McArterey clogger

December 7, 2007 · Posted in Food, Reviews · 6 Comments 

We are going to do something different today. Yes I know it is Fry Day but I decided to forgo that for today. I am going to review a food item, just not fries!

You can probably guess by the title that it is something from McDonald’s, and you would be right. I decided that I just had to try the McSkillet burrito, it looked really good. To be honest it wasn’t too bad either. I think the roasted peppers and onions made the meal. I am not a fan of the sausage that McD’s uses but it was alright in here. I just wish they would have chopped it up, instead they cut the patty in half and lay it out that way. There are also potatoes and salsa in the mix, it all adds up to a very “hearty” breakfast that really is quite tasty.

Then comes the bad news! This burrito weighs in at 610 calories, 330 of which are from fat! There are 36g of fat, can you feel your arteries hardening yet? How about 410mg of cholesterol? Talk about death in a tortilla. Then you would think well at least it will fill me up, wrong again, there is only 8.4 ounces of food there. Now here is the kicker, sit back and count the things in the burrito. Lets see, theres a tortilla, eggs, sausage, potatoes, green and red peppers, salsa, and cheese. Thats not too bad thats only 8 things, but wait theres more. There are 114+ ingredients listed for this burrito 114! I’m not going to list them all here, you can go here and see them.

Was it good? Yes
Will I have it again someday? Only if my doctor says it’s ok!

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Fry Day #8 McDonald’s

November 30, 2007 · Posted in Fry Day · 2 Comments 

It was inevitable, I had to do them and here they are:

Info:
McDonald’s
Franklin, IN
Time of day: 1:07pm

All ratings except hot are a 1-10 scale. Hot is how long they remain warm.

Taste: 6
Appearance: 6
Saltiness: 3
Crispiness: 2
Hot: 12 minutes
Quantity: (Stated 114g) (Actual 110g)
Price:$1.30
Value: $0.0118181 per gram

While Burger King was a pleasant surprise, McDonald’s was no surprise at all, and not very pleasant either.

I could taste the potato, I will give it that much. They weren’t very greasy either, another credit. But, there was an underlying taste also. Either they don’t maintain separate fryers for their fries or they need to change the oil in that fryer.

Did I mention that they were like biting into a sponge? That is what the texture reminded me of, bleh.

I have no idea how they manage it every time but I was 10th in line at the drive thru and still managed to get old fries. 10th in line, that is almost a guarantee for hot fries at other places, but not at McD’s. Seems like every time I go there I lose a little more respect for their organization. They are on a media blitz trying to make their image shine yet they let stores like this continue to tarnish their less than sterling reputation.

Final word: For a place that is so popular and famous for their fries, I do not understand how they get away with serving fries like this!

Photo:


Mcdonalds fries
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Fry Day

September 14, 2007 · Posted in Humor · 2 Comments 

I love fry day, the day when we celebrate the greatest contribution to the culinary experience. The taste of potato and grease is an experience that few will forget and even fewer will not experience multiple times. Personally I love the crinkle cut type, the thin ones cool off too fast!

I used to love McD’s fries till they started on their national save a potato campaign. In which they put about 6 or 7 fries in the small size and boost it up by 4 fries for each size increment. Now I am a Wendy’s fry lover, only because their small is the same amount as McD’s medium used to be!

Yes I love those cut up spuds….

What?

Not Fry Day?

Friday?

Oh, never mind.

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