Potato Cannon Attachments

Potato cannons are fun for a while, but then it just seems a waste. Flinging tubers far and wide, just for the sport of distance or accuracy. I wonder if we could kill two birds with one stone, or with one potato for that matter.

What if we put hot oil at the end of the potato cannon so that it fried the potato as it exited the barrel?

Then, when you are done firing, you would have some sides for your next meal. However, no one fries a whole potato. So we need to put a slicer of some sort at the end of the barrel, to cut the potato into the desired shapes and sizes. I’m picturing thin wires, like a cheese slicer. Here are some suggestions:

graphic showing various attachments for a potato cannon to make french fries, chips, coleslaw, and orange juice.

Of course those last two would be cabbage and oranges, respectively, instead of potatoes. I was thinking about having a no-pulp option for the orange juice, but I think that would damage the cannon somehow. Just stick with pulpy orange juice and strain it later.

you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

Leviticus 2:6

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4 Responses to “Potato Cannon Attachments”

  1. Ricky Anderson Says:

    Shoot!

  2. Some Guy Says:

    I’m picturing Ricky with a baseball mitt, trying to catch a barrage of fries.

  3. Ricky Anderson Says:

    Glove on one hand, ketchup bottle in the other.

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