mcdonalds milkshakes- varible quality

[richw]

The numbers in the production bin, are time cards.
If you can see a McClock they have corresponding numbers to those on the time cards.
The numbers on the outside of the clock are the times the food went in. The inner numbers are when it should be discarded.
McDonalds policy is 10 minutes for quality purposes (this seems to be ignored by some managers), however food hygiene and safety laws say that the food can be kept in their for 1 hour legally.

 

[district]

The time the food is entered into the production bin is recorded by the time card, which is a coloured number on a metal divider. The numbers are calculated from a clock with two sets of numbers, on the inside and outside of the clock in black and red. Once the time has been reached on the inner circle food from the corresponding time card must be disposed of and recorded as waste.

Ralphchadkirk - the food is fantastic if prepares correctly and following procedures set by head office. If you don't like the food because of your personal taste or you have had bad experiences in the past then I understand where you come from.

 

[Lrd]

Food Hygiene 'law' states that you can keep food above 63C for no more than four hours.

 

[Qwerty133]

Using a clock in the kitchen, there are two rings, one on the outside of the clock and the other on the inside. The outside ring is the number you use when the food goes out and the one on the inside is the one you use to see when it should be binned. Like I said earlier, the food should only be in there for 10mins max.

how long should the milkshakes be sitting next to the till as there is one store that do this?

 

[richw]

how long should the milkshakes be sitting next to the till as there is one store that do this?

Head Office company policy stipulates they mustn't be pre-poured.

 

[district]

In my opinion and allegedly it is cheap greasy horrible crap food with the texture of rubber served in nasty card board boxes which uses up your daily calorific intake merely looking at the picture of a foot high burger that bears no resemblance to the tepid patty of sludge you are served by the, at best, apathetic staff.

You have confirmed that it is not poor quality at all, but your own opinion. Just because you do not like it does not mean that it is poor quality. As for your comment about apathetic staff I would say that although some staff may not care about delivering "Gold standard Q S C & V" there are many others who do care and take pride in their work. Many industries and businesses also suffer from despondent or 'apatetic' staff.

 

[Eagle]

It's discussions like these that make me glad I never eat meat. :P

 

[district]

how long should the milkshakes be sitting next to the till as there is one store that do this?

This is not allowed, you should contact Customer Services via www.mcdonalds.co.uk.

 

[ralphchadkirk]

The time the food is entered into the production bin is recorded by the time card, which is a coloured number on a metal divider. The numbers are calculated from a clock with two sets of numbers, on the inside and outside of the clock in black and red. Once the time has been reached on the inner circle food from the corresponding time card must be disposed of and recorded as waste.

Ralphchadkirk - the food is fantastic if prepares correctly and following procedures set by head office. If you don't like the food because of your personal taste or you have had bad experiences in the past then I understand where you come from.

I'm a supporter of McDonalds - it's very convenient. Walk in, order, get food, walk out takes a maximum of 5 minutes in my experience. I just pray we don't get a job between me paying and getting the food! I wouldn't go as far as to say the food is fantastic, but it's good value.

 

[DarloRich]

You have confirmed that it is not poor quality at all, but your own opinion. Just because you do not like it does not mean that it is poor quality. As for your comment about apathetic staff I would say that although some staff may not care about delivering "Gold standard Q S C & V" there are many others who do care and take pride in their work. Many industries and businesses also suffer from despondent or 'apatetic' staff.

And, clearly, your opinion is that McDonalds is the finest restaurant in the world. If you think that they serve top quality food you live in cloud cuckoo land.

We all know what it is and we all still buy it.

 

[Yew]

Mcdonalds is alright, i wish they didnt count something special if it has bacon on it though, they can do better than that, and really knock up some good burgers if they try.

Its a shame that a mcdonalds meal often comes at over 1000 calories though :/

 

[Karl]

It's discussions like these that make me glad I never eat meat. :P

I love it!! This one tickled me..... a vegetarian Eagle?

 

[Liam]

Burger King milkshakes are generally better than McDonalds. Always very thick, cold and very tasty.

Sometimes I'll make a milkshake in the house, 3 or 4 scoops of ice cream, half a pint of milk, a wee bit flavouring and a quick blast with the hand blender. Usually use vanilla or raspberry flavouring, or else whatever else I can find in the baking cupboard. Lime was quite interesting.

 

[richw]

Burger King milkshakes are generally better than McDonalds. Always very thick, cold and very tasty.

My local bk dont sell shakes, as they havent the machine!

 

[Qwerty133]

My local bk dont sell shakes, as they havent the machine!

all the burger kings near went bust and closed which is a shame NOT

 

[Nym]

Don't BK only really exist now as part of an SSP franchise?

 

[richw]

all the burger kings near went bust and closed which is a shame NOT

We have 1 left (that I am aware of) in a 50 mile radius, the rest of ours went bust as well.

 

[Lrd]

Don't BK only really exist now as part of an SSP franchise?

Nah, don't think so. We've got two on the high street in Southampton. I've seen them pretty much everywhere else I've been to as well.

 

[Liam]

Don't BK only really exist now as part of an SSP franchise?

