arrgh!limp! grrrrrrr.

@Hatley (163776)
Garden Grove, California
March 25, 2013 2:50pm CST
I looked at my plate full of french fries and they looked pretty good nicely golden not really like I like them but I picked up one and it sort of dangled from my fingers. Limp and not even very warm arrgh! I ate them as I was hungry and had already eaten the cheeseburger. My taste buds almost revolted as they were limp not crispy.I mean hey come on if you are going to make french fries get them crispy as nobody even here in Gold Crest likes them to dangle limply.We want crunchy.Americans love their french fries crispy your take mylotters.
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
26 Mar 13
Who does like it limp? when i make fries i want to eat them right away especially when it is a bit hot because it stays crisp..
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
hi jazel juan thats o ne of the problems is that they make up so many plates that by the time they get to us the fries are getting cool and limp . It wpuld be better if they worked inn smaller batches
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Mar 13
they should have some kind of insulated plates like in the hospital. that place needs some upgrades. they are trying to skimp on you alls money so they can have more themselves
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
26 Mar 13
One fast food chain can keep up, often times a lot of people is in line and they could keep the fries fresh and crispy. I just don't order it for delivery as well they do get soggy after wards.
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@celticeagle (168203)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 13
Well, I am an American and I don't care for them to be really crispy. I like just barely crispy and then soft inside. My taste buds LOVE potatoes and the oven baked kind my daughter makes are my favorite. Tender and cooked perfectly for these old taste buds.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Mar 13
hi celtikceagle oh I love baked potatoes with sour cream in them and thats on ething that they d o well here only thing is they give us these huge baked potatoes and as a diabetic if I eat all of one its going to raise my blood sugar lolO I also love my potatoes and I guess being raised on a farm with my parents the farmer type I ate potatoes from an early age. lol
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@celticeagle (168203)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 13
I'm not really big on sour cream but I do love REAL butter on a baked potato and some chives. Yum! I was born in the state of Famous Potaoes--Idaho! And as proud of it as my Irish and Native American heritage. I would live two weeks with diabetis. I can't not eat chocolate, and all the goodies. I'm so bad!
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• Philippines
26 Mar 13
celticeagle, my favorite are those oven baked too. I feel the fried ones get soggy because of the oil. I mean they're crispy at first and then they get soggy after a while, so you have to eat them fast. Oven baked ones are less crispy but don't get that soggy too. I love them with sour cream, and with sour cream and chives. And I like wedges too. Relieves hunger faster.
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@urbandekay (18278)
26 Mar 13
That to which you refer are called chips. French fried potatoes are slices of potato shallow fried often with garlic. Americans may love chips but I doubt, judging by McVomits, if they have ever had a good one. To make really good chips you need to deep fry in fat or oil so hot it almost explodes when the chips are lowered in. When the ebullience of the reaction has slowed, remove the chips and let the oil reheat. This should be repeated several times. Purists insist they should be cooked in goose fat. The result the perfect chips, crisp and crunchy on the outside, light and fluffy inside all the best, urban
@urbandekay (18278)
27 Mar 13
If you call chips, french fries, what do you call french fried potatoes? all the best, urban
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Mar 13
potato chips of course lol lol ?American English you know lol
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi urbandekay oh right you call them chips we call them french fries and oh my mom used to make the best french fries or chips with deep frying as she got tge oil really hot and it did not take long to make enough for the whole family either and oh they were so good,.yum
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
26 Mar 13
Complain to the management. They did not have the oil hot enough.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
26 Mar 13
I learned about frying food from my maternal grandmother. She said if the oil is not hot enough, the oil gets soaked into the food and it gets limp and greazy. You should also fire your dietrician.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi dont think we all h ave not thought about that really and i do t hink someone needs tolteach thesw Mexicans how to make American food at times too. .
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
suspenseful Yes thats it is it not but complaining to the management here is like talking to ones self for all the good it does.they always seem to wish wash things to get out of what we complain about.we have a dietitian who has about as much common sense as a bedbug.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
26 Mar 13
I like big, fat steak fries, but, yeah, they should be crispy on the outside even if they are soft and potato-y good on the inside... And hot. They should be hot!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
oh big fat steak fries and they could do those too if they just would,i think one of the problems is the number of people they serve as the plates by the time they get around to all of us the food is becoming less and less hot.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
26 Mar 13
I wish you could afford to live in a place like where my mom lived...
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
hi yes me too or be able to a gain cook for myself but thats not likely to ha ppen, lol
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
27 Mar 13
You're right, most like them crispy. Well cooked at least, not limp or soggy! I think I would eat them but not be satisfied with that meal. I don't like to eat food that isn't good.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi echoforever an hor after JI ate them I had the worst indigestion so wished I had seen the menu earlier so I had time to order a ham and cheese sandwich instead bujt I did not see it in time to put in my order. .
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Mar 13
hi echoforever yes if I had been earlier I could have ordered a ham and cheese sandwich instead and whoever makes the sandwiches does do a good job with them. plus someveggies.
• United States
29 Mar 13
That's too bad you couldn't order something that didn't make you feel worse. Next time maybe pass on the limp french fries.
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
26 Mar 13
Well, this is becoming the issue even when you go to fast food places anymore, is getting some french fries that you can really enjoy and taste fresh. In a place like that, it is especially hard unless they do every plate seperately. Honestly, I enjoy mine most of the time freshly made but if you can get them fresh they aren't too bad other ways.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi tina sometimes i will get them here and they are perfect but they do make them ahead so it just depends on where they start to deliver the plates. those who get them first usually get the perfect fries too.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
26 Mar 13
Hi Hatley, I am not a fan of french fries. But when hungry I eat anything and do not care whether it is cold and limpy.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi all yes I ate them as i was hungry then an hour later i had indigeston and took several hu rs for it to fade awa y.
