Fast Food

[Anonymous No.6478567]

It's been 15ish years since I ate fast food.

On a whim, I tried some today. 2 cheeseburgers, 2 fries, 1 chocolate shake.

Only the fries are like they were 15 years ago and are "okay". The shake is rather thin and doesn't taste like a "milk" shake. It is also overly sweet and the chocolate flavor seems a bit weak. The burgers are....well they are essentially nothing. The bread has more texture than the meat does. It is like eating meat-flavored paste. The meat patty is also amazingly thin I could probably eat ten of these and not even realize it. This is a stark contrast to my homemade crinkle cut Yukon gold potato French fries, ground steak burgers, and milk shakes made from whole milk, Breyers ice cream, sugar, and cocoa powder.

All-in-all, very underwhelming.

How does /ck/ even have the right to defend something like this?

>pic related

[Anonymous No.6478571]

>>6478567
That's what it was already like 20 years ago, though.

[Anonymous No.6478573]

>How does /ck/ even have the right to defend something like this?
People like justifying overpaying and supporting something ridiculous more than they can manage to change their opinions and think realistically.

[Anonymous No.6478598]

>>6478567
Update: the second box of fries had a rotten potato in the bunch. Blech.

>>6478571
It wasn't this bad. 30 years ago it was even better and actually fairly good. The fries really haven't changed like at all that I can really tell; just salt delivery systems with no discernible flavor. The buns seem the same too. I think the slice of cheese and ketchup had the most flavor of anything.

I'm trying to remedy the shake by putting it into the freezer. Maybe it will improve when mostly frozen.

>>6478573
My homemade burgers cost about $1.66 just for the meat in 1 burger. I use a Universal Food Chopper to chop up the steak then I form it into patties for the grill. Infinitely better.

[Anonymous No.6478629]

The idea is you're supposed to buy 10 and stack them all together.

[Anonymous No.6478636]

>>6478567
Imagine being in stuck in an airport in a country you had no intention to visit and when pressed, admit to despising as much as cat-AIDS. But then you see the golden "M" arches of McDonalds. This branch serves"McArabias" and its female staff are covered in black veils but they still offer things you're familiar with such as a "Big Mac", "large fries" or a tasty "Filet-O-Fish" along with free WIFI. And you pay before recieving your meal and don't tip which is always better than paying for your food while sitting next to empty plates.

It is only when you've experienced this that you will realize the true strength of McDonalds.

[Anonymous No.6478644]

nice blogshit, where can I subscribe to hear more of your hot opinions?

[Anonymous No.6478650]

>>6478636
Jesus fuck, how horrifying. You travel to other countries only to eat the same shitty food there as you do at home?

[Anonymous No.6478658]

>>6478650
>eating goatfucker food
It's probably all camel shit and goat hooves.

[Anonymous No.6478661]

>>6478650
>not eating McDonald's on every continent
>letting the terrorists win

[Anonymous No.6478663]

>>6478650
Just in case their renowned food turns out to be shit
>Spainish "cuisine"

[Anonymous No.6478682]

i might be irked by your pretentious tone if this was anything more than a story.

>describes every part of his home made meal in great detail except the most important part: the patty
>"ground steak burger"

there is no such thing as a ground steak burger lmao

[Anonymous No.6478689]

>>6478658
>Doesn't know the joys of mediterranean/middle eastern cuisine

Are you from the south, fella? Some of the best food in Michigan is Arabic shit.

[Anonymous No.6478712]

>>6478682
>there is no such thing as a ground steak burger lmao

You buy good steak, grind it in a processor of your choice then work it into a burger patty shape. Not rocket science.

[Anonymous No.6478735]

>>6478712
That is a standard burger patty.

[Anonymous No.6478758]

>>6478567
Hold on just a second. I must be slow today, because I don't really think I'm getting what you're saying. Are you telling me you waltzed into McDonald's, Micky Dee's, THE GOLDEN FUCKING ARCHES, and expected something besides pure mediocrity to be on that brown plastic tray they handed you? I envy you sir. I'd kill to have maintained the same level of childish optimism that I had when I was six.

