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Burger King Vs McDonalds
- Thread starter MAJOR METAL
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That's for sure
I've been eating too much fast food as of late; time is at a premium for me these days. I can definitely feel the difference
Id be very careful ordering fish from either establishment.
I wouldnt consider JITB superior, theyre pretty on par with BK and McDs. They have the worst tasting mayo Ive ever had. Ive been to a Whataburger once, but I was a vegetarian at the time. They did replace my burger patty with hashbrowns which was cool, but they didnt appear to be of any better quality than the two being discussed. Id still consider those franchises as bottom tier.
Well, I can only speak of my experience at a single BK franchise...
At BK, all your food comes from warming units. The meat can sit in this unit for about 45 minutes before its supposed to be thrown out. Its rarely thrown out at 45 minutes.
The fish sandwich patty is deep friend for 3 minutes and some odd seconds and is then set into a pan in the warming unit, where it should stay for 30 minutes. Its rarely thrown out at 30 minutes. It might sit in there for a few hours. Of course, it gets soggy. So, when one is ordered it'll get thrown back in the fryer for a few minutes to regain crispiness. When I went to fry up a new fish sandwich, I was told by my manager to use the one that had been sitting in the warming unit for probably 2 hours.
I eat fast food several times a week. I'm 54, still wear the same jean size I did in high school, and run 6 miles a day.
Let's not forget the power of moderation and taking good care of your body. It allows you to have the occasional indulgence with no ill effects.
Ew.
The reason I ask is because I was watching one of those fishing shows on basic cable, and they were following a crew who happened to have a contract with McDonald's. The said McDonald's had by far the strictest quality requirements, and even gave the crew a chart as to how large the fish could be, how much bruising and discoloration was allowed and so forth.
who has the better milk shake? I'm going to have to go with Burger King. The chocolate and vanilla milk shakes were quite tasty.
I dont doubt that either franchise uses quality fish. Though, I wouldnt take that on word from a cable fishing show.
Its not so much the quality of the food, but more the way its handled by the employees.
Did you know that wearing gloves is only a requirement if you happen to cut yourself? BK is where I came to develop an obsessive compulsion for washing ym hands.
Milk shakes come from a plastic bag. Just pour it in the machine and :whirrrrrrrrrrrr:
Chocolate and strawberry shakes come about by adding flavored syrup to the vanilla shake.
Adding a bit of vanilla shake to some black coffee was pretty good.
I remember when I didn't eat Mcdonalds for 2 years then for some reason I absolutely had to have a Quarter Pounder with Cheese Value meal. then I $h!t myself inside out. good times.
I don't care if food workers wear gloves or not. If they have a cut then yeah, probably a good idea. Otherwise as long as they wash their hands everytime after using the restroom I don't care. I don't see how a rubber coated hand is any cleaner than one that isn't.
I dont either, but some people do.
I'll tell you this much... many people did not keep their hands very clean.
I rarely do fast food these days but I have spent way more money at McDonalds than I have at Burger King!
I don't doubt that at all. I'm sure that any food workers hands are nowhere near as clean as mine are when I prepare my food at home.
Most definitely. Mine, however, were very clean. Like, washing them every 5 minutes clean.
Eating a Subway sandwich as I type this.
I can see the workers behind the glass 10 footlongs away from me.
They're both wearing gloves.
Eating a Subway sandwich as I type this.
I can see the workers behind the glass 10 footlongs away from me.
They're both wearing gloves.
It doesn't matter what you order at subway everything tastes the same. The smell when you walk in the subway is what your food will taste like
