Why Coke Tastes Better at McDonald's

Taken from JRE #2005 w/Tom Segura:
open.spotify.com/episode/52ZU...

[@RR-kh9fv]

This is a prime example of why I’m addicted to JRE, 2 grown men probably high asf having a serious conversation about why McDonalds coke tastes better🤣

[@MubeenKhan325]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@radagast7200]

It's all that bacteria in the soda lines. I'm surprised they haven't tried to market it as a probiotic...

[@FERRARIBOIII2]

quality content🔥

[@MISTRES_PIZZA_ARRIVED]

Absolutely 💯

[@LingLing1337]

That and the confirmation bias 🗿

[@ruken04]

As a former Coke employee, the syrup in the steel tank is still concentrated. The carbonated water is added at the restaurant as it passes through the fountain machine. The employees can adjust how much syrup is added to the carbonated water so it can be stronger or weaker if the staff wants it to be.

[@kavid8120]

well every employee has been fantastic because me soda always bussin

[@shadowarez1337]

Not up here to can see when they be scrimping on the syrup if it's mostly white as it's being filled you know it's using as little as it can.

[@Ultrajamz]

Panda express skimping its garbage.

[@rumblindave6707]

brix ratio bro you know whats up its not the water chilled or tank

[@MichaelL502]

​@@shadowarez1337Wtf are you typing?

[@RobDSask]

I knew a coke executive and asked why McDonald’s Coke tasted so good.He said the ratio of syrup is locked in but other than that, there wasn’t anything specific to their formula. He said many restaurants water down their coke so they can increase their profit per glass, but otherwise could have their coke just as good as McDonalds coke. Was very interesting to hear it right from him as I would have sworn it was a special formula…

[@elimgarak1127]

It's the larger straw. It's been known for some time.

[@Scorpy666]

It's just cola, there is no special formula, lmao.

[@Noah-ql6tx]

@@elimgarak1127so are you saying i grab a can of Coca Cola and a McDonald’s straw I’ll get the same flavor/intensity?

[@John-X]

Bruh you think that Coke Exec would be spill the secret formula to a scrub like you? HAH.

[@RobDSask]

@@John-X Bruh, I was banging his daughter at the time 😎

[@Netsuko]

I worked for McDonalds in Germany. We didn’t have any sort of stainless steel containers. We got the same cardboard boxes with plastic bags full of syrup. The syrup then gets mixed with water at the outlet. That being said you CAN very much taste the difference between a soft drink from a PET bottle and from a glass bottle. Same would go for stainless steel I believe.

[@samstrandt]

I worked at McDonalds in the UK and same here

[@zachsmith3315]

I also used to be a service tech for Coca-Cola. Yes, the syrup is in Steel containers, but they have a machine in the back called a multiplex. This Chills the syrup lines before it ever goes into the fountain. That makes that coca cola taste so good :) It has less to do with the drink machine and the syrup/water ratio.

[@chinqlinq89]

It’s what keeps the syrup and flavoring taste fresher right? It’s refrigerated throughout the transport, storage and while in the machine right?

[@matthewv4170]

Our syrup came in a big plastic container

[@joblow626]

Current coke tech here, and you got it. It’s all temperature and the multiplex makes it happen having the syrup chilled and the soda water circulating through as well.

[@jonl8445]

But if they don't clean the soda fountain nozzles, YECH. The last time I went into a Mc D's, probably a decade or more ago, the tea/soda dispenser was just filthy. It was disgusting, it was on campus at ISU IL. Do they have the dispenser in the eating area for self refills anymore?

[@christophergallagher3845]

Science yo

[@noremak57]

I worked at coke at a repair person for a couple years. The syrup is stored in the stainless tanks for quantity more than for “flavor” it comes in a truck tank and hooks up to a hose like a water truck or gas transport truck. The “key” I believe is almost every McDonald’s has a reverse osmosis water system for the water that makes a massive difference and probably most importantly of the 30 McDonald’s I had to service they were one of the few places that consistently cleaned their machines

[@jeremylutzel9140]

They also use the other variant of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, and Sprite. They have the regular version, and the High Yield versions. McDonald's uses the HY versions. I was a filler operator for a few years in my early 20's.

[@Jettatura-yn8ss]

And the syrup is kept cold.

[@noremak57]

@@jeremylutzel9140 the high yield is just the ratio from 4.75:1 to 5:1 on regular coke so more diluted so it’ll taste difference obviously but almost all the big chain restaurants do that BK would pay to have us come every 3 months to make sure they were set to high yield to save money.

[@ghost_to_a_ghost]

McDonald's stores are almost always extremely clean. i know people say shit like "oh gross McDonald's makes me sick to my stomach" etc. BUT....i honestly have never heard of anyone getting food poisoning from McDonald's. i have not searched to see if any food borne illnesses have ever occurred from McDonalds but anytime someone says they got food poisoning from a place, i always ask where (so i don't eat there lol) i have never heard anyone say "McDonald's"

[@jeremylutzel9140]

@ghost_to_a_ghost If you knew what they are passing off as "food", you'd never eat there again lol.. 🤣 It's awful. It might not make you sick, but it's also not real food.

[@chef-mj8ns]

If you buy it in plastic bottles, the acid leaches bitter compounds in the plastic and affects the flavour. Glass bottle coke tastes better too

[@zackfrm330]

the "overcaffinated sperm" at the end got me good lmfao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidtodd7271]

Worked for a local coke company for 5 years. All those things ABSOLUTELY make a difference. Stores would pay us big bucks just to come do their soda machines, because we would set and control the temperature and rotation of the drinks so that they were always fresh and colder, which typically saw around a 10% faster growth in sales compared to a regular machine in a good region.

