Charcoal in nachos chips

[Jens]

Last night, I opened a bag of nacho chips (I won't say the brand) and the chips were somewhat blackened. And there was a fairly big lump of charcoal in the bag. Can anyone guess what this might be? I'm guessing that the charcoal was used for cooking, and somehow got into the bag?

[NEOWatcher]

Last night, I opened a bag of nacho chips (I won't say the brand) and the chips were somewhat blackened. And there was a fairly big lump of charcoal in the bag. Can anyone guess what this might be? I'm guessing that the charcoal was used for cooking, and somehow got into the bag?
Can you say for sure that it was charcoal?
I seriously doubt that charcoal would be used in making nacho chips. Even in smoked food, it is done chemically nowadays.

My guess is that it was just a clump of whatever flavor coating they use that was overcooked (blackened) that made it in.

[Frantic Freddie]

Corn chips (I assume that's what you mean by nacho chips) are made from corn masa,which is then lightly heated on a griddle (most likely when they got the burn spots) then deep-fried.The charcoal whatever is probably a chunk of something from the bottom of the fry vat,unappetizing but harmless.

Take 'em back & get a new bag!

[Captain Kidd]

Yeah, I've gotten an extremely well done chip a time or two. Blackened chicken, pretty good; blacked chip, not so good.

I've also gotten a Dorito that had hung out a very long time in the power application part. That sucker was nearly a quarter inch thick in power.

[Fazor]

I've never had a chip that could provide it's own power. Powder, on the other hand... ;)

[NEOWatcher]

I've never had a chip that could provide it's own power. Powder, on the other hand... ;)
Well, if it has enough chili powder or garlic...:whistle:

[Captain Kidd]

Heh, oops. Well if it doesn't light me up, then it's a boring chip.

[Swift]

Heh, oops. Well if it doesn't light me up, then it's a boring chip.
Well, then you will find this (http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/~dean/blog/led-am-close.jpg) to be a very exciting chip. ;)

[Gillianren]

Corn chips (I assume that's what you mean by nacho chips) are made from corn masa,which is then lightly heated on a griddle (most likely when they got the burn spots) then deep-fried.The charcoal whatever is probably a chunk of something from the bottom of the fry vat,unappetizing but harmless.

Take 'em back & get a new bag!

Actually, I assume tortilla chip, which is often also made from masa (corn masa's redundant!), except when it's flour. Either way, no charcoal, just overcooked bits.

[Fazor]

My girlfriend was eating tortilla chips the other night and got one (actually looked like two or three) that managed to get rolled up into a tube like a cigarette or something. From the sound it made when she chomped on it, I'd guess it also got stuck somewhere in the baking process for a little longer than it was suppose to. I thought she was going to lose a tooth! Uncharacteristically, she didn't complain or say "ouch", just moved on to the next chip.

[Paracelsus]

My girlfriend was eating tortilla chips the other night and got one (actually looked like two or three) that managed to get rolled up into a tube like a cigarette or something. From the sound it made when she chomped on it, I'd guess it also got stuck somewhere in the baking process for a little longer than it was suppose to. I thought she was going to lose a tooth! Uncharacteristically, she didn't complain or say "ouch", just moved on to the next chip.

Now, THERE'S a trooper for ya! ;)

Charcoal in the chips would be a good 'built-in' fix for gas in the tummy.

They could be called 'Fer Sittin' chips', 'No Fluffle Ruffles', 'Fart-free fritos', etc. ;)

[Captain Kidd]

'Laxative Loops', oh wait, they did that with Olestra already. ;)