Viral Chips and Chocolate

Chips and chocolate are the only two ingredients this viral pair asks of you, plus a shelf in the fridge. Both snacks come from the same internet trend, and we cooked and filmed them back to back in one video, so you can watch the slow version and the fast version side by side before you pick a lane.

The difference is patience. The tube method is the showpiece: it needs time to set, then rewards you with neat slices you can hand round like a homemade chocolate bar. The dipped chips are the opposite, a quick job you can finish while the kettle boils, and a good one to do with grandchildren because small hands manage the dipping easily.

Start with the dipped chips if you are new to melting chocolate. They forgive uneven coating, and you will learn how the chocolate flows before you commit a whole tube to the fridge. Save the sliceable bar for a weekend when the fridge can do its work unhurried.