Making The McDonald's McGriddle Meal At Home | But Better

[@Rileycrabtree]

Just set your alarm for 2:00 AM, and you too can have this amazing breakfast before work.

[@azilbean]

Word😂

[@descendency]

Or just make youtube videos for a living so you can make breakfast and be at "work" by 11:00 am...

[@SuperSeanDizzle]

😂😂😂

[@summoner1451]

@@descendency He cooks for a living and still messed up by not having enough eggs and forgetting ingredients. lol Didn't even bother redoing it to have the proper ingredients for the video.

[@Krautkopf8]

​@@summoner1451 because he did not need 4 Sandwiches?

[@lilkundawg0913]

Josh: “This McDonald's hash brown isn't that bad, but it is extremely greasy.” Also Josh: “So we're gonna start these hash browns in a giant pot of duck fat.”

[@watanabeyou4032]

😂

[@endieiki783]

how do you think hash browns are cooked?

[@lilkundawg0913]

@@endieiki783 normally parboiled in water then shaped, frozen, and fried. Not usually set to confit in oil beforehand. The way Josh did it looks way more tasty though!

[@mikel2283]

LOL

[@DannyConeHeadOnceLer]

Hypocrisy

[@LilT2o00]

I can tell you why it was assembled that way. Manager is up their ass if the food takes too long because their bonuses are based on keeping the timer low, so when they don't hit that quota, they take it out on the employees; they'd rather the food come back and need to be remade (not on the timer) than missing the timer, so they want you to make it as fast as possible while also keeping it sloppy enough to where it doesn't come back, but if one comes back every now and then, so be it. Me? I always did it right. Didn't give a shit about the timer. Retention rate was so low anything the manager said was empty threats. Dude hated me to death for it, but he had no leverage and I was getting paid min wage anyways. What you gonna do? Fire me? They were more replaceable to me than I was to them, so I just simply was unbothered and didn't give a fuck. I wasn't putting out them shittily assembled sandwiches

[@lizzi437]

Awesome! Bet customers came back--and your store got new customers--cuz you gave them the reputation of being the "Best McDonald's."

[@Mirai8]

Respect! 😊

[@LilT2o00]

@@lizzi437 Quite the opposite, whenever I wasn't working, lol they didn't get the same so it was super inconsistent. Lol when they got my food, it set a standard that wasn't lived up to by the other staff.

[@dakotareid1566]

Dude my local McDonald’s fucking sucks, messy ass food all the time, burgers sloppier than a two year old eating ice cream, can’t even pick up the burger without getting sauce and lettuce everywhere.

[@creatormanualdarytendotmve4748]

Them being able to assemble a breakfast sandwich with there anus, is incredibly impressive and I surprised how edible it came out without getting a disease.

[@laurelbakker]

We make these 1-2 times a week now. The first couple of times took FOREVER, but now I have a process down and can get them made in a reasonable, sustainable amount of time. Other than switching to Kodiak protein pancake mix instead of homemade, I follow J.W.'s recipe and process. We friggin' love these. Thank you! 🧡🧡🧡

[@Illjustpick]

my mom always told me to premake the dry mix. and label it in a Ziploc bag so everything was prepped. same with forming the sausage patties and freezing and labeling (without salt because salt "cooks and cures" meat)

[@rae6140]

Hey laurel, I'm running into the problem of my maple syrup being to liquid and not sticky enough to form the balls after boiling and simmering for 5 mins. Not sure if I didn't cook it correctly. Did you run into this? Thanks.

[@TreCayUltimateLife]

@@rae6140 are you using actual real maple syrup or aunt jemimah type stuff

[@rae6140]

@@TreCayUltimateLife definitely aunt Jemima type stuff haha

[@TreCayUltimateLife]

@@rae6140 oh no! like literally that stuff is only corn syrup and caramel flavoring, go buy maple syrup!

[@sombrero7477]

My brother and I are 15 and 17 and we are trying to learn to cook. We bought your cookbook and so far it has made it very fun easy for us to learn! Thank you for your amazing recipes and videos :)

[@fastfowardbutton1965]

Are supplies expensive? Like having to keep getting new stuff everyday for something new from the book, like I can honestly say your parents must be happy that y’all learning cooking but damn shits expensive.