[@samobviously1770]

I personally, and nobody I know has ever thought or said this… this sounds like some bullshit a giant corporation would conjure up while printing money tbh, they have to keep busy somehow.

[@bearmotorcycle7305]

⁠@@samobviously1770I look at it as chemistry. Ampm stores have very large beverage dispensing machines. Should one of the two side by side ice machine have a failure, and it’s above the dispenser for your carbonated beverage, the beverage will taste flat and color incorrect. As an extreme example, snow melt tastes different than pond water. With appropriate treatment, pond water can taste fresh. Likewise, ground water from different parts of a city will have mineral differences that can negatively pair with the syrup & carbonation.

[@morningstar9317]

Bro, we charge you $400 just to remove your ice machine so I can oetiker a loose line😂

[@noamto]

why wouldn't they just fix them on their own?

[@morningstar9317]

@@noamto because almost all of them are on loan,so they actually don't belong to the customer.

[@robertcharles3114]

Definitely the water. Worked for coke for years. McDonald's water filtration system is amazing. Took classes on McDonald's fountain systems through coke. Yes, classes just for McDonald's. The tanks are primarily for bulk. Employees would change bibs (bag in a box) non stop because they sell so much coke. Downed water systems to Replace filters @ McDonald's for that crisp tasting soda. No other food chain I serviced for coke came close to having a filtration system close to McDonald's. I need something similar @ home.

[@Cameron00]

Explains why McDonald’s ice is so damn good.

[@unknownsource4359]

Damn you learn new shit everyday

[@thedethrocker8858]

Wow ive actually learned something...cheers !!!!

[@rayfieldharris]

Yeah, but over the last 10 years, pretty much. Every McDonald's you go to doesn't clean their lines. And their system has Mold in it, and it tastes nasty now.

[@katto1937]

@@rayfieldharrisWrong, issue with your area

[@anthonyflores4142]

I've worked at a few McDonalds and this is a lie. All the drinks come in plastic bags covered by a box

[@NickBower-pg1wt]

I used to be a service tech and installer for Coca Cola. There is a formula this much water this much syrup this much ice. I don’t remember the exact ratio. A lot of places want you to cut the syrup back to get more drinks out of the syrup. Part of the reason McDonald’s coke taste better is because of the stainless tanks but also there is a cleaning procedure that should be done every shift and a more intense procedure once a month. If you go to a place that has a fountain unit and it taste musty, it needs cleaned. The little cup shaped nozzle is where everything mixes, grab ahold of that 1/4 turn left it comes off and there is another piece inside there. Those pieces are supposed to be cleaned every day. The piece inside SHOULD be white. Should!!

[@user-em4ek9bz5o]

Exactly. I worked there for years and I always cleaned these every shift. I could definitely tell when others did not.

[@themiddleman3060]

Everytime those nozzles didnt get cleaned, someone was on their phone or dihckin around somehow. Always an excuse from coworkers after a customer had complained about dried up soda chunks that look like dirt in their soda

[@TonicofSonic]

Lol I am gonna take their fountain nozzles apart now everywhere I go and make a huge scene if they are dirty. I have been sold too many inedible fast food meals not too pay them back at every chance.

[@TheTitofan1]

Yep. Some get moldy lol especially in restaurants

[@dh40]

Yes!!!!?

[@JMac85X]

I used to be a Coca Cola service tech. McDonald's Coke syrup is brought in to a 70 gallon tank and was made maybe a few weeks ago, it uses filtered water, up to 8 filters, a multiplex system that uses cold cold water. It also uses 90 psi of carbonation, not 105psi like most places.

[@ajaxe2149]

We deliver 75 gallons from a 5ish ft tall keg

[@JMac85X]

@ajaxe2149 yeah, comes out of the back of semi truck with a 3 inch hose and quick disconnects, pushed out by Co2

[@jamesirvine9541]

I just think it tastes better out the glass bottles

[@ajaxe2149]

@@JMac85X i wish it was a removable keg i can not stand pumping those things

[@JMac85X]

@ajaxe2149 lol it probably takes as long as unloading everything else?

[@babybone95]

As far as the In-N-Out secret menu goes, i was introduced to and still get to this day every time I order a meal, is a lemon-up for my beverage (Which is half pink lemonade/ half 7up) and I remember one time my grandma was gonna make a In-N-Out trip and took down everyone’s order, when I said that to her, she did a double take, like “What ? What’s a lemon-up ?” I started laughing and told her “Just say it, they’ll know what you’re talking about” Sure enough when she got back home she was so shocked and surprised “I didn’t even know that was a thing”😂 I love my grandma

[@StuartBarclay-rm3cj]

The roll is called a bun rather than bread due to the sugar content. A quarter pounder has pickles so it doesn't get classed as confectionery.

[@vidgamarr5126]

I work at McDonald’s as a grill opener and I can 100% guarantee you that the Bun is what you need to worry about. Smells unbelievably sweet, and they never mold. They only get hard when they expire which is not normal at all. It’s like a pastry item essentially and it’s downright concerning. Well over half of the calories of a McDonald’s cheeseburger is just the bun alone.

[@overnightavenger1470]

That’s because there is hardly any burger between the bread

[@Ajidam]

Well obviously the calories and the carbs mostly come from the bun, wtf.

[@AL-np5br]

I just order a triple cheeseburger without the bun, extra pickles and onions. I recommend it

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

​@SilverSurfer87a spoon?

[@RyTrapp0]

"they never mold", right, because they dry out before they mold. No moisture, no mold. Take a bun from the store and throw it on the counter in the open air, watch as it too doesn't mold because it will dry out before the mold spores grow.

