Talk:Burger King products

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Just a couple of reference notes about this article:

  1. This is not the same article that was deleted before. The original article was simply a list of the products sold by Burger King and was called Burger King menu items; this article was, until 20 September 2007, called Burger King products and, while containing much of that list, also contains significantly more information than the original, deleted article. The Burger King products article was moved to the old title by Andrew c. in order to merge histories per an AN request. The article was restored to the Burger King products title on 24 September 2007, also by Andrew.
  2. Both articles were, for the most part, sourced from the Burger King article's "Product" section dating to late 2006. They were separated from the main BK article when it past the 50 kb limit; the first article was created roughly on November 30, 2006, the second was created roughly on 15 April 2007.

I hope that this clarifies any confusion. - Jeremy (Jerem43 05:18, 21 September 2007 (UTC)) (slightly adjusted per invitation-Andrew c [talk] 16:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC))

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Previous discussions about the products that were on the main BK talk page were moved to this page on 28 September 2007.

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[edit] Have It Your Way

I saw you took out my article about the demise of Have it Your Way. I didn't understand your comment "Advertising information is wrong article)". Can you please elaborate? Stevenworr 20:34, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

That is advertising related and belongs in the Burger King Advertising article. The "Advertising information is wrong article" comment should have read "Advertising information is in the wrong article" a typo on my part.
Jerem43 12:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Is the transition using the queues tagged as Have it our way not useful? It wasn't really advertising, so much as a mode of operation to migrate away from cooking the burgers on the spot to the style where it all got cooked in advance. Stevenworr 14:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

It is sort of mixed in its settings...
The Have It Your Way jingle is advertising, while the preparation method is historical to the preparation. BK is going towards (back to) a no hold method of preparation, but they are still developing the equipment- probably 2-3 years until they get the cooking equipment ready. The problem is volume, the old methods were not sufficient for a modern QSR and they deployed the holding methods used today. The holding methods have changed quite a bit in the last 25 years, buns are always fresh toasted today verses being held in a steam table.
Actually, you will find that BK was using holding methods in the way back days, in the aforementioned steam tables. Also, the microwaves that they use replaced steam injected warmers. (That is from some old timers I have worked with over the years).
I guess it is subjective, I see the Have It Your Way reference as advertising, the cooking and selling methods is a historical to the menu. The edit I made was in regards to the secondary information in the entry, i.e. the inclusion of the lyrics.
Jerem43 15:14, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Also, is there any citation of this? I personally never heard of that, but I started working there in 1983- 10 years later.
Jerem43 15:21, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Burger King Logo.svg

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[edit] Rodeo Burger

The Rodeo Burger was originally a promotion for Wild Wild West (the movie with Will Smith), not Small Soldiers. It's not a huge detail in the scheme of things, but thought that whoever edits this page would find that useful.

I was pushed to say men in black as I recalled it being use for that before small soldier However I remember the name holding a factual origin at some point. I hold your assertion to be true.

The Rodeo Burger was introduced in 1998 if that helps...

[edit] Whopper down-sizing

I encountered my first whopper in 1967. It was roughly the size of a 45 rpm record (6-7 inches in diameter). Sometime after 1972, it was down-sized to its present dimensions.

I remember a commercial featuring Lyle Alzado, who (after eating one whopper) asks, "Might I have another?" I remember the commercial primarily because I would yell at the TV: "You wouldn't be able to eat another one, if they hadn't shrunk it!"

The Lyle Alzado spot was replaced with one featuring Gary Coleman, apparently in an attempt to make the whopper look as large as it used to be.

Exactly when and why was the whopper reduced? You may consider this trivia, but I know of at least one customer (me) who doesn't go to Burger King very often as a result.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.197.117.132 (talk) 19:52, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

It has always been a quarter pound burger on a 5 inch roll except when it was upgraded to a 5 ounce burger in the late 1980's. Methinks you are mistaken.

Also, It wasn't Gary Coleman but Emmanuel Lewis in those ads

Jerem43 21:28, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cini-minis

I havent seen any lately. Do they still make them? Joerite 10:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes. - Jeremy (Jerem43 15:55, 1 November 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Acrylamide in deep fried food

This article doesn't contain anything regarding the presence of Acrylamyde, a carcinogen, in deep fried foods served at burger king. Donkeypoodle (talk) 01:30, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

There is nothing to that, it was a rumor based upon faulty research. To quote cnn: Now a new study, a 20- year study looking at over 100,000 women, following them along, found no increased likelihood of developing breast cancer based on higher dietary intakes of acrylamyde. Furthermore, it was found that the amount of acrylamide required to cause cancer in an average 150 pounds (68 kg) adult would require the consumption of the equivalent of 486 large servings of fries — weighing out at 182 pounds (83 kg) — every day for life to get the same amount of acrylamide that was fed to the rats in the study that lead to the CSPI outcry and lawsuit over the issue.--Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 01:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)