Is my ketchup use on french fries out of control?
 

I'm having lunch now, and I've got an order of steak fries. They're pretty good, and there's probably 20 or so fries in the batch.

Now, this restaurant serves ketchup in those little packets. You know, like McDonalds. They gave me three little packets for my 20+ steak fries. So I asked for more, and they brought me four more.

Now, I would estimate that I probably use 0.6 to 0.8 packets of ketchup on a normal steak fry. I just run a line of ketchup along the length of the fry, and it sums up to that usage. That would mean that I need 12 to 16 packets of ketchup for this particular meal. I'm embarrassed to ask for more, but these fries are really gonna start making me thirsty if I don't have ketchup.

It doesn't seem to me that my use is excessive, but I'll also note that I never, ever get enough ketchup at a restaurant if I order fries and can't grab the ketchup myself. Am I an outlier here, or do others have this problem too?

A poll will be coming, but very slowly and then it'll glop into the thread all at once.

For poll purposes I will make the poll universal and use a small order of McDonald's fries as the measure.

Some places are switching to those ketchup dips instead of packets, which rules because I love me some ketchup.

these fries......they're MAKING ME THIRSTY!

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Thank you for making me crave french fries and ketchup.

And so the daddy tomato turns around and stomps on the baby tomato. SPLAT !!

And then he says ketchup.

Those packets are ludicrous. I'm willing to bet that the packaging costs far more than the ketchup.

Dipping mcdonalds fries in anything but your milkshake is a mortal sin

eating mcdonalds period is a mortal sin

I just gotta chuckle. a thread about fries and ketchup gets hits and I post legitimate ART in my awesome Elvis Avengers Calendar thread.....and nuthin.....

crickets....

dammit that shit's awesome! bastards. you got a bonafide arteest in your midst and you just ignore me. oh well.....

I'm using ketchup instead of glue for the April pic....

Not the fries!

It seems to me that (a) the frie is just a vehicle to get the ketchup to your mouth and (b) if you ate at a more upscale restaurant who had actual bottles of ketchup, this thread would not exist.

I prefer mayo.

I don't go to McD's but when I eat fries I put malt vinegar and ketchup on them. Perhaps that would help you use less ketchup.

Wanker!

Heh.

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Ketchup is disgusting period!!

Rain Man needs to move to Reno....
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You recently bought Heinz stock, correct? I'd say you are jus supporting your investment.


I personally hate ketchup and use BBQ sauce on my fries instead.

Well yeah everybody likes mayo. I like Ranch dressing also... Both kill you in the calories department.

I go mustard. or some sorts of mustard/ketchup mix.

I wish Gravy would come in packets like Ketchup does.
I lika gravy.

I switch up, one fry with ketchup, then a couple without, then back to the ketchup. Also when I lived in Spokane WA there was a fast food place, I can't remember the name now, but anyway they provided tartar sauce with their fries and that was quite tasty.

you're like a spider ... disgusting!!!











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i don't use the packets of ketchup on ffries...i do take them w/me and keep them in my truck. when some dumb bastard parks too close to me, i grab a couple packets and stick them 3/4 way under my front tire that faces the assholes car. then, when i back out, they pop and shoot ketchup all over their rig.
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The Texas Toms by 87th and Blue Ridge mysteriously ended up with ketchup all over one of its outside walls in a similar fashion when I was a kid.

Yes, this. Really good fries shouldn't be ruined with ketchup. And if they are making you thirsty...that's what beer is for.

The more ketchup, the better!

I prefer mustard or ranch if I use anything. Usually, I just eat them plain. If a fry isn't good enough to be eaten without condiments, it's not a very good fry.

Tarter sauce with fries is really good too.

When I was a kid, I worked at a fast food chain in Oregon called Bob's Burgers. They made their own burger/fry sauce that excellent. It was kind of a cross between 1000 Island dressing and tarter sauce.

The funny thing is that restaurants are long gone but you can still buy the sauce.

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this.....is......GENIOUS!

GOLD JERRY! PURE GOLD!

I am so totally doing this! I'm off to McDonalds......

Damn it, now I want steak fries. :(

I use a shit ton of ketchup with my fries.

What's your favorite brand?
I like Heinz, Hunt's and (when I can find it) Brooks Catsup.

hunts, heinz. brooks tastes like ****in vinegar.
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What brand do you like? Or do you just not like Ketchup or Catsup?

Del Monte is good too.

i told you...hunts, then heinz. del monte is nastier than brooks.
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Oh, I thought you meant all three tasted like vinegar.

I like ketchup in a glass bottle better than plastic for some reason.

Its all about taste, I don't use any, but I cannot say its excessive. Everyone has their own taste.

Clark: Real tomato ketchup, Eddie?
Cousin Eddie: Oh, nothing but the best.

