BBQ Potato Chips

This is one of those things I would never do without some sort of project pushing me to do it. I look at the effort to reward ratio, and I bet that it won't come out as worth it. But that's not the point when the goal is to get through an entire cookbook, so here it is. Homemade potato chips.
These are a pain. You need super thin slices, and my food processor I think was actually too thick, so if I were to do this again I would need to haul out the mandolin. You pre-soak wood chips, so that you can then smoke the potato slices.

There are wood chips under the steamer rack for the smoking process.

 Once you've finally gotten that far, you need to deep fry them in small batches. Then finally toss them in a paper bag and shake with the spice mixture. Eventually, this gets you potato chips.

I would need way more practice to get as good a texture as a commercial chip. I would rather just buy the commercial chips.

Difficulty Level: Hard

Will It Get Made Again? Nope. I was betting this would come out as not worth the effort, and for me that's the case. I do really like the BBQ spice mix, and I'm tempted to put that on roast potatoes, or mix it into mashed potatoes... Just not homemade chips.