I recently applied to work at McDonalds and I'm starting next week I have used your videos as like a info dump on how to make certain burgers and stuff and how to do it
pay more attention to his little tricks and time savers, they help more. Especially the way and speed at which he wraps. Just make sure you get the order accurate then work on speed
Respect to Stephen for giving customers what they pay for. At my local McD's you might as well order a small fry because they really don't put any more than that in the large box!
Takes me back to the days when I worked at McDonald’s and ran the fry station. Was always hectic when it was busy, hard to keep up when it was busy but I enjoyed it.
Team player, just because you're on "fry duty" doesn't mean you're only doing fries. Love it. and thanks for sharing what you do. more people should be watching these videos
Thanks for the uploads Stephen. It's really cool to get a look into the inner workings of McDonalds! Congratulations on all the success and we appreciate all your uploads.
I'm glad your McDonald's still has the red cardboard boxes for fries. Most of the McDonald's near me have switched to paper pouches (like the small fries) for medium and large too, and the sizes are smaller than they used to be. The new large is only slightly bigger than the old medium.
@@elvergia3714honestly McDonald’s isn’t even all too unhealthy, the most common unhealthy thing in McDonald’s are the fries, they are fried and lose most of the potato nutrients and have a lot of sodium. The burgers are fine, regular meat and toppings
This is one of my favorite stations to work because no matter what your always working there barely any breaks in the action and it kind of of like little mini game
I wish my McD fries came out fresh like that. Every time I order I always ether get stale or limp fries that look like they’ve been under the headlamp for 2 hours.
Me low-key wanting to work at his Mcdonald's location now because I really love the energy and atomsphere it gives off and how nice all emploeeyes are treated. ❤ The ones I used to work at were not so nice locations.. 😅😢 and they mistreated certain/some people who worked there. Esp the recently hired ones ./ I have one waiting for me when I move again, but, that's not for a couple more months - 😶💀
....I wish our McDonald's had a ton of Stephens working (and let's be real, the rest of that crew seems quite great too - and glad to hear the manager shouting out their "great job" periodically). I feel like this location's got great, fresh food (McDonald's standard great and fresh mind you) and clearly runs at a "fast food" pace as it should. I'm jealous!
Last time I had McDonald's, my large fry containers were only partially full. I exclaimed to myself that the restaurant could have added another fifteen fries to each one.
Can you please do a video on all the prep, like preparing the slivered onions, iceberg shredded lettace, crinkle cut pickles, tomatoes, and dill pickle slices?
This needs to be a training video for every McD's on the planet. Because every single one I've been to, my fries are always lukewarm at best, usually cold, and never more than 2/3rds full...
I have orientation on the 9th, I’m 16 and it’ll be my first job ever. I’ve been binge watching these videos and POS trainings for the past couple of days 😭
@@gorouw2534 I just got done typing out my whole experience on the McDonald’s employee subreddit lol, but it went well! Weird, a bit unprofessional too if I’m being honest. But my co-workers were all kind and super funny. I just got home from my first shift a few hours ago! First and only thing I learned so far is fries. I go in again tomorrow for my second training day :)
Man if only a lot of McDonalds employees care like you. The way you fill the fries plus seasoning them with salt is perfect!! Some McDonald’s locations in my area don’t freaking fill the fries up all the way or seasoning them with salt 🤦♂️ They just don’t care
Wish the McDonald's in my city were as generous with the fries as you are. One franchisee runs 99% of the McDonald's in my town. You're lucky if the fries peek out of the container. The guy's stores are notorious for missing items, too. Guy's a real sob.
Darn, I love fries. I love it much more than burgers or something else. Usually, when I eat some fast food at such places -- I order only fries, something to drink and chicken (nuggets or like that), about some weeks ago I tried to taste cheeseburger, very casual one, and I like it! Not a big fan of fast food, but still.
Then order extra or som. I always order 2 fries and yea it cost extra money. But somtimes you need to think about the amzing taste ur gonna get. And not about what it costs
Your vats need cleaning! Awesome to see one of my favorite stations. And one thing we were always yelling is "You take em, drop em!" Meaning i would make different sizes and fill the rack but at times i had to move away from the station so the person that took the last pre made had to drop fries.
Great video as always...serious question now: What type of salt is used on the fries? I always find salt used at McDonalds different to the stuff I use at home....
Speaking as a former McDonald's employee, it's usually either 2 things, 1. Lazy employee who doesn't care at all. 2. Manager wants to save money and tells their employees not to fill them up. I would always fill up the fries because I HATED barely getting any on my larges. But my GM got on my case about stuffing fries because of food costs. Although, all the other managers were cool with me filling fries, so I just did it when he wasn't around.
