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Where do the middle buns come from? Do they make an extra tall bun, then slice it into thirds, or are the middle buns made separately? What's the best way to replicate this at home?

>> No.16470211

>>16470205
Who cares brah. Why would you need a special bun for the middle?

>> No.16470214

why would you want to its just filler

>> No.16470215

I'm surprised, OP- I should think you of all people would recognize a bottom when you see one.

>> No.16470223

>>16470205
That looks like a really small burger or a huge hand.

>> No.16470243

>>16470223
big macs are super tiny these days.

>> No.16470246

>>16470205
they make 2 buns and cut them like normal, but toss the top.

>> No.16470272

When I used to work at mcdonalds 20 years ago, I used to make burgers using the middle buns.

>> No.16470282

>>16470214
Texture.
You should be asking: why are you reproducing a Big Mac?

>> No.16470283
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Amerilards steak everything from us

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>>16470272
that's pretty based. what would happen with the accompanying top and bottom buns? I bet you just chucked em out, eh?

>> No.16470314

>>16470205
Cut the top off a top bun you r tard.

>> No.16470364

>>16470205
It's made separately.
At home just use a single thicker patty. You're not interested in patties so thin that the lack of moisture makes them shelf stable. You're interested in a juicy burger.

>> No.16470370

>>16470243
I was disappointed to find the grand big mac was also tiny.
Hungry Jacks (Burger King) recently released a big jack; I'd be keen to see the size of that. It's bloody expensive though.

>> No.16470372

>>16470300
tossed em or just made burgers for my coworkers. I tried not to waste em even though they were just bread.

>> No.16470376

>>16470205
Don’t do it anon. I made replica big macs for my wife and 2 children and got a knock on my door woth a cease and desist. I could of taken it to court due to gettign big mac discounts in the 70s by literally quoting the recipe, but rhey’d wear me down with lawyers and read tape. Better just keep your head down bro, the patent will sxpire in 2065

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>>16470243
It’s strange. The more big macs I eat, the tinier they seem.

>> No.16470389

>>16470282
>Texture

lol as if. its just to pad the burger out so they can charge you more. that off-brand grocery tier bread isnt providing any meaningful "texture".

>> No.16470392

>>16470243
>big macs are super tiny these days.
[citation needed]
Are they smaller than previous decades?

>>16470246
>they make 2 buns and cut them like normal, but toss the top.
Obviously not.
Have you ever eaten a Big Mac?

>> No.16470398

>>16470376
Imagine taking the time to post all that nonsense.

>> No.16470401

>>16470389
Wow, Imagine being this emotionally invested in hating a fast-food chain.

>> No.16470405

>>16470392
>Are they smaller than previous decades?
No:
https://www.quora.com/McDonalds-fast-food-chain-Has-the-size-of-a-Big-Mac-changed-over-the-years
>Big Macs are the same size as they have always been since they were first offered in 1968.

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>>16470405
uh huh

>> No.16470424

>>16470214
The extra bun is to keep the patties from sliding off eachother do you even big mac?

>> No.16470439

>>16470401
nah i just setting your straight anon.

>>16470424
an extra slice of cheese would accomplish the same thing. its just a way of getting people to pay 5/6 dollars for a mcdouble with an extra bun.

>> No.16470444

>>16470424
in my experience, the middle bun is the slipping point where the burger shears appart. The fine crumb of the bun, and the special sauce acting as lubricant cause there to be less friction than two meat patties rubbing together.
t. person who has eaten a big mac and also a double quarter pounder (with cheese)

>> No.16470472
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>>16470392
There are various sources that claim it has shrunk. It seems to be the prevailing opinion. McDonald's themselves claim otherwise.

The bun has definitely shrunk. It did so in the 70's because the smaller bun made the patty look bigger.

Different regions get different sized patties. So you cant entirely trust still images, because the before and after can come from different regions.

I suspect the burgers have shrunk. The more detailed claims that the size has remained the same are mostly based upon the assertion that pre cooked weight is the same as it used to be.