[@sombrero7477]

@@fastfowardbutton1965 Yeah my mom already has lots of the ingredients on hand because she cooks a lot, so we don’t have to buy everything every time, but when we do have to buy stuff it gets expensive. A lot of the time we end up substituting stuff or just doing a different recipe until we can get the stuff we need. It’s been really fun so far with cooking stuff but yeah it gets difficult to find stuff or it’s just really expensive

[@fastfowardbutton1965]

@@sombrero7477 👍keep learning bro

[@StorkyAU]

Sounds good bro. I’m 16, and about 3 months ago I started learning to cook, and I love every second of it. It’s very fun, and obviously rewarding. It requires patience, which I have. And so many ideas, and now I know what I’m making for brekky tomorrow.

[@herocow704]

that's me

[@gagetooley6680]

Not gonna lie, nothing beats a sausage egg and cheese mcgriddle with a hash brown when you're starving 🤤

[@landonr.536]

real

[@mcfarvo]

When you are truly starving, even a plain basic PB&J sammich will taste like the best thing ever

[@aweXiomara]

@@mcfarvoRight! I was ganna say that too lol

[@Chadmiral]

Facts

[@teamblack204]

I love how Josh always gives the workers and service 10/10 even when he doesn't like the buildings and menus😂 Dude is sassy but still nice, you can say it by that❤

[@Famousfifty8]

When it comes to fast food, eating it while hot and fresh is the key. He always brings it back to the house and gets ready for filming before trying them. Doesn't do them any justice letting them sit in a paper bag for an hour even if they did have a chance to be decent at some point lol

[@Naokarma]

The employees aren't the ones who decided to make the food garbage. They're just doing their jobs.

[@Naokarma]

@@Famousfifty8 That's not really relevant, though. Everyone knows what McDonald's tastes like. The only reason he gets the food at all is to say he has a comparison, cause otherwise, there'd be tons of people whining about the comparison being unfair on top of the people who are constantly complaining about a meal taking longer than 3 minutes to make. (Plus, it'd be pretty hard to have both completely fresh, not just from the fact that it's rarely fresh when you get it from a fast food place to begin with.)

[@teamblack204]

@@Naokarma My comment wasn't about menus or buildings, it was about Josh's nice treatment towards employees. He is snarky, yet still nice. That's what I wanted to point out.

[@Naokarma]

@@teamblack204 I was agreeing with you, lol.

[@ellen1193]

Doing a 'But Better' episode of the Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup would be lifechanging.

[@mattkuhn6634]

I just want to give Josh and his team mad props for their excellent food photography game here - they really know how to make food look good! Like we know it always tastes fantastic, but it takes a lot of work to make it look as good as it does.

[@TokyoBlue587]

Good video editing too

[@Kingart708]

Haha funny number likes

[@Canman99]

I just made the McGriddle cakes and served them with fruit! They were really good! I did find it useful to push the griddle cakes gently down with the back of a tablespoon out of the rings when it was time to flip them.

[@LiamLaracuente-od9mz]

How did you do the syrup balls? I followed his instructions and my syrup turned into galas as soon as it cooled.

[@pandasroc9992]

I would love to see you make a dish in real time without ingredients prepped! Maybe a college meal? For a college student who may or may not be me who doesn’t know how to cook AT ALL. :) or a video with what core ingredients should be in my kitchen

[@bluedingo1186]

Food Network has a Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer 101 for all the basics you need (some not so basic) to make nearly anything.

[@Naokarma]

He kinda did that already. Not real-time, but the recipes were all under half an hour for a week's of food.

[@purplespacesnail6836]

Ethan Chlebowski has a very good video on how to stock your kitchen

[@robertnull3569]

I like the small homage to OCK, but damn I'm gonna start making these for my kids on the weekends. Thanks for all the but better.

[@rainaaa6248]

everyone's comments are too negative, yes it is harder for employees to make top shape food for 8 hours. However, that is not the point, these videos are for people (like me) who are (were) dependent on fast food to get their meals, for me, I always thought i was a bad cook, A really bad one, i started watching Joshua's videos and started with the perfect steak video, it has been over a month now, i have lost weight and I eat food that tastes heavenly and its all thanks to him. thank you Joshua for making content, the recipes are great, easy to follow, and fun to watch. you're amazing.

[@michaelleather338]

Not going to lie, this is THE episode I’ve been hoping for. I love myself a McGriddle. Glad I can make them at home now.