I clicked on this so fast cause I was hoping to find the optimal time for fries. I hate when I get them and they are so hot and hard. I also hate when they've been sitting too long and they are cold. In either of those two situations, they are really hard to digest. The sweet spot is when they are warm but slightly soggy and soft with crisp edges. Because it soaks up all the salt and flavor. They taste delicious that way. Like they're not overcooked and they haven't just been sitting around forever.
In 1959 when I had my 1st meal, fries were perfect and tender! NOWDAYS, not salted well enough, not always tender and all Scrap Pieces in the bottom! No ex uses except the quality of fries have gone down and prices WAY UP! It costs 20 cents for the fries in a Medium Order!
Gadzooks, Stephen!!! You're making me hungry with all those fries! Lol I could NEVER work at McDonalds...I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to eat some of the food lol
One time I and my mom went to buy some McDonald’s meals. She don’t know how to use the order screen and when she ordered a HAPPY MEAL (meal for children), she was angry just because it’s LACK OF FRIES AND SMALL CHICKEN (while she just ordered a little meal for a 5 years old kid), then she never come back to any McDonald store.
I sure wish I could figure out why my local fast food places are ALWAYS missing items from an order. It's not just one place either. They ALL are horrible. I'm getting real tired of spending money and then finding something missing. Oh you ordered 2 hashbrowns? How about we just give you 1. Oh you ordered a drink, well how about no straw. To top it off, McDonald's doesn't even have an option in their app to report an order being wrong, missing items, etc. The whole reason for ordering in the app is to make it harder for employees to screw my order up.
the last mcdonalds i went to was under renavation dining closed only drive thru. 30 minute wait to order. by the time it got my order my nuggets rock hard fries as cold as bricks. horrible. complained to corporate they suggestest i go i different mcdonalds until renovations complete. ugh😢
I work at McDonalds, and sometimes on the little timer screen thingys it will ask you if you would like to filter the oil, which is when the oil drains, the vat is cleaned, and then filled up with new oil. To give you an idea of about how often we do it, in a 3 hour shift, i normally filter it at least twice a day
Still hoping to visit one of your Restaurants at some point. Just don't know where to go. The Mcd's in HellLA, that use to be by a massive underpass homeless encampment demolished and it is two stories now so I'm guessing it went corporate run. Better than it was, but yours looks more consistant.
Question.. why cant you fill that thing up with fries instead of just 1 cage thing of fries every time? Yall get in trouble? Cus i would dump like 6 cages of fries at a time.
I like that fries machine where i see you put the fries basket underneath it and fries come out of it like i like that how cool i like i don't think all McDonald's does this but that right there that's awesome i love it
The contrast between fresh McDonald’s fries and cold McDonald’s fries is indescribable.
I recently applied to work at McDonalds and I'm starting next week I have used your videos as like a info dump on how to make certain burgers and stuff and how to do it
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@@velipulla3936 Ill make you into a big mac
Ive read people do that and when they are training people there are impressed with them. You will be great.
pay more attention to his little tricks and time savers, they help more. Especially the way and speed at which he wraps. Just make sure you get the order accurate then work on speed
@@nataliamiranda8858 you honestly bother doing your' homework ahead of time and be willing to improve yourself and it will show xD
Respect to Stephen for giving customers what they pay for. At my local McD's you might as well order a small fry because they really don't put any more than that in the large box!
Same here, both locations in my hometown you get about half a box of staleness.
Did you see the large fry at the beginning of the video?
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@@WxOkieI know right it’s crazy
Takes me back to the days when I worked at McDonald’s and ran the fry station. Was always hectic when it was busy, hard to keep up when it was busy but I enjoyed it.
I have heard that everyone worked at fry station at McDonalds there was no one Person assigned on the job
Team player, just because you're on "fry duty" doesn't mean you're only doing fries. Love it. and thanks for sharing what you do. more people should be watching these videos
Thanks for the uploads Stephen. It's really cool to get a look into the inner workings of McDonalds! Congratulations on all the success and we appreciate all your uploads.
Dudes name is literally Spatula. He was built for this
He was built to make the whole mcdonald's
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he's born in it, molded by it
The real life SpongeBob
@@ULTR4_PHOENIX🤓
I'm glad your McDonald's still has the red cardboard boxes for fries. Most of the McDonald's near me have switched to paper pouches (like the small fries) for medium and large too, and the sizes are smaller than they used to be. The new large is only slightly bigger than the old medium.
same as the soda cups
soon they will be reusable
Well that's a good thing. This food is bad for you
@@elvergia3714Anything is bad in excess, technically without exercise.
