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out there watching and listening this is running on empty food review hi i'm your host the report
of the week thanks for tuning in do you know what day today is and think about that for a minute
think about that maybe even for two minutes if you have to pause the video and go for it i mean just
just do whatever you need to do but contemplate for a short while as to what day today is
today is the day that mcdonald's has brought back their spicy chicken nuggets that's right
this is the day people i know right now because i know this happened to me when i heard the
news about this tears of joy were swelling in my eyes they were running down my face
i can't believe they're back and a lot of people can't either a lot of people are still in in a
state of shock but a good a good type of shock um that these these said nuggets have returned
that they are back a lot of people think that they they should really be on the menu um permanently
but a lot of people are very very happy that these nuggets have uh returned yeah the spicy chicken
nuggets from mcdonald's but they are indeed back and um i you know personally i'm glad to see them
i'm glad to see them make a return they originally were introduced to the menu at mcdonald's
back in september of 2020 and i personally thought that they were going to be on the menu for a while
longer i think they were put on the menu in like early september and they were only there for
about a month and then they were they were taken away right as we were really starting to enjoy
them and get them regularly uh they were they were swooped away but now they are back which is good i
actually tried out the nuggets before this is kind of like a re-review of them because obviously as
we know regardless of how long the item has been gone or not items do change items can change they
can tweak the recipe they can make adjustments they can say well maybe we feel that you know they
were too spicy or not as spicy um and they make adjustments here and there sometimes they're just
as good sometimes they aren't so that's what i'm here to ascertain and that determine if they're
still as good as they originally were because when i first tried them out if you are interested you
could check that video out i did a comparative analysis of the mcdonald's nuggets and i compared
them to i think burger king and wendy's and there might have even been another one and i tried out
all the different spicy nuggets and mcdonald's in my opinion had the best ones i thought that just
spice wise they were good you know they were hot but also just quality size and taste wise
they were they were exceedingly you know they exceeded the expectations what i'm trying to
say okay we know what they are they're spicy chicken nuggets but just in a little bit of um
detail uh they're breaded the spice is in the breading so they look like your regular chicken
mcnuggets as you'll see in a minute um but again the spice is all in the breading
the spice blend is uh aged cayenne only the finest and some chili pepper the price for these
uh 10 a 10 piece nugget is around uh six dollars though i have seen the price fluctuate i think in
some areas it might actually be a dollar you know a dollar cheaper in some cases it might even be a
little pricier than that but in this instance uh 10 piece was uh the six dollar price so the spicy
chicken nuggets from mcdonald's again i enjoyed them we'll see if they're still maintaining the
standards this time around hopefully they are you know hopefully they are that'll be good to see
but again even though i'm a fan of them you know if i feel they are lacking i'll i'll certainly
i'll certainly say it like it is i did verify i got these delivered and i verified that um they
were indeed the spicy nuggets because i had tried to get these before and they were out of them that
time but i didn't know until they already got here so i wound up with some regular nuggets
so this time around i did verify that they were the spicy ones so that's why the little
you know the protective seal is broken so no one um it's not like another another chain intercepted
the delivery driver and and took care of the nuggets if you will but you can see they have a
delivery themed bag right there the uh mcdonald's logo says mcdelivery says aren't you glad you
stayed in going out is overrated that's how i feel but some may disagree then inside of the bag
is another bag right the golden arch with your collectible grease stain some folks actually kind
of size up the grease stain on the bag and there's actually whole forums and communities dedicated to
that you know whoever has the bag with biggest grease stain gets some clout and then inside of
the bag i was surprised to see another bag and this is the final bag so it's not like there's
you know another bag inside of this one it says 10 spicy chicken nuggets i like that the
10 there is in flames to emphasize the uh the fieriness of the nuggets if we open up the bag
you can look into the nugget um nest right it is a theoretical nest of nuggets inside
see the cameras focused on them they're they're peacefully resting i would say in a restful state
and here they are let's hold up one right here that you can see clearly
