• @foggy
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    1547 months ago

    I won’t go back until hash browns are 2 for $1.

    Fuck outta here with this $2.00 hash brown bullshit.

    • @[email protected]
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      717 months ago

      You can get a pack of frozen hash browns for cheaper than that. Saves time, money, and tastier imo.

          • @[email protected]
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            227 months ago

            10 min? Vs like 3-5 min in the drive through, but I can do other shit while the air fryer’s going.

            • @Protoknuckles
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              -17 months ago

              Oh, I’m not advocating McDonalds breakfast, but I remember them taking like 20 minutes in the oven. I’m not a morning person, so I do not plan my breakfast 20 minutes ahead, lol.

              • @rekorse
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                67 months ago

                Air fryer cuts it in half.

                Can I shit on air fryers for a second though.

                How did everyone just accept this horrible example of marketing and branding nonsense? I literally had relatives explaining it to me like it was a magical new way of cooking just invented.

                Its a fucking tiny convection oven.

                • Boomer Humor Doomergod
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                  Its a fucking tiny convection oven.

                  It’s marketing. They know Americans won’t buy an oven, but we love frying things.

                  • @rekorse
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                    17 months ago

                    It really is fun listening to people tall about how it can fry things without oil, scientists finally cracked the code!

                • @AA5B
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                  17 months ago
                  1. Doesn’t have to be tiny - there are go full sized
                  2. More convection than convection. While there’s not a clear definition of either, companies that do both distinguish them by windiness
                  3. Many countertop models don’t need pre-heating!
                  4. More automated, no need to think. Just press a few buttons and wait for the ding, like a microwave.
                  • @rekorse
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                    27 months ago

                    I love your use of windiness. I will concede that point purely because it made me laugh and it made sense at the same time.

                    I’ll pushback on the preheat though, we just got a microwave air fryer combo (awesome saving space) and while it heats up super quick, still have to add a few minutes for preheat.

                    Kinda like the difference in boot time from HDD to NVMe.

              • @[email protected]
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                17 months ago

                That’s when you throw it on the oven and then take a shower. Just gotta time it with what you normally do half awake in the morning.

              • Ben Hur Horse Race
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                17 months ago

                people downvoting the shit out of you for speaking truth to Big Homemade Hasbrown

                shit takes a minute guys, its ok that not every feature of a home made thing is superior to McDonalds

                • @Protoknuckles
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                  17 months ago

                  Yeah, I’m not sure why I struck such a nerve, lol. I just got frustrated because I’m not a morning person, and hashbrowns eggs and bacon take forever! And I can’t get the timing lined up, since I’m half awake, so screw it. Bagel and coffee.

                  • @AA5B
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                    27 months ago

                    Air fryer for the win. Think of it like your microwave: pop the food in, set the timer or use a program, wait for DING! It’s not just faster than regular oven but no preheating and more automated so it’s easier

          • m-p{3}
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            77 months ago

            Takes about 10 minutes in mine, full power and flip once.

            • @[email protected]
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              47 months ago

              I do them on a tray in the oven and I don’t even bother with flipping. They still come out great.

              • @rekorse
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                27 months ago

                Thats the best thing about them, still great the lazy way.

                If I’m feeling extra though, I’ll brush some oil on it and salt it, maybe some other random seasonings.

                I almost had them tasting like dunkin hashbrowns once, was very nice.

          • ArxCyberwolf
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            27 months ago

            Forever? I think an extra 5 minutes is worth the wait for anything better than McDonald’s.

      • @littlewonder
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        Shout-out to Trader Joes’ hash brown patties.

    • @theedqueen
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      227 months ago

      Wanna say they’re $2.79 where I’m at. I know for sure they were just under $3

      • @foggy
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        Yep fuck that.

        2 for $1.

        And egg McMuffins and sausage muffins should be <$3.00.

        And the sausage burritos should be 2 for $1.

        McDonald’s trying to act like they’re a restaurant and not a fucking logistics company. The market rate of a potato doesn’t affect the price of French fries at McDonald’s when they legitimately own the rights to the only brand of potato that is used to make McDonald’s French fries.

        Any company that is known by all doesn’t do what the average person thinks they do.

        McDonalds? Logistics company

        CocaCola? Logistics company

        Ups? Logistics company

        Starbucks? Logistics company

        Miller/Coors? Logistics company

        Shaw’s? Logistics company

        W.B mason? Logistics company

        Exxon Mobile? Logistics company

        Amazon? Logistics company

        The price of sugar doesn’t affect Coca-Cola. The price of wheat doesn’t affect millercoors. The price of lumber doesn’t affect wb mason. The price of gasoline doesn’t affect ups. The price of coffee doesn’t affect Starbucks. The price of beef, potatoes, and dairy doesn’t affect McDonald’s. The price of oil (barely) doesn’t affect Exxon Mobile.

        These are the fucks that pull the levers. Not the farmers. Not the lumberjacks. Not the oil refiners.

          • @AA5B
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            17 months ago

            That’s Sears.

        • @[email protected]
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          57 months ago

          The market rate of a potato doesn’t affect the price of French fries at McDonald’s when they legitimately own the rights to the only brand of potato that is used to make McDonald’s French fries.

          McDonald’s certainly has enormous buying power. I do imagine widespread drought or something would impact their bottom line by some pennies if it were severe enough. Anyway, I read:

          The Dakota Russet is one of eight varieties accepted [by McDonald’s] in North America. The most recent additions to the McDonald’s North American varieties were in 2016.

          Don’t see that one online but other varieties appear popular.

          Now, enjoy

          PROCESS FOR PREPARING FROZEN FRENCH FRY POTATO SEGMENTS

          (Other patents: methods of preparing / cooking food; packaging; equipment used in cooking food.)

      • @Crowfiend
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        17 months ago

        $2.79, before taxes. Don’t forget these are US companies. And any charges outside the US have likely already been taxed locally, before international tax was applied.

        Don’t ever assume the US gov is paying you fairly. Taxes are only an excuse for them to make even more money by manipulating the rules.

    • @Graphy
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      197 months ago

      $2.50 Cones were my breaking point. The tourist trap general store next to me does a decent waffle cone for $4.

      • @Jerkface
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        47 months ago

        Jesus, I can’t find a cone near me for less than $6.

    • @Lightsong
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      57 months ago

      It’s worse here in Canada.