McDonald's announces biggest change to Big Mac in decades

Listen up, McDonald's fans.

The fast food giant has announced the biggest change to its beef burgers in decades.

Before you start panicking, don't worry, all the burgers as you know and love them are here to stay...but Maccies is making changes to how it cooks the elements within them.

Tweaks include placing onions on top of each patty while they're grilling away, for extra flavour, and altering the sear of the beef patties.

The chain promises the changes will result in its "most delicious burgers yet".

Beef burgers are getting an upgrade (Credit: McDonald's)

So, what are the McDonald's changes to beef burgers?

The changes to McDonald's beef burgers are all subtle but aim to up the quality of the product you're buying.

Let's break down some each tweak sent over by McDonald's HQ.

• Beef patties - A tighter sear on the grill for hotter, sizzling, and juicier beef patties for maximum flavour.
• Grilled onions - New processes on the grill involve adding white onions to the grill on top of the patties as they cook, for added colour and a better charred flavour, creating an unforgettable eating aroma.
• Lettuce - Fresh lettuce straight from the fridge for that extra snap, crunch, and clean taste.
• Meltier cheese - Hotter beef patties guarantee that the cheese oozes over the sides, creating an even smoother texture.
• New buns - A new buttery, brioche-style recipe for a soft and pillowy textured bun – freshly toasted to order for the perfect golden brown outer crunch.

All sounds pretty great, ey?

The changes affect each element of the burger (Credit: McDonald's)

The changes come into effect as McDonald's prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.

Such alterations have already been made in the US and Australia, so bosses are confident that they'll help deliver "juicier burgers, served hotter".

The new and improved beef burgers will be appearing around the UK nationwide from mid-March, so keep your eyes peeled!

Gareth Pearson, Chief Restaurant Officer, McDonald’s UK&I said: “As we celebrate McDonald’s 50th anniversary in the UK, we are excited to introduce our enhanced classic beef burgers.

Better meaty flavour? I'm listening (Credit: Getty)

"We’re constantly innovating and improving our menu and we found that a collection of complementary small improvements to the iconic burgers make a significant difference to the flavour.

"Another big part of this transition has been around our restaurant teams and how we can support them in delivering the best possible customer experience.

"Not only have we introduced new kitchen technology, but we’ve also retrained all 177,000 crew members on these new procedures to enable them to serve our best burgers yet."

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