Question: are kettle chips cooked in a kettle?
Answer: Whereas your basic bagged chip is fried in a conveyer-belt-like continuous process, kettle chips have a pre-industrial pedigree. They're made in batches -- dunk a bunch, take them out, dunk a bunch more. ... At the end of the day, a potato chip -- fried, kettle cooked or even baked -- is still a potato chip.