Was McDonalds much better in the 1960s?

I imagine back in the 60's cod was used for the fish sandwich. Who knows what fish they are using now.

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Originally posted by Robearjr

I imagine back in the 60's cod was used for the fish sandwich. Who knows what fish they are using now.

Alaskan pollock is what I was told - I visited the plant in Gloucester, Mass and thats what I was told.

Was McDonalds much better in the 1960s?

Yes.

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Originally posted by MetroplexJim

Was McDonalds much better in the 1960s?

Yes.

And remember when root beer was a McDonald's staple as well as their great french fries?

It was better in the 60's just because of the reason that fast food was a "treat" to be had only once a month or so....

I remember their red & white tile building with the picnic benches outside. No seating inside. Large trash containers at the exits. I grew up in a medium-size midwest city and can only remember one McDonald's at that time.

Sometime back in the '80s, they started cooking the burgers in a press-like thing that cooks both sides at the same time. (no more burger flippers!) I think that it sort of steams them a little, being pressed like that. Also, they then nuke the burgers to heat them for your order. There is nothing toxic about them, but it sure is not the ideal way to cook a burger.

Frozen fries can be OK, but not when single-fried, which is what McDonald's does. So, fresh to frozen, and tallow to veg. oil, that surely has made a difference.

Another thing to remember then, is the all of the various burger chains didn't cook their burgers until they were tougher than shoe leather. After the great cry from the various "nanny" groups that required that all burgers be cooked until totally dead, nothing tasted right any more. If you would remember, the meat at any of the chains was more juicy, because they cooked them less.

Well, I don't know about the '60s, but I was eating there a lot in the early '70s, and yes, it was all better. The Cokes probably were made with cane sugar. The fries in beef tallow were great (although I suspect they were not fresh cut), and I loved ordering a 1/4 pounder medium rare, and plain. Really tasted like a burger.
When I was in Japan in 1985, I ate a lot of McDonald's, and that was also very good, not over-cooked meat. They don't call them french fries there, they are "Mac-Fry Potato".
-Scott Lindgren

As we were traveling out of town in 1968, Mom talked dad into stopping at Mcdonalds for a meal "to go".My memory was of my dad flinging his burger out of the car window after one bite-murmuring something I didnt hear...

I don't know about the comparative quality of then and now. I have never gone to McD's for the dining experience and the food was never very memorable.

I do know I ate a lot more bagged food in the 60's and 70's. I think it is more a matter of better taste in food now, than it is that the food tasted better then.