Former McDonald\u2019s chef reveals if the Quarter Pounder is actually shrinking TIKTOK: chefmikeharacz \/ UnsplashA former McDonald\u2019s chef has addressed customer speculation that the popular Quarter Pounder is getting smaller. Content creator and former McDonald\u2019s corporate chef, Mike Haracz, has taken to TikTok to address the controversy regarding the iconic burger\u2019s size and quality. \u201cIs the Quarter Pounder still a Quarter Pounder?\u201d he questioned in a recent clip. \u201cSo there\u2019s like four main things that they could do to make it more affordable with the loophole of it needs to be a quarter pound before cooking.\u201d According to Mike, McDonald\u2019s could be modifying the burgers\u2019 lean-to-fat ratio. \u201cIf they use fattier beef portions, then they can actually make it fattier,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt weighs more, but when you cook it, more of that fat is released, and you might have a smaller-looking patty.\u201d He continued, \u201cThe last thing they can do is adjust the shelf life. With fresh beef, obviously, they are not adding anything else to the beef mixture. \u201cIf they did, it would have to be on their website and declare that it is in their beef patty. There are some loopholes and processing aids, but I don\u2019t believe they do anything like that.\u201d However, the former McDonald\u2019s chef suggested that the packaging techniques used for the meat might prolong its shelf life, potentially reducing overall waste. He concluded the video by asking viewers if they noticed any difference with the Quarter Pounder. \u201cDoes it taste the same, different? Is it fattier? Does the size look different?\u201d Mike asked. One user commented, \u201cDQPC is my go to at McD\u2019s. I\u2019ve noticed a change recently. Seems closer to a frozen patty from the grocery store you\u2019d cook at home. It\u2019s a [thumbs down] in my book.\u201d Another wrote, \u201cIt\u2019s getting thinner and smaller. I\u2019m not going to McDonalds anymore because the last time I got one, it was dry and thin. Burger King, here I come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former McDonald\u2019s chef reveals if the Quarter Pounder is actually shrinking TIKTOK: chefmikeharacz \/ UnsplashA former McDonald\u2019s chef has addressed customer speculation that the popular Quarter Pounder is getting smaller. Content creator and former McDonald\u2019s corporate chef, Mike Haracz, has taken to TikTok to address the controversy regarding the iconic burger\u2019s size and quality. \u201cIs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}