[@celticstephenhill]

I can confirm (at least here in Canada) that when I deliver Coke syrup to the distribution company that supplies McDonald's (Martin Brower here locally in Winnipeg) they get the exact same syrup everyone else does. What happens to our product once it gets to the store is between our cooler shop techs and McDonald's. So any difference is created at the restaurant, not specially made for them by Coca-Cola.

[@PedersonPantry]

Hello from lake of the woods (Minnesota side)

[@kingti85]

Martin Brower damn thats crazy. I was a manager @ McDonalds in South Florida in the early 2000s and it was Martin Brower for us as well

[@reheatedpizza7292]

the syrup sitting in a thick plastic bag for months before it’s even sold let alone used DEFINITELY has a taste inspired by microplastics lmfao. that why the mcdonald’s one tastes different it’s not sitting in plastic…

[@lycheesack]

@celticstephenhill Do they use co2 tanks or something else? The sub place I use to eat at doesn't use co2 anymore.

[@drpureinsanity]

Not in the United States, in the United States we had those metal canisters, and what we called BIBs which are the syrup in plastic bags at the Coca-Cola plant. McDonald's would buy the metal canisters.

[@Alex-xc7kr]

Joe Rogan when I’m watching alone: *deep serious conversation* Joe Rogan when somebody walks in: 2:02

[@austindrake4697]

most bread manufacters can sub sugar in place of flour now up to a certain point to save on costs.. a lot of grocery stores do it.

[@swish007]

the thing with mcdonalds too is that there's high-fructose corn syrup in the ketchup and coke. I've been avoiding sugar except for just a bit here and there.. but if you've gotten used to not having much sugar and then get a big dose of hfcs in like a coke.. it will make you feel terrible afterwards. people don't notice how much it messes with your blood-sugar because they're used to it here in the USA

[@bobjohnson1633]

Corn syrup is irrelevant..sugar is in everything and it al drives up your blood sugar, jacks your insulin to 11, and that drops your insulin to negative 11.

[@razmatazz9310]

"high-fructose corn syrup" Isn't that stuff in literally everything in the US?

[@swish007]

@@razmatazz9310 pretty much everywhere you go out to eat, especially fast food.

[@unitedfirearms1057]

​@@razmatazz9310unfortunately yes

[@funtimes8296]

@@razmatazz9310 Yes, and it's in regular coke, not just McDonalds coke

[@GetOffMyyLawn]

I worked for a big beverage company. The cost of the syrup is insane... back when i was there, a drum was valued at something like $20k. It makes sense that most places that sell you a soda are going to dial back the amount of syrup and you get a watered down drink. McDonalds buys so much syrup, they probably get a huge discount and can afford to make it to Coke's spec, and it is probably required as part of the deals they get.

[@alazkaalazka6087]

It’s definitely some type of business partnership they have

[@derrikc9961]

Coke is literally cheaper than water

[@Vito_Caligiuri]

@@alazkaalazka6087ol Ronald McDamnDonald has the hook up.

[@TheNooners123]

The syrup is cheap relative to the actual drink in a bottle or can, a 5 gallon bag of syrup (standard unless its a vanilla flavor that's less used at 1 gallon) will serve at least 400 customers. And any other restaurant wants to make an extra 10% margin on soda, McDonald's could care less and will take their 60% margin and be happy with it. And to add on what tom said for the proper taste, a coke rep goes into each restaurant to have the proper pour ratio. The only difference is that McDonald's have a steel tube of syrup of higher concentrated syrup to water ratio.

[@allytrudie864]

I used to slap the syrup bags before I hooked it up to the c02 as a little ritual. Same with ketchup bags. Why is it so fun to slap liquid in bags? This is something I keep in my internal dialogue but let loose in internet comments like the weirdo I am. One day I walked into the cooler and saw a coworker slapping the bag before hookup too and I realized we all do the same weird human shit for no reason and none of us talk about it. But your weirdness is the same as the next person- it is just some people choose to hide it.

[@taydertots]

I think it’s cotton seed oil. But yes any seed oils heated you need to add omegas 3 ,6 and 9 to balance out always eat fruit oils instead.. like olive.. or avocado when cooking. Also Joe, - straight up you have to try Del Taco’s Double Del Cheese burger if you like In and out.. it’s legit.

[@nyfan9215]

Dont forget its also very HEALTHY for you. Sugar gives you energy and helps your body recoup.

[@jkbdk6723]

Here in Denmark, we got all the reglular McDonalds, but McDonalds is also doing a collaboration with a few different gourmet chefs (some even got michelin stars), where they make their take on a gourmet burger/fries. 10% more expensive but so much better. They go under the name "homestyle Mcdonalds burger" if anyone wanna have look :)

[@littlejimmy7402]

I worked at McDonald's for 2 years during the 80's, by the end of my time I knew about every thing. The stainless steel tank is a thing, but also; depending on the crew, there is a book that lists every set-up and maintenance task for a McDonald's. One of the tasks is calibrating the soda fountains, at least back then, you'd get in there with a little precision screwdriver and a special measuring cup to set the syrup level. A perfectly set soda fountain at McDonald's makes a huge difference.

[@bradprice8040]

I worked at Burger King in the late 80s and we did the same. Cleaned and sanitized the nozzles every night. There was a test kit like for a swimming pool that you would fill from the machine without the nozzle and it would show the syrup in one tube and the water in the other and you had to adjust to get the right levels. If you pay attention at places you can see the amount of syrup coming out and see when the amounts are different.

