"Burger King 3 with Haley Mancini" is Episode 217 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Burger King 3 with Haley Mancini" was released on August 22, 2019.
"Tomorrow...(with @HaleyMancini)" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
The 'boys are joined by actor, writer, and voice-over artist Haley Mancini (The Last Kids on Earth) to return to Burger King and sample their new meatless Impossible Whopper. Plus, another segment of Breaking Chews as we review the new Reese's donuts available at Krispy Kreme.
Nick's intro[]
Carbon emissions are currently warming the planet on a pace that will turn the end of the 21st century into the beginning of the apocalypse.
Cows
And one of the biggest factors in U.S. emissions is the excess of beef in the American diet. Cattle ranching presents an enormous ecological inefficiency. Cows not only consume an inordinate amount of water - about 1800 gallons per pound of beef, according to one estimate - but methane expelled by cattle accounts for as much as 10% of carbon emissions worldwide.
As doctor and science writer James Hamblin theorized in a recent Atlantic article, in reference to reducing our carbon footprint, Americans replacing beef with beans alone "could achieve somewhere between 46 and 74% of the reductions needed." And aside from the climate crisis, the cruelty of factory farming has led many Americans to reduce their beef consumption, or avoid it entirely.
Enter Impossible Foods.
Like competitor Beyond Meat, Impossible was founded with the goal of replicating the taste, texture, and even the moisture of meat with a plant-based simulation. Founded in Redwood City, California, and boosted by the kind of venture capital usually reserved for app developers, Impossible developed their product by extracting a compound called leghemoglobin from soy and merging it with yeast to simulate animal blood and muscle. The result tastes like a magic trick.
Today, the company is valued at two billion dollars and has established its presence at several well-known chains: sit-down burger restaurants Umami and Islands, national pizza joint Little Caesar's, and now the second-largest hamburger/sandwich chain in the nation.
So perhaps a small part of the climate crisis can be addressed by something that once seemed impossible: a meatless burger as good as the real thing.
This week on Doughboys, we return to Burger King to sample the Impossible Whopper.
Fork rating[]
The Doughboys have previously reviewed Burger King twice. First, way back in episode 26, Nick gave it 3 forks and Mitch 3.5. Then in episode 109, they had a live episode where Nick gave it 1 fork and Mitch 1.5 and it fell all the way to the Broken Plate Club.
They've also visited Burger King during the Tournament of Chompions: Burger Brawl (where it beat Five Guys), and during Doubles, tried various items such as the Sourdough King, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, and the Angry Whopper.
A few weeks before this episode, Burger King had introduced the Impossible Whopper.
The Doughboys raved about it in particular, claiming it one of the finest 'vegetarian meat' products in all of fast food. Nick and Mitch also tried the new Crispy Taco.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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3.5 forks |
| Haley Mancini |
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4 forks |
The reason for the trip was the new items, but the scores are considered for Burger King as a whole.
Breaking Chews[]
Reese's Original Filled Donuts
In Breaking Chews, The Doughboys try a new item released by a chain or brand.
For this episode, they have the new Reese's Original Filled Donuts from Krispy Kreme. There are two variations: one filled with peanut-butter cream and one with chocolate cream.
They rate these on a scale of Tom Brokaw (good) or Brian Williams (bad) or Matt Lauer (horrible). They were all kind of put off by the overly sugary sweetness.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Brian Williams |
| Mike Mitchell | Brian Williams |
| Haley Mancini | Brian Williams |
Roast The Artist Formerly Known As Spoon[]
Otis Redding
| “ | Otis Breading | ” |
–Phil Kramer | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | What's the meat of an email called? | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Mitch: If I was drowning in butter? It's not that surprising of an end. Nick: In terms of probability, that's like top 10 of as now. |
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–Mike Mitchell dying | ||
7Up's Cool Spot character
| “ | You know who you could play? 7Up Spot! | ” |
–Nick Wiger on Mitch's acting roles | ||
| “ | It feels like Mr. Peanut dropped a load in this donut. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
#hashtags[]
- #FastFoodHell
The Feedbag[]
| “ | What chain restaurant would you force your worst enemy to eat for dinner every night for the rest of their lives? They can change up their meal, but feel like this would give great insight into what places you guys think are absolute garbage. | ” |
–John Malloy | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Burger King episodes | Krispy Kreme episodes | Haley Mancini episodes |
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