"As it turns out, the peanuts inside of Five Guys aren't for show. Yes, you can snack on them while you're in the restaurant, but they're put to use behind the counter, too. Both the restaurant's regular fries and Cajun-style fries are fried with the nut oil made from the peanuts. Chad Murrell, one of the founder's real-life five sons, claimed that the chain's fries get their signature "melt-in-your-mouth buttery taste" thanks to use of peanut oil, in an exclusive interview with Food Republic."
"Following in the footsteps of Five Guys' rule about fresh, never frozen food, the burger joint's fries are also made fresh on-site. The chain is picky about the specific kind of potatoes it uses for fries, opting only to utilize spuds grown in Idaho. Five Guys' potatoes are hand cut and then blanched in water before a gentle, two and a half minute pre-fry in the peanut oil."
Five Guys offers handmade burgers, milkshakes, crayon-decorated walls, and complimentary shelled peanuts for customers to snack on. The shelled peanuts are also processed into peanut oil used to fry both regular and Cajun-style fries, creating a distinctive buttery flavor. The chain uses fresh, never frozen Idaho potatoes that are hand-cut and blanched before a two-and-a-half-minute pre-fry in peanut oil and a final fry just before serving. The fry process emphasizes freshness and consistency, and the nearly forty-year-old chain maintains the recipe and frying methods rather than changing them.
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