Originally Posted by
tmiw
Something changed with the McNuggets (and perhaps some of their other menu items) over the last several years. I recently had them after not eating at McDonald's for a while and they were definitely less appetizing than I remember. The pancakes I had during another visit also tasted a bit off--kinda like the batter was oversweetened or something.
Instead of mixing the batter and cooking the hotcakes in store, they are now pre-made in a large manufacturing plant, flash frozen, shipped to the store, and reheated in store like you would buy in the freezer aisle at a grocery store. The consistency in size and taste store to store, as well as reduction of in-store labor costs are the thinking behind this procedure.