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"Apple Fries" rant
To process an apple with a peel off product would require you to peel and core each apple to remove the seeds , stem, blossum and skin. The normal loss is 35% of the original apple weight and the number of apples you would have to use to create say one pound of a finished fry cut would be determined on the size of the original apple and its quality. They would not need a genetically modified apple nor do they use a genetically modified potato that is peeled and cut up to create a potato "french fry" Both use a machine that cut many other products that must be diced or cut to length or even into say a cube like a diced carrot. I am impressed with the ease of eating the peeled apple "Fry Cut" Apple of Burger King. There is no more waste in doing this than say making your home made apple sauce or a slice or dice of apple for your apple pie. I am impressed with what Burger King has developed to allow us all to have our "Apple a Day" with little effort involved in consuming a product that is good for all to eat.
"Apple Fries" rant
I agree with you , why does it matter what shape they are if they taste good. Then why complain as to the cut that is used. Plus with peel off product the ease of eating the apple CUT becomes a plus versus a Peel left on Product. Ease of eating does come into play as we have become lazy even in our "speed of consumption" for any food product. If the texture is too hard or too soft we then have other issues as well. Taste really is the key as back in the mid 80's I was involved in developing some of the first fresh cut sliced apples with the peel left on. The chemicals and process that we used caused the end sliced product to taste like Rocket Fuel yet it had a longer shelf life than the current product being used by most fresh sliced apple manufactures. Regardless of the "Cut" the taste , texture , and ease of eating comes into play and what I see in the "Fry Cut" allows the person of any age group to enjoy the Apple "Cut" regardless of shape of texture. You also do not have to allow a partially eaten apple to oxidize or turn brown while you go about eating the rest of your meal only to come back to a apple that has turned brown and thus ends up being thrown away because of that. More power to Burger King for coming up with a fresh cut that is easy to eat and allows for the ease of all to eat. Thank you Potomac Bob for you comment about the shape of this product. Taste and a nutritious product should be what we all desire to pay our money for.
"Apple Fries" rant
I went to 4 different BKings the other day and finally was able to purchase the apple fry. I too thought when I first heard of the apple fries being developed at Burger King that they would be Fried like a Potato French Fry. I was pleased to find a peel off "French Fry Cut of Apple" that had been treated with Vit C and was easier to eat than a Peel on Slice of Apple. If this product allows for an increase in the consumption of fresh fruit more power to what is going on at Burger King with this new "Fry Cut" of a Fresh Cut apple. Yes they have to make money like every other business in our Country. If this is a way to increase the profit then keep trying new cuts and or recipies just like this chowhound site allows for us all to trade back and forth our own different ways of producing and putting food on our plates or someone else's plate. Maybe school lunch will be able to offer a fry cut or slice of apple that won't require the core and peel to be thrown away to the tune of 30% of the whole apple that is recovered when processing this product let alone pay to throw the core etc. away. I have tried to make fried apples at home and would rather work on a battered and baked slice or fry than a deep fat fried item. How about a bite of apple that is good for your teeth and has a nutritional value for you too. I would be open to any recipe that would work with a piece of fruit inside to enjoy with the baked on batter to boot. This is a great site to explore new foods and frontiers where we can eat and allow others to enjoy what we eat.
