Fast Food Chains That Never Use Frozen Patties

From a lump of beef that gets smooshed right on the griddle to the so-called "last great hamburger stand," these burger joints all have one thing in common: they don't let their cow get too cold.
#FastFood #FrozenFood #Burgers
Wendy's | 0:00
In-N-Out Burger | 1:34
The Habit Burger Grill | 2:45
Five Guys | 3:50
Culver's | 4:48
Smashburger | 5:52
Whataburger | 6:42
Shake Shack | 7:40
Mooyah | 8:51
Fatburger | 9:35
Epic Burger | 10:38
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[@MashedFood]

What do you think of fresh vs. frozen beef?

[@Wilvekio69]

Fresh all the way. If you cant do it right the first time, dont do it al all. I live in Boise, so I have access to Wendy's, Five Guys, Smashburger, and Culvers. In & Out should be coming soon.

[@SafepathUS]

Because why eat? 🤔 Think about it. We regrow body and brain health without the bloating that no one expects from greedy corporations knowing what harms us, and less of what we think "professional services" are serving. But throw in "frozen" food, then it loses considerably more nutrition than "foods" already lost if more than a few hours old. Keep in mind many bread related bread related products contain Aluminum phosphate. Aluminum phosphate? 👎 And it's a much cheaper alternative for yeast (normally yeast makes bread rise for baking), and because Aluminum phosphate is another metalized ingredient, it's attracted to the brain Pinal gland and pituitary gland to stop accuracy of conscious choices, another way to force more mistakes and ongoing reactions and to spend billions of dollars as a result every day collectively. The more you research "foods" the lower we find far less quality results than we're told to believe 😉 Friendly reminder ☺️ Remember research GMOs process and click images on the menu bar to find jaw dropping scary results. Pictures made simpler for sharing Truths. What's bad about GMOs.. "Genetically modified organisms" (bad), originally peddled as a way to stop world hunger but nothing was further from the truth and people's health side-effects suddenly caused problems with health and reactions more than people realize as many studies have proved. GMOs by => "Monsanto, the world's most evil company in history" GMOs are in 75% of marketed "foods", and unlabeled 😳 😳 😳 True & GMOs all unlabeled, unless the company shares typical GMOs Bombshell information, GMOs are built-in pesticides impossible to clean and "ecoli" (poop) bacteria added in the GMOs process. All these unnatural steps are made to kill insects, small crestures, and sadly even effects baby's life and people's stomach flora ability for essential energy-efficient needs to regrow body and brain regrowth, and forces more mistakes and ongoing reactions, to make companies stock share holders more greedy profits over people's interest . As Non GMO Labels are on some products like various brands of Almond Milk which is not toxic as milk is toxic and never told to people to hide side-effects. 🤔 Notice recent times? Have you found how Almond Milk, even Oat Milk, Soy Milk and various options have removed much of the Milk shelf spaces? The Burger business is a better service if much less weight is added to people's health. Bloated stomach is caused by not feeling energy-efficient and the need to eat more often. Not bias. Jusr saying non frozen burgers is a better value too. Personally I avoided burgers all together after driving at a younger age and afterwards chicken and chicken soup is always healthier to not gain weight back again. Losing weight was a good choice and friends copied the experience and some friends also lost weight and feeling more energy too. Good Luck to Everyone 👍

[@SafepathUS]

(Hopefully this comment(s) helps you and others 👍)

[@tyb5401]

what about Wayback burger its hella good

[@kaganmartindale9360]

I think you didn't know In-N-Out Burger is opening a location in Tennessee

[@blueberrypitbull87]

I mean, what's exactly wrong with frozen beef as long as it's 100% beef and it does not contain any textured soy protein? Frozen beef can still be just as good especially during harder times financially. It just matters how long you plan on keeping it frozen and how soon you plan on using it. I'm not going to shame someone for having to resort to using frozen beef patties. They just better be 100% real dead cow.