[@theroadless]

I installed and serviced C02 tanks at McDonald's. They were one of largest accounts. I can attest to this. It's an absolute nightmare to service McDonald's because of how unconventional their equipment is setup relative to other fast food restaurants

[@zman8340]

I assure you they ain’t doing that now

[@sociopathmercenary]

Apparently there's a section missing for the ice cream machine

[@RetardsOfPaloAlto]

My local Costco’s fountains are obviously different, left unit mixes noticeably less syrup just looking at the stream alone Been this way for maybe 6 months

[@gradybrowning3976]

I was in the restaurant business and used the stainless tanks from Coke and can say it is so much better than the stuff in the plastic bag! Big Difference!

[@Snk13_ty]

Yea I hate coke in plastic bottles or any other soda. It's gross 😝

[@PizzaDave802]

👍

[@Snk13_ty]

@MrKing-qv8rl Damn straight my guy. I love cans too. Better for the environment anyway lol

[@productproducer664]

"Jamie, pull up the video of a bear drinking mcdonalds coca cola"

[@stevensartifacts]

I think it’s the carbonation level. Try a can of seltzer water then try carbonated water from a soda machine. More bubbly and larger bubbles.

[@zackerykrummel1229]

Joe - “I don’t eat McDonald’s but if I did, I’d get a filet o fish.” Also Joe - “I was there last month and got a quarter pounder.”

[@newagain9964]

when hypocrites try to sound holier than tho 😂

[@TVSOUNDSYSTEM]

Joe high AF 😂

[@TheZiaGrower]

10 months ago...

[@metsfanatic6270]

McChicken

[@rockdude4life]

I could eat 5 of them

[@phatfil77]

The difference is that you can set the pressure for the syrup. If you have a even a slightly higher pressure set for the syrup, you get more of the syrup per volume of seltzer water which definitely makes it taste better. The manager used to yell at me for doing it when I worked at McDonald’s because you go through the syrup faster. It makes Sprite taste amazing too.

[@Patrk38]

It makes it taste worse

[@phatfil77]

@@Patrk38 if you love the taste of seltzer water, I guess

[@bravenewchannel4477]

All the machines have those nozzles

[@phatfil77]

@@bravenewchannel4477 and I guarantee the pressure the machine is set to at McDonald’s is higher than the gas station on the corner.

[@mattpinnington4778]

Coke cleans drains. Just saying... "stomach". Don't go overboard on the drink.

[@justinberg3616]

A cold soda from a regular 12oz can definitely tastes 100% better than from a plastic bottle. The carbonation is crisper, and it's more refreshing.

[@GangsterAssRick]

Same as drinking beer from glass vs aluminum can

[@somregularguy]

It makes sense, I used to be a soda addict and Soda has different flavor depending on where and what it comes in, INCLUDING Bottled vs canned, my favorite including now is canned Pepsi, the way the chemicals and ingredients interact make it have a metallic tinge to it compared to the bottle.

[@84kjk]

I’d Take a cold can over a bottle any day.

[@Vigilante80085]

@@84kjkagreed bottle’s definitely have a less satisfying flavor

[@trevorveillette8415]

​@@Vigilante80085for me the satisfaction of a can mostly comes from the simplicity and satisfying pop of the tin, and also the cold touch and condensation on the outside. It's more refreshing than a bottle drink, but bottled drinks pretty much always taste better in my experience.

[@Cenzurat]

Mmm metals and chemicals

[@84kjk]

And what chemicals do you enjoy drinking?

[@peachesnmulder]

Joe, finding the quarter pounder suite is legit. When I finally started taking care of my diabetes I noticed bread was sweet, pecans were sweet, and juice was unbearably. Sweet. Shows you how much our palates have adjusted to the excess amount of sugar in the food that we eat.

[@LindaC616]

Exactly. I have to be careful with salt, so since I have been working with a dietitian, I noticed salt where I would not have in the past. For example, I cannot eat a package of ramen with the entire seasoning packet. If I do, I will wake up in the middle of the night with my mouth all pasty and require several glasses of water.

[@gbxgbxgbx]

It's not a different formula XD - it's just higher syrup concentration. You can buy it for your restaurant.

[@angelakipp4870]

McDonald's usually does NOT get a shipment in via metal containers. Known this across SEVERAL states. To be honest, it's just a bag set at a ratio, and adjusted to taste.

[@janofb]

When I worked at a restaurant, we used to tweak the dispenser to produce more syrup. Tastes like McDonalds today. Other places tweak the syrup to limit the amount of syrup to save money. Then it gets watered down by the ice on top of it.

[@volfied992]

🫡

[@ws8061]

"If we save half a penny on this product we already mark up 600% we can save a dollar a day" lmao.

[@redacted2275]

Do like McDonald's: don't reduce syrup but fill 60% of the cup with ice lol

[@alexgamer1556]

This is why I always tell them no ice, it waters downs the drink and gives you less to drink too.

[@janiceferdinand8612]

I worked at an ice cream shop and we did the same. I always had a sugar hangover while working there.

[@DrBeauHightower]

"You're not supposed to have that much sunflower oil at one time." Me with a bag of bbq sunflower seeds 😮

[@fakelumpz721]

This guy

[@damiandmb2092]

oil and seeds are teo different things. oil takes out all the good stuff for you.

[@realWARPIG]

If you pressed the oil out of that bag of seeds you'd be lucky to get a teaspoon.

[@PisceanDreams-je6vo]

​@@damiandmb2092What about fish oil?

[@Tricky-Dick]

McDonald’s tastes like garbage and the coke is watered down to hell. You can see the fountain pump one shot of coke for every 5 shots of water.

[@BlueLightningHawk]

Listening to this while driving to mcdonald's

[@I.G33]

Dude i really ordered mcdonalds while you guys were talking about it lmao😂😂

[@mcstarling07]

I haven't had McDonald's in a while and this made me go grab a diet coke from their drive through. It was glorious.