[Anonymous No.6478824]

>>6478735
You think they put $15 steaks into McDonald's hamburgers?

[Anonymous No.6478830]

did you get your $3 worth, king henry?

[Anonymous No.6478839]

>>6478567
>Breyer's
>ice cream
pick one

[Anonymous No.6478868]

>>6478830
>king henry

heh

[Anonymous No.6478884]

>the milkshake taste nothing like milk

When the hell has a milkshake ever supposed to taste like milk? Especially a chocolate one?

It's called fast food for a reason, it's quick, and most of the time is cheap

[Anonymous No.6478894]

>>6478824
Why are you wasting $15 steaks by mincing them? Maybe you could also deep fry some lobster. That would be top quality food.

[Anonymous No.6478945]

>>6478658
>this idiot

If you're not trolling you are among the plebbiest plebs that ever plebbed.

[Anonymous No.6478957]

>>6478894
Because it makes a great burger. Why are you eating what is essentially shit in a bun?

[Anonymous No.6478970]

>>6478824
Isn't ground steak just basically ground beef?

[Anonymous No.6478971]

>>6478567
Well some people don't enjoy cooking. If cooking is a chore for you then you have to consider the opportunity cost of taking out 30-60 minutes for prep and cooking. That makes fast food look cheap in comparison.

All the debate fast food stirs up here can easily be avoided if people admit that not everyone likes cooking. This goes for those defending fast food as well, they should admit that they don't enjoy cooking. Apart from the 1-2% who are actually too busy to cook.

[Anonymous No.6478972]

>>6478884
You've never had a homemade milkshake before? You make them with real ice cream. Emphasis on "cream". They taste a bit buttery. The stuff you get at fast food places is just a fake knockoff using bland milk from Holstein cows.

If you don't make your milkshakes from Jersey cow or Guernsey cow milk you are drinking a very subpar milkshake.

[Anonymous No.6478976]

>>6478971
>Well some people don't enjoy cooking.

Some people like to hit themselves with whips until their back is raw. Which is comparable to eating fast food.

[Anonymous No.6478994]

>>6478976
>Some people like to hit themselves with whips until their back is raw.
Yes and they have nothing to do with the people who don't like cooking. I've tried to get people into it and while they'll be proud of putting in effort to make something that tastes decent the act of cooking itself is a chore for them. For me cooking is very relaxing. Even when I have leftovers ready to be heated up and eaten I'll grill some bread to eat with it. For others even small tasks in cooking annoy them. I don't think it's worth it for them. We all like to say that cooking is a survival skill and it is but a survival skill isn't something you have to enjoy.

[Anonymous No.6479044]

>>6478567
Nice blog.

[Anonymous No.6479063]

>>6478976
>Some people like to hit themselves with whips until their back is raw. Which is comparable to eating fast food.
Hahaha! Sad and true at the same time.

[Anonymous No.6479077]

Why the fuck would you add sugar to a milkshake? Is the ice cream not sweet enough?
>anticipating some bullshit 'mouthfeel' reason

[Anonymous No.6479089]

>>6478567
>my homemade crinkle cut Yukon gold potato French fries, ground steak burgers, and milk shakes made from whole milk, Breyers ice cream, sugar, and cocoa powder
You felt the need to start a whole thread just to announce that you make big-boy food?
Nobody thinks that McDonald's is fine dining, or even acceptable dining. The "how can you people eat this?!?!?!?!?" attitude is stupid; 90% of the people who eat McDonald's do so because it's convenient, (somewhat) cheap, and hits a greasy craving.
You don't get a trophy because you think a $1 hamburger is mediocre.

[Anonymous No.6481047]

>>6479077
Not when you are making your own ice cream.

>anticipating some bullshit 'Breyers' observation

[Anonymous No.6481055]

Are you that guy who pretended to have a house party just to make your co-workers jealous?

