Does nobody like Checkers/Rallys fries? They're the best as long as you don't get a crispy shell filled with grease.

Eraic: Not a single mention of Five Guys french fries.. which are so far superior.. they shouldn't even be called the same thing.

Oddly the recipe in the article will result in fries closer to 5 Guys fries than Mickie D's. Still trying to figure out how no-one noticed this yet. Go ahead kids, break out the tape measure when you are cutting those 3/8" McD. shoestrings....

LeglessDog: Anyone who knows anything knows the only way to make ANY kind of proper french fries (pomme frites) is to blanch, rest, then fry hot until crispy . . .

. . . not to mention, REAL McDonald's fries used to be fried in BEEF fat . . . I still remember the smell . . . *tear*

THIS. the blanching turns the outside gelatinous and the inside soft, and after frying you have a crisp shell with soft/fluffy inside.

so undercooked and loaded with salt? no thanks.

Considering, the curly fries and waffle fries out there, not to mention the various seasonings for fries, such as cajun seasoning, curry powder, etc.

axeeugene: I've never understood the fascination with McDonald's french fries.

It's dirt cheap and fast. Americans like that in their junk food. That and decades of brainwashing, er, advertising.

Not a big fan of McDonald fries. I used to like Rally's fries a lot when I was a kid. Haven't had them in over a decade, might need to try them again when I feel like punishing my arteries.

Sorry... McDonald's your shiat stick fries got nothing on Chick-fil-a waffle goodness

I worked at a McDonald's for two years when I was in high school (96-98) and often wound up being in charge of fries during dinner rush. The key to getting the best tasting McD's fries is to get them as fresh as possible which means going in and braving the lunch or dinner rush crowds as that is when they're cranking out the most fresh fries. If you go at 8:30pm and expect them to have a fresh batch waiting for you then you're likely out of luck - only exception being that you need a batch made without salt. If you specifically request one without salt, then they will likely make a fresh batch for you at any time. I should also point out that later in the evening (usually after 10pm) fries are almost always made to order, so you can get a fresh batch of fries then too.

And the salting, we'd empty the baskets into the fry stand and then have a large salt shaker which we'd have to make 3 arches (like the McDonald's arches) for the batch to be considered perfectly salted. I've seen this in other stores and actually called out one store on it when they didn't do it.

She comes in colors everywhere: Walker: McDonald's fries don't even come close to juicy Chick-fil-A waffle fries.

But I refuse to give any money to Chick-fail-A

/where chick tracts come from?

Fortunately, if there's a Backyard Burger near where you live, they have the same fries WITHOUT the dominionist evil :D