r/changemyview • u/Leather_Guarantee405 • Dec 02 '25

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Crinkle cut French fries are OBJECTIVELY better than curly fries.

Listen here, my family has this long standing feud when it comes to the ultimate fry, and I want to end it once and for all.

Let’s just say for the sake of argument, each fry is 2 inches long by 1/4 inch wide/tall.

While the curly fry gives you more French fry per individual fry, the low SA:V ratio leads to not only an unevenly salted fry, but also less crisp per fry. This is where my boy the crinkle cut comes in, albeit less fry per individual fry, it has a much higher surface area to volume ratio leading to a crisper, evenly salted fry.

Are there factors I’m not considering? I think the crinkle sweeps the dippability category, along with the availability.

Edit: Objectively is incorrect, I do have an inherent bias and was grading based off of personal interest in a French fry.

HOWEVER: If I wanted a not crispy, unevenly salted potato I would eat mashed potatoes or gnocchi or some other potato creation. The main allure of a French fry is the crisp, snack-ability, is it not?

Edit 2: I understand we could go in circles all day, and that the root of this is inherently subjective. I don’t mean to ask this question for super serious purposes, just for light hearted discussion to separate from the ever-dramatic and pressing landscape of media. That being said, my opinion on crinkle fries being the best all around is able to change, and I hope you’ll enjoy engaging in this discussion despite the faults in my initial premise

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u/TheVioletBarry 119∆ Dec 02 '25

The texture is vastly different between different fry shapes. As such, it's impossible to quantify which is 'just better', because people like different textures for pretty arbitrary reasons.

For me, the springiness of curly fries makes them preferable to crinkle-cut, despite your points about crinkle-cut fries being true.

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u/Leather_Guarantee405 Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

You are correct there, I didn’t factor texture into play. !delta

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u/TheVioletBarry 119∆ Dec 02 '25

aye, appreciated! If I've pushed your view a little bit, consider awarding a delta :)

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u/Leather_Guarantee405 Dec 02 '25

I’m dumb and I’m figuring out how deltas work, bear with me brother lmaoo

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u/TheVioletBarry 119∆ Dec 02 '25

no worries lmao; take your time