let's get that close up very very similar to how they normally look
um at least the last time they look very similar to the um you know the chicken mcnuggets is like
the boot shaped one a little on the crispier side and they have a pronounced orange hue
to them i'll take this as a thumbnail shot right here kind of holding one up and let's
get the smile in as well you know maybe something like this will hold it here so there's no shadow
we'll do this one that's very tacky i'll be pointing at it like this
yeah something like that but either way i always take the thumbnail shots in the video because i
try to do these in one take and i was surprised a lot of people they somehow enjoy seeing the
thumbnail shot get taken for some strange reason all right i think we know what's
in them you know what's in them we all do let's just try it out real quick see how good they are
and that'll be that the spicy chicken nuggets from mcdonald's going in
just from trying that one i think i could say definitively
that they are still as good as they were uh back in september the things that i liked about them
uh quality wise all still seem to be there first and foremost i think we're getting them for the
spice right i don't really i don't understand why people would otherwise get the spicy nuggets if
they don't like the spice unless someone like what likes to torture themselves or something but yeah
i could definitely taste the spice especially looking down at the list the aged cayenne i can
really just that's the one that really sticks out to me there's a little hint of the chili
pepper there but the cayenne i think is what's really behind most of the heat in these nuggets
likewise what i like as i as i bite into this you still get a good blend
texturally of this crunchiness on the outside you know of course because you have the fried
outer shell which again is what all the spice has that's where the spice is located but as you bite
in you still have the tender chicken which i still think is flavorful of course yes it's mcdonald's
chicken mcnuggets but that's what we're expecting we don't expect this to be the finest you know
cut of chicken um etc right these are chicken mcnuggets i think it's still good for what it is
so still flavorful still decent quality you're getting a good amount of uh of chicken as well
with a good amount of breading that's the thing you're not biting into it and it's all breading
some some places do have that issue i just think there's a good balance between meat
versus breading a good ratio but again i like that you still have that crispy outer shell
um spice wise i would definitely say that it's about as spicy as
it was the last time you did see that i had to go in for a little sip of water
obviously i'm not you know frantically uh guzzling down the water or anything and you
know my face has yet to turn beet red and steam isn't coming out of my ears so i wouldn't say
it's that level of hot but there certainly is spice to it there's a pronounced spice
and i think that's why a lot of folks get them they're decent they taste good but they still pack
a punch spice wise again now one thing i think i have it over here so if you'll give me a quick
second let me just see if i do have a dipping sauce because i think i took that out of the bag
here it is yeah i got this just for the sake of the of it that we'll try out real quick you can
get a dipping sauce if you want um i just got some ranch sauce this time around in my original review
i tried them out with buffalo sauce you know to add a little extra but i guess if you want to
take a you know something to cool the flames try it with some ranch sauce again it's not mandatory
personally i enjoy the nuggets as they are um just in there you know in their unaltered
state uh if you want to get some extra ranch to cool it down a little bit it's very creamy sauce
um definitely something that like if the spice is a little too much but you know if you want a
little something um you could try to dip it in the ranch sauce it definitely does it takes it
down a notch i would say there's still some spice but nothing crazy i would say so all in all though
i think they're pretty good still good value good product good quality and uh i would definitely
say that mcdonald's is still maintaining the standards uh with their spicy chicken nuggets
again i know i could kind of be sarcastic at the beginning but i am glad that they're back
it's an item that i certainly enjoy quite a bit and i was surprised that they were only
here for just such a short span i thought well they should really be here longer
so i am happy that they have returned and um you know speaking of as a rating i never rated these
the first time around so out of 10 again you have to understand what we're comparing this to
these are definitely i think the best spicy nuggets in terms of the big food chains right
mcdonald's wendy's burger king etc so all things considered therefore um i would give these a 9.3
out of 10. i think they're good for what they are i really don't have any complaints with them
so if you like them give them a shot try it out and i think you'll enjoy them so
with that that's all that i have for you i'm your host the report of the week and today's
review was for the spicy chicken nuggets from mcdonald's take care and that is all