Fast food employees share their best hacks
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My very first job was one close to my heart, namely making pizzas at New York Pizza. Well, to be honest: I started as a receptionist. But my passion and love for pizza was quickly picked up: I was promoted to pizza maker. I worked there two to three days a week for the brilliant hourly wage of €2.50. No joke. I was 14 and could still eat whatever I wanted without bursting out of my favorite pants. Ah, better times.
And an added benefit of working at New York Pizza was of course: THE PIZZAS. As an employee, you got a 50 percent discount if you wanted to eat a pizza yourself, but with my little hourly wage, that wasn't entirely fair, so I got them for free. And I can tell you: I tried a lot of combinations. My ultimate hack is: garlic butter on all the edges. So delicious.
Fast food employees have the very best hacks
Another favorite of mine was – but I don't think it's very unknown – a four cheese pizza with pepperoni (preferably with ‘nduja, but we didn't have that back then). Golden combination. So far for the New York Pizza tips, but there's more. Fast food employees told BuzzFeed what their golden tips are, and I can tell you: there are a few really delicious ones. And I can also warn you in advance: reading this = getting hungry, beware!
Pizza Hut
‘A former Pizza Hut employee here. Take pizza dough that you can't use, tear it into pieces, fry it for a few minutes, and sprinkle cinnamon over it. BAM, and you have donut snacks.’
Kentucky Fried Chicken
‘The biscuit rolls come in frozen. Instead of putting them in the oven, we put them in the fryer, and they came out as the most delicious, juicy buttermilk donuts. Drizzle some honey over them and they are absolutely amazing!’
McDonald's
‘When I worked at McDonald's, we sometimes made a grilled cheese sandwich. In other words, a slice of cheese between two flipped hamburger buns and then grilled for a bit.’
‘A former McDonald's employee here: vanilla ice cream in hot chocolate is really delicious.’
‘Half orange juice, half vanilla milkshakes: a-ma-zing.’
Domino's Pizza
‘I take a small piece of pizza dough, some Alfredo sauce, a lot of cheddar cheese, and some bacon. Mix it all together and put it on the piece of dough. Then raise the edges a bit as if you're making a bowl and put it in the pizza oven. When it's done, drizzle some garlic oil on top and a little bit of mango-habanero sauce, and you have one of the best Mac ’n Cheese bowls you've ever eaten.’
