And to have them taste as good as McD's, you'll at the least have to blanch and fry them twice with a freeze in between. If you cut your own fries, you should be doing this because it is awesome.

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/mcdonalds-reveals-beloved-f...

Also if you don’t go through at least some of the hassle the fries will kinda suck. I mean it won’t be bad, it’s still potato salt and oil, but “fresh cut fries” will be limp and soggy unless you do the prep work.