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How to Set Up a Self-Serve Potato Chip Bar

Help guests satisfy their salty tooth with a serve-yourself snack station stocked with kettle chips, savory seasonings and gourmet toppings.

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Please a Crowd With Just Basic Ingredients

Endlessly munchable, potato chips are one snack that most people find hard to pass up. Young or old, vegetarian or carnivore, these golden-friend potatoes are hard to beat. Let your party guests help themselves at an easy-to-set-up station where they can top salty chips with their favorite sweet, savory or spicy flavors.

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Photo: Flynnside Out Productions. From: Brian Patrick Flynn.

Oversized Vessel and Large Scoop

As any chip lover can attest -- you can't just eat one -- so you'll need plenty to keep guests chrunching. For a party of 20 people or less, fill a large basket, bowl or tub with four to five family-size bags of chips. Add a big scoop to make serving a snap.

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Sweet and Savory

Please everyone's palettes with both sweet and salty extras they can sprinkle over their chips.

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Photo: Flynnside Out Productions. From: Brian Patrick Flynn.

Think Beyond the Standard Spices

The flavors of cookout favorites -- dill pickle and bbq -- are great choices as alternative spices. But, the sky's the limit, serve any toppings you think pair well with chips -- like crispy bacon or even sour cream.

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