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Platuan4th wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Platuan4th wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

There are no bones in a pulled pork sandwich either Nachos... ....
For the $4.00 dollar price of the McRib...I can throw an extra $2.00 dollars...get a real BBQ pulled pork sandwich, fresh made fries, cole slaw and a root beer, have a meal I'll really enjoy...not just " choke down" and support small business...

Where the hell do you live that a McRib is $4?! They're $1-2 at most.

Was tallying the cost of a McRib " meal"...not just the sandwich....McRib, fries, drink...around $4.00..
Then added that for two dollars more one could get a much better meal.

See, I never get the meal, only the individual sandwich(or 3).

Wait...aren't you originally from New Orleans?....shame on you for eating that sort of thing..

halonachos wrote:Saw them for $2.79 somewhere, but the average price is supposed to be $1.99 which means four dollars in some places and much less in some other places.

Damnit, I could have had twice the lunch at lunch then I had!

4 McRibs might actually be pushing it for me.

FITZZ wrote:

Platuan4th wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Platuan4th wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

There are no bones in a pulled pork sandwich either Nachos... ....
For the $4.00 dollar price of the McRib...I can throw an extra $2.00 dollars...get a real BBQ pulled pork sandwich, fresh made fries, cole slaw and a root beer, have a meal I'll really enjoy...not just " choke down" and support small business...

Where the hell do you live that a McRib is $4?! They're $1-2 at most.

Was tallying the cost of a McRib " meal"...not just the sandwich....McRib, fries, drink...around $4.00..
Then added that for two dollars more one could get a much better meal.

See, I never get the meal, only the individual sandwich(or 3).

Wait...aren't you originally from New Orleans?....shame on you for eating that sort of thing..

Don't eat seafood, either.

@ Platuan...

I'm afraid I'm going to have to void your 'coonass" card.

FITZZ wrote: @ Platuan...

I'm afraid I'm going to have to void your 'coonass" card.

Didn't know I had one. I'm from Uptown, afterall.

Platuan4th wrote:

FITZZ wrote: @ Platuan...

I'm afraid I'm going to have to void your 'coonass" card.

Didn't know I had one. I'm from Uptown, afterall.

Aha..That explains a lot... ...No..wait, my cousin lives on Claiborne Ave and he'd never touch a McRib and eats crayfish like their going to be outlawed any minute.

Throwing this out there, the frozen Walmart brand barbecue pork sandwiches that are like $1.50 taste nearly exactly the same.

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Throwing this out there, the frozen Walmart brand barbecue pork sandwiches that are like $1.50 taste nearly exactly the same.

But can I get a couple of them heated up without leaving my car?

Catyrpelius wrote:

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Throwing this out there, the frozen Walmart brand barbecue pork sandwiches that are like $1.50 taste nearly exactly the same.

But can I get a couple of them heated up without leaving my car?

I suppose if you tossed a few on your dash and drove around for a while you could.

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Throwing this out there, the frozen Walmart brand barbecue pork sandwiches that are like $1.50 taste nearly exactly the same.

Not even close.... no onions, no pickle, and no sauce.
And the bread gets soggy on reheating.

Catyrpelius wrote:

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Throwing this out there, the frozen Walmart brand barbecue pork sandwiches that are like $1.50 taste nearly exactly the same.

But can I get a couple of them heated up without leaving my car?

I was saying for when it goes away, or for the convenience of it already being in one's freezer


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helgrenze wrote:
Not even close.... no onions, no pickle, and no sauce.
And the bread gets soggy on reheating.

...buy onion and pickle, they used to have sauce and get a better microwave?

I prefer this:





1 Bacon Explosion con queso, and two racks of real ribs, smoked until they pull right off the bone.

Ronnie McD can drool in jealousy.

My smoker was the best gift I ever bought myself.

CptJake wrote:I prefer this:





1 Bacon Explosion con queso, and two racks of real ribs, smoked until they pull right off the bone.

Ronnie McD can drool in jealousy.

My smoker was the best gift I ever bought myself.

But again, I can stop on my way home for a McRib, your method takes hours.

Somethings are well worth waiting for and working for.

The cheap easy alternative is ultimately unsatisifying, and ends up not being worth while in the long run. Especially when we are talking McDonalds as the cheap and easy alternative.


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And besides, my way, you are guaranteed no disgruntled employee added sumpin special to your sammich.

See, I think the point of the McRib is still sailing way over the heads of you "I'd rather have this" guys. Maybe in the South you guys can mosey on home for a couple hours to cook yourselves ribs for lunch. I can't, and that's where the little miracle called the McRib comes into play...cheap, fast, convenient (lot more McDs around than rib joints) and tasty enough.

Yes, it's processed, etc. So are hot dogs and sausages. No, it's not fine food. But neither is the best pulled pork sandwich in the world. Given unlimited time and money, I'd rather have the chef's Omikase tasting menu at Morimoto's. But that's not realistic to do more than once in a blue moon, and more importantly none of these meals directly compete with one another anyway.

The McRib is simply the best there is at what it does.

kronk wrote:

Dreadwinter wrote:I had an SUV in front of me go through the other night and order 8 Large McRib meals with Sweat Teas. It was insane. Then when asked to pull forward to wait on their meals, they pulled about 5 feet forward and stopped, pinning me between them and the van behind me.

Those people are dicks. Unless they're Hot Soccer Moms. Then, they're OK.