• United States
27 Mar 13
Even if it is bad I don't always want to eat it though!
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@MandaLee (3764)
• United States
30 Mar 13
Hi Hatley, I love crispy french fries. Who wants to eat cold, limp, fries? Nobody! I hope you have a wonderful Spring!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
31 Mar 13
hi mandalee thanks I shall do that and the next time the menu reads french fries I will also have a ham and cheese sandwich in case the fries are again limp,.
@kprofgames (3091)
• United States
26 Mar 13
Well regardless of it's texture it should at least be warm! I think I'm the odd person out here. I don't like french fries
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi kprofgames thats okay as I do not think they are all that good for us anyway. I did have ind igestion for several hours before it abatred.yuck
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
27 Mar 13
You are a much better person than I am because if I was served french fries in the condition that your french fries were served to you in, I would have had to have left them on the plate because limp french fries are one of the things that I cannot eat under any circumstances. I feel like we are often disappointed when we are served institution food because those people that are doing the cooking don't really care and know that there will be very few people that will complain because at least they do have food to eat.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Mar 13
hi dorannwin and when we do complain for whatever reason it seems to go in one ear and out the other as very few ch anges are made, Thenext time we have limp oned I willjust nbot eatthem as they gave me indigestion for several hours too. ot worth it.
• India
28 Mar 13
HAPPY HOLI Thanks for sharing, Mom, i am so fond of fried crunchy foods, to day is Holi, my daughter in law made Puri, it is kind of tortilla deep fried in oil, other members want them soft, but i hard, crunchy, it has its own taste.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Mar 13
hi oh I did want to explain i will answer your message to me in due time but I need for my son to give me a good photo of myself that I can send to you email so I did not just forget your message. also I love food crunchy I did read s bit about Holi as its a festival of colors if I am not mistaken? tell me more,. love hatley here.
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Mar 13
I like crispy french fries too, when fries are soggy I won't eat them. I don't like home made fries for that reason, they never come out crispy enough unless their charcoal practically. Lol. And I don't like soggy and soft fries, yuck!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Mar 13
hi LovingMy babies oh I agree but I was hungry so I ate them and now they feel like a big soggy ball in my tummy yuck. lo If they cannot makg them crisy I wish they would not do it at all as really they are not that digestible either,.
• United States
27 Mar 13
If you make homemade fries, LovingMyBabies, the best way to get them crispy is to cut the potatoes in the fries, then let them sit in a bowl of cold, salted water for about a half hour to an hour. Then dry off and fry. Guaranteed crispy!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hik timetravel thats the way my mom used to make them and I had forgotten that thanks.
• United States
26 Mar 13
I like french fries both ways, crunchy but I also like the limp ones to as long as they are hot and I have something to dip them in. Ketchup or whatever. But cold fries....bleh. They at least need to be warm or I would try and get them to warm them up.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi Elvis fat chance of anyone warming them up for us here but next time I will order a ham and cheese sanwich first so I can skip the fries really.as you have to order several hours ahead of time.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
25 Mar 13
I know how you feel i order French fries at work sometimes and when I get them and go eat them their soggy. My fries have to be cooked perfectly, I like them crispy as well. Mcdonalds has good fries though if you get them fresh.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
hi blondie yes I love them if they arecrispy and golden brown with just a little salt on them. I like burger Kings better myself, Those today here at Gold Crest gave me indigestion
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
25 Mar 13
Crispy on the outside, but slightly limpish... :)
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
hi dawn yes I agree that they should be tender enough that they will not break ones teeth ol ,
@artemeis (4194)
• China
26 Mar 13
Are you sure you had French Fries? More like grease sticks to me and you should stay away from it for your health concerns. I think they become soft and greasy once they cool down. I like them hot and crispy.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hi artemeis yes you are about right and yes those were definitely indigestible as I found out after I HAD EATEN THEM. Yes but as that was all we had after the cheese burger and I was hungry so I ate them ,.this is a retirement center and we have not a lot of choices as I did not order a sandwich earlier,.next time I will know better
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Mar 13
sounds like they didnt cook them long enough and they were either home made or those cheapo type frozen from the store. ive gotten frozen ones that were cheap that ended up so greasey right from the bag and you cant cook them in the oven and get them done enough to sap out all that grease. so i bet that was it. i no longer like to buy the cheap ones for that reason. i cant handle deep fried things either and they probably are not supposed to deep fry because of delicate stomachs yet, they likely do buy the cheap fries. those wont bake up right and yes they lay on your stomach. yuk. i hate that dont have some kind of menu there for people that dont/cant eat certain things.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Mar 13
hnik bunnybon oh right there is but you must get your order in before tolol lolng and i was too late to order a han anb cheese sandwich as they do okay on them, next time I will read the menu e arly enought to order a sandwich with the vegetables. i had forgot that.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
25 Mar 13
LOL Hi Hatley, I don't eat french fries to often so I don't really care if they are not crunchy but I know I certainly do not want them soggy/limp or cold....I do think that MacDonalds makes the best fries...I told you I don't eat fries that often..LOL
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
hi bjc I really do nnot eat them too often as we only get them with cheese burgers or some other type of sandwich. I really should not eat them but so many times here I have no choice or go hungry which I cannot do because I have diabetes.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
25 Mar 13
Oh, I HATE limpy and soggy French fries as well, especially if they are cold and not salty enough. I want my fries crispy, salty and a beautiful golden color (but I don't care if the edges are browner/ a bit more burnt).
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
hi doroffee I finally got over the indigestion they caused,. I also want mine crisp and not soggy and really golden brown toolI do not always eat all of then as it depends on what else I am eating as I have to limit my carbs because of my diabetes.