A Step-By-Step Guide To How McDonald's Fries Are Made
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McDonald's sells 13 billion servings of fries every year.
And the fast food giant has the system for the signature item down to a science.
McDonald's Canada has a great video that breaks down the process of making the classic menu item.
From farm to fryer, see how the fries end up in your drive-thru.
<h3>The famous fries start as Russet Burbank potatoes on the farm, in this case Leveque Farms in New Brunswick, Canada.</h3>
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<h3>The farmers use this machinery to harvest the potatoes.</h3>
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<h3>The potatoes are then moved to a truck using a giant conveyer belt.</h3>
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<h3>The fries go through a machine to remove dirt and grime. Once that's done, workers look to see if the machine missed anything.</h3>
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<h3>Next, the potatoes are loaded into a truck and transferred to a processing plant along with potatoes from 30 other farms.</h3>
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<h3>The potatoes are washed clean.</h3>
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<h3>Next, they are peeled by machines.</h3>
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<h3>Then, they are once again examined for imperfections before being sliced.</h3>
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<h3>Here's the part of the machine that slices the potatoes into the fries. </h3>
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<h3>Now, the potatoes are sliced and ready to be blanched. The blanching process strips the natural sugars and keeps them from turning different colors. </h3>
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<h3>McDonald's also adds dextrose solution and other ingredients to keep the potatoes from turning grey. The strips are then dried out and quickly fried.</h3>
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<h3>The fries are frozen and packaged for restaurants.Now, they'll be shipped to McDonald's locations. </h3>
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<h3>The fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oil.</h3>
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<h3>Once cooked, the fries are salted and put into the signature red containers.</h3>
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<h3>You've seen how McDonald's fries are made...</h3>
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