Or the people that ask for unsalted fries so they’re fresh. The people know exactly why you ask, sometimes they get upset with the extra work so they let them cool off anyways.
Which is one of many reasons why I won’t go for fast food anymore.
I’m on a low sodium diet, and have been all of my life because high blood pressure runs in the family. (I started blood pressure meds at 17 despite being an athlete with a great diet)
I used to swing by after work 2 days a week and get fries on my way home, a treat after the 12 hour days (2 days a week were 12 hrs due to how the workflow had to be).
Eventually they started being cold, and like… they aren’t any good cold… haven’t bought fast food in decades as a result, even as a treat, or when on a road trip. If my health is such a problem that you’ll punish me for asking for what I need in order to spend my money with you, you aren’t getting my money ever again.
I get it, they aren’t paid enough to give a fuck and do “extra” work, and I don’t blame the workers. That’s why I didn’t complain about cold food to management, I just stopped spending money there.
Sometimes they just take the salted fries, throw them back in the fryer for a few seconds to “wash away the salt” and then give them to you. Now you get slightly older, extra oily fries instead.
Not salt, but that goes against every food handling process, and if you did that once, management would have been informed by the customer.
Sure, some edgy teenagers probably do it once or twice, but they’re not gonna have a job much past that day. There’s a bunch of other “legal” stuff to do, that’s gonna bother them even more.
You’re deep frying salted fries thinking they won’t notice. Why do you think no one wants to go back…?
If the owner lets that happen, of course the place is going to die and close, that’s why they don’t last. Places that DON’T operate like edgy teens, stay open and do it other ways.
It’s almost like not following food safe procedures is gonna fuck you over…
I’ve never heard that one but I’ve heard some fast food workers say that when they get those customers, the unsalted fries are typically ones that have been left out longer, not a fresh made order.
When I worked in fast food, unsalted fries were such a rare request it didn’t make sense to keep any on hand. Especially considering fries are only good for 15-20 minutes. Also, we didn’t have anywhere to keep them. They had to come straight out of the fryer, or else they’d have to be stored under the heat lamp on metal that is slathered with salty oil.
that salty oil is what makes 'em so good. i don’t need extra poured over the top, though, just dump the fries in the bin and scoop 'em right up. there’s enough salt in the bin already.
Or, they just had to cook an entire new batch of fries for your “unsalted” order that you’re going to throw a bunch of salt on anyway. No maliciousness required, that takes time to cook. The two other people in line with you can just get a large fry shoveled out of the already existing batch of fries, you have to wait because you specifically requested them make a new batch of fries.
Or the people that ask for unsalted fries so they’re fresh. The people know exactly why you ask, sometimes they get upset with the extra work so they let them cool off anyways.
Which is one of many reasons why I won’t go for fast food anymore.
I’m on a low sodium diet, and have been all of my life because high blood pressure runs in the family. (I started blood pressure meds at 17 despite being an athlete with a great diet)
I used to swing by after work 2 days a week and get fries on my way home, a treat after the 12 hour days (2 days a week were 12 hrs due to how the workflow had to be).
Eventually they started being cold, and like… they aren’t any good cold… haven’t bought fast food in decades as a result, even as a treat, or when on a road trip. If my health is such a problem that you’ll punish me for asking for what I need in order to spend my money with you, you aren’t getting my money ever again.
I get it, they aren’t paid enough to give a fuck and do “extra” work, and I don’t blame the workers. That’s why I didn’t complain about cold food to management, I just stopped spending money there.
I just don’t want salt on my fries. You mean to tell me, they’re secretly judging me as someone trying to hack the fast food ecosystem?!
Sometimes they just take the salted fries, throw them back in the fryer for a few seconds to “wash away the salt” and then give them to you. Now you get slightly older, extra oily fries instead.
This is the same reason I don’t get ice at restaurants. I’ve worked in too many kitchens that had mold in their ice machines.
They found a frozen dead rat in the hotel ice machine my wife’s used to work.
They won’t do that due to dietary/allergy restrictions, that’s asking for a lawsuit.
Happened when I work in fast food.
Are there people allergic to salt?
The customer would tell right away.
Not salt, but that goes against every food handling process, and if you did that once, management would have been informed by the customer.
Sure, some edgy teenagers probably do it once or twice, but they’re not gonna have a job much past that day. There’s a bunch of other “legal” stuff to do, that’s gonna bother them even more.
You sound like you’ve never worked fast food in a dying restaurant. I guarantee the things that happen in some of those places would shock you.
lol, there’s a fucking reason they’re dying.
You’re deep frying salted fries thinking they won’t notice. Why do you think no one wants to go back…?
If the owner lets that happen, of course the place is going to die and close, that’s why they don’t last. Places that DON’T operate like edgy teens, stay open and do it other ways.
It’s almost like not following food safe procedures is gonna fuck you over…
I’ve never heard that one but I’ve heard some fast food workers say that when they get those customers, the unsalted fries are typically ones that have been left out longer, not a fresh made order.
When I worked in fast food, unsalted fries were such a rare request it didn’t make sense to keep any on hand. Especially considering fries are only good for 15-20 minutes. Also, we didn’t have anywhere to keep them. They had to come straight out of the fryer, or else they’d have to be stored under the heat lamp on metal that is slathered with salty oil.
that salty oil is what makes 'em so good. i don’t need extra poured over the top, though, just dump the fries in the bin and scoop 'em right up. there’s enough salt in the bin already.
Or, they just had to cook an entire new batch of fries for your “unsalted” order that you’re going to throw a bunch of salt on anyway. No maliciousness required, that takes time to cook. The two other people in line with you can just get a large fry shoveled out of the already existing batch of fries, you have to wait because you specifically requested them make a new batch of fries.