It’s hard to make a dent in the crowded potato-chip field, but these nicely spicy chips are particularly good. The thick-sliced chips boast a crunch you can hear half a block away, and the spice is intensified with vinegar (actually, vinegar powder) for a pleasing tang.

Size: 5.25 ounces

Price: $2.99

Available: Grocery stores, vending machines

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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