@@elvergia3714honestly McDonald’s isn’t even all too unhealthy, the most common unhealthy thing in McDonald’s are the fries, they are fried and lose most of the potato nutrients and have a lot of sodium. The burgers are fine, regular meat and toppings
This is one of my favorite stations to work because no matter what your always working there barely any breaks in the action and it kind of of like little mini game
It’s always awesome when you get fresh fries that were just made.
I always order them without salt
And put the salt on them myself
I wish my McD fries came out fresh like that. Every time I order I always ether get stale or limp fries that look like they’ve been under the headlamp for 2 hours.
You can ask for fresh fries, only takes 3 mins
@@bct_planespotter5598 I thought about that, I just didn’t want to come off as rude if I asked them lol.
Love watching the controlled chaos of a well-managed fast-food joint.
It's amazing how these fries are so amazing when they are hot and fresh yet turn to Styrofoam if left in the fridge overnight.
That’s everything tho
Probably because of the salt lmao
Lmfao
Bad thing about fries. There's no saving them for later.
@@jupiter9099 You just have to power through and force yourself to finish them.
Me low-key wanting to work at his Mcdonald's location now because I really love the energy and atomsphere it gives off and how nice all emploeeyes are treated. ❤
The ones I used to work at were not so nice locations.. 😅😢 and they mistreated certain/some people who worked there. Esp the recently hired ones ./
I have one waiting for me when I move again, but, that's not for a couple more months - 😶💀
He probably has a much slower store too
....I wish our McDonald's had a ton of Stephens working (and let's be real, the rest of that crew seems quite great too - and glad to hear the manager shouting out their "great job" periodically). I feel like this location's got great, fresh food (McDonald's standard great and fresh mind you) and clearly runs at a "fast food" pace as it should. I'm jealous!
5:05 the fry 😢 I love these videos they are fascinating😊
My guy is stacking them fries HIGH! The way it should be, I love it!
For some reason I feel like I could watch this all day
I don’t know why, but I love the sound the fry boxes make when they’re unfolded.
Last time I had McDonald's, my large fry containers were only partially full. I exclaimed to myself that the restaurant could have added another fifteen fries to each one.
they filled these up only because it was being filmed
@@suave-rider I dunno, they usually do get filled up but the packages seem to get smaller.
Or he just does this regularly, you don't have evidence otherwise other than your anecdotes about this individual. @@suave-rider
@@oofboof5030 righteo boofhead
@@suave-rider are you handing out nicknames? :D
Can you please do a video on all the prep, like preparing the slivered onions, iceberg shredded lettace, crinkle cut pickles, tomatoes, and dill pickle slices?
Now at McDonalds, I just listen for the beeping and employee commotion at the kitchen. Just so calming sometimes to see humans in their daily lives.
I’m a “fry guy” at my McDonald’s and I’ve never seen the “baby fries” loaded your way.
I’m now gonna change my method to yours.
Nice work!
Thanks for the vid. I'd like to see a video of the grill being cleaned. :)
This needs to be a training video for every McD's on the planet. Because every single one I've been to, my fries are always lukewarm at best, usually cold, and never more than 2/3rds full...
I have orientation on the 9th, I’m 16 and it’ll be my first job ever. I’ve been binge watching these videos and POS trainings for the past couple of days 😭
god speed
@@drunkmike6364 I literally just got home from it,, I’m officially hired & start on Wednesday 🫡🫡 time to binge some more lol
how'd it go?
@@gorouw2534 I just got done typing out my whole experience on the McDonald’s employee subreddit lol, but it went well! Weird, a bit unprofessional too if I’m being honest. But my co-workers were all kind and super funny. I just got home from my first shift a few hours ago! First and only thing I learned so far is fries. I go in again tomorrow for my second training day :)
OMG SAME MY ORIENTATION IS TODAY IM SO NERVOUS!!
Man if only a lot of McDonalds employees care like you. The way you fill the fries plus seasoning them with salt is perfect!! Some McDonald’s locations in my area don’t freaking fill the fries up all the way or seasoning them with salt 🤦♂️ They just don’t care
Wish the McDonald's in my city were as generous with the fries as you are. One franchisee runs 99% of the McDonald's in my town. You're lucky if the fries peek out of the container. The guy's stores are notorious for missing items, too. Guy's a real sob.
