That McDonalds burger that wouldn't rot

[Amaris]

I think the guy is a fraud.

However that doesn't mean people should eat shit, aka McDonalds. I worked there for a couple months once, the manager would give me dirty looks as I would be eating a peanut butter sandwich everyday. I never ate their food and I regularly told people to go to Wendy's. The manager didn't know that part.

I love this!

The "food" is the lowest bar possible for it to be considered food. I think I rather eat catfood than a burger from them. Plus the bread... damn the bread wouldn't ever go back, it's really gross. The buns would sit around for awhile, I never saw them get delivered so it had to be a few days inbetween, and they would look like plastic. It's really gross.

It isn't healthy, nothing at fast food is healthy and thinknig that it can be part of a HEALTHY diet is ignorant and insane.

I've always seen fast food as the occasional treat, something to enjoy when you just don't feel like cooking, or when you just want to have some fun and grab a bite on the way. Personally, I love Wendy's, and I would happily eat their every so often instead of McDonalds. I'm just not a real fan of the food. Nothing against the company, just don't like the food so much. It all tastes "processed". I know. Duh. But what I mean is that it tastes like it's a processed amalgam instead of a juicy beef patty on a real sesame seed bun with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, pickles and onions.

I may stop at Sonic tomorrow.

 

[Trekker4747]

The stuff didn't mold because its not food! McDonalds hamburgers are not FOOD to begin with.

 

[the Dagman]

I haven't been a regular eater of fast food for over seven years now. And the last time I went to McDonalds' (stopped with my mom on a short break while we were X-Mas shopping a few years back) it made me feel a bit sick to my stomach. So now I just cook my own burgers, much better. Even more when I switched from ground beef to ground lean turkey. Put it on a bun with a hunk of lettuce and slice of onion (allergic to tomatoes, so holding those) and a bit of your condiment of choice and you have something that tastes better and is better for you than any fast food burger.

The only fast food place I go to with any regularity anymore is Subway. And that is only once every few months. Their sweet onion chicken teriyaki rocks.

One nice thing about switching over to healthier eating is that I said good-bye to about 30 pounds too.

 

[iguana_tonante]

How many of you still eat McD's with any regularity?

I eat at McDonald (or other fast food chains) maybe three or four times a year, usually when I'm really in a hurry and couldn't find anything better. I don't hate it, but it's the lowest common denominator about food. How people can eat there with regularity is beyond me.

 

[JarodRussell]

People get food that doesn't rot, and are not happy about it. Yeah well, can't please everyone, I guess...

 

[Robert Maxwell]

The only fast food I ever get anymore is Taco Bell (yes, I know ) and even that is pretty rare--once every few months or so.

Eating McDonald's or Burger King burgers often left me feeling a little sick afterward. Not sure why. I don't particularly miss eating them.

 

[Brent]

Burger King's burgers at least taste better, the fire grilled = superior

One of my favorite places locally though for fast food burgers is Backyard Burger, they make an great fast burger.

 

[barnaclelapse]

I'm still eating at McDonalds. I'm like a guy who can't stop visiting a hooker with herpes because she reminds him of his ex from high school.

 

[JarodRussell]

I'm still eating at McDonalds. I'm like a guy who can't stop visiting a hooker with herpes because she reminds him of his ex from high school.

Your ex was a hooker with herpes?

 

[Kestra]

All fast food seems relatively equal to me in terms of both grossness and deliciousness.

 

[Agent Richard07]

But what about the bun? Bread frequently gets moldy in my home if I forget to eat it (or just ignore it after it got hard and I bought fresh bread ).

Being in a sealed bag with some moisture probably makes a difference.

How many of you still eat McD's with any regularity?

I just got back onto Big Macs for the first time in about 25 years. Love 'em. The Big Mac with fries and a root beer is a good little meal once in a while. I tell them to leave out the pickles though. And sometimes I get an apple pie with it.

What part of the chicken is the "nugget"?

It's all white meat now. Didn't used to be.

The guy in "Supersize Me" lived on Mcdonald's, and then tried to make a case against the company based on his personally irresponsible experiment. It should go without saying that some things, like Starburst candies, or large quantities of
Mcdonald's, shouldn't constitute a person's primary diet.

Reminds me of that Jared guy who ate at Subway everyday for a year and lost weight.

 

[Eleanor_zhDarjel]

O my. And I am applying there for a job...

 

[Trekker4747]

Five Guys.

Nuff said.

 

[scotpens]

I just got back onto Big Macs for the first time in about 25 years. Love 'em. The Big Mac with fries and a root beer is a good little meal once in a while.

I've never cared much for Big Macs. Maybe it's the dressing. But McD's 1/3-pound anus burgers -- excuse me, Angus burgers -- aren't bad at all.

The only fast food I ever get anymore is Taco Bell (yes, I know ) and even that is pretty rare--once every few months or so.

Taco Bell makes McDonald's look like Cordon Bleu cuisine by comparison. Frankly, I'd rather go dumpster diving than eat anything from Taco Bell.

YMMV.

 

[stoneroses]

There food is dog's dirt so what do you expect.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Sorry for the late bump, but here's a guy who tested the "McDonald's hamburgers don't rot" myth in a scientific way and came to the conclusion that the reason for the burger's seeming immortality isn't some fancy chemical shit they put into the meat or something, but simply that the shape of the patties (flat, large surface area) and the way they were stored (out in the open) caused them to lose moisture so fast that mold never had a chance to grow.

So there we have it! Pretty strong evidence in favor of Theory 3: the burger doesn't rot because it's small size and relatively large surface area help it to lose moisture very fast. Without moisture, there's no mold or bacterial growth. Of course, that the meat is pretty much sterile to begin with due to the high cooking temperature helps things along as well. It's not really surprising. Humans have known about this phenomenon for thousands of years. After all, how do you think beef jerky is made?

Now don't get me wrong—I don't have a dog in this fight either way. I really couldn't care less whether or not the McDonald's burger rotted or didn't. I don't often eat their burgers, and will continue to not often eat their burgers. My problem is not with McDonald's. My problem is with bad science.

For all of you McDonald's haters out there: Don't worry. There are still plenty of reasons to dislike the company! But for now, I hope you'll have it my way and put aside your beef with their beef.

start of the experiment + explanation
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