(Organic) Boulder Canyon Sea Salt

Organic. It's one of those words that elicits strong opinions in one of two directions, depending on who you speak to. There's a running joke around here to rile up our resident organic evangelist that every new food that comes through the office is "organic, gluten-free, hormone-free, BPA-free, grass-fed, free range, free trade, with no artificial colours or flavours". These chips were no different, from the moment they came in the door.

We opened the bag, and we got the requisite comment "Yup, they're potato chips, all right." Also heard a "You know what's missing on these? A healthy coating of pesticides."

Once everyone got all the complaining and joking and insulting out of the way, these sure went fast. There's nothing particular about them that really stands out that you can point at and say "That right there, that is what makes these so good. We're not sure what it is, but they're just good. They were actually some of the best plain chips that we've ever tried. They were crunchy like kettle cooked chips, and had just the right amount of salt. They also have a little bit more oily residue than other chips we've had, too. Maybe that's the delicious secret.

In the end, it seems like everyone loved these. I think that they're high up there on the list of the quickest-consumed chips we've reviewed yet. Does it justify the price bump to buy organic? Maybe. They were delicious and, if you believe the propaganda, healthier.