Dr Oz: Best Time To Get Fast Food & Faster Service In Drive Thru

Dr Oz: Fast Food Heat Lamps

When it comes to fast food, timing could be everything. Doctor Oz has been peeling back the curtain on some alarming fast food secrets with a panel of experts who said the fastest food is not always freshest. What else did they reveal? Learn the best time to get fast food, and more.

Dr Oz: French Fries Preservatives

Dr Oz showed fast food French fries purchased seven days ago, which looked exactly as fresh as the day you ordered them. Erica Wides explained that these foods are engineered to hold up for a long time using preservatives, and are stored under heat lamps until they are ordered.

Peter DeLucia, assistant commissioner of public health for Westchester County, said that heat lamps and warmers keep foods warm and hot so that fast food restaurants can serve you quickly. The food could have been sitting there for a couple hours if you are dining at a slow time.

Dr Oz: Faster Service In Drive Thru

How can you be sure to get fresh food? Customize your order by leaving something off or adding something extra to your sandwich, and they are more likely to have to make it fresh. DeLucia also revealed that you can get served much faster in the drive thru than when you walk into the store.

Dr Oz put this experiment to the test by ordering the same meal inside a fast food store (it looked like Arby’s) and at the drive thru. In the drive thru, he was served in 58 seconds. But inside, it took nearly five minutes for him to get his food.

Dr Oz: Best Time To Get Fast Food

Author Robyn O’Brien, who has investigated the fast food industry, said there is a best time to get fast food. She said that nighttime employees go through a thorough cleaning process of almost the entire restaurant.

That’s good news for cleanliness, but O’Brien warned that the first cup of coffee or breakfast order on the grill could be soaking up extra chemicals. Maybe you should wait until lunchtime or the afternoon to get your fast food fix.