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We've been doing that for years. Around here there's plenty of fresh authentic corn tortillas. They have them in Latin grocery stores in a moist cooler.
Also great for fish street tacos.

Patrick says

After realizing that literally all corn chips in every store around here are made with rapeseed (aka "Canola") oil, I wondered if I could make my own from corn tortillas, t

Those would be "tortilla chips" like you get in a mexican restaurant with salsa...made with the old leftover dried out tortillas. Less moisture is better for crispness..Also there are 2 different types of corn tortillas...The typical ones are those that are used for street tacos like tenpound said...kept moist in a cooler...the other type are frying corn tortillas (tortillas para freir) which are thinner, dryer and will be found in mexican stores refrigerated. These make the best crispy, thin chips that wont break your tooth like a rock hard thick fried corn tortilla. For me, corn chips are FRITOS

Way to go Pat! I tried 2x this year too but both times they came out hard as rocks then soggy. I used spray on avocado oil so I'll try olive next time. (Had given up until I saw this thread)

I live in San Antonio and HEB grocery has moist refrigerated corn tortillas. That's what I used. Given Komputodo's comment I'm sure I used the wrong thickness - but I've never noticed a difference in their coolers.

This is the brand (I tried the blue variety too): https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-mi-tienda-ready-to-cook-yellow-corn-tortillas-20-ct/3450047

Yep, street taco variety.

They have 'thin' varieties too like this now that I've searched: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/mission-super-soft-thin-white-corn-tortillas-90-count-60-oz/2015399

I think those are pre-cooked. I guess I need to drop by a mexican market instead. Maybe I'll have more luck here: https://www.pocolocosupermercado.com/

I buy the HEB same brand flour tortillas to fry up for tacos etc... The stuff in the bread isle is crap and full of seed oils.

I too am interested in storage tips if anyone has any. Vacuum sealed maybe?

You can put strings on the stale ones and sell them as thong underwear.

Ceffer says

You can put strings on the stale ones and sell them as thong underwear.

Use the stale ones to make chilaquiles..Lazy man's enchiladas.

These are by far the best store bought tortilla chips. I make my own tortillas but haven't tried making chips maybe I will.

komputodo says

the other type are frying corn tortillas (tortillas para freir) which are thinner, dryer and will be found in mexican stores refrigerated

Thanks @komputodo

This is useful info.