Oven-baked animal style fries

Fill a pot with water, add two handfuls of salt and set it on to boil.

Peel the russet potatoes, slice into thin sheets and then into thin fries.

Add two capfuls of vinegar to the water and boil the potatoes 8 to 10 minutes; the salt seasons them internally, boiling bursts starch granules and washes off exterior sugars, and the vinegar keeps the pectin from breaking down.

Drain and spread on a wire rack over a baking sheet; optionally freeze four hours, then bag half for later.

Preheat the oven to 450F.

Drizzle 7 grams of peanut oil on an empty sheet pan and heat it in the oven four minutes.

Add the fries to the hot pan with ample room between them so they do not steam.

Bake about 15 minutes, flip, add another 7 grams of oil, and bake about 15 minutes more.

Put the fries in a dish, lay two slices of American cheese over them and return to the oven to melt.

Top with special sauce and caramelized onion.