In another thread it was suggested that someone start a new topic re the seductively easy method reported by Jeffery Steingarten as being the cook-at-home technique used by Joel Robuchon. It's simple...cut the fries...put in enough room temp oil to cover them...heat till browned ~365ish. Takes about 5-7 min depending on pan size and uses very little oil. I've fooled with it and it works well with fries that are less than steak fries in thickness. Russett potatoes worked better than yukon gold