Fast food is all about speed and convenience—but what if you could make it even better? Whether you’re a drive-thru regular or just grab a quick bite now and then, there are tons of insider tricks that can seriously upgrade your order. From secret menu items to ways you can save money or score fresher food, these fast food hacks are total game-changers. Most people have no idea these tips even exist, but once you know them, you’ll never look at your favorite fast food joint the same way again. Get ready to eat smarter, faster, and tastier!
1. The Food Network’s Edible Candle
The Food Network website has a recipe for an edible candle that is somehow both not really edible and not really a candle. The ingredients are “cheese, nuts, and a little imagination” (a pecan serves as the wick). So it’s edible if you want to eat a giant hunk of raw Velveeta or burnt pecans, and it’s a candle if you like the smell of burnt pecans. This actually sounds like it might smell good, but please let me assure you it does not.
2. Melt Cheese In The Toaster
A viral grilled cheese hack encouraged people to save themselves from washing a pan by turning a toaster on its side and inserting the cheese and bread at the same time. It quickly spread to seemingly every cooking and life hack outlet on the internet. It worked really well, if what you wanted to accomplish was making a small fire that you could then put a pan over so you can cook a grilled cheese like an adult. But before I even get to that, where is the butter in this hack? Grilled cheese is all about that butter, and there is no butter here.
3. Dissolving Gummy Bears In Water Makes Jell-O, Somehow
The gummy water does thicken up, but when left to cool, it doesn’t achieve the suspiciously Jell-O like texture the video shows. It’s more like chunky swamp water. I tried refrigerating it overnight to see if I could get it to thicken up more, and all I got was a sludge that presumably resembles what gummy bears turn into once they’re in your digestive tract. Look at all the chewing time you’ve saved!