Spiral Potato | Twisted chips on a stick |
Spiral Potato Chips
This is an ideal unit to start a small business with. A Potato Spiral chips cutter will only ask for an investment amount of R999 (Bonus: Including 250 x 40cm bamboo skewers to get you started - only in South Africa) Where else can you get a business opportunity like this? A ROI (Return On Investment) after only selling 250 potatoes or less. Think about it...1 day....1 event....fully paid.
From others you could always buy a franchised Chip cutting business for a huge amount ... OR, try to prevent someone from investing only R999 to start a spiral business next door. Or buy a fully kitted food trailer and add the spiral to make it a twisted potato chip trailer - see our trailers at The 'trailer' page. (Please talk to us to confirm investment amount for the trailer first - thanks). Only real 40cm bamboo Spirals sold, not the normal 28cm skewers you find in South Africa. (250x40cm bamboo skewers = R75)
Stock levels normal, how many spiral potato cutters do you want?
Thanks,
Johan
Please remember, we post the spirals the next working day after the funds clear into the account.
To order a spiral cutter: (Called a tornado potato in the far east - for tornado chips)
Johan : +27 83 571-2699 / +27 51 653-1733(during working hours - GMT +2 - 09H00 to 13H00 and 14H00 to 17H00)
Email : CateringEquipment4All@yahoo.com
Currently all spirals are distributed from Burgersdorp, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
How to start a potato chip business:
Let's make a spiral, step-by-step. From potato to ready for the deep fryer - "Chips on a stick" as a twisted potato. Cut a curl potato with our Potato Cutter. These curly fries are not the ribbon fry chips you get overseas. (Where the ribbon fries look like spaghetti, these are solid spiral slices of potato - ie. you can ALSO use our stainless steel blade as a Mandoline, by slicing the potato by hand.)
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Choose a medium sized potato. Get rid of any dirt and bad spots. Take the blunt end of the skewer, NOT the sharp end, and push it through the middle of the potato.
The link to our home page, find and view all our products from here.
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Quality: 40cm skewers from us or a short 28cm skewer from the other Chip Traders, make money by selling for the same price or even less? Don't say 'Chips on a stick', but 'Chips on a STICK' or 'Chips on a SKEWER'
Ever heard someone say: 'Keep it simple'? Now this is a simple business. Opportunities like this should be grabbed with both hands, but anyway, I think you know that already.
This is just one of our products, please have a look at the other products by following this link to The 'Catering Equipment 4 All' home page.
Only for Spirals machines - phone now to order:
Johan Welgemoed : +27 (0)83 571-2699 / +27 (0)51 653-1733(during working hours - GMT +2 - 09H00 to 13H00 and 14H00 to 17H00)
Email : CateringEquipment4All@yahoo.com
Spiral Potato Cutter Price:
For visitors NOT from our beautiful South Africa:
We do not include the 250 skewers. (South African Postage fees are a killer). We include 2 short sample skewers. You'll need to find some 5mm skewers locally, the longer the better.
Investment amount of a twisted Potato Spiral cutter:
R999 - Only the spiral cutter(+ 2 short skewers as a sample)
R390 - Overseas Postage (Air Mail and Insurance)
R105 - Banking costs on my side for forex transaction
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R1,494 = Total amount
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US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.05 = US$1 - 10 May 2006)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.72 = US$1 - 11 June 2006)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.96 = US$1 - 05 July 2006)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR7.22 = US$1 - 01 November 2006)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.82 = US$1 - 03 January 2007)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR7.29 = US$1 - 20 March 2007)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.87 = US$1 - 03 May 2007)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.79 = US$1 - 14 May 2007)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.88 = US$1 - 04 July 2007)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.64 = US$1 - 11 Oct 2007)
US Dollar (Exchange rate ZAR6.37 = US$1 - 08 Nov 2007)
US Dollar = 222 (Exchange ZAR6.71 = US$1 - 26 Nov 2007)
See https://www.fnb.co.za/sekunjalo_rates/forexM.asp for the exact current exchange rate
(Look under "Bank buying TT" - TT stands for TeleTransmission)
For an easier idea on the exchange rates see http://www.xe.com/ucc
Postage via Air Mail will usually take between 3 and 4 weeks to our friends abroad.
The tracking number will be emailed to you, and it should reflect within 1 day on the Post Office system. See:
The South African Post Office changed some processes recently, so for chip cutters going abroad or local speed services, see:
For DHL Express - Last option, very expensive - DHL promise 4 working days to your doorstep, but it can take up to 6(six) days before they collect from me. (Collections in my hometown only Tuesdays and Thursdays - so if I contact them on Thursday, they'll only collect on Tuesday. Then it'll take another day or 2 to get to Johannesburg, and only THEN will it be 4 working days.)
South Africa - Local postage = R69 for a Spiral and 250 skewers. For an Extra 250 skewers add R9,99 extra postage to the above.
(250x40cm bamboo skewers = R75)
Spirals as a business, with so many spices to choose from, you can cater for everyone's tastes.
Low initial costs, can bring a good return on investment. Why not have a business asking: Spicy spirals or just a salted spiral potato?
Hierdie aartappel op 'n stokkie is baie gewild. As mens kyk na die Rittelfeees 2006, dan is die geadverteerde spiral stalletjies:
And at the Cherry Festival 2006(Ficksburg): I know Stephen went there with his Chip Stix trailer. He is selling his chipstix potatoes with our 40cm skewers only.
Another popular product I see is the mushrooms on a skewer, so just imagine those babies on a 40cm bamboo skewer - family size.
In Holland/the Netherlands, they describe a spiral like this: (Spiraal aardappel)
".. wordt gemaakt door een ongeschilde aardappel aan een stokje te rijgen en door middel van een machine de aardappel aan dit stokje te spiraliseren."
FAQ:
You can use any length of skewer, but it must be with a 5mm diameter.
Spiral Apples can NOT be cut, no Appletwisters or applestix yet. Our units can double as potato slicers or mandolines though.
-------------------------- Becoming popular is the potato on a sausage or potato on a vienna - Chip Dog.
Take one of the spiralled potatoes, as in the pictures above, remove the stick from the cut potato before opening it. Then take a potato peeler or 'apple core remover' and enlarge the hole in the middle to the size of the vienna or sausage. Insert the vienna/russian into the spiral potato and open as if on a stick. These Chip Dogs will take some practise, you don't want the sausage too thin as it will burn to a crisp before the potato.
a Straight foot long Smoked vienna or russian works well. Remember to cut the skin of the sausage/vienna/russian before putting it into the oil. The fun is in the tasting of your new products, so have fun and have a business with this new business idea.
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Spices: See the Spices South Africa page for some popular spices or ideas.
Typical spice flavours in South Africa would be:
Visit your local cinema, and see which popcorn spices they use. Get the same, they spent tons of money on market research.
Maintenance: Our stainless steel chip slicer, does not rust, no plastic to break and no springs to go soft. This is a commercial unit, and our Warranty/Guarantee can be seen here.
Warranty/Guarantee: I, the manufacturer, will replace any part that prevents the potato cutting machine from cutting potatoes onto a 5mm skewer in a spiral shape. Contact me first, as it can save you the postage. We have 100's of satisfied clients, so we can extend this warranty to YOU, for 2 years. Normal maintenance of course: clean and oil often, and tighten nuts when needed.
(If you've destroyed the unit with a chainsaw while cutting your own hair(i know - i know), we can replace that part for you).
After 2 years you've either never used the unit, so it will outlive you - or you've made so much money from this little business opportunity, that you are retiring and never want to see a potato again in you whole live.)
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