Love the videos. I'd love to see a video dedicated to the grills - hamburgers, etc. Maybe even during breakfast. Thank you!
Darn, I love fries. I love it much more than burgers or something else. Usually, when I eat some fast food at such places -- I order only fries, something to drink and chicken (nuggets or like that), about some weeks ago I tried to taste cheeseburger, very casual one, and I like it! Not a big fan of fast food, but still.
Unfortunately this video is frustrating to watch as NO location ever fills fries properly as you're doing. None. Ever.
Cry lololol
Cry harder
Then order extra or som. I always order 2 fries and yea it cost extra money. But somtimes you need to think about the amzing taste ur gonna get. And not about what it costs
@@wesleyverknah they are just too cheap. They don’t want to waste fries for some reason.
@@daetomrossington3623What are you so angry for lol
I really do enjoy watching these videos. You are a great teacher. They are helpful to me. Thank you. Am going to apply this week. Pt only.
Stephen, you should also make a fried products pov that’s longer than six minutes. I really enjoyed watching that.
Your vats need cleaning! Awesome to see one of my favorite stations. And one thing we were always yelling is "You take em, drop em!" Meaning i would make different sizes and fill the rack but at times i had to move away from the station so the person that took the last pre made had to drop fries.
love this, me and my wife and kids literaly live on mcdonalds, have it everyday and we like to watch your vids when we r eting
Great video as always...serious question now:
What type of salt is used on the fries? I always find salt used at McDonalds different to the stuff I use at home....
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At least this guy fills those fries up to the top. Can't stand when they give you like half.
It's because of those teenagers who do a half ass job
It’s mostly these young Gen Z employees that don’t do their job
Speaking as a former McDonald's employee, it's usually either 2 things,
1. Lazy employee who doesn't care at all.
2. Manager wants to save money and tells their employees not to fill them up.
I would always fill up the fries because I HATED barely getting any on my larges. But my GM got on my case about stuffing fries because of food costs. Although, all the other managers were cool with me filling fries, so I just did it when he wasn't around.
I clicked on this so fast cause I was hoping to find the optimal time for fries. I hate when I get them and they are so hot and hard. I also hate when they've been sitting too long and they are cold. In either of those two situations, they are really hard to digest.
The sweet spot is when they are warm but slightly soggy and soft with crisp edges. Because it soaks up all the salt and flavor. They taste delicious that way. Like they're not overcooked and they haven't just been sitting around forever.
rookie cooks usually cook more than needed so it gives them a cushion. or they dont care
i work mcdonald's almost a year, that's help me out to be grill cook and i love your videos
Bro this video makes me hungry 😫 and its so satisfying for me when he just puts the fries in.
Watching these vids makes me a little excited to apply and work at a McD's in the near future
This is where the meme came from:
"Just put the fries in the bag bro"
Nice work! Andddd now I’m hungry for some fries now, I also love digging fries out of the bottom of the bag .
This is a hard work...Thanks for your service.
Hola!! Necesito ver más videos de estos 😍😍😍 stephen por favor sube más! Soy adicta! Jaja un abrazo grande
5:05 the fry 😢 I love these videos they are fascinating
In 1959 when I had my 1st meal, fries were perfect and tender! NOWDAYS, not salted well enough, not always tender and all Scrap Pieces in the bottom! No ex uses except the quality of fries have gone down and prices WAY UP! It costs 20 cents for the fries in a Medium Order!
In 1959 you ate at mc for the first time, how old are you now?
@denisgaura4007 77 lol
@cavalierguy6754 you are an old man
I've seen white castle experiment with the fully automated fry robot. Any plans for robots at MCDs?
Gadzooks, Stephen!!! You're making me hungry with all those fries! Lol I could NEVER work at McDonalds...I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to eat some of the food lol
Hey Stephen! Every time I watch your videos, I order something from McDonald's ;)
Regards from Warsaw in Poland ;)
Bad idea watching this…now I want to cheeseburgers and a fry.
Not me eating McDonalds at night and watching this 🤣
I wish I knew where I could get that salt dispenser, that’s so cool
Noticed how you asked someone to get you a case of fries, but you ended up having to go get them yourself.
One time I and my mom went to buy some McDonald’s meals. She don’t know how to use the order screen and when she ordered a HAPPY MEAL (meal for children), she was angry just because it’s LACK OF FRIES AND SMALL CHICKEN (while she just ordered a little meal for a 5 years old kid), then she never come back to any McDonald store.
