Burger King Ketchup

[DWalt]

I seldom buy fast food, maybe every four or five years. There are better hamburgers than Burger King, though most of the other fast food kind might not be among them.

As for ketchup, even the worst can reap a 100% improvement with a generous dose of regular Tabasco; not enough to make it hot, only enough to improve flavor immensely. I don't carry a speedloader or tactical pen in my car but wouldn't be without an emergency bottle of Tabasco.

I keep a bottle of hot sauce (similar to Cholula but a store brand) in both my vehicles’ glove boxes for visits to most every restaurant. Prefer it to Tabasco.

 

[Jeff423]

We avoid fast food joints at all costs. Look for road side stands. They usually are owned by Mom & Pops. They work hard to provide you with a great meal. Most have ketchup and mustard in a bottle. I avoid Heinz at all cost. Owned by John Kerry's second millionaire wife.

Actually Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) owns 52.5% of Kraft/Heinz.

 

[G-Mac]

....if I do pollute my food with ketchup....it’s gonna be Heinz

I refuse to buy Heinz products, but I won't say why.

 

[BC38]

As I said earlier it was pump your own into a little paper cup at BK. We go mainly to Whataburger, their ketchup (and other condiments) comes in larger plastic cups (size depends on the condiment) with a peel-off lid, much better to dip fries in. I strongly dislike the little tear-open packets of ketchup the other FF places use.

Missed that detail in your second post.
Makes me wonder if somebody put water in the pumper to clean it and forgot to finish the job and refill the dispenser with actual ketchup?

 

[Shooting Padre]

I'm sorry, I have to cut this session short, very busy. I'll "catch up" later.

 

[Jeff423]

I just stopped by the BK in Danbury, CT. The Ketchup there was Berkshire Hathaway, AKA Heinz. It was as thick as the Heinz I have in the bottle at home.

 

[VictorLouis]

Ever see the movie or read the book The Martian? When I first read the book I thought, "Why would he throw away the greens - why not eat them too?" So I did a Google search. Check it for yourself...

I will have to do that. Thanks for responding to that as an aside.

 

[BC38]

I will have to do that. Thanks for responding to that as an aside.

You're welcome.
Back on a more related topic, in the movie, Matt Damon is really bummed out when he runs out of ketchup.

 

[Jack Flash]

Thread reminds me of this
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[DWalt]

Saw on FBN this AM, that some McDonalds stores around the country are now pricing QPs and Big Macs at $8.49 (plus tax), with combos at around $14. I hadn’t thought about it but the story said that the local McD franchise owners have considerable latitude in setting prices for their stores. Those price are probably better indicators of inflation than any information the government puts out. We are now reaping the benefits of those $15/hr starting wages.

 

[jag312]

These fast food chains don't serve decent burgers. Where I live in Nevada, there are only two places for a really good burger. Hamdogs in Gardnerville and Big Daddy's Burger Shack in the California side of South Lake Tahoe. Since I don't put catsup on fries, I have no idea what they serve with their fries, but you can bet it will be equal to their great burgers. Family owned places are almost always better than these corporate owned places.

 

[rockquarry]

These fast food chains don't serve decent burgers. Where I live in Nevada, there are only two places for a really good burger. Hamdogs in Gardnerville and Big Daddy's Burger Shack in the California side of South Lake Tahoe. Sofince I don't put catsup on fries, I have no idea what they serve with their fries, but you can bet it will be equal to their great burgers. Family owned places are almost always better than these corporate owned places.

You're right about fast food chains and decent hamburgers. Many have eaten this stuff for so long, however, they don't know that.

 

[pawngal]

Can't give an opinion on BK ketchup, both local ones have been closed and for sale for a year or so.

 

[raljr1]

Reminds me of when after hiking to a waterfalls in the New Mexico mountains, granddaughter wanted to go to McDonalds. When we got back and she told my son, her uncle, that we ate at McDonalds, he said, "If you got that man to eat at McDonalds, that's LOVE."

 

[Chuck24]

If I’m forced to eat a fast food burger, it’s going to be Wendy’s. I prefer the burgers at the local, family owned steak houses.

 

[Secundius]

Heinz Foods supplies the condiments that Burger King uses, including their Ketchup…


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[BC38]

These fast food chains don't serve decent burgers. Where I live in Nevada, there are only two places for a really good burger. Hamdogs in Gardnerville and Big Daddy's Burger Shack in the California side of South Lake Tahoe. Since I don't put catsup on fries, I have no idea what they serve with their fries, but you can bet it will be equal to their great burgers. Family owned places are almost always better than these corporate owned places.

All true. BUT if you are looking for cheap and fast, the family owned places aren't even an option.
If you want a real sit-down meal then the mom & pop places are definitely your go-to. Absolutely higher quality - but you pay for it, in both time and $$.
If what you really need is a cheap, quick, drive-through meal, then the big franchises like BK and Wendy's, and McD's are your best and only choice.
For the cost, in both time and money, the big franchises are generally a decent value, and they deliver that value FAST (as in FAST FOOD). You can also generally count on the product and the price being pretty consistent from one location to another. Even if the quality is mediocre, it at least still consistent.
If you have the time and money to wait and pay for something better, you can get something better, but if you need it cheap and fast, you get what you pay for at the fast food joints.

 

[rockquarry]

All true. BUT if you are looking for cheap and fast, the family owned places aren't even an option.
If you want a real sit-down meal then the mom & pop places are definitely your go-to. Absolutely higher quality - but you pay for it, in both time and $$.
If what you really need is a cheap, quick, drive-through meal, then the big franchises like BK and Wendy's, and McD's are your best and only choice.
For the cost, in both time and money, the big franchises are generally a decent value, and they deliver that value FAST (as in FAST FOOD). You can also generally count on the product and the price being pretty consistent from one location to another. Even if the quality is mediocre, it at least still consistent.
If you have the time and money to wait and pay for something better, you can get something better, but if you need it cheap and fast, you get what you pay for at the fast food joints.

Yes, nowadays second-rate is more than adequate for most.

 

[DWalt]

Living in San Antonio, you expect a proliferation of small Mexican restaurants (taquerias) all over town. And there are eight of them within easy walking distance of my house. What you might not expect is that most of them also have burgers and fries on their menus. They are generally better and larger than the FF varieties, and cheaper. One place I particularly like has an excellent large (cheese)burger and fries plate for $5.95. I have no idea how they can make a profit at that price. You can’t get anything close to it at McD, BK, Wendy’s, or even at Whataburger, which I think is a superior FF place. And they all have ketchup in squeeze bottles.

 

[zeke]

Living in San Antonio, you expect a proliferation of small Mexican restaurants (taquerias) all over town. And there are eight of them within easy walking distance of my house. What you might not expect is that most of them also have burgers and fries on their menus. They are generally better and larger than the FF varieties, and cheaper. One place I particularly like has an excellent large (cheese)burger and fries plate for $5.95. I have no idea how they can make a profit at that price. You can’t get anything close to it at McD, BK, Wendy’s, or even at Whataburger, which I think is a superior FF place. And they all have ketchup in squeeze bottles.

Our small town Mexican restaurant has very good and affordable Mexican specials. It also has the best Italian food in town. Hard to beat a meatball sandwich with real meatballs, Italian cheese and marinara sauce on toasted garlic bun for about $7 on special.