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- 1. please send me a simplied stepwise process for making beef burgers. Regards Leo
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Thank you for your question. Please visit McDonald's 'Our Food' website where in ten simple clicks you learn all about our beef suppliers, our beef and how it gets to you. The web address is http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ourfood/beef/index.html
Also, the nature of this question suggests that you maybe a student. If this is correct, McDonald’s has a Student Information Pack that you may find useful. This has been designed to help address the type of questions that you may ask about the company operations. To obtain your copy of the pack please contact: McDonald's Education Service, McDonald's Restaurants Ltd, 11-59 High Rd, East Finchley, London, NW2 8AW. Or if would prefer an electronic version, please send your request to: studentinfo@mcdonalds.co.uk
(November 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 2. We know the number of cattle used per year in the UK is approx. 364,000. Can you tell me how many are used worldwide on an average day, year?
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Thank you for your question, however this site has been set up to deal primarily with issues in the UK.
(November 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 3. You start off with perfectly good meat, salad, pickles and rolls, and somehow remove all traces of flavour and texture. And you're not the only ones - your commercial rivals do this, too. How? And why?
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Apologies for the very slow response to your question, the site went through a few changes which re4sulted in some questions slipping through unanswered. Thankfully everything has now been fixed and your question has been answered. It’s disappointing to hear that you don't enjoy McDonald's food. The company collaborates with the best people in the business to find the finest ingredients. McDonald's believes that it gives its customers tasty food from a wide and varied menu at great value, and with approximately two million customers visiting UK McDonald's restaurants everyday, the company feels that it is doing something right. If you are interested in learning more you could always apply to become one of the Quality Scouts and see for yourself how the food is made.
(May 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 4. How are people supposed to make up their own mind when you answer the majority of questions with lies? For example. How on earth do you expect anyone to believe that the beef burgers have been 100% beef since McDonald's was first opened?
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Firstly apologies for the slow response to your question, there have been some recent technical updates to the site, which resulted in a delay in answering questions. However the team are now back on track. McDonald's hamburgers have indeed always been made only from beef and the company is very proud of the fact that it uses the finest ingredients in the preparation of all its food. This site was set up to give people like you the opportunity to ask McDonald's anything they like about its food or business. It would not benefit the company, staff, owners or customers if the answers provided were full of untruths. The simple fact is that McDonald's is very proud of its food and service and would not want to jeopardise the trust that its customers have in the brand.
(May 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 5. Where's the beef?
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McDonald's 100 percent beef patties can be found in many of the burgers available on the menu.
(July 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 6. You say 100% Beef in your burgers ? Well 100% includes anything off a COW because a Cow is 100% of it body and that includes from the tip of it's nose to the end of it's tail and EVERYTHING in between?
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All McDonald's hamburgers are made of beef. Nothing else. Just 100 percent beef, made from whole cuts of forequarter and flank (similar to the mince you'd buy in the supermarket). It’s that simple, no hooves, eyes, genitals or organs, just the whole cuts of forequarter and flank. All that's added is a pinch of salt and pepper after cooking. If you are feeling in doubt, then please follow the investigations of the independent Quality Scouts to see how they're made – they're members of the general public from around the UK who are curious about McDonald's business and its food. They're not paid, and have no ties to the company. They take an honest, behind the scenes look at McDonald's and report back exactly what they see and hear. Just click on the 'Quality Scout' link on this site to find out more.
(July 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 7. I heard a shocking rumour, that your claim you sale 100% beef is a con, that the company you buy the beef from is call 100% beef, but the beef paties are only 50 to 75% beef. Explain!
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Like many of the other urban myths surrounding McDonald’s there is no truth to this. McDonald’s beef patties are made from 100 percent beef using whole cuts of forequarter and flank, similar to what you might buy in a supermarket. The beef is source from cattle within the UK and Ireland and prepared by skilled butchers before being minced as it would be by any butcher, only on a larger scale. The mince is then made into patties, immediately frozen to seal in the freshness, and packed for distribution. When the patties arrive at a restaurant, they're cooked on a bespoke grill, using two-sided hot plates so no extra fat is added during cooking, it’s that simple, no extra bits and pieces, just the whole cuts of forequarter and flank. If you are interested you can follow the investigations of the independent Quality Scouts to see the evidence for yourself – they’re members of the general public from around the UK who, like you, are curious about McDonald’s business and food. They're not paid, and have no ties to the company. They take an honest, behind the scenes look at McDonald's and report back exactly what they see and hear. Just click on the 'Quality Scout' link on this site to find out more.
