Q: What is the shelf life of a McDonald's french fry?

A: A couple of seconds--the length of time it takes me to chew and
swallow it!

Seriously, though they are pretty tasty, you may have just finished me on them for good. I eat a pretty healthy diet and only occasionally stray onto the junk food path. Next time I get an urge for fries I will remember this video. Not to mention the sandwiches...

Thanks for the tip!

Ok... that was icky... I had those fries YESTERDAY... eww... NEVER buying those again!!

Also word of warning. DO NOT watch this video while eating BranFlakes... I now feel REALLY sick.

I just e-mailed the local McDonalds owners and demanded a response (sent the video link) ... my nephews eat there several times a week and this is just disturbing and DISGUSTING! I'll post the response ... if I get one.

ewww.

That's funny yet disgusting, but I expect no less... after all, it's McDonalds!

[edit on 16-7-2008 by parrhesia]

lol do yall think its JUST mcdonalds? Im sure alot of fast food joints food would do the exact same thing

You should hear some horror stories I get from people who work at fast food places.... Shocking...

For example, if they get BLACK mayonaise, they use it anyway.

Originally posted by sylph hugger
Q: What is the shelf life of a McDonald's french fry?

A: A couple of seconds--the length of time it takes me to chew and
swallow it!

Seriously, though they are pretty tasty, you may have just finished me on them for good. I eat a pretty healthy diet and only occasionally stray onto the junk food path. Next time I get an urge for fries I will remember this video. Not to mention the sandwiches...

Thanks for the tip!

Personally I think they are only valid when they are hot and salty, they have no enjoyment factor when they get cold.

I work at maccas- and we aren't meant to sell fries that have been sat under the heaters for more than 7 minutes (10 minutes for hash browns).
After that, they go to soggy and gross. I'm not saying that some of us don't still sell them after that...
Oh and they are taken out of the freezer in the morning so they are often sat around defrosting for hours before they are cooked. This affects the way they look and taste later.
If your fries are too brown, stale or limp, it's usually because of one of these, or the oil hasn't been changed- and that happens a lot
(either that or the fries are at least an hour old..... )

Seriously i could tell you some horror stories about the stuff that goes on in maccas and some of the other fast food restaurants.

But there again, the fries are better at Burger King and so are the burgers.
KFC fries are third, MaccyD's second and Burger King is first, in my opinion.
The TexMex burger is amazing, but that is a special rotated burger which is not stuck on the menu line-up like the Whopper which is my standard favourite!!!

Whopper Burger