[@brianviera9539]

If a Diet Coke from McDonalds tastes glorious...you should go to the ER.

[@beetlejuicekoking1286]

@@brianviera9539not really

[@mitchjames9350]

Pepsi Max is better.

[@beetlejuicekoking1286]

@@mitchjames9350 nah

[@sole__doubt]

I havent had McDonalds since at least 2012. I used to like the hot fudge sundae and the apple pie a lot. I might have to get one of each today... :)

[@ExtremelyOnlineGuy]

Former coke employee. It’s the same with sprite. There’s a specific ratio of how much carbonation, water and syrup is what formulates it in cans bottles etc. the difference is possibly using the stainless steel container along with using more carbonation in some instances to save more of the syrup and in turn giving you more of a bite. You’re essentially getting freshly made beverages when it comes to sodas at McDonald’s. If you ever serviced a freestyle machine you’ll know the difference. When they’re getting low there’s more of a bite until you hit the sweet spot and then eventually it just tastes like bad seltzer. Worked at the world of Coca Cola and Coca Cola corporate for around 5 years in Atlanta.

[@psychobilly42069]

I've been preaching the gospel of how freestyle machines are terrible for years horrible product

[@ExtremelyOnlineGuy]

@@psychobilly42069 they really are especially at wocc. They break every other hour and the insides are disgusting

[@abhinayavi5641]

That's so true, I used to think that it in my head that it's test better in Mcdonalds.

[@zacksaunders7184]

"jamie, pull up that video of the grizzly bear wrestling the quarter pounder"

[@ericsinchina]

I haven't had a 1/4 pounder in ages...but I remember the raw onions being a key ingredient. That's definitely giving some of that sweetness.

[@ethantodd8114]

The patty also has sugars in it, along with the bun

[@bretthilbert8226]

The Big Mac is especially sweet. It sucks bc I used to be addicted to them

[@T-Mo_]

The In-n-Out cheeseburger has 10g of sugar as well.

[@jaketallorlin223]

Haha. Yeah I was hoping Young Jamie would look that up.

[@LindaC616]

Yeah, Joe was way off on that. Can of Coke has 39 g of sugar, so that burger is nowhere near a can of Coke. And it probably is indeed in the ketchup and the bread

[@LavaLiveLava2]

The mcgangbang was a staple of my drunken 20's. Many 1am trips to the dining room lol

[@xFlRSTx]

they use a mix of vegetable and sunflower, you don't need to use all sunflower to get most of the flavor from it, if you deep fry something at home with half sunflower oil and half something neutral you will realize how much it smells like mcdonalds.

[@tidal9]

Had a friend in college who insisted on McDonald's Coke tasting better than anyone else's. I used to laugh at her, but I found out she was absolutely correct.

[@adamhofman4933]

Imo it’s disgusting, coke out of an aluminium can is king!

[@adamhofman4933]

Than again, maybe McDonald’s coke in the US is probably different to Australia.

[@Namedeeznuts]

@@adamhofman4933it’s either pretty good or absolute trash. A fresh soda or a piss flat syrup water

[@halvey8518]

@@adamhofman4933McDonalds coke in the US is definitely different than the UK for sure. The UK has some strict sugar laws on fast food.

[@FormerPessitheRobberfan]

@@halvey8518 Australia =\= UK

[@strings53notlob50]

The concentrated syrup is so sweet and filled with sugar. I grew up with my father owning two ice cream stores which had soda fountains. You can dial in how much of the carbonated water and how much of the syrup gets mixed. We used to have to make sure that the machines dispensing it are calibrated properly. All you are tasting is more sugar.

[@captzoom1778]

The fish is the healthiest thing you can eat in mcdonald's It is all processed on the boat that catch it. Clean it bread it, flash freeze it, and package it all on the ship. It's some of the freshest fish you can get

[@iamChrisAcosta]

As a former high ranking Coke employee, the real reason for why the coke taste better at McDonalds is because they get the original coke recipe which contains a natural product extracted from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca Lam (coca leaves) & scopolamine. I was fired for inhaling these products at work everyday.

[@NathanCline12-21]

Part of my family owns food trailers and when I was young we had the canisters of syrup but the distributors made them change over to the bag in a box. The key is to have clean cold lines and dispenser that is calibrated for the correct mixture.

[@makatron]

I've seen them test the ratio with those split cups, it's interesting.

[@z1g]

I worked as a manager when I was a young punk for a few different fast/quick service restaurants which all sold Coke. All of them had and followed proper cleaning procedures for the soda fountains. They all had a calibration system which was essentially a nozzle that would split the syrup and carbonated water at the fountain into a measuring cup to check the ratios. The differences I could see from what Joe was reading are, the syrup came in plastic liners housed in a sturdy cardboard box rather than steel cans. None of the calibration seemed to account for melting ice, or not that I could remember. That really jumped out at me and makes a lot of sense.

[@tommygunn940]

As an ex McDonald’s manager you are wrong or you are talking about something else completely. Joe Rogan is talking about Coke you are talking about the rest of the soda. The Coke’s soda would come from a stainless steel container. You really think a sturdy cardboard box is going to make something taste better?

[@THETRUTHofYOUTUBE]

do you still maage mcndonalds?

[@elijahbowen1599]

I also used to work at a McDonald's on the west coast, no sodas came in any metal canister. Everything was in bags in boxes like every other restaurant

[@z1g]

@@THETRUTHofKZbin I'm a network engineer and I'm not your manager if that is what you are asking.

