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by stctgion 3353 days ago
Microwave it like the rest of us
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No no no, you separate out the vegetation, if any, and keep it aside. Microwave any non-vegetable remainder for 15-30 seconds, depending on the mass of the burger: just enough to warm the meat. Transfer from microwave to toaster oven in two halves, toast briefly to crisp the buns, re-sizzle the meat, and melt the cheese. Arrange vegetation back in between. Enjoy a McDonald's burger that rivals its freshly served cousin. Finally, sit back and question the life decisions that lead you to putting this much thought into reheating fast food from McDonald's.
What about the energy wasted to cook that food? There are freezing Inuit who could have used it.
It takes far more energy to create a big mac than to nuke one.
Microwaving fast food french fries is a special kind of alchemy that somehow turns them into concrete.