Internet-Famous Crispy Potatoes
October 4, 2020 | By Jeremy Scheck | 113 Comments
These crispy potatoes have amassed almost 20 million views between the two times I posted them on TikTok. They really seem to have taken the internet by storm.
This is more about the technique than the particular seasonings, so feel free to explore with what you have on hand!
You don’t have to use Old Bay if you don’t have it. The main flavor it adds is actually from celery seeds. These crispy potatoes would also be amazing with Indian spices and cilantro.
This is a classic British technique that I first saw many years ago when Emily Blunt was a Guest on the Barefoot Contessa.
A similar recipe has been popularized by J. Kenji López-Alt, although I had personally never seen it until after people noted the similarity.
What makes this crispy potato recipe so good?
- Leave the peels on for a great crunch. Make sure to clean the outsides well, but the skin tastes so good and it’s a pain to peel. Why bother?
- Boiling the potatoes in very salty water helps the potatoes absorb some of the salt on the inside, enhancing the flavor throughout.
- Roughing up the potatoes after boiling increases the surface area, giving them more places to get crispy.
- The seasonings are totally flexible, so you can really change it up!
- Leaving the potatoes in the oven turned off at the end is my mom’s special trick to get them extra crispy. She discovered it by accident just from making them an hour or so before dinner and leaving them in so they didn’t get cold. We found they got so much crispier!
Video Tutorial
Internet-Famous Crispy Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2-4 pounds Yukon gold or redskin potatoes
- Large handful of kosher salt (for the water)
- Olive Oil or Avocado Oil (or goose fat) -- to taste
Suggested seasonings
- Fresh rosemary
- Old Bay
- Maldon Salt
- Black Pepper
- Cayenne Pepper (a little)
- Sweet Hungarian Paprika
- Garlic Powder
Flavorful Garnish
- Chopped fresh parsley or dill
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450° Farenheit.
- Clean and cut the potatoes into your desired size and place them in a pot of cold water. Add a handful of salt and bring to a boil. Cook 10-15 minutes, until they are almost fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and use a spoon to rough-up the edges of them. This increases the surface area, which will give them more places to get crispy.
- Transfer the potatoes onto a half-sheet pan. Drizzle with the oil and seasonings. Make sure everything is lightly but evenly coated in the oil and seasonings.
- Roast at 450° F 15-25 minutes (every oven is different so go by appearance not by a timer) and toss the potatoes around a couple times while they roast.
- When the potatoes look near perfectly crispy, turn off the oven and let them sit in the oven with it off for 10-15 minutes. My mom inadvertently found out that this gets them extra crispy when she originally just started doing it so she could prepare the potatoes in advance!
- Finish with fresh, tender herbs such as dill or parsley.
Jeremy Scheck spent high school perfecting his signature cupcakes, making quiches and coffee cake by the dozen at a local bakery, and teaching cooking demonstrations at Williams-Sonoma. As a 10th grader in 2016, he began documenting his favorite recipes on a blog called The After School Bakery. In college, Jeremy learned to make 50 gallons of ice cream in the food science lab, how to prune grape vines in the teaching vineyard, the best way to milk a cow in Northern Italy, and why film photography is an art worth saving. As a sophomore in 2020, he traded blog photos for video and became a TikTok culinary sensation. Jeremy has been featured on the Today show, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, BBC Radio, People, and Access Hollywood, among others. Jeremy is a graduate of Cornell University with a double major in Spanish and Italian, and significant coursework in food science. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Learn more about Jeremy.
Potatoes are my favorite and Jeremy just made me love it moreee????????❤️❤️ I tried this for my family and they loved it???? the crispness is immaculate ❤️
I sucked at making roast potatoes. Like, had a whole Pinterest board dedicated to trying to perfect them sucked. Tried this recipe ONCE and now it’s my go-to side dish to impress people. If you too have found yourself struggling to make an Instagram worthy crispy potato in the oven, definitely follow this recipe to the letter
So delicious, I’ve made them for my family 5 times and they still want so much more !!!!!!
These are amazing! I loved learning the food science aspect of them, I will definitely make them again. This is the best roasted potato recipe I’ve ever followed
I have made this several times because my fiancé loves them. They’re sososo crispy, tasty and easy to make.
The BEST potatoes. I made them a few times and now all of my friends and family obsess over them!
Simply fantastic!
These are so crispy and delicious! I love them so much!
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These potatoes have the perfect amount of seasoning and crispiness!! They are a must try.
