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Old 04-05-2009, 21:49
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i had a burger in town today and it tasted like it had been microwaved, yuck
can they get away with this?
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Old 04-05-2009, 22:03
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Yep, they microwave most burgers - there's been quite a few threads about it on here
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Old 05-05-2009, 01:03
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yep, last one I had was nuked. It's not like they hide it either. I could easily see the girl do it from the drivethru window.
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Old 05-05-2009, 21:40
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First they steam the burgers, then they put them over a flame for a minute.

They then microwave them if not sold within a minute or two.

They've been doing it for as long as I can remember.

Undercover TV programmes have shown them doing so throughout the country too.
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Old 06-05-2009, 07:05
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I don't really care how they cook them, they taste miles better than McDonalds.
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Old 06-05-2009, 07:38
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If you abuse the staff, they pee on your food too.
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Old 06-05-2009, 08:07
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If you abuse the staff, they pee on your food too.
How could you possibly know that? What a ridiculous statement.
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Old 06-05-2009, 08:11
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First they steam the burgers, then they put them over a flame for a minute.

They then microwave them if not sold within a minute or two.

They've been doing it for as long as I can remember.

Undercover TV programmes have shown them doing so throughout the country too.
Err, what BK was this?

Steam the burgers

They're put through the broiler from frozen. The steamers only keep the meat & bun moist & warm prior to being put together.

I was an assistant manager of one about 10 years ago, & whoppers are microwaved for about 8 seconds (only the heel of the bun & the meat). Hamburgers & Cheesburgers are microwaved after assembly for about 5 seconds. Longer if there are 2 or 3.

They're industrial microwaves, so a minute would probably cause the burger to catch fire. Veggie whoppers were microwaved to cook (about 30 seconds IIRC).
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Old 06-05-2009, 15:32
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Regardless of which, how can anybody go to a chain of industrialised "food" and expect fine dining?

It's all rubbish. Like it? Great, but don't go expecting hand cut fries with organic fresh ketchup.
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Old 06-05-2009, 15:37
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I suppose you could ask for your burger to be freshly flame grilled but that may take the fast food element out of it.
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Old 06-05-2009, 16:44
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I've not been to a Burger King for years but my local one has a microwave and I've seen the zap tons of stuff in there
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Old 06-05-2009, 23:52
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I've always been disconcerted by BK doing this!

When I am in my self-loathing binge eating periods I now only go to Maccie D's.

I was in a railway station the other day and had a BK cheeseburger - really gristly it was. Nasty

BK are more expensive than MD's too.

At least McDonalds just fries the burgers, assembles them, wrap them up and put them in a warm place for a bit (then chuck away after five minutes or whatever) - more natural than microwaving the things.

And they don't have proper salt either - just lo-salt that has a disgusting metallic fake taste.
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Old 07-05-2009, 07:12
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How could you possibly know that? What a ridiculous statement.
I've seen it, as has a mate of mine in the trade.
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Old 07-05-2009, 07:13
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I've seen it, as has a mate of mine in the trade.
At one restaurant, there are hundreds of Burger Kings in the country, picking out one sick staff member doesn't taint a whole company.
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