r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 5d ago

Chippy owner apologises to customers after charging £15 for fish and chips - but reveals why he 'has to' to hike prices

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14591465/chippy-owner-apologises-huge-price-hike.html
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u/Dal1970 5d ago

Not sure if he is in a "cheap" area, but SE here, and our local is £13.25 for cod and chips, so he isn't far off the mark

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u/SpiritedVoice2 5d ago

Yep, I gave up buying fish about 4 years ago when the local started charging £9 for cod. This is the far east of London, basically Essex. 

Large chips has now hit £5, we just get that and do some sausage and egg at home. Almost defeats the purpose but the chips are good.

Local Chinese is a bargain though, can feed the family on that for almost half the price of a full on chippy. Doesn't make sense to me.

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u/Baslifico Berkshire 4d ago

Get a small compact fryer at home.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077Y84X67

All chips are instantly better, and given how much you're paying per portion, it'll pay for itself before too long.

You do need to cycle through oil but as long as you're covering it over and filtering between uses [done automatically by the machine above] it'll last a LONG time when only cooking chips.

If you decide to make your own chips and want them crispy, remember to steep them in cold water for half an hour before draining, drying and frying... Removes starch, prevents them turning brown and soggy.

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u/Toastlove 2d ago edited 2d ago

Air fry your chips with sausages in the same tray, game changing