This recipe is absolutely amazing. If you don’t like these spices, it’s easy to mix them up and choose whatever flavor combonation you prefer. I like rosemary and salt. These potatoes always turn out crispy and perfect!
So yummy!
Definitely one of my favorite ways of preparing potatoes. So delicious
These potatoes are the best roast potatoes I’ve ever made, so crispy and delicious, the recipe was so easy to follow and the tic tok video made it easy to visualise 10/10 recommend
THESE POTATOES ARE SOOOO GOOD!!! My whole family loved them and they were so easy to make! Definitely recommend trying these out!!
These are the best roasted potatoes I have ever had! They are perfectly seasoned and so crispy. My family is obsessed as well and I am convinced that this is the best way to cook potatoes.
i made these twice and absolutely loved them both times
I absolutely loved this recipe!! For now one this is the only way I’m roasting potatoes
These roasted potatoes are always a hit!! Tried this recipe once with my fam and now they are a staple in our household. Definitely recommend trying at least once.. you’ll be hooked!
These are hands down the best potatoes I have ever made. It’s a shame I have been eating subpar potatoes up until this point.
Jeremy this is KING level potatoness.
Thank u king for my new go-to side dish
me and my family are obsessed
The crisp is unREAL
This is a family favorite! I’ve tried every recipe for potatoes and never could get them so crispy. Stumbled across this recipe on tik-tok and it was easy and delicious!
i’d sell my first born child to eat these potatoes everyday of my life and never gain weight. crunchy potatoes? more like crack. i’m addicted.
These are soo good! Super crispy and flavorful. Found them on Jeremy‘s tiktok, there are soo many good recipes on there!
I’ve never been that big of a fan of roast potatoes because they either come out hard or too mushy, but this has such a great texture! Definitely a big fan of this recipe!!
These are legit the best potatoes I’ve made. I get compliments on them when I make them and they’re a perfect side dish to a meal, make you look amazing, like you have your life together, and are super easy!! I’m so glad I don’t have to scroll through TikTok to remind myself how to make them now.
These are so delicious! Go to recipe for potatoes now.
Absolutely love these!! Totally worth the time to follow all the steps! They made a great side for dinner but were also amazing as breakfast potatoes with eggs!
I made these and they’re so good and easy to make!! Roughing them up is definitely a necessary step!
These potatoes are amazing! I make them with breakfast instead of hash browns, as a plant based taco filling and on the side when having burgers for dinner!
The flavor and texture of these are amazing!! Old Bay is a must for these! Such a great step up from regular roasted potatoes!
My parents and I looove this recipe, I’ve made this so many times! I think I like these more than fries :))))
Best recipe ever! After seeing this on TikTok I made it everyday for a week ???? #obsessed. I like how crispy it is on the outside and soft on the inside and bursting with flavours.
i make these all the time and they are my go to side dish! everyone who tries them falls in love and there is no better way to make potatoes!!
These potatoes are amazing, I’ve never been able to get them so crispy!
SO GOOD! Everytime i cook this my family goes crazy and eats like 10 potatoes in 10 minutes, thaks for the recipe!
I’ve made these potatoes a few times and they’re SO GOOD!! Definitely my favorite/go-to potato recipe now! The potatoes taste delicious and the texture is amazing. LOVE IT!
A fellow college student here, just trying to make yummy food on a budget. These potatoes are so perfectly crispy. I made a whole sheet pan of these and ate them as a side with dinner for four nights. They heat back up in the oven wonderfully and keep the crispness. This will be my go-to roast potato recipe. ????????
So perfect and crispy! The flavor is amazing 🙂
These are the easiest and best way to make roasted potatoes ever. You will never need another recipe again????
I’ve made these a couple times already and I can honestly say I just cant get enough. Boiling the potatos with A TON of salt makes all the difference!
JEREMY. YOU DID IT AGAIN. This recipe was A MAZ ING. Sooo crispy sooo delicious.
Omg. Too good.
Love this recipe!!! I always struggled with getting the right amount/an equal distribution of crispiness and this recipe has helped me so much. The last 10/15 minutes of sitting in the oven while turned off is such a game changer!
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I made them tonight, first time, and my family loved it. It’s super easy to make, literally no one can go wrong! Much love from a student from humble New Zealand! (:
I just made these potatoes yesterday and they were amazing! I burned my finger when turning the potatoes in the oven, but I didn’t even care because when I tasted them, I felt in heaven. I used less seasonings than the recipe says, but they were still awesome and very crispy!!
