I remember another blog, by a different author, who was also a fairly accomplished chef. They had to do some sort of "backdoor deal" with a McD's employee, to get a bag of "pre-fried" chips, which they then examined, to find that they arrive at the franchise, "pre-cooked," to a certain extent. It read like a Sherlock Holmes mystery.

Their fries, these days, are a shadow of the greasy pleasure sticks of olden days.

Same with their Apple pies. Anyone remember their originals, that were basically balls of fusion fire, cooked in lard, and came with a defibrillator?