[@msk-qp6fn]

Gotta agree especially we are talking about a fast food chain not a bougie restaurant

[@PereMarquette1223]

Depending on how long it’s frozen it can affect the flavor. However I also think it has to do with reputation.

[@brucelee5576]

If you can’t tastes the difference between McDonald’s and Five Guys I really don’t know what to say , nothing wrong with frozen beef heath wise it’s just not a good as fresh , ground your own beef one day and make a burger, it’ even ten times better then all these chains in this video.

[@FlikBeoulve]

Some people feel as if frozen beef effects flavors enough people can tell.

[@TheChadc94]

I live in Michigan. There was a commercial for meijer, a grocery chain. They had a guy who said “frozen is just a good as fresh because they flash freeze it.” The courtroom laughs.😂 there’s no comparison. Fresh is best 100% of the time.

[@keironmiles8248]

In and out is officially coming to Nashville TN 🎉

[@blockinglowtier]

Enjoy the taste of the west coast

[@princesskristan]

I'm from LA so I grew up on Fatburger and In N Out. If you've never had Fatburger, TRY IT! It's so good

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

As long as it taste good, looks appetizing and the restaurant is clean, I'm sold.😋✌️

[@putoutmyfirewithgasoline1877]

In N Out just recently announced they’d be opening a new corporate Hq in Nashville

[@tazdaf9983]

OMG!!! Dreams do come True

[@ChiSoul]

In-N-Out Burger is actually building a new plant in Tennessee so they can expand east.

[@meair]

they’re going to utilize the dallas plant for a while, they’re building a new customer service building there with the Nashville location

[@PereMarquette1223]

Honorable mention to Halo Burger, a small fast food chain located mostly in the general area of Flint, Michigan. Their QP Burger and Olive Burgers are staples that cannot be overlooked. Staying true to the video, the beef is NEVER frozen.

[@AmandaNOTMandy]

Made a p.f. Chang's home menu Skillet meal for dinner tonight... however... now I'm craving a delicious Burger. Guess I know what I'll be getting for lunch tomorrow. 😂 For all 33 years of my life... I have lived in New Jersey. Lots of these chains sound incredibly mouth-watering... especially Whataburger and In-N-Out Burger! If you are reading this and have access to any of the change not available in New Jersey... Don't take them for granted. 😂 Being from New Jersey... a pork roll and cheese sandwich is available to me whenever... I will no longer take that for granted... As I know many people don't have access to it. If you do not know what pork roll is... I suggest looking it up and then if you're ever in a position to try some... I highly suggest you do! ( unless you don't eat pork... for any reason.) What I will say is... if the reason you do not eat pork is only because of the taste... you may still want to try pork roll..because... it does not taste like typical pork. Trust me when I tell you because... I myself am not a gigantic fan of pork. However... I find pork roll to be delicious! My opinion is that pork roll has its own unique flavor.

[@ginny9577]

really glad i know where the closest Wendy's and Five Guys is

[@RodgerE2472]

Wendy's, In-N-Out Burger, and The Habit Burger Grill are fast food chains that do not use frozen beef patties in their burgers.

[@jskelly1979]

Didn't this video just say that, so why are we saying it again?

[@gregzeigler3850]

Can't believe that KeePee isn't mentioned. Been making fresh burgers since the Great Depression and where Dave Thomas got his idea for Wendys...

[@davidlester1736]

So much for my diet - thanks guys!!

[@CaliforniaFly]

In-N-Out burgers. Totally delicious!

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Yeah I read something that the CEO decided to finally expand east. I’m glad non-Californians/people from Vegas can now enjoy too

[@blockinglowtier]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 They already have In n out in Colorado and Texas

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@blockinglowtier a couple. This expansion is going to put them everywhere like they are here

[@galanie]

Whataburger in south Texas is fantastic. The further you go from there, the worse they get. Still better than the most well-known chains like Burger King, etc. though. I had to move to N. Carolina, a rather rural location, with few options and none of these chains available within 40 miles. But lucky enough to have found a really small old diner named Foster House that makes a very good burger. They have "home cooking" as well but I'm just not a fan of collards and such. When I lived in rural east Texas, there was a place called Burger House that made a GREAT burger. So really good burgers exist most places you go I'll bet, you just have to look around and not focus on large chains. Frozen beef just doesn't taste the same.