God, I wish. No, it was a middle aged man with what I assume was his whale pod in the car with him. All craving meat.

FITZZ wrote:

We have a guy in my little home town that has a smoker he pulls behind his truck. Sets up shop in random places around town through the week. Best BBQ ever. Especially his BBQ Nachos. It sounds odd, but BBQ + Nachos = Win

gorgon wrote:The McRib is simply the best there is at what it does.

It's the Wolverine of slumming it for a meal.

gorgon wrote:See, I think the point of the McRib is still sailing way over the heads of you "I'd rather have this" guys. Maybe in the South you guys can mosey on home for a couple hours to cook yourselves ribs for lunch. I can't, and that's where the little miracle called the McRib comes into play...cheap, fast, convenient (lot more McDs around than rib joints) and tasty enough.

Yes, it's processed, etc. So are hot dogs and sausages. No, it's not fine food. But neither is the best pulled pork sandwich in the world. Given unlimited time and money, I'd rather have the chef's Omikase tasting menu at Morimoto's. But that's not realistic to do more than once in a blue moon, and more importantly none of these meals directly compete with one another anyway.

The McRib is simply the best there is at what it does.

Perhaps it is regional, but being in the South I don't have to " mosey on home and cook ribs" if I want them, there are BBQ places all over where one can go and get a far better sandwich that is served in a timely fasion ( 5-10 minute wait) at a good price ( $6.00 dollars for a tasty meal)...
And no, even the best pulled pork or rib sandwich isn't " fine food"...but it's much better than McDonalds any day.
Now...as I stated, if someone enjoys McRibs...go too...but I'd rather spend the few extra dollars and wait a few extra minutes for something I'll enjoy rather than something I'll just " consume".

My problem is that any place that has a fine pulled pork lunch isn't open when I go for my lunch break at work. McD's is.... but then my work day doesn't start until 10 pm, lunch is around 2 am

helgrenze wrote:My problem is that any place that has a fine pulled pork lunch isn't open when I go for my lunch break at work. McD's is.... but then my work day doesn't start until 10 pm, lunch is around 2 am

... I could see where that would be problematic...solution ...purchase pull pork sandwich from BBQ place on way home from work, chuck it in the fridge and bring it to work for lunch that night...

FITZZ wrote:

helgrenze wrote:My problem is that any place that has a fine pulled pork lunch isn't open when I go for my lunch break at work. McD's is.... but then my work day doesn't start until 10 pm, lunch is around 2 am

... I could see where that would be problematic...solution ...purchase pull pork sandwich from BBQ place on way home from work, chuck it in the fridge and bring it to work for lunch that night...

Can't... they ain't open at that hour either..... most don't open til 11ish. OK sucks.

helgrenze wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

helgrenze wrote:My problem is that any place that has a fine pulled pork lunch isn't open when I go for my lunch break at work. McD's is.... but then my work day doesn't start until 10 pm, lunch is around 2 am

... I could see where that would be problematic...solution ...purchase pull pork sandwich from BBQ place on way home from work, chuck it in the fridge and bring it to work for lunch that night...

Can't... they ain't open at that hour either..... most don't open til 11ish. OK sucks.

Yeah, your up the proverbial creek my friend... ...guess you can't be faulted for seeking out the McRib....

Or, on a lazy Sunday afternoon, smoke 2 racks of ribs and a couple dozen chicken legs.

Lunch for the week!

Jake

CptJake wrote:Or, on a lazy Sunday afternoon, smoke 2 racks of ribs and a couple dozen chicken legs.

Lunch for the week!

Jake

Yeah...I like Caps idea...so much in fact that I may just do that this Sunday..

would never last that long.... Roomies devour my cooking like it IS outlawed.

helgrenze wrote:would never last that long.... Roomies devour my cooking like it IS outlawed.

Y'know...I can see drinking your beer...maybe even flirting with your girl...but to eat all of a mans BBQ...man, that's just unforgivable.

I think I used to like them, then I got a job a McDonald's. After spending 12 hours smelling that bubbling crude of stuff they call BBQ sauce a foot from my face I can honestly say that I can't stand them. Of course I am that way with all of McDonald's food.

BTW, do you know how long the McDonald's corporation expects a basic Cheeseburger to go from frozen to in the bag ready to give to the customer?

39 Seconds.

Its like 18 seconds to cook the thing. Someone else preps the bunz for meat contamination while the meat is cooking. The rest is wrapping the burger and sliding it down the shaft to meet the bag, plus all the meat grabbing from the freezer and then to tongs to transport it.

Even in Florida, there are enough BBQ joints (and sub shops that sell BBQ Brisket) where you can get BBQ without going to McDonald's.

I think most of the Burger Kings/ McDonald's and the ilk when out of business around here because of that.

If someone wants a McRib, it isn't becuase they want Ribs or BBQ as those are radically different things. I have no problem with the McRib as it is what it is, but I don't think I have ever equated it as being on par with rib tips or a pulled pork sandwich. It is akin to thinking you want pizza and then buying tacos; the similarity between the two things (bbq and McRib) is purely superficial.

Ahtman wrote:If someone wants a McRib, it isn't becuase they want Ribs or BBQ

This. When I want a McRib, it's cause I specifically want a freakin' McRib.

Also, cause they only serve it for about 4 weeks out of the year.

Then again, anytime I go for food, I already have a destination(and what I'm ordering) in mind. I'm not the type to drive around and randomly stop.