The McRib is returning to McDonald's restaurants across the country, and in honor of that special season we bring you another look at one of America's most popular "meat" sandwiches. We all know the McRib, with its patty machine-molded to resemble bone-in ribs and its spare dressing of onion and pickles.

But thanks to the diligence of Reddit, we now get to see one more step in the lifespan of a McRib:

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