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In 2024, You Have No Excuse for Committing One of the Greatest Sins of the American Cookout
I am from the future—this weekend, actually—here to speak for all those assembled at the Labor Day party: We want better chips. Summer barbecues, I’m sorry to say, are rife with potato chip mediocrity. Classic Lay’s, plain Ruffles, Tostitos, Nacho Cheese …