I usually go with Heinz.

But if its ketchup in a packet, I like McDonald's.

Honey mustard is my first choice, anything mayo based is second. Ketchup is a distant third. Shitty condiment.

When I was a kid, Hi Boy in Independence had ketchup packs that were little plastic dip trays, like when you get ranch or dipping sauce at KFC now. The packs were square and had an aluminum peel off face. The ketchup was made by Kraft Foods, and it was really good. Excellent with onion rings. I guess the packs were too expensive, because eventually Hi Boy switched over to normal ketchup packs like everybody else.

Based on the poll results so far, it seems like ketchup packets should be four times their current size. That would meet the two common needs of four packets and eight packets and save a lot of packaging.

My fast food of choice is Burger King. They usually have the pumping station for ketchup. I usually go through about 6 of those little cups between the burgers and fries.


As for favorite ketchup, Heinz' "Simply Heinz". The Hunts "natural" version is too sweet.

The pumping stations are where it's at. You don't have the shame of asking for more and more ketchup packets.

Fries, ketchup, and Vodka. Does not get any better.

If you're an adult then you can choose ketchup as your beverage if you ****ing feel like it. I prefer hot sauce. On my fries, not as beverage.

If they make you thirsty take a drink instead of covering up the potato with catsup.

Quite the thread we got going here.

I ate ketchup and mayonnaise sandwiches when I was younger. Those were the days when cholesterol was my bitch. Great times.

Sounds terrible.

You're grumpy huh

If you feel shame about the amount of ketchup that you use then that was your first clue that you are probably using toooooo much.

Nah, dude I'm good. ROFL

There is no shame in asking for more, they are paid to be your bitch.

Actually, being browbeaten into limiting your catsup intake is just what the corporate pigs upstairs want - when I worked at McDonald's in high school we were told to only give 3 packets at a time. I take (a limited amount of) pride in asking over and over again for more catsup until they get tired of the little game and give me a handful.

Now that's a "happy meal!"

I really love to use the "Zesty Sauce" that BK gives you for onion rings on my fries. The only problem with that is I hate to order fries at Burger King because their fries really suck.

If not that, lots of ketchup (anything but Heinz because of the ****s that own the company).

Crispy potato + horrible for you oil + salt + ketchup = taste nirvana

If I want to just taste the potato, I'd have a baked potato or something.

REAL Mayo. I do too. And pepper first then dip in Mayo. yum.

Honestly, I'm a ketchup fiend, and this seems excessive. 16 packets is equal to approximately 16 tablespoons = 1 CUP of ketchup.

Used to be Heiz all the way. But now it's Hunt's. Heinz is all aboit sweet. Hunt's has a less sweet, more complex flavor (for ketchup).

Hmm. I never thought about it that way. I always assumed that the packets were so small that they had no actual volume. Perhaps I need to start watching it.

I would just a soon have those old cheap frozen krinkle cut french fries cooked to a crisp. So I too, must love the ketchup.

Not to pile on, but that's almost 1,100 mg of sodium and 21 grams of sugar in ketchup alone...

if i'm gonna put something on my fries at a fast food joint, i'll go to wendys and get a package of their chili sauce. don't try it at the drive thru, cause they always welch on it. go in and order it to go. order of fries, w/a packet of chili sauce. no burger, no drink. pisses em off, but ****em.
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Well I got a brisket sandwich and fries. Thanks for the inspiration.

I rarely eat ketchup.

LMAO You kill me sometimes Rainman. Also, .8 packets a fry! That is a hell of a lot of ketchup for one fry.

Just train your palate to enjoy 0.43 packets per fry, and you'll be fine.

No way dude. Go for it!

16 packets of ketchup is only equal to about .6 cups of ketchup. You could eat another 10 packets and still feel confident that you haven't eaten a cup of ketchup.

Here's proof: http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/ketchup/ketchup.html


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She should definitely feel bad about eating a lot of ketchup. That's because she's morbidly obese though. I've never met Rainman before, but he's talked about liking to run and stuff.. So I'm guessing that he's somewhat into health/fitness, and doesn't eat a grip of ketchup everyday.

Pump a half gallon on the paper thing on the tray

Benefits of a lobby visit

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http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/ketchup/ketchup20.jpg

Morbidly obese? Meh, she lost a little weight in that blender accident...

**** it
just threw in a bag of fries for me and my sons

and yes french fries like corn chips only exist to get tomatoey goodness to ones mouth

I use alot of mustard.

I didn't read the article. Ain't nobody got time fo dat.

Mustard is the superior condiment. Also mustard has the most championships all time in the hotdog race at the K.

thread needs pics

Really? It never ****ing wins when I'm there, I get so pissed.

Mustard, pimping hoes, and clocking a grip.