It has been almost 8.5 months since I
purchased My
First McDonalds Burger in Over 15 Years, and can you believe that I still
have it and the free range grassfed burger? Our purchase video is kind of cute, given the music McDonalds was
playing when we walked in: McDonalds
Hamburger Purchased. We asked the question: Which
Hamburger Will Tibbles Choose?, followed by Which
Hamburger Will the Bugs Choose? Then we began to Learn
from the Fungus that joined our experiment.Granted, our “experiment” is not even
remotely scientific, but it provides some insight nonetheless. Eight months
have passed since my last blog about the burger and I thought I would check in.
It is quite frightful in the bug proof cage where the burgers and bun reside.
Some dust and cat hair have settled in, but what is most frightful is the meat.
The McDs burger has shrunk, is hard and barely has grey mold just below the
center. The free range burger has shrunk, is hard and has gobs of mold. I
photographed the top side and the bottom of each burger and the McDs bun (see
below). The first picture shows no mold on the McDs topside and some on the free
range, but when you flip them over, YIKES! McDs has a funky, small grey mold
colony and the free range has a robust, hairy white colony. The McDs bun has a
bit of the funky small grey mold on it.
My camera stinks, so I couldn’t get super close-ups,
but what a sight it is. I couldn’t wash my hands quickly enough when I was done.
I am really surprised at how long it takes for the decomposition to occur.
Granted, the burgers have not been exposed to water except for humidity, so I
am sure that slows things down, but it has been eight months! I guess I will
keep them and check on them for their one year birthday.
Granted, our “experiment” is not even
remotely scientific, but it provides some insight nonetheless. Eight months
have passed since my last blog about the burger and I thought I would check in.
It is quite frightful in the bug proof cage where the burgers and bun reside.
Some dust and cat hair have settled in, but what is most frightful is the meat.
The McDs burger has shrunk, is hard and barely has grey mold just below the
center. The free range burger has shrunk, is hard and has gobs of mold. I
photographed the top side and the bottom of each burger and the McDs bun (see
below). The first picture shows no mold on the McDs topside and some on the free
range, but when you flip them over, YIKES! McDs has a funky, small grey mold
colony and the free range has a robust, hairy white colony. The McDs bun has a
bit of the funky small grey mold on it.
My camera stinks, so I couldn’t get super close-ups,
but what a sight it is. I couldn’t wash my hands quickly enough when I was done.
I am really surprised at how long it takes for the decomposition to occur.
Granted, the burgers have not been exposed to water except for humidity, so I
am sure that slows things down, but it has been eight months! I guess I will
keep them and check on them for their one year birthday.
I admit, it is all a little weird, but what the heck.
Top of Burgers - Organic, Grassfed on left, McDs on Right
Bottom of Burgers - Organic, Grassfed on left, McDs on Right
The McD's Bun
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