[@z1g]

@@tommygunn940 The Co2 comes in a metal cylinder. The syrup comes in a plastic liner in a cardboard box. That is the way it is for most restaurants. I am not making the point that cardboard box makes it taste better rather the opposite. I am saying McDonalds using the stainless steel containers to keep is part of the difference. Please learn to read.

[@matthewbesson2770]

IDK I worked at a small fried restaurant chain in Winnipeg in the 90's and at A&W around the same time. Both got fountain soda in tanks.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Filet o fish is probably the purest item at McDonald's.

[@rksh5985]

i love how joe can go from a very serious conversations in a episode, to talking about mcdonald's coke in a different episode, and also find a way to mention bears in every other episode,

[@mrgregw]

Who gives a sh*t about the subject of this clip. It's free advertising for both Coke and McD's. Tom's just a corporate kiss ass for his sponsors.

[@twerkysandwich64]

He makes the best bear noises. I don't think there's even another podcaster that makes bear or elk noises lol

[@95Sn95]

To do Tom a solid

[@brodienorton7965]

It's to do with coming from the tanks, alcohol for example can be exactly the same but out of a bottle is always better than out of a can

[@keith3946]

2:05 Every guy needs to hear this from a really good party girl at least once in their lives.

[@fleabag2mr.151]

Work at McD's as a manager in the late 70's. Water is filtered and chilled before dispensing. Nosels are calibrated for water to syrup ratio weekly. Straws are wider but not for the soda but to make shakes easier to drink. I always keep extra McD straws in my car if I get a shake at a different restaurant 😂

[@yabadabadoo72]

So do you notice how their food taste different than in the 70s than today? I swear it used to be better quality..

[@heidi7151]

​@@yabadabadoo72 Maybe you were younger, had more taste buds then, and a simpler palette!

[@yabadabadoo72]

@@heidi7151 perhaps that is the case.

[@2alsen]

@@yabadabadoo72 don't think so, I think you are right, happens with so much food

[@yabadabadoo72]

@@2alsen Ya to bad mythbusters is gone. They could have solved this..Need a time masheen.

[@v4skunk739]

Coke also tastes way better in the glass bottles than a can or plastic bottle, the difference in taste is huge.

[@LindaC616]

Agreed!

[@RikuLeppanen]

This is true! I have noticed this also here in Europe.

[@dmoo8121]

So stoned, sounds like a conversation I've had a thousand times.

[@The-Dom]

There's actually dozens of different blends of bottled/canned coke depending on the region. There's at least half a dozen throughout the US with varying sweetness and carbonation etc tailored over the years to the preferred taste of the locals.

[@jorgejefferson8251]

During the mid 70's, I worked in a NBA basketball arena for a food service company. All the soft drinks including Coke came in stainless steel tanks, which were then hooked to the dispensers. The use now of plastic bags to store the mixtures must be something from the recent couple of decades.

[@RyanMeaux]

I have one mom and pop convient store near me that still has a dispenser machine that uses the mini kegs. They told me Coke is forcing them to upgrade. So sad. So good your teeth hurt.

[@hattorihanzo2275]

Worked at a KFC summer of '98. All of the syrup was bagged and in a box like Dollar General wine.

[@nhinged]

Might Be a US thing cause in Australia when I worked pretty sure they was all in the syrup packages

[@TonaldDrump686]

⁠​⁠ @@hattorihanzo2275 did fast food from 94-95. We had stainless tanks of syrup and bags of ketchup

[@roboninja3194]

What do ya think is cheaper, stainless steel tanks or plastic bags? 😉

[@mershispatientzero6355]

This is the clip you cut and picked? Must’ve been a bang up episode

[@jwprimetime9795]

Tom is so right! I don’t drink much soda but when I do it’s a coke from McDonald’s. Nothing like it!

[@The.world.has.gone.crazy...]

In Europe its the other way around, at McDonald's they do more water in it.

[@samdoss1736]

Mexican coke in the glass bottle is the best

[@nuckels188]

Fountain soda in general is horrible

[@ricky-cg3it]

It’s because the fresh Coca Cola syrup is mixed with the carbonated water as the employee gets it from the fountain

[@tonyg5132]

I don’t drink soda anymore but this video and the comments are making me want to now lol

[@matthewflesher3438]

The "mexican coke" that comes in glass bottles is made with cane sugar. It is the best!!!

[@johngalt671]

The Mexican coke was and is being made with corn syrup and was and is falsely labeling the sweetener as cane sugar.

[@Emanuel-XIII]

This is the best Coca Cola 💯

[@matthewflesher3438]

@@johngalt671 then why does it taste so different?

[@LindaC616]

​@@matthewflesher3438my guess is glass bottles. I don't drink soda with sugar, and really don't drink much soda at all, so I have never tried it. But soda in glass bottles always tasted better. Do a taste test where you buy the Mexican and the regular in glass bottles, put them in the fridge, have someone pour a little bit of each out and see if you can tell the difference

[@FerristotheBueller]

@@LindaC616 Corn syrup is trash lol. The coke in Mexico is made with sugar. It's definitely better lol. It's hilarious and embarrassing to see how sheltered Americans are by gloating over high fructose corn syrup, yikes.

[@mikeellis7499]

yooo this conversation is KILLLINGGG me 🤣🤣🤣

[@liverpoolfanatic8064]

I literally wonder every time why that shit tastes like liquified gold

[@lucidjamesofficial]

Wendy's has some good burgers also can't forget the baconator

[@tomstarcevich1147]

🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔😊😊😊

[@alegator7249]

I agree. I've done lines in the bathroom at Burger King, Wendy's, etc. and the clean bathroom countertops at McDonalds makes the Coke sooooo much better.