[@ralphbalfoort2909]

We have a Wendy's stand-alone and a Five Guys across the entrance road to a mini-mall in Bethlehem Center (NY). I stopped going to the former when all their burger entries went to cheeseburgers; I prefer Five Guys where I can get the (no cheese) burger that I like - with shrooms!.

[@lauriemathews7974]

I love Wendy's and Five Guys!!

[@AmyDonohue]

The Five Guys story is great, too. I love their fries.

[@namvet1968]

@@AmyDonohue What's the best burger at Five Guys?

[@lauriemathews7974]

Their double cheeseburger 🍔 is what I get with A-1 sauce, pickles , mushrooms, ketchup and mustard. So good!!!!

[@namvet1968]

@@lauriemathews7974 That sounds good. However, I would add lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.

[@AmyDonohue]

@Terry Tarbeck I get a single with cheese, mayo, mustard, lettuce, and extra pickles. Their fries are freshly-cut, too. Their story is pretty cool, and How I Built This did an episode on them.

[@RegularJoes]

I forgot about 5 Guys, my favorite all time. I haven't been to one in probably 10 years, even though there's one in my town. Sorry, not paying those astronomical prices, even for a great burger and fries. I'd probably be there at least once a week if they had In N Out prices.

[@ralphbalfoort2909]

Quality comes at a price; open up your wallet.

[@RegularJoes]

​@@ralphbalfoort2909In N Out has the same quality and is half the price

[@BigJon410]

No In N Out in my neck of the woods so I will stick with Five Guys.

[@greggrisanti9770]

You forgot Frisch's Big Boy out of Cincinnati, OH - I was the director of R&D when they made the change back in 2014

[@darrenstansbury4433]

Culver's also has great custard comparable to the Marble Slab Creamery.

[@hellhound1389]

I used to go to culvers a lot but the quality has gotten piss poor. I never really liked the burgers but I would get the grilled chicken sandwich or the walleye when in season but now they give a half chicken breast on a roll instead of a whole on a burger bun. Even the walleye was oily and burnt. Haven't been back in months

[@SarahRenz59]

@@hellhound1389 I share your disillusion with Culver's. The one by me used to be really good, with great service. But I think the franchisee either bought more locations or thought he could kick back after awhile and let the place run itself. Now that he's an absentee owner, the kids working there goof off and screw up orders left and right. I've sent emails to corporate HQ in WI, but they just forward them to the franchise owner who does nothing. Like you, I haven't been to my Culver's in months.

[@TheUndisputedBasa]

The best burger places never use frozen beef.

[@vercigliowilliam6523]

You might want to do a little more research Mashed. In N out is opening a office in Tennessee in a couple of years. Got to wonder if they will expand into the southeast!

[@citylifeg89]

All These restaurants are top of the top fresh beef is the reason 💯

[@msk-qp6fn]

Fresh beef is great, but no shame in frozen patties though as long as it was actually decent 100% beef and said frozen pattie is cooked well. The issue is that beef used for frozen patties are often not good in quality and cooking frozen beef well is tricky and time consuming.

[@zlonewolf]

You can tell frozen from fresh burger. Frozen is usually bland and taste like cardboard.

