McRib Is Back!

[PAFirefighter11]

I don't eat fast food, but I do get the McRib once a year when it shows up lol. Myself and the guys at work just ordered about 12 of them. It's confirmed at the Gay Street McDonalds in West Chester and the one on Nutt Road in Phoenixville lol.

[grimm]

wow gay street and nut road huh... who hangs out at that corner?

in any case I love the McRib!!!

[Big_Jim]

Originally Posted by PAFirefighter11

It's confirmed at the Gay Street McDonalds in West Chester and the one on Nutt Road in Phoenixville lol.

Originally Posted by grimm

wow gay street and nut road huh... who hangs out at that corner?

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

oh man thats great.

I wonder if the McD's in the airport will have it.

[jpalamar]

McRib = McRat

[russiankid]

I had it once, not impressed at all. I feel sick thinking of McDonalds.

[PAFirefighter11]

Originally Posted by jpalamar

McRib = McRat

[lownslow95]

Originally Posted by russiankid

I had it once, not impressed at all. I feel sick thinking of McDonalds.

I feel the same way. I wasn't impressed with it.

[Slevin]

Originally Posted by PAFirefighter11

[lownslow95]

http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/wh...172200671.html

[OutToWinPAHC]

McRib is proof that McDonalds hates the Jews and Muslims

[lownslow95]

Originally Posted by OutToWinPAHC

McRib is proof that McDonalds hates the Jews and Muslims

[Subaruwrxst!]

i always order mcchickins lol

[fitftw]

I heard McRib has yoga mats in it. Along with other nasty ****. It's like smoking a cigarette.

[saxon]

i worked at a mcd's when i was younger and you guys would not believe how many people come in just to buy that damn thing

if you do a search you will see its like the stomach etc of the pig... NASTY!

[cmr076]

Originally Posted by saxon

if you do a search you will see its like the stomach etc of the pig... NASTY!

you are full of ****. It's called the mc.RIB for a reason... if it was "stomach" and what not, it wouldn't be the mc. rib it would be the.... mc..... stomach or something.

[Subaruwrxst!]

Originally Posted by cmr076

you are full of ****. It's called the mc.RIB for a reason... if it was "stomach" and what not, it wouldn't be the mc. rib it would be the.... mc..... stomach or something.

cracked me up lol

[ToyCam00]

Originally Posted by cmr076

you are full of ****. It's called the mc.RIB for a reason... if it was "stomach" and what not, it wouldn't be the mc. rib it would be the.... mc..... stomach or something.

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxst!

cracked me up lol

dang! was trying to read to make me sleepy, now i cant sleep! lol

[01 Trans-Am WS6]

I had it one time a year or two ago and it was actually pretty tasty. I dont like going to mcdonalds much though, all the slimy food makes me sick eating it lol.

[lownslow95]

Originally Posted by lownslow95

http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/wh...172200671.html

The McRib and McDonald's: they've had more break-ups and make-ups than Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.

Since its introduction in 1981, the cult sandwich has been brought back at least 8 times for limited releases, most recently last month. Each time it makes a comeback it becomes more popular. So why isn't the McRib a McPermanent fixture, like the Big Mac?

What's really in a McRib sandwich? Find out here

The Awl's Willy Staley has a theory : pork prices determine every comeback the McRib makes. Staley noticed that each reintroduction of the product through the years has coincided with a drop in the cost of the 'other' white meat.

"The product is only introduced when pork prices are low enough to ensure McDonald's can turn a profit on the product," Staley suggests. "The theory is especially convincing given the McRib's status as the only non-breakfast fast food pork item: why wouldn't there be a pork sandwich in every chain, if it were profitable?"

McDonald's relationship with the pork industry goes back to the McRib's conception. In 1972, Roger Mandingo, a University of Nebraska professor, received a grant from the National Pork Producer's council to develop a technology that bound small "umarketable parts of the animal" into a formation that looked more appetizing. In other words, he figured out how to mold tripe, heart or stomach bits into something that looked like a choice cut of meat. Let's say, the ribs.

Mandingo's scientific breakthrough birthed the McRib almost a decade later. It stayed on the menu during a four year dip in pork prices, but by the time costs went back up in 1986, the McRib had been retired.

"During the product's first run, pork prices were fluctuating between roughly $9 and $13 per pound-until they spiked around when McDonald's got rid of it," explains Staley. "Also note that sharp dip in 1994-McDonald's reintroduced the sandwich that year, too."

On the record, McDonald's reintroduced the product that year to coincide with the movie "The Flintstones". But Staley is skeptical, and he's not alone. Another popular theory of why the McRib won't stick to McDonald's ribs, is more psychological. Some believe that its limited availability is a marketing tactic that drives demand-not just for the McRib but for the McDonald's brand.

"As much as some might want the McRib to have a permanent place under the Golden Arches, there is much to be said for the rush to such a limited window, like the euphoric burst of optimism a high-profile acquisition always brings to baseball's Chicago Cubs," suggests Chicago Tribune reporter Phil Rosenthal .

Still, there's one thing nobody can wrap their heads around: why is the McRib so delicious? We know it's not the cut of meat. And among the 70 ingredients in the recipe, few seem appetizing on their own. One in particular is also used to make yoga mats. That doesn't exactly make you want to run to your local golden arches. Then again, who knows how long the next McRib drought will last?

[saxon]

Originally Posted by cmr076

you are full of ****. It's called the mc.RIB for a reason... if it was "stomach" and what not, it wouldn't be the mc. rib it would be the.... mc..... stomach or something.

guess you didnt do the research did ya... linked above and posted right before this post ;)