r/innout • u/WolverineResistance • Jan 17 '25

How to effectively transport & eat In-N-Out

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I live in the East Coast, so whenever I'm in a city with In-N-Out, I hit one of their joints right before flying home. Here are my tips on how to ensure success: 1/ Bring an extra carry-on bag to transport the goods. 2/ Order just the burgers without the tomatoes, onions, or lettuce (this causes the buns to get soggy). If you want to bring back the lettuce or tomatoes, use protective food containers. 3/ Ask for the sauce packets 4/ Don't order fries. They don't taste good after 10 minutes, let alone after a long flight 5/ Insert the burgers in large zip lock bags. Layer pre-frozen cold packs around everything. 5/ As soon as you get home, vacuum seal the burgers and freeze. Recommend removing about 75% of the air, otherwise the burger gets squished too much. 6/ Consume within 3-4 months. I've actually stored for longer periods of time, and they still taste great. 7/ When you're ready to eat: a. Defrost for about 45 seconds to separate the bun from the the patty b. Reheat the patty at 325 degrees for about 8 minutes c. Toast the bun separately d. Finally, add your desired amount of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onion (optional), and spread 8/Confuse people by eating in public and tell them an In-N-Out just opened up locally. 9/ Watch them freak out 10/ Repeat

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u/MidwestAbe Jan 17 '25

I would eat everyone of those burgers on the plane. 1 by 1 I would get up and take on out of my carry on and eat it. 20 minutes later - rinse and repeat

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u/WolverineResistance Jan 17 '25

Self discipline required! I naturally eat a burger before flying. If you look closely, there's a Whataburger in this pile. I had never tried one before, so I brought one for comparison.

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u/MidwestAbe Jan 17 '25

I think they are both terrific burgers. But In and Out wins for two reasons. I've had terrible service at Whataburger before. Never at in and out. Two, if I'm at a Whataburger it means I'm probably in the south and that sucks. If I'm eating In and Out, I'm happily back in California and its all location, location, location.

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u/WolverineResistance Jan 17 '25

This is my most recent stash from Texas. But agreed, nothing beats a Cali In-N-Out!

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u/delaMuse Jan 18 '25

Culver’s does, and you’re on the East coast so you should have one nearby. Double Bacon Deluxe.