Wendys new sea salt fries

[Ichinisan]

The chick won the suit against McDonald's because the coffee was too hot of a temperature. All coffee cups from chains have had contents hot labels since before that case. ...

IIRC, that case jump-started the "put excessive warnings on everything" craze. Now they put "our coffee is served hot" warnings on the drive-through windows at every fast food place around here. It's absolutely insane.

 

[TheStu]

IIRC, that case jump-started the "put excessive warnings on everything" craze. Now they put "our coffee is served hot" warnings on the drive-through windows at every fast food place around here. It's absolutely insane.

My father liked to joke that the whole reason you saw labels like 'do not use lawn mower to trim hedges' is because some fool, some where, decided it would be a good idea.

We finally got a Checkers (same as Rally's) here in Newnan, GA. The fries taste similar to Long John Silvers, but with extra spices and flavor. I think they're prepared with something that's REALLY unhealthy, like lard. I haven't tested, but they probably share the same problem as LJS fries: Leave them out for 15 minutes and they are 100% inedible.

Lard is no worse for you than the alternatives. I think that Olive Oil is one of the best options if what you need is just liquid fat, and Peanut Oil is up there, but if the place you are going isn't using those then it is using probably vegetable oil or lard, and they are about the same, with lard being slightly better. Lard is simply rendered animal fat, and a crucial ingredient for baking things like rolls and pies correctly. It adds a certain something to the proceedings.

Of course, butter has its place in baking as well. You should see how much goes into authentic french croissants.

 

[qliveur]

Lard and butter are better than shortening and margarine; both of which are, basically, pure trans fat.

 

[tcsenter]

I actually loved Wendy's regular fries up until several years ago. They were always (or usually) hot, crispy on the outside; a lot like McD's fries used to be, only a little fatter. But the last few years I haven't gotten a decent fry from Wendy's. Again, I don't know if its the variable franchise factor I mentioned before or if Wendy's actually changed some internal cooking/preparation guidelines, or what. Haven't tried the new natural cut fries with sea salt, but based on the comments, I will think they are way over-salted. I have cut a lot of salt from my diet over the past several years and have a lower taste tolerance for salt.

 

[ahenkel]

I don't care about the fries I do demand they bring back the quarter pound deluxe double stack though. Whatever that thing they call a double stack now is an abomination.

 

[Nintendesert]

So is sea salt the trendy BS now? I need my iodine.

 

[qliveur]

Sea salt has a "saltier" taste than regular salt because it contains other salts along with NaCl, so they shouldn't have to use as much of it. Apparently they are, though, and that's why the fries are too salty.

 

[ahenkel]

So is sea salt the trendy BS now? I need my iodine.

Pretty sure unless you're swimming in the waters off fukuskima you're getting plenty of iodine

 

[BoomerD]

Whatchu talkin' 'bout? They're now "natural cut" and they use more natural "sea salt."

Since you hated that other article so much...try this one:

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112557/wendys-natural-cut-fries-bnet

I haven't been into one of the local Wendy's restaurants in about 4-5 years.
Many were bought by an Indian fellow who proceeded to hire nearly all Indian employees. (family members?)
Quality went to hell and customer service became non-existant. We all know "they fuck you in the drive-thru" to be common, but these places never get a damned order right. Complaining that the order is wrong doesn't do much good. They MIGHT fix the order, but they never seem to learn.
Most of the folks I know have stopped doing business with them...It's not like Wendy's has anything all that special...except the Frosty...and they even manage to fuck those up...
We have a plethora of fast food places around here. I choose to spend my money elsewhere.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

It's scary how much everyone knows about French fries. No wonder our healthcare system is broken. And people wonder why they are on all kinds of meds and their cholesterol and blood pressure are through the roof. It's okay maybe once a month max to eat that garbage but damn when you can recite off the top of your head the 10 best places in town to get French fries and can tell when they are overcooked by 1 minute you need help.

 

[ViviTheMage]

new fries > old fries at wendy's.

 

[MiniDoom]

Tried them over the weekend. I thought they were better than the old ones. A little too salty but very much like mini five guys fries.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Tried them over the weekend. I thought they were better than the old ones. A little too salty but very much like mini five guys fries.

Not at all, five guys are thick and mushy ... I really dislike five guys fries.

 

[blurredvision]

It's scary how much everyone knows about French fries. No wonder our healthcare system is broken. And people wonder why they are on all kinds of meds and their cholesterol and blood pressure are through the roof. It's okay maybe once a month max to eat that garbage but damn when you can recite off the top of your head the 10 best places in town to get French fries and can tell when they are overcooked by 1 minute you need help.

Maybe if broccoli tasted better and was more versatile than the potato, we could have a thread about it. Until then, french fries it is.

Oh, and the new Wendy's french fries suck pretty badly.

 

[MiniDoom]

Not at all, five guys are thick and mushy ... I really dislike five guys fries.

five guys must suck where you live. They are always nice and crispy here...

 

[ViviTheMage]

five guys must suck where you live. They are always nice and crispy here...

