# McRib Mania! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 9, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991 "2010-11-09T02:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/81 "2013-11-15T16:52:01Z")
I haven’t gotten around to it yet, but one of these days I’m going to buy myself a slab of spares, cut the meat off, grind it, form it into patties, smoke it, and make a “real” McRib sandwich just to see what it could be like. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/82 "2013-11-15T17:12:23Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I haven’t gotten around to it yet, but one of these days I’m going to buy myself a slab of spares, cut the meat off, grind it, form it into patties, smoke it, and make a “real” McRib sandwich just to see what it could be like. And you’ll invite me down to sample? I could bring some Sheboygan Hard Rolls. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/83 "2013-11-15T18:01:37Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > …restructured meat technology… Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/84 "2013-11-15T18:15:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **ZenBeam** : > > There’s also the no-meat-on-Friday-for-religious-reasons crowd, which means you have to have it available year-round anyway. The Catholics haven’t had the no-meat-on-Friday rule year-round since Vatican II, and I don’t think there are any other sects large enough to matter with such a rule, either. That said, I have seen McDonalds’ where the Filet-o-Fish was, in fact, a seasonal item, available only during Lent. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/85 "2013-11-15T18:29:28Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > [11 Amazing Facts About The McRib](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-amazing-facts-about-the-mcdonald-s-mcrib-170212930.html) The authors of this article need to look up the definition of “amazing.” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/86 "2013-11-15T18:39:56Z")
> [@Mdcastle](#): > > Off topic, but as far as McDonalds goes could I get a cracked egg in a bacon egg and cheese biscuit, or bacon in a McMuffin without confusing and/or ticking off the crew? I’ve done this before. They call the cracked egg “round egg” so just ask for the switch. I forget if they upcharge or not. They also have the scrambled egg whites now which are pretty decent. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/87 "2013-11-15T19:21:47Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > I’ve never tried a McRib because, well, when I think “McDonalds” and “ribs,” I’m pretty sure terms like restructured meat technology are in the offing. Offing, offal, you say tomayto… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/88 "2013-11-15T20:13:10Z")
Offing, offal, awful. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/89 "2013-11-15T20:17:23Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > And you’ll invite me down to sample? I could bring some Sheboygan Hard Rolls. You got a deal. Although, I’m tempted to do this tonight. Not sure if I have any smoking wood though. I think I just ran out. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/90 "2013-11-15T20:19:24Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I’ve done this before. They call the cracked egg “round egg” so just ask for the switch… Is that different from the egg you usually get in a breakfast biscuit? ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/91 "2013-11-15T20:20:32Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > The authors of this article need to look up the definition of “amazing.” I have learned to never click on news articles with “amazing” in the title. It seems that the more tantalizing the title the more mundane the article turns out to be. I’ve also learned that titles ending with ‘?’ to be worthless, like “Obama to kill 100 orphans?”. ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/92 "2013-11-15T20:55:12Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Is that different from the egg you usually get in a breakfast biscuit? Yep. The muffin sandwiches at McDonalds get a round fried egg. The biscuit sandwiches get a scrambled and folded egg. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/93 "2013-11-15T21:14:45Z")
It’s like small regional restaurant chains who have a following. Then the owner gets it into his head that this translates into McDonalds level success, leverages the hell out of the company to expand as fast as they can. At first when they open, people rush to check it out. Then over time, demand falls, sales fall, and the chain folds. If they’re lucky, they manage to keep the original locations open. Krispy Kreme was a bit more successful in trying this, but they still completely failed in a lot of places. There is a HUGE difference between ‘wildly popular in small windows of availability’ and ‘popular every day forever’. ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/94 "2013-11-15T21:19:06Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > Sheboygan Hard Rolls. BETTER band name! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/95 "2013-11-15T21:32:22Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I’ve done this before. They call the cracked egg “round egg” so just ask for the switch. I forget if they upcharge or not. They also have the scrambled egg whites now which are pretty decent. What’s a “cracked egg”?😕 ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/96 "2013-11-15T21:37:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I haven’t gotten around to it yet, but one of these days I’m going to buy myself a slab of spares, cut the meat off, grind it, form it into patties, smoke it, and make a “real” McRib sandwich just to see what it could be like. Why not just make a pulled pork sandwich? ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/97 "2013-11-15T21:41:42Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > What’s a “cracked egg”?😕 The contents of the egg are cooked without being scrambled. Like poached or sunny side up. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/98 "2013-11-15T21:51:54Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Why not just make a pulled pork sandwich? Because everyone does that. 🙂 Anyhow, I’m doing this tonight. I already bought my slab o’ spare ribs, de-boned it as best I can, and am currently lightly freezing it before I grind it. Yes, it’s a silly, silly thing to do, and essentially I’m going to be making a rib-meat sausage patty and indirectly grilling/smoking it (I’m just gonna do it in the kettle, not the smoker.) But it’s kind of fun and absurd at the same time. I’ve smoked plenty of pork shoulder for pulled pork sandwiches, but I’ve never tried to make my own McRib. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/99 "2013-11-15T22:01:22Z")
Do ribs have enough fat in them to hold together as a patty though? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991/100 "2013-11-15T22:02:47Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Do ribs have enough fat in them to hold together as a patty though? Oh, yeah, it’ll be fine. I’m just going to add some salt (aiming for 2% of meat weight) and water–just like making sausage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcrib-mania/559991.md?page=6)