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LOL... yeah, I think the last time I ate at a Burger King was on a roadtrip up to Montana a couple of years ago. Funny hearing them talk about pressure from In N Out though; In N Out fries SUCK.
http://news.yahoo.com/burger-king-de...231416304.html
(Reuters) - Burger King Corp, the second largest hamburger chain, has changed its french fry recipe for the first time since 1998 as compe ion from upstarts and traditional fast-food rivals mounts.
Burger King said it made the new fries thicker, reduced sodium and added a coating that makes them crisper and keeps them hotter longer.
The fries, now a bit wider in diameter than a No. 2 pencil, will be available in its more than 7,000 North American Burger King restaurants by December 5. Prices remain the same.
"We're always trying to have the best menu possible. French fries are a big seller for us and we want to make sure we're always improving," said Leo Leon, vice president of innovation.
Leon said Burger King tested the new fries against other options: "This, by far, was the winner."
Burger King's move comes a little over a year after rival Wendy's introduced thinner "natural cut" fries that leave on some skin and are sprinkled with sea salt.
McDonald's Corp's french fries often take the top spot in customer surveys, but independents like Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Smashburger and In-N-Out Burger have been dialing up the pressure.
"The compe ion to have good quality french fries is heating up," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president at consulting firm Technomic, who recently tried the new Burger King fries.
"Making them thicker certainly makes them easier to eat, and since many of them are consumed in the car with one hand on the steering wheel, that's probably not a bad idea," Tristano said.
I haven't been to a BK in quite some time and this won't change anything.
LOL... yeah, I think the last time I ate at a Burger King was on a roadtrip up to Montana a couple of years ago. Funny hearing them talk about pressure from In N Out though; In N Out fries SUCK.
I like em, but they are better double fried.
Part of the secret menu?
I went to burger recently cuz I was gettin my car serviced and had to wait. that is still nasty as I remembered.
I haven't tried 5 guys burgers yet either.
good point, probably same or higher price
not bad, i been several times
unless, you know, the weight is constant.
Lowering the amount of salt isn't a good idea. Sure, everyone wants lower salt until they're actually eating them.
overrated and expensive for no reason.
best fries from fast food outlets is probably KFC fries..
burger king fries taste like maccas fries anyway...
Same volume though, hence comparably crappy nutritional content tbh.
You don't have a salt shaker in your car BB? Come on now.
Nah, but I do have the emergency bottle of El Yucateco.
I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.
I would think a batch of the large fries would have less fried surface area than a batch of the smaller ones. Which would make them slighlty less un-healthy?
Depends on how deep the cooking oil penetrates tbh and whether or not SA is a variable.
I don't claim to know. Your assertion seems reasonable though.
I think I'll start a steady diet of those new healthier fries.
My bad. Too much drive by posting these days.
Burger King is my #1 and these fries are an upgrade imo. They've had these thicker fries for awhile now at the bk by me
what did your boyfriend order?
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
TBH, all fries are better double fried (technically, blanched and then fried, but this aint the damn Food Network).
sausage in his buns with extra mayo
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