The Cookblog by Brian Cook

In-N-Out Burger’s Secret Menu

I may only have had In-N-Out burger once, when I went with my girlfriend and her mother before a flight back to the East coast, but rest assured I’ll be stopping by on my next trip to California. And this time, I’ll be armed with the secret menu. Which is what, you ask? Which is more than just their regular menu, which looks like this:

There’s nothing wrong with the normal menu. They make a few things and make them well. But while the “secret” menu is the worst kept secret in the business, it can still make you feel like an “in”sider. Eh? Ehh?

X x Y
X is the number of meat patties and Y is the number of slices of cheese (so 3 x 3 is 3 meat patties and 3 slices of cheese, while 1 x 4 is 1 meat patty and 4 slices of cheese)

Double Meat
Two meat patties with no cheese.

Triple Meat
Three meat patties with no cheese.

Animal Style
The beef patty is fried with mustard and served with tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, extra spread and grilled onions. You can get any burger (like the veggie or grilled cheeses) made this way.

Flying Dutchman

Two beef patties, two slices of melted cheese. Nothing else.

Protein Style
The burger is wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun. You can get any burger (like the veggie and grilled cheeses) made this way.

Veggie Burger (aka Wish Burger)
A burger with no meat or cheese.

Grilled Cheese
Two slices of melted cheese, lettuce, tomato and spread on a bun, with no meat.

Extra Everything
Extra spread, extra tomato, extra lettuce, and extra onions.

Fries “Light”
Nearly raw fries that are cooked for less time.

Fries “Well”
Fries that are cooked extra long so as to be extra crisp.

Cheese Fries
French fries with two slices of melted cheese on top.

Animal Style Fries
French fries with cheese, spread, and grilled onions.

Neapolitan Shake
Strawberry, vanilla and chocolate shake flavors combined in one shake.

Lemon-Up
Half-and-half combo of pink lemonade and 7-Up.

Not too bad, right? I’ve got to say the Protein Style sounds best to me. And it’s lettuce instead of bread, so you know it’s healthy.

My First Dumpster Wine Rack

I enjoy transforming things into wine racks. This first started when I discovered several closet doors in a dumpster in Onset, MA. They were perfectly fine, and as I looked at them, I realized that a few notches in the slats would cradle a wine bottle very nicely.

Those fancy wine racks from Create & Barrel are nice, but I like that I make my own and they work just as well. Plus, it’s fun to reappropriate furniture creatively. You should try it.

Here’s my first wine rack. It holds something like 16 bottles, which is why it’s now gathering dust in a closet (ironic, eh?).

Now, I keep my wine in a wine rack that I made out of an old dresser. It holds about 24 bottles, and is far more sturdy than its predecessor. Plus, there’s a little cubby in the top where I can keep my bottle opener. I’ve also installed some slats on the “ceiling” of the wine rack where I can hang about 6 wine glasses. It’s very convenient.