[@nickbk4418]

Wow this video looked so good that I went out and got myself a sausage egg and cheese McGriddle from McDonald’s 😛

[@bananacar4215]

What did it taste like?😂😂

[@guynumber20]

@@bananacar4215 😛 like Joshua wiseass’ but better

[@IHaveBeenDoingTaxFraud]

​@@guynumber20 so you mean tastes like ass, and you prefer weissman's version?

[@daveauburn1561]

@@Justin_Waters did you not understand OP's comment?

[@dumbee.3671]

I wish it was possible for Joshua to make a restaurant with all of these beautiful “but better” creations

[@CidVeldoril]

And the reason why McD's reigns supreme instead is that what Joshua does is make ONE item at a time as perfect as he can with no time constraints. Fastfood shops make thousands as cheap as possible. If Joshua were to make a restaurant chain with this quality of food, nobody would buy his food because it'd be expensive as heck.

[@raerae5922]

Laughing bc I just made Breakfast Burrito dupes for myself. Anything you can get fast food you can make better at home. Love this series.

[@HelloKidney.]

Agreed!!!

[@Naokarma]

Finally, someone in the comments that understands that "better" is the word being used in the title, and not "faster". Every time a video by this channel comes out, every comment is "what, this recipe takes 10+ minutes to make? That's like all day! I couldn't possibly put effort into the food I eat!"

[@Stratocaster42]

​@@Naokarma to be fair, this looks like it'd take two hours to make as a competent cook, especially considering you need to freeze the hash browns before frying them

[@Naokarma]

@@Stratocaster42 Yes, a fair do involve a large amount waiting, but very few of these videos are hours of active, difficult work, and either way, the channel isn't about making food the easiest or quickest way, it's about optimizing for flavor. There are plenty of channels (i.e. Adam Ragusea) that specialize in generally simpler recipes that still taste great, but each channel has a different focus. I just feel the comments often come from people who don't understand that, and act like anything that takes any more time than if they drove to McDonald's isn't worth it, which is such a massive disappointment when there's so much to be had that isn't just junk food.

[@EugeniaRivera-w3q]

We make these 1-2 times a week now. The first couple of times took FOREVER, but now I have a process down and can get them made in a reasonable, sustainable amount of time. Other than switching to Kodiak protein pancake mix instead of homemade, I follow J.W.'s recipe and process. We friggin' love these. Thank you!

[@IsamuMiyoji]

Thank you so much for this recipe. We can't get the McGriddle in Germany anymore. But it was the best part of the breakfast menu, so thank you so much for this awesome recipe.

[@jenniefredericks5374]

can we just appreciate the work he does to voice over and say all the ingredients we all love you Joshua keep the work up congrats for 8 mil subs😀😀😀

[@Christopherwalkinhere]

I woke up yeaturday morning and was craving a sausage egg McMuffin so I made them for my wife and I. A few hours later this video drops!? Crazy, I make most of your recipes

[@Dngleberrie]

Nobody is taking a bite out of a McGriddle and acting like it tastes bad

[@blacklegprince]

Considering breakfast at MCD’s ends at 1030am, the timing is immaculate

[@recoveringsoul755]

Only 8:41 here!!

[@TheJerseyNinja]

11 here

[@flyingdolphin1015]

I thought they did all day breakfast

[@byronee4]

Could we please get Celsius in the captions?, the rest of the world also loves your food!

[@leechrec]

I'd like Josh to do a series for iconic 3 star restaurant dishes. Like say, the Fat Duck's Snail Porridge or The French Laundry's Oysters and Pearls, but better. That would be cool.

[@GPitt_2019]

Never heard of either

[@NippyNep]

the what

[@leechrec]

@@GPitt_2019 hehe yeah to the regular folks like most of us, we'd probably not heard of those dishes. Chefs would definitely know though.

[@SknowingWolf]

I think it'd make for a more balanced series as well. "But Better" kinda went from "you can do it too!" To "I, josh, a trained chef can cook better than two minute fast food over the course of two days, marvel at my greatness." Like congrats you can take extra time and money to make better food than a McDonald's. Wooooo. I'd rather see him tackle better cuisine. Not necessarily like super fine dining stuff but just something a little more challenging, y'know?

[@HebrewTaija]

next But Better: NOMA

[@HebrewTaija]

it's wild how Weissman can leave a hashbrown out for 2 hours in Texas air and it somehow stays crispy, while McDicks hashies end up soggy after only steaming inside two layers of paper bag for half an hour

[@realkrzaku]

And I have a feeling it was a lot longer than half an hour. Longer than 2 hours as well probably. Who would've thought.

