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McRib

Some people seem to be under the illusion that McRib fans don't know what they're eating. We know exactly what we're eating, and eat them anyway.
 
My local McD's advertised the McRib today. So decided to get one. It was about as flavorless as can be. Every now and then you'd get a taste of the BBQ sauce.

Can't say i'll go back unless i forget this moment in 10 years.
 
First and foremost, they are still awesome and simply the finest fast food offering ever.

That said, the McRib was even better years ago. In the early to mid ‘90s, McDonald’s restaurants switched over from the big ol’ warm bin full of stacked up burgers already wrapped behind the counter to the on demand system. I was working at one during the switch and immediately tasted the difference. Either system, the patties are first cooked on the flat top. Old way, they were immediately tossed into a big bin full of BBQ sauce just sitting on the side of the flat top more or less just simmering…sometimes for maybe an hour, two, hell maybe even more (what we worried they gonna go bad?). Longer they sat in that simmering pot of sauce, the better. The new system, the patties sit in a tray full of sauce (along with all other cooked things like McNuggets or burger patties) and sit in there until demanded, but allowed to cool off. Buns are pre toasted and sit in another cabinet until demanded. When an order comes up, the components are assembled, wrapped, and put into a “Q-ing” oven (McDonald’s way of saying “microwave”) and reheated before serving.

The microwave thing is why a whole lot of items at McDonalds used to taste better back in the day. And also negates the old trick of “special ordering” something like saying no pickles or whatever thinking you’ll get the freshest possible food.
 
If only I could have applied this mental capacity to things more important that how to make a McRib and all the other inane shit in my head.

But yeah, I can only just shake my head and laugh every time some recoils at the mention of McRibs and calls them gross followed by asking me how can I eat that stuff. I’ve been behind the curtain. I’ve been the wizard.
 
TheRobSJ said:
First and foremost, they are still awesome and simply the finest fast food offering ever.

That said, the McRib was even better years ago. In the early to mid ‘90s, McDonald’s restaurants switched over from the big ol’ warm bin full of stacked up burgers already wrapped behind the counter to the on demand system. I was working at one during the switch and immediately tasted the difference. Either system, the patties are first cooked on the flat top. Old way, they were immediately tossed into a big bin full of BBQ sauce just sitting on the side of the flat top more or less just simmering…sometimes for maybe an hour, two, hell maybe even more (what we worried they gonna go bad?). Longer they sat in that simmering pot of sauce, the better. The new system, the patties sit in a tray full of sauce (along with all other cooked things like McNuggets or burger patties) and sit in there until demanded, but allowed to cool off. Buns are pre toasted and sit in another cabinet until demanded. When an order comes up, the components are assembled, wrapped, and put into a “Q-ing” oven (McDonald’s way of saying “microwave”) and reheated before serving.

The microwave thing is why a whole lot of items at McDonalds used to taste better back in the day. And also negates the old trick of “special ordering” something like saying no pickles or whatever thinking you’ll get the freshest possible food.
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This makes a lot of sense.
I remember eating a lot of these as a kid (And the BK version Bull's Eye BBQ sammy) I remembered a ton more flavor and enjoying them.
 
JesasaurusRex said:
Look at the shit Rob knows :laughing
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I also spent some time in the 90s working the grill (ironically called so...) at McDonalds as well as the drive-thru pay window which we lovingly called "The Hole". That was probably the easiest way to knock out $4.25 per hour ever! :laughing
 
Kornholio said:
I also spent some time in the 90s working the grill (ironically called so...) at McDonalds as well as the drive-thru pay window which we lovingly called "The Hole". That was probably the easiest way to knock out $4.25 per hour ever! :laughing
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Ugh. $4.25 was my starting hourly too. Except they got their money’s worth out of me. My first day was “lobby” duty which was cleaning tables, emptying garbage bins, and so on which sounds pretty tame. Until it came time to dump the super heavy gigantic compacted cube of trash in the dumpster outside…hoist this several hundred pound thing up on its tray on a mini forklift to dump in the the dumpster outside. Then the cube slides off the front lip of the dumpster and just crashes on the ground in front of it. Hundreds of pounds of compacted fast food trash to pick up. Yay. Wanted to quit right there.

Eventually, I’d work the drive thru maybe once a week. Lost count of how many times I heard “wow you’re the first one I can actually understand through that speaker, you should be on the radio.” Yet still they only gave me the easy job once a week, if that.

And to think after two long years at McDonalds (my job through high school), I managed to get up to the kingly ransom of $4.45. Oh the things I could buy after a full day of working on a Saturday!
 
The local store relented...all is right in the world today! :love

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As if it has to be explained every single time someone posts about "nutrients" in these threads...

BARELY ANYONE IS GOING TO MCDONALD'S EXPECTING FOOD HIGH IN NUTRITIONAL VALUE! :facepalm

I mean seriously, do you people really think Americans are honestly that dumb? The vast majority of us know exactly what decision we've made when we get in line at a fast food joint. The simple reality is that we do not care. We're gonna do it anyway.
 
The thread has two posters who like the McRib.
Wouldn’t be much worth posting about if it’s enthusiasts didn’t get the responses they know they’re going to get when they bring up the topic.

You love the McRib but you love it even more when people crap on it.
 
I really don't care if you crap on it because you think it tastes like shit. It's just really annoying when people dump on it because they think the people that do like it are stupid because they like it.

And there are far more fans in this thread than just Rob and I.
 
Don’t recall where anyone accused McRib customers of being dumb and not having any idea of what they’re eating.
Everyone consumes shit that would fall into the not advised category. People still smoke, get drunk on weekends…
People also comment on what other people do. Internet would likely collapse if that weren’t the case.
 
My skin is thick enough to deal with the shit food comments...keep em' coming. Doesn't mean you're right. :twofinger
 
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