[@oldblue7837]

I was part time at McDonald's in Memphis when they changed from fresh to frozen. one manager said the frozen tasted like steak. Big joke. Wasn't like any steak my daddy cooked. The patties were like hockey pucks and tasted like cardboard. They went to frozen fries first. Cut labor cause of raise in min wage. Wendy's freezes the buns. Two new Whataburgers in DeSoto Co MS. Used to have 2 in Memphis. They were real good. Have not made it to Southhaven MS to get one yet.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Macdonalds is disgusting 🤢 5guys absolutely delicious 😋

[@oldblue7837]

@@patriciaoreilly8907 Yes, but 5guys taters are trash. They just blanch 'em, not really fried.

[@hellhound1389]

I prefer Wendy's burgers over culvers. Smash burger and others like it are knockoffs of a diner we have in Indiana that's been open for decades. I get a double bacon jalapeno cheeseburger with everything on it. The Irish nachos and green river are among my favorites

[@Platyfurmany]

I'm quite surprised that Steak n Shake didn't make the cut!

[@robjaimes8830]

I like In-N-Out. I like Five Guys. But I worship at the altar of Fatburger. Nothing beats it.

[@nmfd72]

Wish we had a in and out burger on Long Island NY

[@blockinglowtier]

They're expanding slowly but surely maybe they'll make it to NY within your life time

[@RPrice_OG]

Mmm, Mooyah. I have tried several of these chains and most are very good but I personally like Mooyah the best.

[@boyscouts5000]

Most of these places I have never heard of

[@Carlosab818]

Nashville is opening in n out soon!

[@ricopaulson1]

Way to shade Freddie's like that. Shit's herla good.

[@griffinmccue6189]

6:25 Hence the name: they smash the meatballs into burgers right on the grill, making them "smash burgers."

[@brianmoody2549]

Wendy’s hamburger has always tastes great, and fresh cooked very well.habit is one more great places that there burgers are cooked very well and fresh.culver great tastes fresh ingredients gives the burger flavor.smash burger is great juice fresh ingredients flavor great.fat burger is in a class to it’s self.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

I've tried them all except the last one. We've got local burger shacks that are far better and half the price. Lol

[@georgeprchal3924]

I call shenanigans.

[@anitaboddington4837]

I’m not sure if they’re still in business because I’ve been gone for 12 years but check out Fat Mo burgers in Nashville Tennessee

[@thomascefalo938]

Lived in L.A. for 25 years and went to In & Out a few times with friends, but never could see it being anything special.

[@2cartalkers]

Pafallions in SoCal near where they are building the Aptera grinds the meat in front of you and grills it to your specifications. You get to choose several fresh toppings too, no extra charge. No wonder the line goes around the block but it does move fast. 👌🍔

[@ericjencson9489]

It's all about pricing and distribution. Quality is the advertising pitch. When a company like McDonald's uses frozen beef It's mostly because of purchasing. They buy enormous amounts of beef at a price that's locked in. The fresh beef market fluctuates daily.

[@StonerPimpson]

In n out coming to Midwest

[@raymartin3527]

IN-N-OUT Burger is supposed to open in Nashville in 2026

[@WilliamKShank]

👍 Safe Journey! CHOLULA!!!

[@renegadetwinkie3832]

How dare they not include Burgerville!!!!!!

[@dano727]

Culver's Is Top Notch !!!

[@hellhound1389]

Our culvers has gotten bad, how do you burn the walleye and cheat people on the chicken sandwich. I never liked their burgers they give me the runs

[@sherryfredrickson8448]

Five guys are just sooo much money

[@Broughton1128]

*Wendy’s had the BEST burgers in the 80s.*

[@blockinglowtier]

In n out is the best

[@raymartin3527]

Our Wendy's has a walk in freezer out back, what they don't have is a refrigerator besides the tiny one next to the grill. Frozen burgers for years.

[@steveskouson9620]

So, does Smashburger use frozen beef. or not? You didn't really, uh "answer" that question! steve

[@Chalky52]

If the beef isn't from a slaughterhouse out back of restaurants the beef is not fresh it's just refrigerated beef not frozen beef.

[@spiralgodking9877]

Chill out, bro.