[@enjoimovies]

Exactly! I feel like Jamie’s looking shit up skills have taken a sever decline in the last 6 months

[@paulshizzledizzle6180]

Haha

[@FwUoNrNlYd]

It's the filtered water, thats what makes it so good all they need to do to make it better is make it dispense syrup with the ice so when it melts it will be stronger orrrr put syrup in the ice cubes so whn it melts its not watered down

[@Jstars200]

Even in Sweden, the coke at mcdonalds is the best. But also the crushed ice adds to it

[@chrisfrank2664]

This is something my friends and I have talked about since we were kids, over 30+ years now., and still do if it comes up. Or whenever anyone goes to McDonalds which is not often. Its amazing this is a topic on a show with audience of millions across the country, or worldwide.

[@richardoverby8044]

There is a machine called a Multiplex. It has a large ice bath, all the soda syrup runs through coils in this ice bath. The carbonators to make carbonated water are submerged in this ice bath as well. Colder water absorbs more CO2. This delivers a cold syrup and carbonated water at the soda machine where it mixes when it comes out the valve. The stainless steel tanks for Coke are called bulk syrup tanks that are permanent vessels 8n the restaurant, used only because they sell so much coke. The delivery truck for food also refills these bulk Coke tanks.

[@HeartLancer]

The McGangbang was the meal of my high school years. It’s a McChicken stuffed in the middle of a McDouble. Still pretty popular where I live.

[@tenfold9769]

The unwritten thing no one ever talked about for years 👌🏽✊🏾

[@DougFunnyFrozenDrink]

You can “brix” the fountain unit, which means adjusting the syrup to carbonated water ratio to make it sweeter/stronger.

[@podunkest]

God I've known about this forever as both a coca cola addict and a former chef/restaurant manager. There are 100% places where, if the soda is off, I guarantee it's because their settings are off on their fountain machine for the ratio of syrup to carbonated water. It's also true that chilling both the syrup and the water make a big difference in how the Coke tastes and some places, depending on the quality of their distributors etc. even get expired syrup, which tastes off but won't kill you. Idk if anyone has ever accidentally grabbed an expired bottle of coca cola but the shitty gas stations in the poor area I grew up in always sold expired bottles and I used to think I just didn't like Coke until I started getting fresh bottles more consistently. It tastes awful, like almost skunky a little bit.

[@pauljohnson2478]

yeah that is interesting about the temperature during mixing. There must be volatile falvonoids that get boiled out by non-chilled water, or something braeks down. Some of the flavour is from plant material (coca). Due to the acidic nature of the drink, the 'best before' shelf life is probably at an upper limit or over it. When I worked at Coca Cola Amatil in Aus as a distributer, there was a huge shipment of Pump bottled water that was full of algea. Rule of thumb was if you can't see the floating gunk, ship it. It's really an interesting take on how QA works, big business is very keen to peddle crap and poison without a care in the world beyond their bottom line.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

The worst Coke I ever had was in Mexico. Coke has different formulas for different country's. The formula in the US is sugar overload, while the ones we got in Mexico weren't sweet enough & made me realize they change it depending on the people consuming it. In America everything is over seasoned & over sweetened, other country's don't ruin their food & drinks that way

[@mikescorpio13]

@@nolongerblocked6210 you should try the watery Pepsi from KFC...its a disgrace to that majestic beverage

[@gen_extorter1358]

The coke at mds is proprietary formulated and put into specific stainless steel containers and the containers are dedicated to only coke from specific bottling facilities of the coca cola industry. It has been this way for decades and will continue. Best coke will always come from mds! If only mds were to supply thier ice cream machines and end that dark side of mds were it would end that ice cream dilemma!

[@eliazararevalo6924]

First off, my moms restaurant has a machine and it was delivered in stainless steel. It’s just slightly more syrup.

[@goldenlizard92]

I actually heard from a high-school chemistry teacher (this was over a decade ago) who mentioned working a job checking the filters on the soda fountains in various establishments that one of the reasons McDonald's has good Coca-Cola is that they generally keep their filters clean and their fountains in good operating condition (essentially the opposite of their ice cream machines). It's amazing how many factors affect the quality of a product that appears so "simple", but perhaps this is just another example of all the things we have come to take for granted as a society.

[@tinalovvecamp]

in the 80's we had to calibration of all drink stations on a weekly basis water to syrup ratio

[@TheEd0206]

My grandpa once visited a factory that made Mcdonald's bun in Japan decades ago. The secret to why their buns are so soft is because they put a lot of sugar in it.

[@1x0x]

shocker

[@vanpeters9751]

Sugar cookies aren't soft though

[@Sourwhatup]

​@@vanpeters9751 you do know that soft cookies are soft because of HOW they are baked... It's faster under cooked cookies. Lol

[@TheEd0206]

@@vanpeters9751 There's baking soda in it

[@lilljacob]

I find those 330ml glas bottles the best tasting, on vacation in Florida I could taste chlorine in the soda.

[@Itsthatguy24]

Dr. Pepper from Sonic is top tier

[@ThaBEN_NL]

I worked at a meat factory that makes fast food snacks like hamburger patties (also some for McDonald's in my country like the "McKroket") and all kinds of other meat snacks that you can grill or deep fry. A lot of these items you can buy at fast food chains/restaurants and also at the local grocery store for the normal consumer. I was surprised to learn that the recipes for these same items were actually different for the local grocery store. They get a lesser quality version than what the fast food chains and restaurants will get.

[@tObito687]

ofc they do. if you could make a high quality menu item at home then mcdonalds will run out of business

[@JacobSW.]