[Anonymousse No.6481063]

>>6478567
OP, if you had filmed yourself eating that while seated in the front seat of your car, posted it to YouTube, you could not only have begun earning six figures a year from advertising sales, but also have written off the cost of the meal against profit.

[Anonymous No.6481066]

>>6478567
The funny part is that only you think your burgers are better than macdonalds.

[Anonymous No.6481094]

>>6478636

[Anonymous No.6481098]

Honestly, I only eat McD's for the nostalgia factor. I used to get happy meal as a kid and it made my day cuz yeah, fast food! Nowadays I realize the food is shit, but the interior of the restaurant and the familiar taste makes me feel fuzzy. Especially nice when you're drunk and need to feel safe and comfortable on a rainy night.

[Anonymous No.6481231]

It's been said by plenty of others, but the fact that your homemade food is cheaper and tastes better isn't surprising. That's not the point of fast food. The point is that it's fast. I hate cooking, I hate the prep, and the cleanup. I sure enjoy the result, but it is an awful chore to me.

Fast food is passively acceptable because I get something that fills my stomach in under 5 minutes from the time I place the order to when I drive away with it. I don't expect a gourmet experience, but at the end of it, I only have to throw away a bag.

[Anonymous No.6481241]

>>6478650
>>6478689

His little story states that he's stuck in an Airport. Have you ever been stuck in an airport? The food choices are usually EXTREMELY limited unless you are at one of those top class airports, and "local" cuisine is usually nowhere near by.

Singapore Airport is fucking GOD TIER. It's literally like an international shopping center that is also an airport. So much shopping, and food from all over the fucking world is served there. Also the hanging gardens and the butterfly garden were pretty damn awesome.

Taipei also had some very nice food selections, although not as many.

Jakarta airport was fucking garbage. Waited 2 hours for our bags and their only "decent" restaurant was a fucking A&W which was crowded as fuck.

[Anonymous No.6481617]

>>6481098
I can kind of understand that, I never eat mcdonalds except when drunk and maybe once or twice when hung over on my way home. The cheeseburger always tastes the same and it gives me kind of a strange good feeling to taste it, but I could never eat that shit on a normal day. Eating it drunk is delicious and feels good + you barely remember it the next day.

[Anonymous No.6481799]

>people defending fast food

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>>6478567
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[Anonymous No.6483171]

You're over analyzing fast food dude

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>>6478567
Why in god name would you add sugar to a milkshake?

[Anonymous No.6483350]

>>6483146
Man that's a tasty looking falafel!

[Anonymous No.6483361]

Why instead lettuce they all use nappa cabbage?
Its not worth.

[Anonymous No.6483364]

>>Yukon gold potato French fries,

KENNEBEC POTATOES OR NOTHING. KONG Of fried potatoes l.

[Anonymous No.6483408]

>>6483335
gotta get dat extra dose of the beetus

[Anonymous No.6483457]

>>6483171
>capeshit movies
>"just turn your brain off"

>jpopshit music
>"just learn to let go"

>fast food shit
>"don't think about it too much"

Naw, I'll just grow and make my own food thank you.

[Anonymous No.6483915]

>>6479089
Basically this. I mean, really there are better fast food restaurants than McDonald's. OP's post is like picking on a retarded kid.

[Anonymous No.6484255]

>>6483915
>one fast food is better than the other

Is this like choosing between a turd and a turd with peanut bits?

[Anonymous No.6484268]

>>6483915
>>>6479089
>Basically this. I mean, really there are better fast food restaurants than McDonald's. OP's post is like picking on a retarded kid.
Srsly, 15 years, hundreds of new chains have cropped up with significant industry transformation, and you're going to go to an 75-year-old dinosaur known for low prices/quality/nutrition/innovation?

[Anonymous No.6484346]

>>6483457
*tip of teh fedora*

[Anonymous No.6484507]

>>6481094
tfw when they run out of Mega Boladaos