[@skinnybuddha8988]

Honestly leaving stuff out the bag and dabbin off the moisture with a napkin does wonders. I always make sure to unwrap my togo orders soon as I can and let the steam out

[@guy_chillin2406]

As a guy who eats food, I have to say McDonalds breakfast isn't bad. I don't think there's a need to recreate it better. Different, sure. But better? How do you make an egg laid from a chicken better or a slice of American cheese better, or a sausage patty that tastes like every other sausage patty better? How do you make a biscuit better when McDonalds biscuits already taste like a biscuit? You could use better ingredients or a better recipe and take more time, but in the end it's not much different and took a lot longer than the convenience of going to McDonalds.

[@TheoRae8289]

There's a LOT of sausage recipes out there that are all wildly different from one another. It's surprisingly easy to fuck up a buttermilk biscuit. Aside from those two, yes.

[@iglobrothers645]

I was surprised when I tried McDonald's in the US once. Compared to Austria it's insanely awful and almost made me throw up. Here McDonalds tastes fine like any normal restaurant

[@Itstigzo]

who else wants josh to make a | but better but better series (where he yknow makes his but betters BUT BETTER) 👇

[@busterchunks1809]

The end result from the thumbnail looks FIRE!!! Keep up the good work!

[@kimaholland3423]

Interesting how we make the same sounds when finished cooking like : 'Yeah! ' 'Woohoo" and my favorite : 'I can't believe I made this ! " 💖

[@ThundersMcCoy]

I don't care what anybody says, the McDonald's hash browns still kick ass.

[@ApatheticHamster]

McDonald’s food is good by fast food standards, this guy’s issue is he tries to rate it by pro-chef standards even though the point is speedy, hot and crispy meals with no concern for health. I love the hash browns and I don’t mind their breakfasts either, but if he didn’t judge them way too harshly he wouldn’t be able to make money off of “besting” them on KZbin.

[@GeoffWilde]

​@@ApatheticHamster But by general food standards, pretty bad!

[@ApatheticHamster]

@@GeoffWilde That's the point, you can't judge it by general food standards because it isn't general food, it's fast food, it's junk food. It's like trying to judge a flutist's skill with the french horn, they may both be brass but they're still different instruments entirely that flourish in different aspects.

[@dionnechilds1998]

I’ve always put the hash brown inside of my McGriddle. I fell like that’s part of what hooked me. I feel like my being a vegetarian and my love of the potato egg mixture naturally made me gravitate toward the hash brown meat space replacer 😂 And man…that cheese and maple just sealed the deal in my heart. I’m cheap, though, and I try to make healthier choices so I rarely ever buy them, but I think of them often. 🥰🤤 Having these tips will allow me to experience the indulgence my way. Many thanks! 🙏🏽

[@AbramPT]

Oh dang, in Canada our McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches come with fresh cracked eggs!! A moment of silence for our American brethren and their microwave egg patties 🙏

[@ligmaballs6576]

Can you make a "but healthier" series? 💜

[@dhans9662]

I mean this kind of counts because it uses fresher and less chemically-induced ingredients

[@JammesJack-td6gv]

Dont matter cus its still too much

[@Realm93.]

I found your channel originally via the McDonalds McMuffin But Better episode. Looks like we’ve come full circle. Can’t wait to try this!

[@DontGiveUp-jg6tc]

I want to make this, but swap the pork for lamb. Making food better than that place is pretty easy. Though I didn't go to through the extra effort and love that you do, to you know, to show them that a little extra effort can make things so much better

[@caleballgaier]

The best part of "But Better" is when he tries the food lol 🤣🤣

[@fynn2350]

I love how he doesn't even care about providing any instructions on how to make better coffee. Any coffee you would make at home WILL taste better than McDonald's coffee. Yes, even grocery store instant will pass this bar.

[@salsal3056]

Making The McDonald's McGriddle Meal At Home | But Better

[@Finwolven]

McDonalds breakfast: It's hot and it's ready. Is it good? It's HOT, and it's READY.

[@lilacsandlena]

Agreed

[@Jessica-bu5nv]

This looks so good especially the hash brown 🥰

[@6rasta6bhoy6]

Thank you Josh for making a breakfast sausage video with an actual breakfast sausage recipe from scratch. Everything else seems to use only the premade stuff

[@gaidencastro9706]

Thanks for listing alternate fats for Hashbrown cooking. That was by far the most complained-about aspect in the original hashbrown video.