I made these as part of brunch for my family today, and they turned out amazing! So crispy and so easy to make <3
i made these 3 times in 48 hours. nothing to complain about, love that you can mix and change up the seasonings to what you have on hand. spectacular.
I’ve never loved roasted potatoes, but these changed my mind. My husband loves them and now requests them all the time. The spice mixture plus leaving them in the oven after cooking really makes the dish.
Fantastic
Made these the other night and loved them!! We don’t have an oven (I live on a boat!) so I made them on the stove top and it worked just fine- still crispy and delicious. I think next time though I’ll mix the seasonings together in a bowl then sprinkle on the potatoes… my cayenne was a bit uneven so some bites were way more spicy than others????
These were a hit – my entire family loved them! Thanks, Jeremy!
I am not a particularly skilled cooked and my family was weary of letting me cook the side dish but I cooked them and they were fantastic! I got nothing but compliments so thank you Jeremy for the awesome easy to follow recipe!
You really cant mess these up if you follow the technique in the recipe. These are now my go to roasted potatoes! My moms a wimp for spices so her dedicated batch only had salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and she loved them! Play around with the spices and do what you love. Highly recommend!!
Is there a good substitute for Old Bay? I know you can add whatever seasoning you want, but any recommendations? Thanks 🙂
My husband and I made this to go with our coriander-crusted pork tenderloin, and it was perfection! In fact, we decided to make them again less than a week later.
These are incredible! They turned out so crispy and are probably the best roasted potatoes I’ve ever had.
So yummy, crispy and perfect. I have been doing it over and over again!!!
I’ve made these 3 times now they’re so good! My family loves them
so addicting, my go to potato recipe
I tried these potatoes for Christmas dinner and they were sooooo yum!!! Thanks so much Jeremy for this awesome recipe it was a hit!!
These turned out so well!!! I baked them along with some diced onion that caramelized and crisped perfectly with the potatoes.
Made these for the holidays with my family! They were a hit – crispy and well seasoned.
Not gonna lie, I think these potatoes changed my life. 10/10 would recommend
okay not even joking this was AMAZING like it was soooo good i made this last night it was incredibly easy and so crispy if you’re reading this go make them.
Could these be premade a couple hours in advance and be left at room temperature? Recommendations on how to best reheat? I plan on bringing to a dinner party.
These are THE BEST potatoes I’ve ever made. So crispy. So delicious. Make them immediately!
I’m going to give these a tryright now. I can’t wait to see how they turn out, they looked so good on tv this morning. Thanks!!
These potatoes are so crispy and perfect in every way!
These potatoes live up the hype! So amazing. Jeremy’s recipes never disappoint.
THESE WERE GREAT! made them for NYE and they were the star of the night
I love these potatoes! They’re easy to make (speaking as a teen who makes dinner for my family once a week) and extremely delicious, I never end up making enough! As someone who dislikes doing dishes, I am always slightly disappointed that these use a few extra dishes, but they are worth that little extra cleaning work! I have served them with burgers and cucumber salad, or fried veggie burger patties, rice, and green beans.
These are the most delicious potatoes I’ve ever had! I eat them so often and everyone who has tried them has loved them. Very customizable with the seasonings and sooo crispy but fluffy on the inside if you follow instructions exactly. I don’t always like potatoes (even mashed potatoes- they taste too much like potatoes lol) but I LOVE these!!!
These potatoes are famous for a reason – this boil and bake method is AMAZING. And wow – Roughing them up makes such a big difference in crispiness. I actually used my air fryer since using my oven makes my whole apartment sweltering hot. That helped make them EVEN crispier! (I cooked them for 15 on 370 and then let them sit for 10 minutes.) I just used what I had on hand (rosemary, garlic, paprika, cayenne, s&p) and they were OUT of this world.
Just make these. So good made with / finished with schmaltz.
These are my favorite easy potato side dish. They’re simple enough to make while still impressing friends and family. They are my go to for so many types of meals!
These were the best!!!!! I’ve never tasted roasted potatoes that taste as good as this. The spices were perfect the technique is life changing!! I love it ♥️
Loved these so much along with my family, made maybe a couple months ago and continue to bake potatoes this way
Loved the seasonings and love the website update thank u ????????????
Some dumb reddit kid steals a recipe and the Tiktok dolts goes nuts…
Kenji @ seriouseats.com called he wants his recipe back.
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/12/the-best-roast-potatoes-ever-recipe.html
Thanks for your comment. Maybe Kenji was your first exposure to roast potatoes, but this is a classic food that he did not invent. In fact, the main thing that differentiates his recipe from others is the use of baking soda, which I don’t even use. I did not know who Kenji was until people noted the similarity, and I would never act like I invented roast potatoes, but don’t act like he did too.
