{"id":833763,"date":"2020-11-24T12:37:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=833763"},"modified":"2024-10-03T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:12:04","slug":"this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Fresh Fries From McDonald’s with Every Order"},"content":{"rendered":"You know the drill\u2014you swing by McD's after a long day, order up a meal and open the bag, only to find a limp mess where your crispy fries should be.\r\n\r\nWe went looking for a way to get reliably crispy goodness with our Big Macs. Fortunately, we found the secret and can tell you how to get fresh fries from McDonald's<\/a>! Also, don't forget to get your receipt at McDonald\u2019s<\/span><\/a>, here's why.\r\n\r\n(Psst<\/em>... there's a lot more the staff at the Golden Arches hasn't told you<\/a>.)\r\n

Why Are My Fries Mushy, Though?<\/h2>\r\nFast food relies on speed and efficiency. The best way to achieve this is to cook the food in advance, then leave it under a heat lamp until an order comes in. While the food is perfectly safe to eat, it's not likely to taste as good\u2014and french fries often suffer the most from being left out.\r\n\r\nWith their high starch content, fries absorb plenty of moisture when cooked at high temperatures, which leads to their signature puffiness and crispy exterior. When left out, the fries continue to absorb moisture from the air, which eventually leads to them turning soggy. If you want to get more fries, then make sure you know about this McDonald\u2019s French fry hack<\/a>.\r\n

Here's the Secret...<\/h2>\r\nFortunately, the solution is pretty simple. Just ask for fries without salt!\r\n\r\n\"If you order a burger or fries<\/a> always ask them without salt or the seasoning on the burger,\" a former McDonald's employee wrote on Reddit<\/a>. \"They will have to make them fresh since they always put each on them.\"\r\n\r\nIn the comments on Reddit, other fast food workers even said that you can ask for any item to be made fresh (with or without salt) and employees will dish up a made-to-order meal. It may mean a few extra minutes of waiting, but we promise the hot, crispy pot at the end of the rainbow is worth it.\r\n\r\nAs an added bonus, this means you can control your salt intake, and if you're taking 'em home, you can even\u00a0pair them with a homemade McDonald's cheeseburger<\/a>!\r\n\r\nP.S. Don't forget to end your meal on a sweet note with the new McDonald's bakery items<\/a> on the menu.\r\n\r\n[cf]skyword_tracking_tag[\/cf]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You’ll never have to deal with mushy fries again! This is how to get fresh fries from McDonald’s next time you hit the drive-thru.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7803,"featured_media":1563334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303719,303738],"categories-v2":[308324,308366],"coauthors":[331697],"acf":{"long_pin_file":false,"ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin":""},"yoast_head":"\nHow to Get Fresh Fries from McDonald's with Every Order<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Get Fresh Fries from McDonald's with Every Order","description":"Tired of having mushy fries with your Big Mac? Here's the secret for how to get fresh fries from McDonald's, so you can enjoy that crispy goodness!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Little-Known Secret to Getting FRESH Fries at McDonald's Every Time","og_description":"You'll never have to deal with mushy fries again.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2018-11-27T18:37:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-10-03T17:12:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Amrita Thakkar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"The Little-Known Secret to Getting FRESH Fries at McDonald's Every Time","twitter_description":"You'll never have to deal with mushy fries again.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amrita Thakkar","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/"},"author":{"name":"Amrita Thakkar","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d22902e322341870b079fa237a7c491e"},"headline":"How to Get Fresh Fries From McDonald’s with Every Order","datePublished":"2018-11-27T18:37:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-03T17:12:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/"},"wordCount":392,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","keywords":["News","Restaurants"],"articleSection":["336117"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/","name":"How to Get Fresh Fries from McDonald's with Every Order","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","datePublished":"2018-11-27T18:37:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-03T17:12:04+00:00","description":"Tired of having mushy fries with your Big Mac? Here's the secret for how to get fresh fries from McDonald's, so you can enjoy that crispy goodness!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","width":1280,"height":800,"caption":"MIAMI, FL - APRIL 25: McDonald's crew member Samantha Medina prepares french fries as the McDonald's restaurant stock price reached record territory on April 25, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The company continues to beat expectations and credits changes to its menu and other new initiatives it has launched. