McDonald's is giving customers an inside look at one of the factories that makes its french fries.
The company released a video Monday starring former "MythBusters" co-host Grant Imahara, who tours a Simplot factory that makes, freezes, and ships McDonald's fries.
The process begins with trucks unloading pounds of potatoes onto a conveyer belt at the factory.
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Next, the potatoes are skinned, washed and fed into tube with high-pressure water.
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On the other side of the blades, the fries are covered in sugar. Koko Neher, the production planner at the Simplot factory, says the sugar is to "make sure we get a consistent color no matter what time of the year it is."
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Then the fries are partially cooked and flash frozen, as shown in the clip below.
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At the end of the process, the fries are packaged and sent to McDonald's restaurants around the country, where the cooking process is completed and the fries are salted.
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Finally, the fries are ready to be served.
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