Have The Hamburger Patties At Wendy

I heard Wendy’s uses horse meat as filler in there hamburgers, is that true?

“I heard” is not proof that this statement is even infinitesimally true. There is little point in asking a question like this without doing some basic research of your own.If there were even a hint that this was true, there would be more press of the outraged sort gumming up my news feed. There is not. The only article I could find on the subject was on a news network which admits to being fake and satirical.And, if you are just a troll, shame on you.

Is Wendy's chili made from leftover hamburgers?

Yes.Burger patties that are cooked on the grill but not used for an order within a certain time end up getting dried out/burnt by the heat of the grill, or just plain too old to serve on a burger. They get tossed into a metal pan inside the heated drawers above, where they sit for hours (perhaps even all day, depending on whether or not anyone is keeping up with the chili meat.)Whenever the pan fills up, the “chili meat” (aka leftover burger patties) is moved into a plastic pan which is then filled with water and microwaved. After that, the water is drained and it’s chopped into smaller bits like what you’d find in chili. Once it’s thoroughly chopped, it’s put into plastic bags and stored away in the freezer to be used to make chili the next day (or later, if there’s already older bags of chili meat in there that haven’t been used — they’re kept around for up to 7 days after being chopped.)

Why does Wendy's put unused and scrap hamburger in their chili?

You have really good answers already which I agree with. Wendy’s chili is really good (to me) and I am not a chili fan.If this practice is gross to you, I suggest that you never, ever eat a chopped BBQ sandwich anywhere. Everywhere I’ve worked that made the stuff threw all sorts of odds and ends in it. End pieces of cheese that had become hard or didn’t make a perfect slice, end pieces of whatever deli meat wouldn’t slice nicely and more. It was the “Won’t present well on a sandwich” graveyard. It was good stuff, though.Actually, you probably should just eat at home. Most restaurants have ways of not wasting food. When I was younger, we didn’t eat fish at anything other than a seafood restaurant unless it was Friday because that’s when Catholics who follow dietary rules need fish options. Quality seafood is expensive.Avoid buffets at anything but peak times as well. Heck, avoid most places that fry things in bulk. We got some rancid chicken at 3PM from a Popeye’s about a year ago.One more thing. Well, two. Don’t use ice machine ice and don’t order soft serve ice cream. Those machines are bacteria vectors and sometimes roach collectors. I once finished a very large soda, opened it up to refill it with water and found a roach. Hubby once found what appeared to be a booger at the bottom of his cup but it was likely just ice machine slime.Bon Appetite!

Why are Wendy's burgers square?

At its launch in 1969, Wendy’s attempted to set itself apart from other burger chains by forgoing the traditional circle burger patties for one that kept all four corners, but why?The creation of the square patties comes down to two things: quality of the meat, and an ideal instilled in Dave Thomas from his grandmother.Thomas’ grandmother Minnie often told him “not to cut corners.” That phrase took on a literal sense when he opened Wendy’s and included corners on his burgers.“That’s a message Dave Thomas wanted to instill throughout the company so it’s definitely symbolic,” explained Frank Vamos, director of brand communications for the company.The square burgers were also Thomas’ way of showing that he was proud of his product.“Another big reason is that Dave was always very confident in the quality of our meat,” Vamos said, noting that to showcase that aspect he made sure everyone could see the meat, in all its juicy glory, outside of the bun.