At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Easy Crunchy Baked Potato Wedges

If you like chunky potato wedges, you’re going to love this easy method to make them at home anytime you want with no special equipment or fancy ingredients – just delicious crispy crunchy baked potato wedges with plenty of salt and pepper!

These crunchy baked potato wedges are perfect alongside steak, chicken, fish – they are a great easy hearty side dish that everyone loves!

These potato wedges are lightly coated in olive oil and salt and pepper before being baked to crunchy perfection so they taste just like potato wedges from your favorite restaurant.

If you’d like to add seasonings, like garlic salt, chicken salt (my Aussie family is obsessed with chicken salt on fries), truffle salt, herbs, or parmesan, these fries are a great base for just about any specialty french fry flavor you’d like, making them incredibly versatile for any meal!

These baked potato wedges are a spin off from my wildly popular Crunchy Baked Fries and Crispy Baked Shoestring Sweet Potato Fries recipes – please be sure to visit them to see the posts that inspired this delicious dish!

potato wedges with salt on them on a sheet pan

How To Get Crunchy Potato Wedges in the Oven

The best part of restaurant style potato wedges is the delicious crispy crunch – which can be hard to get in the oven without the right technique.

Following these tips and tricks will help you get puffy and light potato wedges with a delicious crispy crunch!

For absolute best results, soak potatoes in cold water for 30 minutes – 1 hour.
- Be sure to pat fries dry well after soaking – excess water will release onto the baking sheet and might create steam which will slow the crisping.
- Soaking potatoes in water helps remove some of the starch so the potatoes cook faster and crisp up better in thee oven.
Space potatoes out on baking sheet so they dont touch and have plenty of room to crisp up.
Drizzle oil over potatoes and toss to coat evenly.
Flip wedges occasionally as they cook.
Keep heat high – check in on potatoes periodically to be sure they aren’t burning, but you want them to be at high heat to crisp.
If your potatoes are cooked, but still not crunchy as you’d like them, pop them under the broiler for a minute or two and they will be magnificent!

To Make These Crunchy Potato Wedges You’ll Need:

These easy baked crunchy potato wedges are one of my favorite easy side dishes because you don’t need a ton of extra equipment or fancy ingredients.

For best results, I suggest the following:

Potatoes
Sharp knife
Celtic Sea Salt
Good quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parchment paper or Silpat
Baking Sheet
Fresh Cracked Pepper

Other Potato Sides You’ll Love:

If you love these crunchy baked potato wedges, you’ll also love these easy and delicious potato dishes!

What To Serve With Crunchy Baked Potato Wedges

These crispy, crunchy potato wedges are delicious alongside most of your favorite easy recipes – but I am adding my favorites to pair with these perfect potatoes:

Also try Easy Baked Ranch Pork Tenderloin and Gravy Recipe, Easy Baked Pork Chops Recipe, The Best Easy Lemon Chicken Recipe, Perfect Grilled Souvlaki, The Best Oven Broiled Ribeye Steaks with Mushrooms Recipe, Easy Baked Everything Salmon Recipe, and Easy Braised Leg of Lamb Recipe.