Can I make McDonald's Big Mac FASTER than ordering one?

Today, we see if I can make McDonald's famous Big Mac faster at home!

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Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A7C
Voice recorded on Shure MV7
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[hikaz]

The concept of this series is cool, however I think my favorite part about this series is how easy it is to cook along. There are very few cuts and we get to see the prep. I literally cooked at the same time this video was going with very few pauses and a few alterations. It almost works as a cooking tutorial as well. great work.

[Jstanley]

Ethan is like an evolved version of an absentee dad. He sends YOU out for food and then moves to Paris

[paulellis]

Can't believe the ketchup went in the fridge after that speech haha! Great work mate that burger looked amazing!

[apologeticanarchist]

It would be interesting if you broke down the cost as well to compare price of homemade vs fast food

[afxtal]

He's going to be so mad tomorrow when he finds his ketchup in the fridge.

[TheOneWhoSimps]

Your bro taking the car when you can see the restaurant from your apartment is the most American thing I've ever seen 🦅🦅🦅🦅

[NarlepoaxIII]

Having worked at McDonald's, I can share a bit of useless info:

The small patties are _really_ small. They're a tenth of a pound before cooking. The restaurant I worked at referred to them as "ten-to-one" patties, or "tens" for short.

EDIT: 1/10 lbs is around 45 grams, so the 100g patties Ethan went with were more than twice as much meat as the official burger patties.

[ExternusArmy]

As an ex-McDonalds Manager, I have to say this is all wrong. You didn’t use infinitely shelf-stable dehydrated onions, buns that have gone rock hard as they sat in the toaster for 13 minutes, overcooked meat without the seasoning, the pickles are still on the sandwich instead of in the side of the box, and at least 14 too many squirts of Mac sauce. It’s a good approximation though.

[leme]

"Not even a 2 minute drive"
True, it took 4 minutes.

[djkillermemestar]

Ethan: I like my ketchup room temp
Also Ethan: Puts it in the fridge at 5:22

Had me laugh

[kyliejennerkendall]

Your brother seems like such a genuinely great guy - don’t be shy letting him join future videos! Keep up the good work bro.

[anamericancookinspain]

Loved this video. As an American cook and recipe writer living in Spain with an overly-large monthly McDonald's budget, I have and will always be in love with the tiny size of the patties in the Big Mac. I always get mine with extra cheese. I loved the former McDonald's worker who mentioned they call the patties "tens" for a tenth of a pound. Doesn't bother me one bit--For me, its all about the ratios...

[tomasztriebel]

There is a french/german dish which originated in the Alsace region (most eastern French region). In germany its called Flammkuchen and translates to "flame cake". It is almost as popular here in germany as pizzas and also resembles one in its form, but has a different dough. Would love to see one in your videos! Maybe not ideal for the "faster" format, but definitly very interesting.

[Vaesse]

As you were pulling out the ingredients, I was reciting in my head, "two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun." One fast food sandwich I'll never forget the ingredients to.

[ImEmpTy]

This is basically like Josh Weissman’s But Faster but i prefer these format of videos when i’m looking for something to learn as a home cook. Josh’s vids had descended into tiktok-esque reels realm which i’m not really keen to

[lancemyers]

Your cleaning habits are amazing! Whenever I cook I'm the same way and I always felt weird for doing that, but I think a clean and clutter-free counter is well worth the few seconds of time it takes to put something away when you are done using it or don't need that ingredient anymore. I'm a new subscriber and I can't wait to watch the rest of your content now. Keep up the amazing work Ethan!

[SzaboB]

Some ideas for this series (which I love, thank you ;) ):
- Greek Gyros (on a plate, without a pita)
- Some chinese takeout, here in Hungary I like is "chicken with bamboo(?)", "chicken sechuan". I like them with regular rice but they are great with fried pasta as well
- We all have these big restaurants here as well: McDonalds, Burger King, KFC. KFC grander sandwich would be great :) It's too spicy for me anyway.
- I am not sure which dessert could be covered maybe french toast, pancakes and crepes can fit this style

[floppsymoppsy]

Ohmygosh.... my sister and her husband were highschool sweethearts and when they 1st got married they would buy 2 bottles of ketchup one for the pantry and one for the fridge because neither would yield. 20+ years and 5 kids later they still buy 2 bottles of ketchup ☺️

[jamescassar]

They say and you can actually speak to Alex the French Guy on this that Baguette Jambon is one of the best "simple" things in France. Is it worth the price and time to go get one? Or is it better and faster to actually do it yourself?

[lightscameranettie]

This is fun! I also applaud your setting a great example for cleaning as you go - it's great for my kids to see, who enjoy watching too!