...the origin of "Crafties" is in Switzerland. During a family visit in Appenzell (Switzerland) I saw "beer chips" in a brewery and of course I tried them. These "beer chips" were not conventional chips, but a very special potato snack that is made in its own way. This snack also tasted correspondingly good. Impressed by the taste and the look, I thought I could try it. That was the starting signal for a long and intensive series of tests to produce this "potato snack". It took about 18 months in a row until we finally finished our recipe for crafties. It was particularly important to me that "crafties" are not baked in fat "Of course that was a huge challenge. In the end we managed to produce a potato sack that is fat-free and made with regional ingredients without artificial flavors.
- Erich Handl
Things to know...
... the origin of our "Crafties" lies in beautiful Switzerland.
Love at first bite
During a family visit to Appenzell, I fell in love with this delicious snack while tasting a brewery's "beer chips."
My taste buds and senses were delighted with these "beer chips"! It turned out that these weren't chips in the traditional sense.
Most notably
This potato snack was so different from anything I'd ever tasted before. Its uniqueness comes from the unique way it's made.
For me, as a trained master confectioner, this "snack" was something completely new. I was impressed by its taste AND its appearance.
The big tinkering begins
It took about 18 months to finalize the recipe for our crafties. It was especially important to me that our crafties weren't baked in fat—a huge challenge!
Happy ending
Finally, we managed to create a potato snack that is baked without fat, has few calories, and impresses with its taste – naturally with regional ingredients and no artificial flavors! (by Georg Handl,
Styrian master confectioner)