This news on the heels of a show we watched over the weekend spotlighting a restaurant in New York who claims to have invented the “hamburger sandwich” in about 1902. It was served on toast.
Other notable White Castle trivia:
- Opened in 1921 when ground beef was “unpopular.”
- White Castle is credited as being the first fast food restaurant.
- All locations are privately owned; no franchises.
- Due to their thin patties, White Castles do not need to be flipped during cooking.
- Contrary to some people’s opinions, the signature 5 holes in the burgers help with cooking, not “help is slide down your throat easier.”
- Had an internal employee magazine named “White Castle Official House Organ.” It was later renamed “The Slider Times” and was printed until the 1980′s.
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I am so hungry.
It started with a conversation about Krystal…
Remember the story (probably apocryphal) about how Rockefeller saved himself a bazillion dollars by reducing the amount of glue on the caps of his oil barrels?
That makes me think of the holes in the WCs. I wonder how many holes it takes to equal one more WC burger patty, and how much money (in the form of beef) they’ve saved over the years by removing 5 holes from each burger. I bet it’s astronomical.
OK, so here is some quick math. I am estimating a White Castle to be approximately 3″ x 3″ x .25″. That is 2.25 cubic inches of beef per patty. Now, let’s assume each hole is .5″ in diameter. That means each hole removes .049 cubic inches, so about .25 cubic inches for all 5 holes. That means each patty is really approximately 2 cubic inches instead of 2.25, or an 11% reduction. That is 3.7 extra White Castles produced per Crave Case. Or nearly 125,000 extra White Castles per million. Keep in mind this math is mostly showboating and not actual science.
Thank you for not letting me down.
I guess I didn’t directly answer your question. Based on the above gorilla math, 40 holes (or the hole-meat from 8 White Castles) = one White Castle (which already has its holes factored in).