[@bluu_ice6554]

@@spiralgodking9877 he can't help it. He's lost in the sauce

[@citylifeg89]

Alexa play biggie what's beef

[@thompsongjr]

There's Culver's in ohio and in and out is coming to Tennessee.

[@cbjueueiwyru7472]

They left out the part where mooyah was started because five guys denied the founder a franchise so he just opened his own restaurant

[@JohnnyD613]

My brother was a truckers helper delivering to Wendy's locations and he told me the patties delivered were frozen

[@KevinSmith-fw5tb]

I'm not surprised!

[@floydsemlow8253]

Have you seen Wendy's burgers lately, where is the 🍖 beef 🤣🤣🤦

[@thetayoung3066]

Must be the ability to capitalize on the word fresh.

[@Willchannel90]

This reveals why?

[@indigotidebeeblebrox9978]

Frozen patties aren't the problem. Pre-cooking the patties and letting them sit in a tray is. Yea, it's fresh?

[@pankakespencer2170]

TRILL BURGER DOESN'T USE FROZEN BEEF🤘🏿🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ghw7192]

If it isn't a available where I live, then it doesn't interest me.

[@Surferjo]

what are the prices of these burger's?PLUS most wendy's workers are SLOOOOOOW (florida) they do not care.FIVEGUYS the price of it if you get a BIG meal for 2 it is like going to a restaurant.CULVER'S went once was not impressed very small hamburger.WHATABURGER moved out of florida "HINT HINT".........

[@Row-Low]

This is hella cap I made delivers and they get em frozen

[@KevinSmith-fw5tb]

So let me guess, they keep their burgers just above the frozen temp so they can claim it's never frozen and since it's never frozen it's consider fresh?! But how old is the "fresh" beef patties? I'm sure it's at least days if not weeks old, my money is on weeks old! I'm talking about the day the cattle is slaughtered to the day your burger is made!

[@cbjueueiwyru7472]

Wendy's bragging about their beef not being frozen while the restaurant looks like a grimy dumpster is weird. How about you freeze them patties to free up time for your workers to clean

[@gailmckay5551]

In n outs fries are the worst I've ever had. Like tasteless cardboard. The burger was good though.

[@KieraCameron514]

I have no concern whether food is halal. So, who is this "we" you spoke of?

[@timothywong1086]

This vids bs, my local 5 Guys legit opened Pattie’s from a frozen box in front of me while throwing mine on the grill 😂

[@Raaa_505]

Whataburger beats In N Out anyday

[@terranceramirez4816]

I’m a native Texan and I love Whataburger, but In-n-Out is the king of fast food burgers.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

No one is cheaper though.

[@sylocate]

Native Texan here i would say both are good in their own ways. However Whataburger prices are a bit high compared to In n out

[@riddler1345]

McDonalds

[@kaganmartindale9360]

Fun fact IN N OUT IS OPENING A LOCATION IN TENNESSEE. CHECK THEIR IG. They posted that before you posted the video

[@jasonbseay1]

In-n-out is opening in Nashville.. so this is not true.. WRONG.

[@rethinkcps2116]

Butter burger is gross. There's enough fat in the meat. Back up with the butter. 😝

[@carriesanders3931]

It don't taste real to me

[@DisdainusMaximus]

Who the fuck cares? Frozen is just as good as unfrozen. (I refuse to call it fresh, because frozen is fresh too...)

[@wolfpacva]

In and Out is coming soon to TN. Whataburger is the worst burger of any chain.

[@charliedavis8894]

I've had some of these and I wasn't impressed. Some are way too pricey and there's not a chance I'd eat a halal burger. Have you seen the inhumane way they kill an animal to make it halal? To me, the best burger is homemade. Any fast food burger is convenience only, not for taste.

[@nerdywithautism99]

Why is Mcdonalds not on the list they use 100% beef never frozen patties as well...

[@JUAN75001]

No they don't 🙄😂😂😂

[@grimreaper7901]

Bugger king only uses frozen food