(July 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 8. Is your beef made from whole cuts of forequarter and flank (similar to the mince you'd buy in the supermarket)??
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Yes.
(July 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 9. if your burgers are made of 100% pure beef, why do I get bone chips and hard gristle bits in it? It happens a lot. I go to BK now because of it. And, your old way of cooking the beef on a grill gave the best flavor. now, their old as the hills kept in steam warmers.
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McDonald's apologies for your unsatisfactory experience. You can rest assured that McDonald's Hamburgers are made from 100 per cent beef and nothing else, so you should not have found anything else in them. McDonald's trusts that you advised the restaurant manager at the time of purchase and that the item was replaced immediately.
Feedback over the years has revealed that the cooking method McDonald's uses is the preferred way for most customers, so why change a good thing?
You may not be aware that McDonald's discards its burgers after 10 minutes if they are unsold. This procedure ensures that McDonald’s Hamburgers are at their best for taste and temperature every time you visit.
(May 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 10. It is true your burgers contain poo
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No, All McDonald's hamburgers are made of beef. Nothing else. Just 100 percent beef, made from whole cuts of forequarter and flank (similar to the mince you'd buy in the supermarket). All that's added is a pinch of salt and pepper after cooking.
(July 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 11. Is it true that the cows are injected with AIDS to make the beef more lean, and appear healthier to the consumers?
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No, it is not true.
(May 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 12. Why do the beef patties look so round and perfect not like the ones I buy from the butcher? Is there anything good about the oil you use in yur kitchens? Is your chicken breast meat really 100% chicjen breast meat in your burgers?
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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. The oil used for frying is a new non-hydrogenated cooking oil.The only meat used in the McChicken Sandwich, Chicken Premiere and Chicken McNugget is carefully deboned white breast meat from selected poultry suppliers. (May 2007)
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 13. why do you think McDonalds is getting so much blame for obesity levels when realistically it is the consumers who decide what to eat? they should realise and take responsibility for making unhealthy choices themselves.
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Thank you for your question and sorry for our slow response - unfortunately your question seems to have slipped down our records.
As a recognised leader in the quick service restaurant sector, McDonald's understands that there will be comments and issues raised that reflect negatively on the company. With rising concerns about personal health, lifestyle and diet, McDonald's has come in for criticism. However, this tends to reveal only one side of the whole debate. McDonald's works hard in investing, sourcing and using quality ingredients for all its food. The company is also aware that its food is popular and enjoyed by many people. As concerns over obesity and diet increase, McDonald's has made progressive steps to respond to customers that enjoy the food, but want to know more about what goes into it and how it is made. McDonald's realised that it had to improve the relationship between itself, its customers and the public in general in terms of being more open and transparent about its business, and this website continues to be positive move in achieving this. The Quality Scout programme allows anybody with a genuine interest in McDonald's and its food, to go behind the barn doors and restaurant counters to see for themselves exactly how the company conducts its business, and gives them an idea of the level of investment and commitment that the company is going to in providing quality ingredients for all its food products. McDonald's has also invested in improving its menu to give customers even more choice and value, plus detailed nutritional content information in-store and online to help customers make better informed choices about their diet.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 14. Your patties are 100% beef. My question is are they 100% meat? If not what is the difference and what is the percentage breakdown of meat/non-meat content?
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McDonald's patties are made from meat. Beef meat, from cattle reared to the highest standards. The percentage of beef meat in McDonald's Hamburger patties is 100 per cent.
(December 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 15. The meat in your beef burgers - is it mechanically removed from the carcus? If it is, that would suggest to me that the meat found in your burgers derives from the left overs of a carcus
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MRM is definitely not used in McDonald's food. McDonald's uses only whole cuts of forequarter and flank beef in burgers that has been expertly cut and prepared, and only carefully deboned chicken breast meat in its Chicken McNuggets, McChicken Sandwich and McChicken Premiere.
(May 2007)
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