[@agnespn3670]

Hello from Europe here. I was completely on board until we got to the part about maple syrup balls in the crumpets! That sound crazy! But after a moment I remembered my short stay in US and eating chicken on the waffle and pancakes with beacon and maple syrup (life-changing!!!). So perhaps it is not as coo-coo :)

[@CarlosZ34NSM]

Y’all are missing out on the delicious sugar we eat here 👀😅 but yes a mcgriddle is amazing

[@nickolastamayo7138]

Bro expects fast food to be genuinely high quality😊

[@malic7043]

This is only man who can say “We got McDonald’s at home”💀😭

[@QueenOfKings0402]

Didn’t need McDonalds money either

[@amandaleidy]

Your reaction to fast food truly deters me from eating out and i need that 😂

[@stickybuns8626]

I was so glad to see you stick the hashbrown in the sandwich

[@isaacmontes9151]

A little tip for the syrup if you're making this is you drizzle syrup into the batter while it's cooking from a squirt bottle or however you want in a zig zag pattern or a circle.

[@FISHINGGGG]

Half the reason I watch Josh's vidoes is to get a good laugh. Keep the vids coming brother!🤣

[@aarronforeman7290]

By the time you prep, cook and then clean everything... it won't be breakfast anymore... it will be late lunch. But definitely looks good.

[@GeoffWilde]

Maybe make it before breakfast then? Like a few hours, or a day, or a week, or a month?? Use your brain 😮

[@aarronforeman7290]

@@GeoffWilde lol

[@leriggd8604]

An idea for the part of the video where yoou say b roll : you could finish it off by saying "yoou know what else is over there, b roll" and then the camera would have panned and transitioned into b roll

[@dony0777]

Joshua should make stroopwaffles I actually beg

[@AZEOforreal]

For anyone following this recipe, with the maple syrup balls, put the maple syrup candy in a noodle, add a little starch of your choice, and put in the food processor. If they start sticking add more starch.

[@hadeshellscape]

I am a person who has not had a McDonald’s breakfast ✋

[@steinfliege9912]

The arial view of that fast food strip gave me chills. How can you live there...

[@Rayski92]

Please, before I go broke, make Chipotle's Al Pastor Chicken.

[@DJ-fk3tc]

I’m jumping on this bandwagon. Josh this is an epic idea above!

[@JustLisnin2]

I’ve never had a McDonald’s breakfast meal. I’m Arab American Muslim (can’t eat pork), so I’ve never had sausage before either. There’s sausage in Middle Eastern cooking but I’ve never tried it and this recipe looked good. I made the sausage with ground beef and some ingredient adjustments for what I had. I tried making the McGriddle cakes but they kept sticking to the cutter and I got tired of greasing it each time, it was taking too long. Next time, I’ll make them into waffles instead. Thanks for the recipe.

[@Canman99]

I was struggling to remember why the idea of putting maple syrup right inside the griddle cake seemed oddly familiar. Then I remembered the Belgian lieige waffle!

[@whatwethinkwebecome2891]

A single MCD breakfast sandwich is called McgriddleS. I really thought this was going to be mentioned by Josh but he says it the way most people do, Mcgriddle. I always order it "can i have a mcgriddles" and they say you want 1? Lol the menu says it has a S. Js Thanks JW for the great content and super fun cooking videos!!

[@FlywithGeoff]

Josh should do a ‘But Better’ of the Alamo Drafthouse loaded fries 👌

[@MisterMimeHD]

Unless you have already made this, could you possibly do something like Rattlesnake Bites from Texas Roadhouse? would LOVE to see that :)

[@bennorwood]

If you start this recipe now, you’ll be ready for breakfast tomorrow.

[@adamlinden5940]

Exactly you can make a bunch of the components beforehand and do the cooking in the morning

[@TheoRae8289]

@@adamlinden5940 By that point, the prep would piss me off to the point of just washing my hands of the whole thing and wishing I'd gone to McDonald's and save myself 3 paychecks.

