# Why do freshly made burgers you grill yourself taste better than chain resturant/fast food burgers?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [January 18, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791 "2021-01-18T09:31:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791/102 "2021-01-20T18:41:03Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> Carl’s Jr. has some decent offerings.

The Friendly Local Game Store has a carls Jr next to it. They had a coupon for buy one get one free so I got two burgers, and i found out I cant really eat two double burgers anymore. _Any_way I was picking at the half of the 2nd burger and I found that the meat had no meat taste at all. Salt, yes, but no meat.

Tried again, same thing. But the sauces make those tasty.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791/103 "2021-01-20T18:43:58Z")

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Yeah, In&Out fries can be decent if you order them well done.

I cant get over Five Guys absolute refusal to get 1000 island dressing. That is all i like on fast food burgers, in fact more burgers. I also like to dip my fries in it.

> [@carrps](#):
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> Man, I can remember some greasy pastrami and fries from The Hat in the wee small hours of the morning. My system couldn’t handle them today.

Yeah after long D&D sessions we used to go to a place called Arlene’s for Chile Fries & donuts. No way I’d be able to eat that at 3AM now.

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**Author:** ![MustangSal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mustangsal/32/6327_2.png) [@MustangSal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MustangSal)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791/104 "2021-01-21T00:25:36Z")

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Fresh ingredients are better than not fresh ingredients.

Fast food is fine as fast food.

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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791/105 "2021-01-21T02:56:28Z")

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In N Out has no freezers. Everything is fresh. They even cut the fries in store.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791/106 "2021-01-21T03:08:03Z")

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They don’t. But I’m not a good cook

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