Big change to the way Macca’s cooks and serves its classic burgers

McDonald’s has shaken up the way they cook and serve their classic burgers — assuring dubious fans they’re “better than ever”.

If you’re a huge fan of Macca’s and the way they serve their burgers, you might want to stop reading now.

The fast-food giant has revealed it’s changing the way it cooks its burgers, and it’s sure to change the taste of their signature patty.

From now on, all patties cooked in McDonald’s Australia will be seared for precisely 40 seconds to ensure the meat is the “juiciest patty our customers have ever had”.

Restaurants will also cook onions on the same grill as the meat to add flavour, serve cheese “perfectly” melted and add an extra squeeze of special sauce to their famous Big Mac’s. All of this served on a softer, freshly toasted bun.

McDonald's Australia is the first country globally to introduce the fast-food giant’s new method of cooking and serving burgers. Picture: McDonald’s

But if you’re worried your beloved burger is about to change forever, McDonald’s Australia vice-president Sharon Paz told news.com.au the shake-up would ensure the taste was better than ever.

“We’ve undertaken extensive research, testing and trials as we’ve developed our new restaurant processes and are confident our customers will agree our burgers taste better than ever before,” Ms Paz said.

She added this major change to the way food was prepared, cooked and served was being rolled out first in Australia, describing Macca’s classic burgers as “hotter, juicier and tastier” than they’ve ever been.

“We’re proud of the quality of the food we serve, but we’re always looking for ways to give our customers the best-tasting burgers we can. Over the last 18 months, we’ve spent countless hours optimising how we prepare, cook and serve our classic burgers to give our customers hotter, juicier and tastier Big Macs, Quarter Pounders and Cheeseburgers,” Ms Paz added.

While the jury is still out on the new and improved Macca’s burgers, the company hasn’t always got it right when introducing new recipes and practices to their chains.

In April this year, McDonald’s took a second stab at its limited edition Wagyu beef burger, bringing it back despite facing pretty harsh criticism first time around.

They also found themselves in a bit of a pickle over their April Fool’s Day prank. Despite not actually creating the pickle burger, fans desperately wanted it — causing Macca’s to be a little red-faced.

However, when trialling some items, fans have lapped it up — such as a new veggie burger currently being tested in South Australia thanks to customer demand.

Only time will tell if the changes are loved — or loathed — by burger fans.

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