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In reply to the discussion: McDonald's losing business to home cooking. Is this a bad thing? [View all]NanaCat
(1,515 posts)For a long time, I didn't have their burgers at all, and would pop in only for the chicken nuggets, fish sandwich or something on the breakfast menu. Then one day I thought, huh, I'll give a quarter pounder a go.
Not sure if the quality has gone down or if it's changes in my taste buds over the years, but I found that last burger as inedible as yours. It tasted gamey and with a decided chemical edge to it. Horrible stuff. I've never had another.
I also know from hard experience of working there in my youth to do custom orders of the fish sandwich and nuggets. Back in the 80s, they cooked ahead during slow times and kept them in bins until ordered. That was gross enough, but could it get worse? Oh, most definitely. Nowadays, they'll grab the meat out of their pre-cooked bin and microwave it.
Nothing nastier than nuked fried food.