However supermarkets play that same shonk. They increase the percentage of fat, heat the meat to the temperature where it holds the most brine, then vacuum seal it. This results in you paying for water at the price of meat, and it causes the meat to shrink like crazy when cooked. I suspect the cooked weight is much lower.

Pic is same guy holding a big mac 20 years apart; first in an official commercial.

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>>16470405
You didn't read down to this post?

>> No.16470494

>>16470472
>first in an official commercial
You can't trust those, though. They actually put slices of cardboard in between the ingredients in those to "bulk up" the look of the burgers (all fast food chains do this) so comparing a commercial to reality is always boing to have the commercial look larger. This holds true even in modern-day food.

>> No.16470608

>>16470494
But it's the actor of the commercial posting proof that it shrunk by comparing it to his own second photo. If it was filled with crap then he's straight up lying to the media.

>> No.16471267

>>16470439
>nah i just setting your straight anon.
OK, where's your proof?
I think you just applied your cynical mindset, then decided "I must be right, I'm being cynical!".

>> No.16471273

>>16470480
Color me skeptical.
I was born in 1964, I've been eating Big Macs since the very early 70's and I don't recognize that thing on the left at all.

>> No.16471324

>>16470205
according to this burger autist, they just sliced off a piece of a top bun and stuck it in between

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czs92FP9z6Q

>> No.16471337

>>16470205
>Do they make an extra tall bun, then slice it into thirds
worked there 3 years as inventory manager, its this

>> No.16471348 [DELETED] 

>>16471337
yeah.

>> No.16471354

>>16471337
yeah, and the grill cheese they sell use two of the middle peices as the breads, which they take from two whole bigmac buns. They will then use the former bigmac bun for a quarter pounder or whatever.

>> No.16471382

>>16470480
where's the beef?

>> No.16471396
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>>16471382
you forgot your image, king

>> No.16471758

>>16471324
>autist
holy shit, you weren't kidding.

>> No.16471878

It's just a regular piece of bread you retarded nigger dont be dumb

>> No.16472169
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>>16471878
Not OP, but wow. you're a double nigger.
Look at a loaf of white bread.
Notice how the outside of the loaf (the "crust") is much darker than the interior of the loaf?
That's because it was on the outside of what was baked.
Now look at a hamburger bun.
Notice the top and bottom have a crust, but the inside doesn't?
Now look at the middle piece from a Big Mac.
It's not a huge mystery, but obviously, the outside was exposed while baking, but the top and bottom weren't.
The answer to OP's question is "they make an extra tall bun, then slice it into thirds".

>> No.16472603

>>16470205
Here ya go, OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcu4Bj3xEyI
It tastes pretty faithful, but I found that it costs about the same as just buying a Big Mac.

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>>16472603
Cheese under the beef just seems wrong.
I know he knows better than than me, but still...

>> No.16472632

lol

>> No.16472665

I'm trans btw

>> No.16472681

>>16471324
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czs92FP9z6Q
I like George Motz but I hate the hyper overproduction FWF started doing like 4 years ago

>> No.16472702

It's called the heel, and it's just cut out of a tall burger bun.

>> No.16472718

>>16472702
>It's called the heel,
see >>16472169
If it were the heel, it would have crust on one side.
Have you ever even SEEN a Big Mac?
Jesus, why aren't you just posting on /bant/?

>> No.16473044

>>16472702
It's called a club, the base is a heel and the top is a crown

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>>16470205
>Do they make an extra tall bun, then slice it into thirds
Yes. This is how they look when they show up in the store.

If anyone's wondering what the purpose of the middle bun is, it's meant to hold more mac sauce and lettuce on the burger. If you just squirted the sauce between two patties, it would make even more of a mess and wouldn't stay on the burger. They've actually adjusted the ratio between the bun parts a number of times over the years, as well as the amount of sauce the dispenser guns squirt out.