These Are The Best Frozen French Fries, According To Fry Snobs

As a fry aficionado, I find it’s near impossible to recreate the best fast food French fries at home. Fresh-cut potatoes made into fries simply don’t crisp up the same way, even in an air fryer. The closest dupe is a bag of frozen fries — but even those are difficult to perfect.

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French fry snobs on the internet have a lot of opinions about which frozen fries come the closest to their fast food counterparts (including our team here at Sporked). The standout? There’s one particular retailer that makes a killer fry under its very own private label brand. 

Kirkland Signature Extra-Crispy French Fries

Costco is where plenty of incredible products live — after all, it’s home to the best vanilla ice cream you can buy, according to many. And per French fry snobs online, it’s also where you’ll find the best bag of frozen fries.

Sold in a 5-pound bag, these frozen fries can feed a crowd. But more importantly, whether you pop them into the oven or toss them into an air fryer, they cook almost flawlessly. They crisp up via both cooking methods, a feat that many other frozen fries simply can’t accomplish. And in the air fryer, they’re crispy enough to resemble the best fast food ones.

Reddit users sum the fries up as “The BEST frozen fries I’ve ever eaten!” and “they’re KILLER.” One said “I’ve become addicted,” going through two 5-pound bags in a single week. 

What makes these frozen Costco fries so good is they taste like twice-fried restaurant-style fries. They’re battered, which many frozen versions are not, which lends additional flavor and that tough-to-achieve crispness even when baked. One person described them as “the first frozen fries I’ve had that actually got crispy,” which is all thanks to that extra layer of batter.

Oh, and there’s one more reason Kirkland Signature Extra-Crispy French Fries shine. For their price, you get excellent value for your money. After all, 5 pounds of fries should last you through plenty of dinners (or snacks).

Ultimately, thanks to the balanced flavor, perfect crispiness, and flawless potato texture, Kirkland Signature fries are the best kind you’ll find if you’re looking for frozen ones you can cook at home.

Other Frozen Fries That Deliver Crispiness and Flavor

While Kirkland Signature Extra-Crispy French Fries are the pick of snobs who won’t settle for lesser frozen fries, there are a few others that we’ve taste-tested ourselves that do deliver a great end result. They may not be the most incredible options you can buy, but they come quite close.

Grown in Idaho Hand Cut Style Fries

In our taste tests, Grown in Idaho’s Hand Cut Style Fries were a standout. They go from frozen to ready to eat with a great crispy finish, and they’re well-seasoned. While they don’t carry the same battered exterior as Costco’s fries, they are a close second. And if we’re comparing frozen French fries at the grocery store, these ones win.

Checkers & Rally’s Famous Seasoned Fries

If you love fast food-style fries, then you’ve got to give Checkers & Rally’s Famous Seasoned Fries a go. These frozen French fries do have more seasoning than mere salt; they have a bit of a kick thanks to their blend of 15 herbs and spices. But I personally love that extra flavor, which I think makes these fries stellar all on their own (yes, sometimes I have frozen fries for dinner and that’s it). I like to air fry them, but they crisp up nicely in the oven, too, with a longer cook time. 

Arby’s Seasoned Curly Fries

Lastly, if you’re a fan of curly fries, you’ve got to at least try Arby’s Seasoned Curly Fries. These frozen French fries aren’t typical — they are curly fries, after all, and they’re modeled after the very same fries served in Arby’s restaurants. And based on our taste tests, they’re nearly as good as the real, in-restaurant thing. Oily and dare we say even slightly greasy, these fries crisp up in the oven or air fryer and hit you with just the right balance of onion, garlic, and other spices.