Does McDonalds Actually Grill Their Hamburgers?

Seeing as I rarely eat at McDonalds, Burger King, Hardees, or Wendy's because there burgers have become horrible. I also cant even eat a french fry at Burger King. Do any of these establishments still even have a griddle or is it all microwave now?...Russ

You a funny guy Russ, they all have grills except Burger King which flame broils still. Ha ha

The last time I had breakfast sandwich at Burger King I was going through the drive through and saw them take the sausage pattie out of the deep fryer....

Wendy's still have the flat top grills

McD's "grill" is a drawer they put the patty into and press a button bing it's done

Hardee's flame broils

so? it cooks faster that way and believe it or not has less fat than if they cooked it on grill.

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Originally posted by CajunKing

Wendy's still have the flat top grills

McD's "grill" is a drawer they put the patty into and press a button bing it's done

Hardee's flame broils

From my understanding Hardees stopped flame broiling when Carl Jr.'s bought them out years ago, in the old days Hardees flame broiled.

McDonalds uses soem sort of new contraption whre they throw the frozen patties into some sort of heating unit (plastic type drawer)..UGH

It's all so sad isn't it. What would be so difficult in creating a chain where they actually use a gas char broiler for their burgers and chicken...I guess the problem is the help..Training and maintaining consistancy.

Pizza Hut and Domino's were able to come on the scene with the invention of the conveyor oven...It took all the guess work out of when an employee had to take a pizza out of the oven...

So, the smart people simply forego these types of places and give our business to the independent restaurants who still do it the good old fashioned way.

I think the question should be do they use real beef in thier hamburgers.

McDonalds is the largest purchaser of American beef which is all USDA inspected. Of course the burgers are beef. Even Roadfooders occasionally have a Big Mac...along with the fries.

I don't know, I read the companion book to "Supersize Me" and don't eat anywhere near as much fast food as I used to. But also I'd rather support the independent little guy.

Dave

Many places are carefull not to call their stuff "burgers" of "hamburgers". Why is that I wonder???
Joe

I believe that the initial on-premises cooking of hamburgers is done in a device like this:

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Originally posted by MiamiDon

I believe that the initial on-premises cooking of hamburgers is done in a device like this:

Does it have Gorge Foreman's name on it?

mark

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Originally posted by MiamiDon

I believe that the initial on-premises cooking of hamburgers is done in a device like this:

WOW! Is that George Foreman Industrial Grill?

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Originally posted by thediningroom


WOW! Is that George Foreman Industrial Grill?

More or less!

The Micky-D's one I saw was the width of that whole thing, not split into two halves.

I think one of us should volunteer to take a job there and infiltrate the system ... (Not me.)

do we really want to know how McDonalds cooks their hamburgers?

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Originally posted by Captain Morgan

do we really want to know how McDonalds cooks their hamburgers?

Yes, please tell us Captain? do you work at McDonalds? Tell us the inside scoop.

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Originally posted by prius

McDonalds is the largest purchaser of American beef which is all USDA inspected. Of course the burgers are beef. Even Roadfooders occasionally have a Big Mac...along with the fries.

McDonald's no longer relies on ALLUS beef. They are importing beef from New Zealand and Australia, there is a beef "shortage" in the US.

Say what you will about McDonald's but I love their breakfast, fast, cheap and delllllllllllllllissoouusssssssss!!!!

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Originally posted by thediningroom

Say what you will about McDonald's but I love their breakfast, fast, cheap and delllllllllllllllissoouusssssssss!!!!

You really do have a unique sense of humor!

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Originally posted by Tedbear

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Originally posted by thediningroom

Say what you will about McDonald's but I love their breakfast, fast, cheap and delllllllllllllllissoouusssssssss!!!!

You really do have a unique sense of humor!

My name is Don. I am a Sausage and Egg McMuffin with Hashbrowns addict. I Believe in a Higher Power and am trying to overcome my problem.

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Originally posted by Russ Jackson

Seeing as I rarely eat at McDonalds, Burger King, Hardees, or Wendy's because there burgers have become horrible. I also cant even eat a french fry at Burger King. Do any of these establishments still even have a griddle or is it all microwave now?...Russ

Good question Russ. I know that the big chain truckstops cook most of their meals in the nuker including steaks. They all come cryo-vac'd in marinade and then they nuke 'em. I found this out when I asked for a steak that wasn't marinated. Also, I rememeber this poor trucker trying to explain that he wanted his steak cooked on the grilltop because the nuker made the texture very grainy. They couldn't understand him. They put the same steak on the grilltop.
Your doing what we should all do. Just not eat there anymore.

Truckstops have chains now? I thought they were all independent?

Not reading any other comments, everyone knows McDonald's doesn't fry their burgers, so they know darn well McDonalds doesn't grill their burgers.

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Originally posted by thediningroom

Truckstops have chains now? I thought they were all independent?

Petro, Flying-J & TA have been around for years. They are all chains.

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Originally posted by Mack184

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Originally posted by thediningroom

Truckstops have chains now? I thought they were all independent?

Petro, Flying-J & TA have been around for years. They are all chains.

... many with a McDonalds right inside.

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Originally posted by Mack184

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Originally posted by thediningroom

Truckstops have chains now? I thought they were all independent?

Petro, Flying-J & TA have been around for years. They are all chains.

Pilot is another one of the Truckstop chains, at least in NJ.

NO MORE MICROWAVED BIG MACS?

"The key element of the new approach is keeping the bread, lettuce, onions, and all other nonmeat sandwich ingredients fresh -- and thus away from the wilting heat of the holding bins and the zap of the microwave oven. Whereas before, fried meat and toppings were assembled on a bun, then tossed under a heat lamp and finally microwaved just before serving, now the cooked meat is kept warm all by itself. Once an order comes in, it is placed with fresh ingredients on toasted bread and put on a tray -- bypassing the microwave."

"Not only do the sandwiches taste fresher under the new method, called ''Made for You,'' the company says, but customers can ask servers to hold the pickles or ketchup without having to wait several extra minutes."

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Originally posted by Tedbear

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Originally posted by Mack184

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Originally posted by thediningroom

Truckstops have chains now? I thought they were all independent?

Petro, Flying-J & TA have been around for years. They are all chains.

Pilot is another one of the Truckstop chains, at least in NJ.

There's a Pilot truck stop right here in Braselton at Exit 129 on I85. Attached to it is a McDonalds. pb