[@adamlinden5940]

@@TheoRae8289 well do you want something that tastes good? You can substitute lard or tallow which is so much cheaper than duck fat

[@GeoffWilde]

​@@TheoRae8289 It's obviously cheaper to make it yourself. Unless your time is way too valuable? I guess not since your watching YT vids you have no interest in 😂

[@TheoRae8289]

@Geoff Wilde if you're in NY, no it's not. I'd know, I've tried it. Also I watch these videos because I enjoy the guy's content as a whole, even if my location makes doing anything like this not feasible.

[@chrissedlacek4682]

Honestly in the side-by-side everything about the McDonalds meal looks better except for maybe the sausage

[@defectedheart2680]

Josh would you consider making a better Big Mac Snack Wrap? I know it doesn’t exist on most if not all McDonald’s menus anymore but I’d love to see you make it!

[@snappy6324]

We love recipe videossss!! No need to cook 300 dishes in a 10 minute vid, just teach us to make a few! Teach us how to cook again papa ✨

[@marcfavell]

the best part of that meal is the coffee, MCDONALD'S has really good coffee here in Canada at least 🤷🏼‍♂️🍀🇨🇦

[@Rakinx96]

nothing on tim horton's tho

[@Melody72]

make those canned raviolis you get at the store but better ❤️

[@youknowwithMartyKauffman]

That looks so good, but how long did it take you to make it?

[@z3r0w1ng]

All I want to know is when we will see the But Better franchise? Come on Joshua...It's time! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@itsross]

A master chef is better than some poor teen being payed minimum wage. Who would've thought?

[@danieljamorabon6622]

Except the minimum wage teen isn’t the one making the recipes

[@Linnetd]

This guy handles everything so perfectly

[@studiofrk]

McDonald's had it set to "M" for mini, whereas Joshua set it to "W" for Wumbo!

[@sunshinedayz7032]

Your humor made my day! They food is fantastic too!

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

I've seen a lot of your videos and the two I wish I could try most are your Chick-Fil-A and this. Homemade hot dogs is a close third. Btw, I remember that once upon a time, McDonald's sausage USED TO have SOME flavor to them. Last couple of times though they were like eating meat air. Virtually no flavor AT ALL.

[@kevin_mcalister]

Bro comes to my recommended whenever I’m so hungry at 3am 🙄🙄

[@bellabalfour9737]

i think you should make a "but healthier" series. or do a nutrition comparison at the end. I'm trying to lose weight currently and this looks so good

[@PandorasFunBox]

As a content creator I aspire to one day have a fun vibe like this on film set. His crew seem like they really love him, and that's something I want when I build a team.

[@JustMintyYT]

Can I leave the cabinet now?

[@Theorist_Sweet_Bean]

No you stay in the cabinet!!

[@Harrtheoricale]

You can never leave

[@mcomeslast]

I am getting a second small freezer this fall because I like freezer prepping things like this. Way better.

[@justableachfan7302]

Love your videos, keep doing a great job

[@dillon1296]

GUYS I MET JOSHUA AT A COMPETITION IN HOUSTON AND GOT PICTURES WITH HIM!! THE GREATEST MOMENT OF MY CULINARY CAREER/LIFE SO FAR!!!!! 😭🤣🙏🏻

[@flossordie2256]

So I could go to McDonald's and be done eating with the stuff in 10 minutes. Or make this one and spend 6 hours on breakfast. Also I'm impressed that Joshua probably made this less healthy than McDonalds

[@dakotareid1566]

How would it be less healthy? Animal fat is wayyy better than seed oils and what not

[@flossordie2256]

@@dakotareid1566 more overall calories I'd say. But I'd also agree about the oil.

[@ninasky7]

"And that's unfortunate! " 😂😂😂 came out swinging lol

[@Lucky2bLivin]

Surprised you didn't use the air fryer for the hash browns 😂.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Duck fat, that's why

[@beckyd712]

LOL! I think there was a reason nobody ever told me how to get the maple syrup into the pancakes. (If I get fat now, eatting too many pancakes with integrated syrup...) Thank you Joshua!

[@seanwatson3790]

I tried to out do this , and tried to out do the breakfast baconater at home and even though I used way higher quality ingredients I ended up liking the Wendy's and McDonald's ones better 🤷

[@CarlosZ34NSM]

Honestly the McDonalds one looked better than Josh’s. The McGriddle cakes are just so fluffy and his looked so dry. Sure maybe the meat is spiced better but that’s seasoned to taste while McDonald makes it universal to everyone I add salsa and sub the folded egg for the round egg aka the McMuffin egg and it’s so damn good

[@AlexBoyer]

Now we need the how to “breakfast sauce”!!

