A crisp lover thought she'd stumbled upon a genius hack to enhance the flavour of her salt and vinegar crisps, only to experience feelings of regret soon afterwards. Taking to Reddit , she posted a snap of her Co-op Irresistible Hand Cooked Sea Salt and Chardonnay Wine Vinegar Crisps, before recounting her woe."I have finally found a way to make these even better," she declared in a caption.
However, she added: "Pop them in the fridge for a couple of hours. I've managed half a bag, and I am done. My mouth is ruined.
" The post resonated with others who had braved the intense snack, as one Reddit user replied: "I had an entire bag of these once on a Friday night with a wine, I'm pretty sure I had actual scar tissue in my mouth for a good week. But worth it." Another quipped: "It's not proper Salt and Vinegar if your mouth isn't bleeding.
" While a third agreed: "They are the best, worth what they do to your mouth!" However, some Reddit users were appalled by the notion of chilling crisps. One expressed their disbelief: "Fridge crisps?" before questioning further: "FRIDGE CRISPS? It's lucky for you the prisons are full, otherwise I'd be on here saying you deserve jail time." Echoing the sentiment, another said: "I'm all for some food experimenting, but fridge crisps just doesn't really interest me.
Freezer crisps, on the other hand...
" A third individual confessed to trialing the quirky method for themselves though, citing negligible benefits. They remarked: "Someone was on about.