![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mcdonalds-fans-are-only-just-realising-why-the-mcflurry-spoon-is-hollow/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/file-photo-dated-03-08-773872136-1.jpg&description=YOU might have spent many an occasion perplexed at the old McFlurry's plastic spoons with a hole in the top. But you might not know the real reason behind its design - to stir your ice cream. McDonald's fans are only just realising why the McFlurry spoon has a hole at the topCredit: PA McDonald's recently revealed it would be phasing out all plastic cutlery, including the iconic spoon, across England and Wales restaurants in a bid to be more eco-friendly. But many are only just realising now why the plastic spoon was designed with a hole and hook. And it's because the spoon is attached to the McFlurry machine and used to mix up your dessert. One fast food fan said: "I thought it was a straw - I always tried to drink out of it." Another shockingly admitted: "I work for Maccies and somehow just found this out." While a third added: "Bro, when I first had a McFlurry when I was like 10 I thought it was a straw." It's not the first time food fans been left reeling after discovering a secret behind a product's design. KitKat fans were left stunned after finding out what its wafer centre was made out of - other Kitkats. Fans of the two or four-finger chocolate bar were left in shock at the revelation. One said: "No way a KitKat is inside of a KitKat I never would have thought." Another added: "That's why it's so sweet!" It comes after McDonald's said it would be scrapping plastic cutlery to reduce its carbon footprint. The American-founded fast food chain is phasing in recyclable pressed-paper knives, forks and spoons instead. The company hopes this will eliminate a staggering 853 metric tonnes of plastic across the UK each year. In 2019, McDonald's also ditched plastic McFlurry lids, but it kept the plastic spoons at the time. And a year earlier, it started phasing out plastic straws and replaced them with paper ones. A number of other companies are adapting their products to tackle climate change as well. Nestle replaced its Quality Street shiny wrappers with a duller wa){kind=link}
YOU might have spent many an occasion perplexed at the old McFlurry’s plastic spoons with a hole in the top.
But you might not know the real reason behind its design – to stir your ice cream.
McDonald’s recently revealed it would be phasing out all plastic cutlery, including the iconic spoon, across England and Wales restaurants in a bid to be more eco-friendly.
But many are only just realising now why the plastic spoon was designed with a hole and hook.
And it’s because the spoon is attached to the McFlurry machine and used to mix up your dessert.