I have never gotten a fry from Mcdonalds that was as full as you fill them Stephen 😂 I swear at my local store they are always half full at best
I sure wish I could figure out why my local fast food places are ALWAYS missing items from an order. It's not just one place either. They ALL are horrible. I'm getting real tired of spending money and then finding something missing. Oh you ordered 2 hashbrowns? How about we just give you 1. Oh you ordered a drink, well how about no straw. To top it off, McDonald's doesn't even have an option in their app to report an order being wrong, missing items, etc.
The whole reason for ordering in the app is to make it harder for employees to screw my order up.
Nice video ❤ love fries Stephen Paula
the last mcdonalds i went to was under renavation dining closed only drive thru. 30 minute wait to order. by the time it got my order my nuggets rock hard fries as cold as bricks. horrible. complained to corporate they suggestest i go i different mcdonalds until renovations complete. ugh😢
Here in my area, they often stop at the first scoop. Would be a delight if the workers here scoops as abundantly as you do.
bro i always feel like a peasant when i get put on fries its just a natural feeling i have
Working the fry station is pretty nice
Hey stephen, What is your opinion on the Extra Small fries now?
Is the oil fresh?
I loved working the fry station. Hasn’t changed in 40 years.
You confirming the order of fries at 1:46 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
Watching this gets me curious, how often do you guys change the frying oil?
I work at McDonalds, and sometimes on the little timer screen thingys it will ask you if you would like to filter the oil, which is when the oil drains, the vat is cleaned, and then filled up with new oil. To give you an idea of about how often we do it, in a 3 hour shift, i normally filter it at least twice a day
😅😅😅😅😅😅 it uh.... depends
FRIES THE SEQUEL CAME OUT YES
Still hoping to visit one of your Restaurants at some point. Just don't know where to go.
The Mcd's in HellLA, that use to be by a massive underpass homeless encampment demolished and it is two stories now so I'm guessing it went corporate run.
Better than it was, but yours looks more consistant.
Why isnt there a rubber floor mat by the window where the drinks and fluids can be spilled?
POV: you are a former president and billionaire.
You do a really great job, Stephen.
Keep it up Stephen! 👍👍👍
Is your name really Stephen Patula or is that just a play on Spatula. Either way, nice lol.
Love McD's fries, only suggestion is have chicken salt like in Australia as an option.
P.S. - the small fry box looks like a thimble.
And usually it's only got five fries in it. He's filling them much more than they are at all the other locations I've been to.
You use the gopro in the head or in the chest?
How often do you clean or replace the oil?
There’s nothing in the world like hot salty McDonald’s fries right out of the fryer.😊😊
You threw the cold fries in with the hot fries....why ????
they are kept warm.
I couldn't run the fries. I'd salt the heck out of them.
My local McDonald's has a bad habit of pinching the fry container to keep you from getting the full amount.
Wow! That fryer oil looks like really old used motor oil 😂😂
Is that Comfortably Numb in the background??
Just left McDonalds and got a big mac. Haven't had one in years
Love the fry station 😊
I LOVE these videos.
I want to see you working on the station that sounds like a cowbell :D
Question.. why cant you fill that thing up with fries instead of just 1 cage thing of fries every time? Yall get in trouble? Cus i would dump like 6 cages of fries at a time.
The fries eventually get old if you cook too many at a time so he’s doing small batches so they stay fresh
Something that confuses me is that how do you know when someone needs small or medium or large fries? Because I see you just make fries
People usually order medium size fries but they will tell him what sizes of fries he needs put
Usually, there's a screen that tells you how many fries you're supposed to make based on how many orders you have currently.
Just curious why are there buns in the walk-in freezer???
I guess to keep them from molding and going bad. I am sure they are heated up before served to customers
6:04 you accidentaly slipped the McDonald's Fries Box😂
I guess Joe got lost on his way to the cooler to get those fries. My guess is he's working elsewhere now?
Where is this
Dunno
McDonalds
Yeah
Where is this McDonald's
he said it was on ohio one time, idk what vid he said it in tho
People need to watch videos like this -pov to have an idea about what goes on beyond the counter.
Can’t resist the urge to eat a fry every now and then.
I like that fries machine where i see you put the fries basket underneath it and fries come out of it like i like that how cool i like i don't think all McDonald's does this but that right there that's awesome i love it
bro i work at Chick Fil La and working fries is nuts man
I worked at burger king in 1983 and the terra cotta floors are exactly the same as today 40+ yeats later
Wow! We're cooking alot of fries 🍟🍟🍟 tonight in dirty motor oil 🛢️🛢️🛢️🛢️😂😂😂
Geeze that McDonalds is rolling, theres like 9-10 people back there just to keep it going