That's how it was in 1994ish in the US when I was a youngin workin the griddle. It was already pretty automated back then: slap down some frozen hockey-puck bu

That's how it was in 1994ish in the US when I was a youngin workin the griddle. It was already pretty automated back then: slap down some frozen hockey-puck burgers, lower the top griddle down which trips an automated timer. When the timer tripped, the upper griddle released, an alarm sounds letting the griddle operator know that the burgers are ready for retrieval. Then generally they were placed in warming bins unless it was rush when they were immediately needed for burgers. It was a horrible job, mostly because I am a diligent employee even at a McDonald's, my fellow employees were not, and the assistant manager was dealing meth to many of them. He was the franchise owner's son.