Restaurants that paint fake “grill marks” on their steaks should be sued for fraud
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Orion_437@reddit
Have you ever seen a restaurant actually do that? I’m asking honestly, because I myself haven’t.
AanthonyII@reddit
I feel like it’d be more effort to fake it than to actually do it
Orion_437@reddit
Exactly
gravity_kills@reddit
The easiest way would be to heat up a dedicated metal object and just brand the marks on. Probably lead to overcooked meat, but any restaurant that wants to do that also wants to make sure that they've killed everything they know is definitely infesting their meat.
And it still seems like more trouble than it's worth. Probably doesn't happen.
SphericalCrawfish@reddit
Right, literally easier to just actually grill them than fake it.
Bandit_the_Kitty@reddit
Unless they only have a flat grill (think diner style big hot surface), which won't make marks like a fired grill.
SphericalCrawfish@reddit
And for $12 you can get a little cast iron thing you can heat on the flat top and brand on the marks.
DeadSpatulaInc@reddit
Which is exactly what gravity kills suggested, and you claimed was too much effort.
SphericalCrawfish@reddit
No, I agreed with him. That's what putting "Right" at the beginning means.
DeadSpatulaInc@reddit
I just suppose it sounds like it’s super easy to fake, particularly if you don’t have a grill in the first place. Barely an inconvenience. They have a tool that makes it super easy.
SphericalCrawfish@reddit
It's not fake if they are seared in.
Scrangdorber@reddit
Yes, McDonald's: https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/mcdonalds-grilled-chicken-burger
Elysiume@reddit
The grill marks are real, it's just frozen afterwards and the argument was that the process in its entirety do not constitute a "grilled chicken burger."
Mykilo_Sosa@reddit
Complete and utter bullshido post.
Scrangdorber@reddit
Wrong
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/mcdonalds-grilled-chicken-burger
ActorMonkey@reddit
Read the article. No paint involved. Heat.
ActorMonkey@reddit
WTF are you taking about? No one does that.
Scrangdorber@reddit
McDonald's used to and they got in trouble for it:
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/mcdonalds-grilled-chicken-burger
ActorMonkey@reddit
No they didn’t. “The patties are then subject to treatment on a "heat and control rotary brander". This device sears the surface of the patty, imparting parallel grill marks” no ink involved. No printing. Just fast superficial grill marks using heat. No paint.
SteakAndIron@reddit
They will just use a hot iron to put sear marks on food that was not actually cooked on a grill tho
ActorMonkey@reddit
They? Which restaurant have you been to where you saw them do this?
SteakAndIron@reddit
Applebee's does this
ActorMonkey@reddit
Applebees pregrills their meat to cook the outside first then heats the inside for service. But they don’t use paint or ink or dye.
PM_ME_YOUR_TATERTITS@reddit
I’m sure somewhere in the world it’s happening. Probably not that often though
ActorMonkey@reddit
Whatever you say, tatertits
LamoTheGreat@reddit
What are tatertits? Potato shaped tits? Or tit shaped potatoes?
PM_ME_YOUR_TATERTITS@reddit
According to my dm’s it’s both
Efficient_Fish2436@reddit
I neeed to see for scientific reasons.
GarethBaus@reddit
Interesting.
BaitmasterG@reddit
Restaurants that paint tits on taters should be sued for fraud
SolidOutcome@reddit
Burger King?
Only one I can think of that might
Oldamog@reddit
Well good news is that you're not lost
Bad news is that your idea of painting meat is actually the crazy part
ballsnbutt@reddit
Places do it
ActorMonkey@reddit
Prove it.
Scrangdorber@reddit
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/mcdonalds-grilled-chicken-burger
ballsnbutt@reddit
I....how? You want me to drag you into a pizza shop by your ear?
ActorMonkey@reddit
Find evidence of it and post it here. If you know they do how did you find out? Work there? Seen it with your own two eyes? Or… hear say?
ballsnbutt@reddit
I work in a pizza shop.
ActorMonkey@reddit
So you don’t know. Youre making shit up?
ballsnbutt@reddit
I...what? You asled if I work in one?
ActorMonkey@reddit
Painted or pre grilled?
ballsnbutt@reddit
No worries, and yeah certain special items will have grill marks PAINTED on. Aint nobody cook a precooked thin crust on a grill and then send it to us 😂 it comes from some conveyor belt
ActorMonkey@reddit
Cheers.
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creativewhiz@reddit
They don't. The manufactures of the food do. My dad worked for a food warehouse. He told me a lot of food came in that way
offensivename@reddit
Maybe if it's rib meat or something, an off-brand McRib. Nobody's doing that to a steak though.
Euphoric_Raisin_312@reddit
My restaurant just paints all the food on an empty plate
HeWhoPissesGreatness@reddit
Omg shrinkflation strikes again
arcanezeroes@reddit
At least /r/wewantplates is happy
stranqe1@reddit
Wtf with somebody even want to do that? Do you know how easy it is to put actual grill marks on a steak? Why overcomplicate things???
Matsunosuperfan@reddit
I think this is more a frozen dinner phenomenon
ToastyNathan@reddit
Thats only done in advertizing
ifuaguyugetsauced@reddit
That doesn't happen in restaurants. It would take more time then getting a 10 sec sear. Maybe in a food production plant for ready to eat food. But even then it isn't practical
TheGunnMan54@reddit
I would’ve said sued for false advertising.
TheChinchilla914@reddit
Mice that smash cats with giant cartoon hammers should go to JAIL