Developing a new product
New product development looks at improving existing products to invigor ate an existing market or create new products that th arket seeks. Our group decided to recreate a new version of sweet potato famously known as ‘Rabuon’ in the luo native,to sweet potato chips.
Steps for the design process
- Identify the product.
We realized that people are becoming more modernized as days go by slowly forgetting cultural feeds in this case; sweet potato considered as cliché.
We discussed and evaluated a simple but perfect wy of enticing the youths with this product.
- Research and generate ideas.
We came up with the idea of making sweet potato chips or crisps which would have more taste.
Manufacturing process
- Cleanly wash the sweet potatoes.
- Peel off the covers.
- Put one litre of water, depending on the ratio and size of the sweet potatoes.
- Immerse your sweet potatoes and tightly seal.
- Wait for 15 minutes then add ingridients of your choice for example salt, black pepper, a bit of paprika and coconut oil.
- Then seal again for five minutes so that it can simmer inside your sweet potatoes.
- When all the water is completely drained let it cool and then cut to your desiarable shape or size.
- Fry it in adequate hot cooking oil until dry and crispy and then serve while hot with porridge or lime juice.
Conclusion
We believe that with this new method of cooking sweet potato and with its amazing and defined taste, many people will like the product and will become consistent consumers of it. The market value and the demand of the sweet potato crisps will also increase.