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Restaurants","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/news\/restaurants\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"How to Get Fresh Fries From McDonald’s with Every Order"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d22902e322341870b079fa237a7c491e","name":"Amrita Thakkar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/27e58e7667c67b1aaf5d6bb1a0ed1fba","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amrita-Thakkar-profile-photo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amrita-Thakkar-profile-photo.png","caption":"Amrita Thakkar"},"description":"Amrita is an Assistant Digital Editor at Taste Recipes. As a writer and amateur photographer, she often ends up applying these skills to her one great love: food. She can usually be found researching global cuisines, at the farmers market, doing yoga, or looking up new places to travel to.","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/athakkar\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-15 02:17:56","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/this-is-the-only-way-to-get-fresh-fries-at-mcdonalds-every-time\/","author_details":{"1524222":{"ID":"1524222","display_name":"Amrita Thakkar","first_name":"Amrita","last_name":"Thakkar","user_login":"amrita-thakkar","user_email":"sw-93264@skyword.com","linked_account":"athakkar","website":"","description":"Amrita is a writer, poet and amateur photographer who often ends up applying these skills to her one great love: food. You can find her up at 3 a.m. writing, researching the perfect combo for her next grilled cheese or making a more eco-friendly grocery list.","twitter":"","instagram":"","facebook":"","public_email":"","linkedin":"","tiktok":"","youtube":"","location":"","school_and_year":"","education":"","highlights":"","expertise":"","short_bio":"","user_nicename":"amrita-thakkar","type":"guest-author","nickname":""}},"images":{"1563334":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1563334,"post_author":"7006","post_date":"2020-11-23 13:32:14","post_date_gmt":"2020-11-23 19:32:14","post_content":"","post_title":"McDonald's Shares Hit Record High After Strong Earnings Report","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mcdonalds-shares-hit-record-high-after-strong-earnings-report-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-11-23 13:32:34","post_modified_gmt":"2020-11-23 19:32:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":833763,"guid":"","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1280;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"2018\/11\/mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:11:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-300x188.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:188;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:82:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-1024x640.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:640;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-768x480.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:480;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:81:\"mcdonalds-crew-member-samantha-medina-prepares-french-fries-672997214-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.8\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:341:\"MIAMI, FL - APRIL 25: McDonald's crew member Samantha Medina prepares french fries as the McDonald's restaurant stock price reached record territory on April 25, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The company continues to beat expectations and credits changes to its menu and other new initiatives it has launched. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:12:\"-62169984000\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:17:\"2017 Getty Images\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"44\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"640\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:6:\"0.0004\";s:5:\"title\";s:62:\"McDonald's Shares Hit Record High After Strong Earnings Report\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["Joe Raedle\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["MIAMI, FL - APRIL 25: McDonald's crew member Samantha Medina prepares french fries as the McDonald's restaurant stock price reached record territory on April 25, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The company continues to beat expectations and credits changes to its menu and other new initiatives it has launched. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-b3a84bf6402b628d6ee20bb706bac8f8.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:239250;s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-b3a84bf6402b628d6ee20bb706bac8f8.jpg\";s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-b3a84bf6402b628d6ee20bb706bac8f8.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-b3a84bf6402b628d6ee20bb706bac8f8.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["6282b94104165c932c8e8232e5899e94"],"mdd_size":["967984"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"How to Get Fresh Fries from McDonald's with Every Order","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Tired of having mushy fries with your Big Mac? Here's the secret for how to get fresh fries from McDonald's, so you can enjoy that crispy goodness!","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"how to get fresh fries from mcdonald's","dek":["You'll never have to deal with mushy fries again! This is how to get fresh fries from McDonald's next time you hit the drive-thru."],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7803"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833763"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1972363,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833763\/revisions\/1972363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1563334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833763"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=833763"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=833763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}