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Heated plastic against the fat of the cheese gets all of the chemicals into your tummy. Beakybird Oct 2019 #1
Sorry No ProfessorGAC Oct 2019 #70
Which chemicals in packaging plastic are soluble in cheese? jberryhill Oct 2019 #126
Yeah, maybe don't appear in a video called "Exposing Panera" in a company uniform LisaM Oct 2019 #2
Uh.... yes. CurtEastPoint Oct 2019 #4
OMG! What a concept! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 #5
Yup customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #32
yep. a real Alfred E. Newman moment here stopdiggin Oct 2019 #103
You have to boil all the nutrients out of the plastic bag blugbox Oct 2019 #3
Better stay away from sous vide then Mosby Oct 2019 #9
sous vide obamanut2012 Oct 2019 #11
Sous Vide ROCKS packman Oct 2019 #41
Been looking at a sous vide... MontanaMama Oct 2019 #53
Sous vide eggs are revolting. nt a la izquierda Oct 2019 #71
Yes! Especially beef obamanut2012 Oct 2019 #83
People actually think they are back there making mac and cheese? hibbing Oct 2019 #6
Yeah, I Kinda Did RobinA Oct 2019 #10
I have a friend who works at a huge food service company hibbing Oct 2019 #14
...along with some very high-end restaurants. SeattleVet Oct 2019 #17
Yikes! RobinA Oct 2019 #18
Best thing to do customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #34
Alternatively Aussie105 Oct 2019 #50
Burger King does it after it runs through broiler dewsgirl Oct 2019 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author WestLosAngelesGal Oct 2019 #42
You want consistency across hundreds of store fronts, you Igel Oct 2019 #114
Their Soup RobinA Oct 2019 #7
If you think about it ripcord Oct 2019 #72
Kids - if you embarrass your employer on the Internet you may get fired. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #8
Yup Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #13
What's the issue with frozen food? Codeine Oct 2019 #12
Exactly. I don't go to Panera for a fine dining experience. nilram Oct 2019 #20
frozen is fresher! Kali Oct 2019 #22
Certainly might be safer considering the state of some restaurants and or cstanleytech Oct 2019 #55
Boiling food in plastic does not make the food safer. To the contrary. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #86
Food grade vacuum sealing bags do not contain BPA jberryhill Oct 2019 #127
Yep. My favorite is people who think seafood is fresh, happybird Oct 2019 #28
Sometimes it's flown in Major Nikon Oct 2019 #35
my pilot buddy says they fly in fish all the time Skittles Oct 2019 #43
Flash frozen on the ship also kills parasites obamanut2012 Oct 2019 #84
Much of Virginia is within a couple of hours' drive or less spooky3 Oct 2019 #106
Do they catch a lot of cod in Virginia waters? jberryhill Oct 2019 #128
was the poster being literal re: only cod? & if she/he was, cod is caught in the mid-Atlantic, and spooky3 Oct 2019 #129
While I agree with you in principle customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #36
This won't stop me from eating it OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #15
So if it's no big deal and all that, why'd she get fired? Coventina Oct 2019 #16
She was retaliated against for exposing their fraud. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #63
Agree. Their marketing strongly implies that they make everything spooky3 Oct 2019 #108
Because they recognize Codeine Oct 2019 #65
No, Panera recognizes many people don't want to eat boil-in-the-bag food. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #90
And it is true anyway, so treestar Oct 2019 #73
Their food is wildly overpriced and I dont doc03 Oct 2019 #19
Haha. I was waiting for the "half-sand" poster from that other thread miyazaki Oct 2019 #39
It's the half a sandwich diet! Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2019 #78
I went into once and left when I saw the prices Sapient Donkey Oct 2019 #135
Got food poisoning from their mac and cheese a few years ago, haven't eaten there since. Ace Rothstein Oct 2019 #21
Panera is ashamed of their food and wants to hide the truth. keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #23
All of the baked goods are baked from frozen dough, too. Politicub Oct 2019 #24
Hey! Aussie105 Oct 2019 #51
God bless America! Politicub Oct 2019 #68
Using pre prepped foods is good from a food safety standpoint Mosby Oct 2019 #91
I guess. It changed my perception of Panera when I learned how they don't prepare much Politicub Oct 2019 #93
I've never eaten there but I did check one out and was turned off by the prices. Mosby Oct 2019 #95
I didn't know that was their pitch! Panera is sneaky sneaky. Politicub Oct 2019 #96
"Free speech" does not mean free from consequence. n/t X_Digger Oct 2019 #25
Does Panera think we're dumb enough to think they blueinredohio Oct 2019 #27
Clearly customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #37
A lot of people initially couldn't even figure out what they meant by "clean" food. LisaL Oct 2019 #44
Sorta. They boiled it! SunSeeker Oct 2019 #58
Turn on your employer and see how far it gets you. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #29
Yes, we must never speak the truth about our corporate overlords! SunSeeker Oct 2019 #81
and retain your job? stopdiggin Oct 2019 #104
Of course not! Only boot lickers need apply! SunSeeker Oct 2019 #109
