More boring stuff from the Net :|

• Cook the Book: Perfect French Fries | Serious Eats : Recipes
  Russets or baking potatoes are the best, whereas waxy potatoes (such as Red Bliss or new potatoes) simply won't do. Soaking is key—this removes the starch, keeps the potatoes from sticking together, and eliminates the sugars that prevent the potatoes from achieving maximum crispness. As far as oils go, peanut oil is the best for deep frying.
  (tags: fries)
• Final Words From Shell’s Departing C.E.O. – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com
  The easy gas and oil will be done by state companies or small companies. But the difficult barrels – the tight gas or the gas-to-liquids, or the unconventional oils or gas, you must be a very strong player to be cost-competitive. I don’t see this as a problem for I.O.C.s. I see that as an opportunity. It means that every future barrel we produce at Shell, I tell the staff, that each barrel must contain more technology. Every future barrel, per barrel, must contain more gray cells.
  (tags: oil)