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- 46. Why is it call a hamburger when its made from beef
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Thanks for the interesting question. The word "Hamburger" comes from Hamburg, Germany, which is where the first hamburger was made.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 47. why is madonalds so nice ?
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McDonald's takes great pride in sourcing high quality ingredients across all its menu items. Whether it's 100 percent beef from British and Irish farms, free range eggs from UK poultry farms, Hoki fish from the seas off New Zealand, or sauces from top brands such as Heinz and Hellmans, no ingredients are sourced purely on price considerations. Not to mention the friendly staff that help make the McDonald's experience a good one.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 48. Why are your products so overcooked that they taste like cardboard also why can't I get anything thats not covered in sauces or relishes including mayo
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Sorry to hear that you don't enjoy the taste of the food. McDonald's UK serves over two million customers every day and their opinions are very important to us. McDonald's classic burgers owe their much-loved status to a set of ingredients, including the sauces and relishes, which define their unique taste. However, if you would like to enjoy your burger without them, just ask at the counter and the staff will make you one to order.
And if you're ever dissatisfied with the food you have received McDonald's would encourage you to inform the restaurant manager or call Customer Services on 08705 244 622 so that this can be fully investigated. (July 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 49. If you only put salt and pepper in the beef to make the burgers why don't my homemade ones taste exactly the same. what is the secret. is it organs?
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No organs are used in the ingredients for any of McDonald's food items. McDonald's use 100 percent beef in hamburgers, which is brought from farms accredited by nationally, recognised Farm Assurance Schemes. Only whole cuts of forequarter and flank beef cuts are used with nothing added. Skilled butchers prepare the beef just as they would in a butcher' shop, taking care to trim the meat to McDonald's standards before it is delivered to the company that makes the hamburger patties. Nothing is added or taken away from the beef-preservatives, additives, binders or fillers are never used. In the restaurant, two-sided hot plates are used to cook the beef, so no extra fat is needed during cooking. After cooking, the beef is seasoned with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
(June 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 50. Is it true that you use Formax machines to shape your burgers? why are you using a machine which was designed to operate with low grade meat to produce low quality burgers if you claim they are high quality?
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The company dont use Formax machines to shape the burger patties. The beef patties look round and have a standard shape because McDonald’s UK uses only one supplier, who works to very exacting standards. Consistent excellence is vital to McDonald’s and the company goes to great lengths to make sure that all of the beef patties look just as they should.
(October 2006)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 51. why does'nt mc donalds just get the same resepes as burger king? then your food would be much better
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McDonald's believes that its burgers taste great, but it's a matter of personal taste, and the company respects your opinion. (June 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 52. why does every burger ALWAYS taste the same?? i but beef from different cuts and different butchers and markets and theres always a difference..why do your burgers taste exactly the same wherever in the world you buy one? whatever the season, whatever the store??
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A combination of quality ingredients, good preparation and attention to detail allows McDonald's to continually produce great tasty food. The company takes pride in its kitchen staff who are able to provide great quality at a consistent level. So, where ever they are in the world, customers visiting a McDonald's restaurant know that they will always get that familiar taste.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 53. is it true a a macodonalds burger only takes 45 seconds to cook. and do you accept that htis is notaably low therefor indicating there is little substance to a macdonalds burger
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McDonald’s Hamburgers take approximately 42 seconds to cook. The beef patties are cooked between hot plates that cook the patties from both sides - a similar cooking process to the grilling machines that are sold in a variety of kitchenware stores. Its lower cooking surface reaches 177 degrees centigrade, and the top plate reaches 218 degrees centigrade. The clamshell design allows for the burger patty to cook evenly and quickly from both sides.
All the food and cooking equipment go through stringent tests to ensure that they represent the best quality in the quickest time. The burger patties themselves are 100 percent beef, no binders, fillers or additives, with a little salt and pepper added after cooking for taste.
(May 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 54. Yourself and Burger King say that you burgers are 100% beef, so how come they both taste different. Do you prepare yours differently to them?
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The beef patties are cooked, without added fat or oil, between hot plates that cook the patties from both sides - a similar cooking process to the grilling machines that are sold in a variety of kitchenware stores. Then they get seasoned with salt and pepper.
McDonald’s can’t comment on the cooking methods of Burger King.
Millions of customers enjoy McDonald’s burgers and the company has no current plans to change this very popular method of cooking.
(May 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 55. My father is a butcher. I've watched a cow carcass turn into a beefburger and have eaten it later the same day. Why are his soft, reddish-brown and succulent - and McDonald's invariably grey and bland?
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McDonald’s does not believe that its burgers are bland. All hamburger patties are made from 100 percent beef. Nothing else. Whole cuts of forequarter and flank are used (the same as any good mince you may buy at the supermarket), with a pinch of salt and pepper used after cooking for taste.
(May 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 56. How long does it take you to cook your burgers?, and do you spit in them.
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It takes approximately two minutes to cook a Quarter Pounder and just less than a minute to cook a regular Hamburger.
It is not true that McDonald’s employees spit in the burgers, or any food item. Food hygiene and safety is taken very seriously at McDonald’s. All staff are trained in food safety and hygiene, and this training continues throughout their employment.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 57. If you honestly use 100% cuts of beef why do your burgers taste like water? Is it because you steam them. why don't you flame grill them instead?
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McDonald’s burgers are 100 percent beef. The beef patties in the Hamburgers are cooked, without added fat or oil, between hot plates that cook the patties from both sides - a similar cooking process to the grilling machines that are sold in a variety of kitchenware stores. Millions of customers who enjoy eating McDonald's food everyday might disagree with you on what they taste like. High quality ingredients are always used and great care is taken to prepare the food which many people enjoy eating.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 58. why do you have to put cheese with everything not very one likes cheese
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Not all the products contain cheese. The products that do contain cheese, such as the Cheeseburger and the Big Mac, have just the right amount of cheese that McDonald’s feels compliments the sandwich perfectly. However, it is possible to order any of the sandwiches without cheese. You just need to ask the crew member when you place your order.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 59. I heard that the burgers that Mc Donalds uses are cooked from frozen in 90 seconds. Is this true?
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It takes around 42 seconds to cook a Hamburger or a Cheeseburger beef patty and approximately two minutes to cook a Quarter Pounder beef patty. The beef patties are cooked, without added fat or oil, between hot plates that cook the patties from both sides - a similar cooking process to the grilling machines that are sold in a variety of kitchenware stores. All the food and cooking equipment goes through stringent tests to ensure that they produce the best results in the quickest time.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 60. why do you broil your burgers?
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McDonald’s doesn’t broil burgers. The beef patties in the burgers are cooked, without added fat or oil, between hot plates that cook the patties from both sides - a similar cooking process to the grilling machines that are sold in a variety of kitchenware stores.
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