There doesn't seem to be many town centre branches left, mostly they are at out of town retail parks, or at service stations. My nearest is either at Kinross service station on the M90, or by Tesco at South Queensferry. Kinross is overpriced as it is a motorway service station, so I use Queensferry most often. McDonalds also seem to have closed a number of town centre loacations.

 

[bnm]

Burger Kings in the UK are all run by franchisees. SSP are the franchisee for the UK railway station outlets.

If stores have closed, then it is the franchisee who has gone bust. Burger King itself would be unaffected.

 

[district]

And, clearly, your opinion is that McDonalds is the finest restaurant in the world. If you think that they serve top quality food you live in cloud cuckoo land.

We all know what it is and we all still buy it.

Not at all. I just strongly object to you slating my employer and its products. I am proud to work for McDonalds and I take pride in what I do, whether I am placed in the store.

 

[Qwerty133]

We have 1 left (that I am aware of) in a 50 mile radius, the rest of ours went bust as well.

just searched our postcode on their website and found that one near us has reopened but they haven't even got the postcode right on there site which is impressive to say the least... but I dont even care as i wont touch anything from burger king and havent done since i was about 5 (10 years ago)

 

[Eagle]

Burger Kings in the UK are all run by franchisees. SSP are the franchisee for the UK railway station outlets.

Until recently the franchisee for Burger King at motorway services was Little Chef Ltd.

 

[Heinz57]

Going back to the Milkshakes, if I may;

I've always enjoyed the McDs milkshakes. And I've never realy found them to vary in quality, occasionaly they may be white with not much taste. But mostly they are of a decent quality.

What anoys me though, is when you go in the morning, during the breakfast period, and they say 'Sorry the milkshake isn't turned on yet, we don't do them during breakfast'! Hold on a second, I thought it was a morning drink? But you could easily stroll in and order a Coke with your Rubber McMuffin

 

[district]

What anoys me though, is when you go in the morning, during the breakfast period, and they say 'Sorry the milkshake isn't turned on yet, we don't do them during breakfast'! Hold on a second, I thought it was a morning drink? But you could easily stroll in and order a Coke with your Rubber McMuffin

The machine goes into ''heat treat'' mode overnight and is genuinely not able to work early in the morning. A specially trained member of the staff also has to sterilise the syrup lines by priming sterilised water through the syrup lines, before calibrating the syrup. It is a complicated and very important role to complete before milkshakes/icecreams can be sold.

In other news, whoever heard of a Milkshake to be a morning drink?

 

[Qwerty133]

Going back to the Milkshakes, if I may;

I've always enjoyed the McDs milkshakes. And I've never realy found them to vary in quality, occasionaly they may be white with not much taste. But mostly they are of a decent quality.

What anoys me though, is when you go in the morning, during the breakfast period, and they say 'Sorry the milkshake isn't turned on yet, we don't do them during breakfast'! Hold on a second, I thought it was a morning drink? But you could easily stroll in and order a Coke with your Rubber McMuffin

The machines will need cleaning, but not an excuse in the bigger branches as they seem to have more than one machine

 

[DarloRich]

Not at all. I just strongly object to you slating my employer and its products. I am proud to work for McDonalds and I take pride in what I do, whether I am placed in the store.

I dont really understand the end of your sentence. Anyway, we will have to disagree because i will only offend you greatly if i carry on. My view is quite clear.

I just think you need to actually look at what goes into the products you sell and how they are made, something McDonalds seem very reluctant to discuss in any detail.

The problem I have is that when i make a burger at home it looks nothing like the paper thin patty McDonalds serve me. Now one of us seems to be doing it wrong. Which is it?

 

[Darandio]

The problem I have is that when i make a burger at home it looks nothing like the paper thin patty McDonalds serve me. Now one of us seems to be doing it wrong. Which is it?

Mass produced, uniform, much more finer beef content, rolled. Obviously I am not talking about yours.

I'm not saying that is a bad thing though. Don't McDonalds claim all patties to be just 100% beef and seasoning and without fillers, I wouldn't say they were lying, just economic in size.

I also make my own burgers quite often as well, but I using much coarser supermarket mince and not applying anything like the pressure to the product like McDonalds do.

 

[richw]

I dont really understand the end of your sentence. Anyway, we will have to disagree because i will only offend you greatly if i carry on. My view is quite clear.

I just think you need to actually look at what goes into the products you sell and how they are made, something McDonalds seem very reluctant to discuss in any detail.

The problem I have is that when i make a burger at home it looks nothing like the paper thin patty McDonalds serve me. Now one of us seems to be doing it wrong. Which is it?

Mcds actually publish heavily what goes in their products, if you think they are reluctant I can only suggest opening your eyes. All of their advertising materials go into detail this subject, they publish customer leaflets showing all of their supply chains and what goes into everything.

It's the cooking method, mcds use clam grills which apply heavy pressure to cook the meat fast.

 

[Spaceflower]

MacDonalds are really good for the money, the extremely thick milkshakes, the coffee, the fries and the egg and sausage mcmuffins are beautiful. The burgers aren't bad but the chicken can sometimes be overmicrowaved. However, Ive never had a foreign macDonalds that Ive been able to finish. They must make them different on the continent...

I hate BK, their burgers are sickly and messy and the fries are just as bad and too dry.

One thing that is nice are those heated tuna baguettes from the sandwich shop at Leeds/York. mmmmmmm