Maybe, i've gone to that five guys probably 10-15 times now, everytime they're mushy...but people still like them.

 

[SP33Demon]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=21394

Article has more wordplay than they accuse Wendy's of using. Basically, they critique them as if they were promising "natural" fries when it clearly only states that the "cut" is natural. It then acts as if they are less natural just because the peeling process once used was the most natural part of their preparation. Then it describes the two "chemicalS" (emphasis on plurality) that it gets powdered in, one of which is sugar ("crystalized D-glucose"). Ugh. Salt is a preservative and is also "crystalized."

McDonald's covers their apple slices with an acidic preservative. ZOMG! Note: the preservative is vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and we should all know what happens to a sliced apple that gets left exposed to the air even a short time. I think you want the vitamin C.

Disodium pyrophosphate and Dimethylpolysiloxane. Are you illiterate? Nobody gives a fck about glucose. That's why I try to stay away from chemical laden food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_acid_pyrophosphate

In leather treatment, it can be used to remove iron stains on hides during processing. It can stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions against reduction; it can be used with sulfamic acid in some dairy applications for cleaning, especially to remove soapstone. When added to the scalding water, it facilitates removal of hair and scurf in hog slaughter and feathers and scurf in poultry slaughter. In petroleum production, it can be used as a dispersant in oil well drilling muds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylpolysiloxane

Many people are indirectly familiar with PDMS because it is an important component in Silly Putty, to which PDMS imparts its characteristic viscoelastic properties.[6] The rubbery, vinegary-smelling silicone caulks, adhesives, and aquarium sealants are also well-known. PDMS is also used as a component in silicone grease and other silicone based lubricants, as well as in defoaming agents, mold release agents, damping fluids, heat transfer fluids, polishes, cosmetics, hair conditioners and other applications. PDMS has also been used as a filler fluid in breast implants, although this practice has decreased somewhat, due to safety concerns.
As a food additive, it has the E number E900 and is used as an anti-foaming agent and an anti-caking agent.[citation needed] This silicone can be found in many processed foods and fast food items such as McDonald's Chicken McNuggets.[9]

Hence why I try to stay away from fast food. But I'll still eat it every now and then, even knowing it's chemical laden.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Wendy's new fries are good, though IMO they put too much salt on them.

 

[Wyndru]

Since you hated that other article so much...try this one:

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112557/wendys-natural-cut-fries-bnet

I saw that article, the author really likes five guys fries.

 

[stag3]

have not gone back to wendy's since they changed fries
i hate this sea salt bs

 

[SunnyD]

If you're going to get fried, crap laden fries, you might as well do yourself a favor and go get some Arby's curly fries.

 

[Evadman]

Wendy's used to have the 2nd best fries, second only to Arby's curly fries. Those fries were the only reason to go to Wendy's IMHO. Now, they suck. They are not crispy, have way too much salt on them, and taste very bad when they pass about 10 minutes in age. The old fries lasted about 20 minutes post-fryer before they were not worth eating. Now, you have to eat them on the way home instead of at home. That is BS, and kills the entire reason of ordering from Wendy's for me.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

The fries are sprayed with sodium acid pyrophosphate, a chemical that prevents them from turning brown from two baths in frying oil -- one at the factory and the other at the store. They're also dusted with dextrose, a sugar derived from corn, for similar purposes.

Wendy's frying oil is dosed with dimethylpolysiloxane, a silicone-based chemical that helps keep the vegetable oil from getting foamy after countless rounds of frying.

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112557/wendys-natural-cut-fries-bnet

They aren't really fried in vegetable oil are they? I thought they were fried in rapeseed oil?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Wendy's frying oil is dosed with dimethylpolysiloxane, a silicone-based chemical that helps keep the vegetable oil from getting foamy after countless rounds of frying.

That's the same shit that's in McD's McNuggets too, I thing. Except that McD's puts it in the food, not in the oil. Not that it matters much.

Too much of that shit is poisonous, apparently.

 

[CZroe]

Disodium pyrophosphate and Dimethylpolysiloxane. Are you illiterate? Nobody gives a fck about glucose. That's why I try to stay away from chemical laden food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_acid_pyrophosphate


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylpolysiloxane


Hence why I try to stay away from fast food. But I'll still eat it every now and then, even knowing it's chemical laden.

Are YOU illiterate? I said what it was "dusted" with, not what it was fried in. Read the damn article before critiquing my critique of it. The oil is used for everything and EVERY fast food place has the same anti-foaming agent in their fryers. And you are right: No one gives a fuck about sugar, which is why they called it "Glucose-D" and said that it was the "start of their chemical journey" without ever calling it sugar. Ugh. No one giving a fuck if they actually knew what it was is precisely my point.

If they can be dismissive of the potato type just because "virtually all are," then I will use the same logic against them.

Wendy's emphasizes that the fries are made from "100% Russet potatoes." But according to John Keeling of the National Potato Council, "Virtually all processed French fries are Russets."

It's just a ridiculously dumb and manipulative article based on the STUPID assumption that anyone ever thought "natural cut" = "all natural"