And in Fast Food News Part 2

[Blarg]

Very progressive.

[arch stanton]

I’d consider it very progressive to have the wisdom to not try to reinvent the wheel when you have a winning thing going 

[Stradling]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

Very progressive.

Yea we suck.  

[m0nkey]

10 hours ago, Lou said:

Out of all the times you’ve used this I think this is the best one 

[Blarg]

4 hours ago, Stradling said:

Yea we suck.  

You had all that time to make better fries and instead made hot coco. 

[Stradling]

We probably lose money on cocoa.  We give it away free to kids 12 and under on rainy days, like today.   

[Tank]

On 2/9/2019 at 2:20 AM, m0nkey said:

Out of all the times you’ve used this I think this is the best one 

shut up.

[Tank]

On 2/8/2019 at 7:45 PM, Stradling said:

No, I highly doubt it will ever happen Tank.  

you say that now. 

just wait until i have lunch with the CEO. It's Lindsey, right?

[Stradling]

6 hours ago, Tank said:

you say that now. 

just wait until i have lunch with the CEO. It's Lindsey, right?

The CEO is Mark, the owner is Lynsi. 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

The CEO is Mark, the owner is Lynsi. 

cool. i'll hit up both of them.

[Adam]

If they offered a vegan burger they'd have to change their name to just "Out"

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Adam said:

If they offered a vegan burger they'd have to change their name to just "Out"

and build several franchises in portland.

you don't even want to know what the new INO truck would look like...

[Lou]

12 minutes ago, Tank said:

and build several franchises in portland.

you don't even want to know what the new INO truck would look like...

not sure about the trucks, but the delivery guy will be in the standard issued uniform 

[gotbeer]

Ready?  Fight!

L.A. Times Ignites Furious Debate After Naming In-N-Out Fries Worst in America

[Stradling]

I get it and still disagree.  

[IEAngelsfan]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Ready?  Fight!

L.A. Times Ignites Furious Debate After Naming In-N-Out Fries Worst in America

If you order them well done, they are very acceptable.

[Blarg]

22 minutes ago, calscuf said:

I know INO fries are fresh cut but what’s the reason they can’t get “crispy” like McDonalds?

Fresh cut means the potato retains all of it's moisture. That has to leach out in order to afford a crisp deep fry. From cut to deep fry is pretty quick at In N Out from what I've seen so there is no way the internal moisture can be removed. Regardless of how crispy the outside is the internal is water trying to escape and that's why they go limp and soft soon after cooking.

McDonalds cooks from packages of processed frozen French fries that already went through a process to extract enough moisture to afford them to cook up crisp, even from frozen. They've made a science of food prep to create what you take for granted, crisp French fries that hold their flavor and texture for longer. 

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

Fresh cut means the potato retains all of it's moisture. That has to leach out in order to afford a crisp deep fry. From cut to deep fry is pretty quick at In N Out from what I've seen so there is no way the internal moisture can be removed. Regardless of how crispy the outside is the internal is water trying to escape and that's why they go limp and soft soon after cooking.

McDonalds cooks from packages of processed frozen French fries that already went through a process to extract enough moisture to afford them to cook up crisp, even from frozen. They've made a science of food prep to create what you take for granted, crisp French fries that hold their flavor and texture for longer. 

And you have to keep them in water to rinse them after dicing AND to keep them from oxidizing.  We spin them to take the surface water off of them before putting them in the fryer, because oil and water are a bad combination.  We dice them and they are used within an hour.  The fry you are eating was peeled within 3-4 hours of you eating the fry.   

[Tank]

mcdonalds also adds a buttload of chemicals to their fries.

[Tank]

https://mashable.com/2015/01/22/what-mcdonalds-fries-are-made-of/#fTePOjn80Pqw

[Stradling]

Our fries: kennebek potatoes, sunflower oil, salt/pepper mixture.  

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, calscuf said:

So Strad, you guys going to build a restaurant at 17th and Tustin in Santa Ana?

Last I heard we were.  I drove past that area a couple of years ago and I thought it was going to happen, then the local businesses started to voice their displeasure.  That isn’t my area anymore, so I am not positive it is happening, but I thought I saw it on the list.  We are in the process of building about 25 more locations over the next couple of years in So Cal.  

[gotbeer]

15 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Last I heard we were.  I drove past that area a couple of years ago and I thought it was going to happen, then the local businesses started to voice their displeasure.  That isn’t my area anymore, so I am not positive it is happening, but I thought I saw it on the list.  We are in the process of building about 25 more locations over the next couple of years in So Cal.  

Any in west side of LA?  Outside of Hollywood, It's a dead zone from Culver City through the city.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, gotbeer said:

Any in west side of LA?  Outside of Hollywood, It's a dead zone from Culver City through the city.

Land is ridiculous out there.  I know we are constantly looking to build a store close to our Hollywood location, but we just haven’t found a location yet.  

[gotbeer]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Land is ridiculous out there.  I know we are constantly looking to build a store close to our Hollywood location, but we just haven’t found a location yet.  

Washington and 10th.  Supermarket went belly up.  Old run down strip mall with plenty of parking.  Fairly close to the 10 Fwy/Crenshaw offramp.