Ex-McDonald’s chef shares the “magic” ingredient for the perfect burger: Check out the seasoning they use
A McDonald’s chef-turned-content creator has the lowdown on how the fast-food chain adds flavor to its beef patties.
The secret to seasoning a McDonald’s hamburger is, in fact, no secret at all - as a former chef for the fast-food chain points out on his popular TikTok channel.
What’s in a McDonald’s hamburger seasoning?
“It’s just salt and pepper,” says Mike Haracz, who worked as manager of culinary innovation at McDonald’s between 2015 and 2019, according to his LinkedIn profile.
In a video that has accrued 5.8 million views, Haracz says of McDonald’s beef patties: “There’s no other things in there. It’s literally salt and pepper. It’s 86% salt, 14% pepper.
“You can look it up and find that information, so I’m not, like, giving away anything. It’s just salt and pepper.”
“No-one ever believes me”
In another TikTok video, Haracz adds that McDonald’s “legally have to post the ingredients statement on their website”.
“No-one ever believes me when I tell them this magic,” he says.
The McDonald’s website does not appear to specify the ratio of salt and pepper cited by Haracz, but the U.S.-based company does indeed state that its beef patties are “seasoned with just a pinch of salt and pepper”.
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♬ original sound - Chef Mike Haracz
Haracz also clarifies that the salt and pepper seasoning is only for the “tender” burgers on the McDonald’s menu: this includes products such as The Classic McDonald’s Burger, the Cheeseburger, the McDouble, the Double Cheeseburger, the Quarterpounder and the Big Mac.
A chain with nearly 45,000 restaurants worldwide, McDonald’s reportedly sells 75 burgers per second around the globe. According to this estimate, the company sells over 2.3 billion patties a year.
A ‘Golden Arches’ guru
Now the director of R&D at the cuisine company Richelieu Foods, Haracz shares regular videos on McDonald’s products and recipes with his more than 330,000 TikTok followers.
For example, he has also posted a video teaching internet users how to make the sauce used in the Big Mac:
@chefmikeharacz Former #mcdonalds corporate chef’s homemade #BigMac sauce recipe. #FYP #Food #Cooking #DIY #Secret
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