there are whistleblower laws to protect employees reporting actual wrongdoing... Takket Oct 2019 #134
Brutal honesty doesn't always work. Igel Oct 2019 #116
Calling someone a "retard" is not "brutal honesty." It is a bigoted insult. nt SunSeeker Oct 2019 #117
She (hopefully) learned a valuable lesson Jake Stern Oct 2019 #30
The other lesson would be customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #38
Only use Tik Tok for cat videos. Glimmer of Hope Oct 2019 #31
The original Mueller's mac N cheese reecipe is still my favorite. It is not on the box you buy now dameatball Oct 2019 #33
BreadCo should have just owned it and moved on. Gore1FL Oct 2019 #40
I would be concerned about plastic particles being in it after they boil the plastic bag with it. LisaL Oct 2019 #45
Fair point. I'm contending they could make the argument for why they do it that way. Gore1FL Oct 2019 #46
It really isn't a good advertisement. LisaL Oct 2019 #47
Exactly. Instead, they retaliated against a whistleblower who exposed their fraud. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #60
+1 she did not even expose anything treestar Oct 2019 #74
People, people, people, mac and cheese is so easy to make. Start cooking at home. YOHABLO Oct 2019 #48
I'm disappointed in people who are surprised by this IronLionZion Oct 2019 #49
I prefer to be disappointed in the perpetrators of the fraud, rather than the victims. nt SunSeeker Oct 2019 #64
Fraud? Codeine Oct 2019 #66
Panera does not hold themselves out as a fast food restaurant. nt SunSeeker Oct 2019 #80
They may style themselves as desired, Codeine Oct 2019 #99
Yes, another lie by Panera. nt SunSeeker Oct 2019 #110
That's not a lie, really. Codeine Oct 2019 #113
On the contrary, you seem VERY forgiving of Panera. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #121
There's nothing for which I need to forgive them. Codeine Oct 2019 #123
Frozen isn't the issue. It's the misleading ads, suggesting it's made from scratch. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #136
Customers are not victims. Maybe the minimum wage workers IronLionZion Oct 2019 #69
The fraud is in their ads. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #85
It doesn't say it's prepared in the store LoveMyCali Oct 2019 #122
Pretty much what would be expected. Renew Deal Oct 2019 #52
It blows my mind that anyone would buy it. Aussie105 Oct 2019 #54
Mac & cheese is high in protein and vitamins mathematic Oct 2019 #82
I love good mac and cheese. Initech Oct 2019 #87
Agreed. Mac and cheese is revolting. nt Codeine Oct 2019 #101
If your doctor tells you that you don't get enough saturated fat, sodium, cholesterol, and refined progree Oct 2019 #115
As it should Polybius Oct 2019 #56
Panera is committing a fraud upon their customers suggesting they cook from scratch. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #59
Did they actually say they cook it from scratch to customers? Polybius Oct 2019 #61
That is the implication they make in their "clean food" ads. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #62
The quality of ingredients Codeine Oct 2019 #67
Silly is defending corporate fraud, and mocking its victims. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #79
It is made from scratch, starting with cheese. Codeine Oct 2019 #98
Well, everything is made from scratch by your definition. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #111
Which is why it's a meaningless term, Codeine Oct 2019 #112
The term has meaning and implications, you're just trying to redefine it into meaninglessness. nt SunSeeker Oct 2019 #118
They should be big enough to take it treestar Oct 2019 #75
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #57
This thread is hilarious! johnp3907 Oct 2019 #76
Don't tell Liz Lemon! Initech Oct 2019 #88
Their bakeries are all local to major metropolitan areas ArizonaLib Oct 2019 #77
Sure it is. Igel Oct 2019 #119
Not a question about profitability - but PR ArizonaLib Oct 2019 #125
Of course they use frozen, single-serving packaged mac 'n cheese. MineralMan Oct 2019 #89
Panera fraudulently implies you're not getting boil-in-the-bag food, when in fact you are. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #92
Well, they don't actually say that. Somewhere, there are wheels of cheese, MineralMan Oct 2019 #94
I watched the commercial. Codeine Oct 2019 #100
Friend, don't even bother anymore. People like their frozen crap in a bag. miyazaki Oct 2019 #107
But post 92 self-deconstructs. Igel Oct 2019 #120
I've got no problem with freezing if it tastes good but... Kablooie Oct 2019 #97
Prices Are What RobinA Oct 2019 #132
The boot lickers say she deserved to be fired? RandiFan1290 Oct 2019 #102
She should not have been fired. Codeine Oct 2019 #124
It was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the company Yeehah Oct 2019 #131
In the 1980s, they had frozen foods you dropped in water to thaw then serve. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #105
My Sister RobinA Oct 2019 #133
Ahhh, so maybe only some people can taste the plastic. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #137
What's the big deal about pre-packaged mac & cheese? Yeehah Oct 2019 #130
Panera is a ultra rarity for me. roamer65 Oct 2019 #138
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