99+ to the lower 48.

What does subscribing actually change?

20% off every order, delivered every 4 weeks. You can cancel or reschedule at any time from your account. Nothing else about the product changes.

Any allergens?

Gluten free, dairy free and nut free. Made in-house outside New York in the same facility as MASA.

This is what a potato chip is supposed to be.

Three ingredients. Fried in tallow, the way it was done before anyone thought to change it.

Experience the crunch.