[@shouvik4539]

Bro hates every food unless he makes it himself

[@bro6079]

The general ock reference😂 what an awesome job Josh

[@absolutetrashpanda9429]

Joshua explaining how spending an entire day preparing a breakfast with expensive fancy tools and fresh ingredients is better tasting than fast food:

[@Chiller-pc1dv]

FINALLY someone who also puts the hashbrowns inside the McGriddle!!

[@Dorothyannith]

Are we all just gonna ignore the size of that MASSIVE potato? 😮 I'm surprised Josh didn't make a joke about it lol

[@lesliezamora353]

I literally just went to the comments to see the jokes

[@Dorothyannith]

@@lesliezamora353 same!! I was so disappointed lol

[@stormfusionx7670]

Respect to the General Ock 7:15

[@highas-inhello9920]

THE OCKY WAY

[@kimberlyprintess2259]

This video slapped I’m not going to hold you!!!! This was cool, I was worried because it look similar however I was pleasantly wrong 😌

[@SknowingWolf]

I'm really convinced he either has the WORST fast food places near him, or the ones near me are just great because every one of these videos where the food looks like shit, my orders never look like that. It's not like it's high class dining, but the McDonald's around the corner from me has always been great, same with the nearby Wendy's, Cane's, etc. Think taco bell is the only one I've ever legit had issues with, and the issue is usually just order accuracy being maddeningly inconsistent.

[@frendobendo4433]

Guess I'm just lucky to have a good Macdonalds. Their coffee beverages have gone from amazing to crap tier though. Also lucky that the KFC and A&W sorted itself out for now.

[@TheoRae8289]

Downtown Houston is a mixed bag

[@GeoffWilde]

McDonald's, great?

[@SknowingWolf]

@@GeoffWilde relatively speaking yeah. Is it where I'd go if I want just a really good burger? Obviously not, but I'm also not gonna be a disingenuous snob and pretend that their food is inedible sludge. The fast food places near me are great for what they are. The food is tasty and the service is quick. Which is literally the point. If I wanted something "gourmet" I'd cook at home or go somewhere else. 🤷

[@GeoffWilde]

@@SknowingWolf You must have a higher class McDonald's where you are! I don't understand how you can fuck up a burger, it's a burger, one of the easiest things to make.

[@warrentuck1554]

I'm an Aussie and a father. I drove my talentedly sporting son to selection trials et al on the weekends sometimes very early Saturdays and Sundays - so, we had McDonalds breakfast on the way - my son loved it, of course! and I got to tell you I - I fell in love with their McMuffin and hashbrown and cheap coffee - would I muck around in the kitchen doing what you did to replicate it --not a rats arse chance in hell compared to waiting 2minutes at Mc D's for marginally better, fresher - no way.. May be in Australia, paying uni students a fair wage at MCD's etc by law, we dont get the crappy delivery, wilted lettuce, stingy sauce coverage etc you and Sam the cooking guy carrying on about, I dunno but ... knocking success is a thing nowadays that's cool, helped by utube and social media generally, that is, in the end, so cheap, so easy to do, and so meaningless.

[@warrentuck1554]

PS love yours and Sam's channels - but knocking big corporate is becoming very very boring.

[@siwsiw3434]

Defeating mcdonalds on this one gotta be pretty easy. Mcdonalds breakfast in US is, without a doubt, the most disgusting thing I have ever tried in my life.

[@skipperthesloth4354]

I mean something made to be ready in like 2 minutes vs spending a hour minium yeah its a easy dunk

[@morrisahj]

Wow idk why I never thought of adding the hash brown to the McGriddle lol I usually never do have any, but some tips for anyone trying to make this at home: Using store bought sage sausage and maybe jazzing it with some additional flavors if desired would be a nice shortcut, using the finer side of the grater would give you a more similar texture to the McDonald’s hash brown, and using maybe 1/4-1/2 cup buttermilk in conjunction with the whole milk plus adding a little brown sugar may enhance the pancake “bun”. Dare I say go crazy and splurge on some nice bourbon maple syrup. Hopefully the structural integrity of the pancake, ratio for the baking powder, and cooking times for the patty and potatoes aren’t affected too much, but it might be a nice little tweak to this version.

[@mango_kid7451]

You are my biggest inspiration when my parents weren’t home I always watched your videos to cook something thank you 👑