​@@tObito687high quality menu?? Hahaha bro no way

[@chinqlinq89]

Assuming you’re from Netherlands? You guys probably have much stricter requirements for what you can sell as food compared to the US 😂

[@Josh-cw8by]

@@JacobSW. Definitely not a high quality menu. However, contrary to your best friend that dropped out in grade 6's claim that McDonalds uses bad meat, McDonalds is grade A on the meat quality scale. Places like Taco bell, or any "Mexican" fast food joint is at the bottom. Worst of the worst meat.

[@redrumreverse964]

“McKroket” is the most Dutch thing McDonalds could have made lmfao

[@juliasmith3406]

Joe might not be paid by McDonald’s, but we know that Tom has been heavily sponsored by them!

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

That's a big sponsor

[@drugaddictwithknowledge9603]

Remember the McDonald’s studio hahahahaha

[@RKLS90]

I really don’t drink pop at all but as soon as they mentioned this I instantly thought THEYRE RIGHT. The few times I’ve had coke from McDonald’s I actually enjoy it compared to any other time I’ve drank it

[@kismetrina]

Haven't watched any JRE this year. Really glad to see that Tom is taking care of himself. He looks good

[@pear8head118]

When you have a restaurant, you can design your flavor however you would like. They typically decide how much ice they plan to use her beverage size. Once you establish that, you can decide on the mixture of your soda. I personally don't like ice in my drinks. So I use a weaker mixture for my soda. That is designed with little to no ice. If you want to use a lot of ice (to save money) you design a stronger mixture. Then when the ice dilutes it, it tastes better.

[@gmarefan]

Why is ice cheaper than water?

[@pear8head118]

@@gmarefan it takes the place of more soda syrup. Not necessarily water.

[@johnnyblade6088]

The amount of syrup should always be the same, not adjusted. Mcdonald's does not need to "save money", when it's making millions.

[@gmarefan]

@@pear8head118 except they are saying the syrup is more concentrated for when the ice melts. So the only thing the ice is replacing is water.

[@drayke8886]

McD has a ratio 4.75-5.1 for coke I believe and it's checked every week and there is no such thing like weaker ratio for drinks without ice

[@mnl8194]

TheMcGangBang - no way LMAO

[@killerjuggaloboy6517]

I know I know my dad used to work fast food and he told me what I always expected that they just throw water in and then there's basically a flavoring bag they ad to it and then the machine ads all the carbonation as it comes out and from there it's soda that why you see clear and color when you get a fountain soda

[@marcjohn9404]

There's a lot of different little things that they do, and that's the attention to detail that made McDonald's an empire. They're an incredibly consistent business with consistent restaurants.

[@grumpyunicorn3069]

So… one of the most interesting things I experienced when going Keto was when I stopped Keto I had a huge taste sensitivity to sugar! Bread was sooooo sweet, nuts like pecans tasted sweet, and fruit was almost too sweet. I remember my first sip of a soda afterwards and it had no flavor just tasted like sugar. I like going Keto for short periods of time just because it keeps me from sliding back into having too much sugar on a regular basis.

[@LindaC616]

I think that that is what is happening to Joe, too. A can of Coke has 39 g of sugar, and that burger only had 10.

[@GT-pl1wx]

I experienced the same! Even pizza tastes like candy after keto. Too much sugar everywhere.

[@makatron]

Once you've been in strict keto for a moth even carrots are way too sweet, like they were dipped in sugar.

[@weirdshibainu]

Weird how that works. I've gone soda free for 3 months and at times I really want a Coke. What's weird is when you really start reading labels about sugar content and find many of the "healthy" drinks and food have as much if not more sugar than a Coke. Pomegranate Juice contains 31 grams of sugar per 8 ounces. A Coke contains 26 grams.

[@mmc577]

I did six days of keto. One day a week I kicked myself out of keto from beer. For three months. I stopped then as I ended up being underweight. It's interesting because calories were irrelevant. I was eating to my hears content but the weight kept falling off. Carbs are an androgenic. So keto is not ideal Perma way of living if you value building strength efficiently. But if you want to lose weight fast, it's the way to go.

[@Anonymous...............]

I use to work at McDonald’s and there is an allotted time that the food can be served. It’s so close to expiration you can literally watch it expire if not sold minutes before alloyed time frames.

[@Trentgr]

i work at mcdonald’s and the coke tanks i rarely see them change but might be cause i work afternoon idk but the diet coke comes in the bags

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

I worked at a McDonald's in the early 2000's. When they say that they filter the water, they don't mean they have one filter at the beginning of the water supply. There was a wall at my McDonald's that had something like 7 different filters before it got to the soda machines. There was nothing in that water by the time it turned into coke.

[@huberticusrex]

Wtf is in your local water...

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

@huberticusrex Normal water. That's just how much they wanted to filter it

[@SullySupa]

@@huberticusrex Ever test your water with a PPM meter? The whole purpose of their filtration system is consistency between locations. A coke from McDs will taste the same in NYC, LA, Houston, Miami, Saudi Arabia, China, etc.

[@j_freed]

@@huberticusrex what's in your municipal water supply is often what you flushed out your kitchen sink, your washing machine, your toilet… plus overland pollution, industrial waste and boat traffic. It's safe and sterile enough to drink (stomach acids also destroy any microorganisms) but it's gonna taste weird in a beverage compared to naturally or artificially filtered water. I bought a bottle of Evian water this week for a joke, I actually think it tastes better than my local springwater. A clean environment filters water really well.

[@mstone-wd7kc]

Like an RO filter… ffs, man

[@toolsixsixsix]

McDonalds never knows that the sprite can is empty, and they are just serving corbonated water until you tell them.

[@Higharcent]

I worked at McDonald’s and it’s literally a bag inside of a box 🤣