# Anyone had McD's fries with the new oil yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2002, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424 "2002-11-12T13:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@Rossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossarian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/21 "2002-11-13T07:43:51Z")
It was bad enough when the milkshakes became low fat. If the french fries change for the worse, that’ll be it. Why can’t a few simple guilty pleasures be left to us? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/22 "2002-11-13T08:07:27Z")
No “new oil” in LA yet, apparently. I’ll post the rant in a related Pit thread. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/23 "2002-11-13T08:46:07Z")
Once upon a time, mcdonalds fried their fries in yummy beef fat - then, when ‘saturated fat’ started evoking a knee jerk response, they switched to a trans-fat compound, which ironically is generally considered far worse. Personally, I don’t think natural animal saturated fat is really bad at all - it’s only when combined with an ungodly amount of carb intake that it starts hurting the body, and then fat wrongly takes the blame for everything. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/24 "2002-11-13T09:25:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Slainte \* > \*\*I stopped eating BK also when they changed the fries. Everyone I know seems oblivious to the change but I can tell. ☹ They used to be just about on par with the (old style) McD’s fries. Now I guess I will be forced to forego fries altogether (except maybe Arby’s Curly fries). \*\* The old BK fries were merely not very good. The new ones are flat out bad. They’re dipped in something - the texture is wrong, the flavor is wrong - luckily, BK has mozz sticks, which also are not very good, but they’re ok as fry substitutes. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/25 "2002-11-13T22:52:29Z")
The old BK fries I speak of were quite a few years ago (about 3 or 4, IIRC). And though they were no McD’s, they _used to be_good. **Fenris** , I agree on the potato cakes - they are great. Generally, they are cooked fresh too (not many people order them so they don’t pre-cook potato cakes often). We’ll have to agree to disagree on Curly Fries though. 😃 Arby’s was my first job so I am somewhat biased. ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/26 "2002-11-14T01:08:19Z")
Arby’s do have the best spicy curly fries, IMHO. They also should be commended for giving you options… if you don’t like the curly fries, you can still get the regular kind. -fh ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/27 "2002-11-14T02:36:20Z")
All I know is, the fast food chain that gets some backbone and throws itself into a “Our food is incredibly unhealthy–which is why it’s incredibly tasty!” ad campaign is the one that I’ll support. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/28 "2002-11-14T07:18:30Z")
Extra plus to Arby’s on both cakes and curly fries: horsey and arbys sauce…mmm ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/29 "2002-11-14T14:08:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Drastic \* > \*\*All I know is, the fast food chain that gets some backbone and throws itself into a “Our food is incredibly unhealthy–which is why it’s incredibly tasty!” ad campaign is the one that I’ll support. \*\* Exactly, we know it’s not healthy. It tastes good, that’s why we eat it. I am personally waiting for **KFC** to start marketing the **Bucket O’ Skin** since that’s the only part of their chicken I like. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/30 "2002-11-14T16:14:34Z")
Oh, yeah, **Honey** , I am so with you there. One of my friends and I often drool over the prospect of there someday being bags of ‘chicken rinds’ to snack on. Why stop with pigs, right? ---
**Author:** ![Doublemint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doublemint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doublemint)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424/31 "2002-11-14T21:03:25Z")
McD’s New fries = tasteless, nasty strips o’ starch Even BKs ‘new’ fries are better. For my money if I’m going to go junk, I’m going with Arby’s curley fries from now on even if they are farther away. You have to make an effort to get good bad food. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-mcds-fries-with-the-new-oil-yet/136424.md?page=1)