OMG, I made these potatoes last night, used fresh rosemary, fresh parsley, sweet paprika and a little garlic powder. Absolutely the best roasted potatoes I have EVER had!
Thank you, Jeremy…your easy recipe is definitely a keeper!????
Yummy
WOW! Those potatoes look like the bomb! I would definitely make these. I love potatoes so much. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us! Keep sharing your recipe’s because you seem like you know what you’re dong. It helps when someone shares something so simple when you don’t have a lot of time to cook.
these potatoes are soooooo good!! i’m a huge fan of crispy potatoes and these definitely hit the spot!!
How long will they stay crispy – internet-famous crispy potatoes
How do you reheat to stay crispy
I made these potatoes twice. The first time, I didn’t leave them in the oven afterwards thinking it wouldn’t have much of an effect. However, the second time, I left them in the oven after baking for about 20 minutes. It made a HUGE difference! My whole family loved them and wants to have them every Saturday night dinner!!
These are internet favourite for a reason! A true labor of love. Having them in the oven while its off at the end for those extra few minutes really make sure these are crispy.
Made this recipe for my family and it was a hit! Definitely going to be a regular side on our plates. so easy and delicious. I love the crispiness.
These are amazing! I could eat a whole batch 🙂
hi jeremy!! i haven’t made this recipe yet, but i did make some baby potatoes for dinner tonight and followed your suggestion of leaving them in the oven for a few minutes after you turn it off so they crisp up, and you wouldn’t BELIEVE how crispy it made my tiny lil potatoes. thanks for the tip!
Oh my about double the time. Nothing crispy in the time stated and I have a great oven
These potatoes are the best!! It’s the only way I roast my potatoes now!
I made these and they were soooo yummy!!! Super easy and so delious. I’ve also tried with herbs de Provence and that was also *chefs kiss*. Thanks Jeremy! I’ve also done this with lil potatoes and smashed them with a cup instead of just roughing them up with a fork and it had a great crispy effect.
Made this once and now it’s my all time go-to recipe! My whole family LOVED it. Detailed instructions really helped. Can’t go wrong with this recipe and thank you so much for sharing it with the world!
These potatoes are, simply put, the best.
i boiled the potatoes the day before & accidentally made too many so i saved some in the fridge for this & they turned out just as good! so crispy & yummy!
You’ll never want to make potatoes another way again!!!….except maybe the creamy garlic mashed potatoes…or the twice baked recipe on here…These are the easiest restaurant-quality potatoes I’ve ever made. Really straightforward recipe for an easy way to impress your guests (and yourself if you’re not the best chef).
These are the best! Flavorful, great texture – everyone is always impressed when I make these! These will ruin you for other roasted potatoes. You may as well break up with the others now, before it gets awkward. 😉
These potatoes are incredible!! I make them all the time. Super easy and delicious
So I made this roasted and I made this air fried and I have to say it tastes better air fried. I know a lot of people dont enjoy air fried food but omg it was so crispy and I freaking loved it (I dont enjoy air fried food either but it just works with this recipe so try it once if you can)
Also dont worry if you dont have the seasonings he recommends because I dont have any of them and I just used my favourite ones and it was awesome. (I use peri peri, lime chilli, pepper and a little dried pizza seasoning with tons of fresh rosemary and thyme)
After I made these, I ate them everyday for a week and a half. The first time I made them I followed the instructions to the T but I cooked them for damn near an hour in the oven! But I ended up doing the olive oil and seasonings in the pot after roughing up the potatoes and they came out perfectly. Can’t wait to make these again!!!!
Best potato recipe of all time. No further comment.
A reliable favorite. Super versatile and easy to adapt based on personal tastes.
Super easy and hard to mess these up, which is perfect for me lol but these were a crowd pleaser at our house
So crispy and delicious! Add some more veggies to the sheet pan and call it a meal!
Made these for my roast dinner, they were so crispy and fluffy!
I literally make these all the time. I found if I cut them smaller they are crunchier. Best served with steak and homemade chimichurri 🤪
hi! can you use russet potatoes?
Made these for Christmas Day and they were a huge hit. Plan on making them again this weekend for Easter. To make ahead I did everything through step 3 the day before. Very, very good!
Hands down, the best. I go back to this recipe alllll the time. I love switching up the spices for whatever cuisine I’m making!
Just made these tonight for the first time. Huge hit with my friends! Thank you!!!