McDonald's breakfast sandwiches are an incredibly tasty and addictive way to start the day.
But what exactly is it that makes these breakfast sandwiches so good? From syrupy McGriddles to Egg
and Sausage McMuffins, here's why McDonald's breakfast sandwiches are so deeply delicious.
A lot of the breakfast sandwiches served at McDonald's aren't made with pre-cooked
or reheated eggs… they're made with fresh eggs. The eggs in the two classic McMuffin sandwiches
are cracked right before cooking, so they hit your mouth hot off the griddle. Breaking news!
"McDonald's will offer free Egg McMuffins on Monday.
McDonald's is calling March 2nd 'National Egg McMuffin Day.'"
Meanwhile, there are some McDonald's breakfast options that aren't made with fresh eggs:
the biscuit sandwiches, the bagel sandwiches,
and the McGriddle sandwiches. According to the official McDonald's website,
"[These sandwiches contain] liquid eggs that are pre-cooked and folded
before being flash frozen by our suppliers."
The eggs are reheated before being plopped onto your sandwich, and while they taste fine,
there's a palpable lack of the freshness that makes McMuffin sandwiches so friggin' tasty.
Word to the wise: a McDonald's breakfast sandwich should be a treat, not a staple.
How would you improve an Egg McMuffin?"
"I sense the egg resting peacefully on a flower-petalled muffin."
First, you have to make peace with the fact that there's a lot of fat in these sandwiches.
Let's start with the Egg McMuffin. The sandwich contains about 12 grams of -fat, almost half of
which is saturated fat. Meanwhile, the Sausage McMuffin with Egg has nearly double that:
22 grams of fat. And the Sausage, Egg, and Cheese McGriddle? That's 32 grams of fat right there.
Considering these numbers, it's probably best to skip the hash brown,
if you have the willpower. It packs eight grams of fat into its 150 calories.
McDonald's breakfast sandwiches contain a lot of butter.
"No way."
"Savor breakfast anytime you like. Eggs. Sizzling sausage. Real butter."
According to McDonald's official website,
"[Our] scrambled eggs are made with liquid eggs that
are cooked fresh on our grill with real butter."
The folded eggs you find on your McDonald's biscuit sandwich
are also made with real butter. Lots of it. In fact, salted butter is listed as an
ingredient in every sandwich on the McDonald's breakfast menu except the McGriddles. Instead,
those contain maple crystals cooked right into the pancake-style "buns." Mmm.
McDonald's breakfast sandwiches are packed with salt. The Bacon, Egg,
and Cheese McGriddle contains a whopping 1,230 milligrams of sodium. That's
54 percent of the allotted daily value for someone on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Even the comparably simple Hot 'n Spicy McChicken Biscuit is a veritable salt mine,
containing 1,130 milligrams of salt. The good ol' Egg McMuffin? That's a somewhat better bet,
because it contains 770 milligrams of salt. That's meagre in comparison,
but the sandwich is still way delicious.
"Yeah these are, you know… they're iconic. They've been around."
'I'm gonna throw down with Kevin."
"Well Keenan's the one taking the bite…"
Ever wonder how the egg patty on the Egg McMuffin and the Sausage McMuffin with Egg
comes out perfect every time? The answer is the egg ring, a device that's rather brilliant indeed.
After the egg yolks are broken, a lid is lowered, a bit of water is sprayed over the top, and voila!
The end result is much like a poached egg, but a poached egg that can be cooked fast on a griddle.
Thanks to the egg ring, McDonald's egg patties are prepared fresh in large batches, and they
can be stored warm for quite awhile without losing that fresh taste and satisfying texture.
"Who's got steamin' Egg McMuffins in the morning?"
"McDonalds n' You…"
"And golden hash browns?!"
"McDonald's n' You…"
McDonald's is fond of springing new breakfast items on customers from time to time...
like the Eggs Benedict McMuffin. Remember that?
The chain would probably prefer if you didn't remember this particular offering.
They launched this sandwich in 2016 but it fizzled fast and McDonald's pulled it.
Well, you can't blame them for trying.
Their experiments sometimes work brilliantly, like those alchemical breakfast masterpieces known as
McGriddles. They came out in 2003 and quickly became a menu staple. When they work, McDonald's
bold breakfast experiments add up to game-changing morning sandwiches that are so delicious.
"Two griddle cakes, egg, cheese and bacon, a taste only McDonald's is makin'…"
The McDonald's breakfast menu gives you quite a bit of choice when it comes to the bread.
There's the biscuit, the English muffin, the McGriddle, and the bagel.
If you ask nicely, you can probably go off-menu and get an egg sandwich on the same bun used for
burgers. That means there are really five bread options for breakfast sandwiches.
We also recommend using a pair of hash browns to take things to the next level.
Yes, totally be that person.
Many McDonald's restaurants across America all source their bread from the same bakery,
namely Fresh Start Bakeries in Brea, California,
a city not far from where the chain was founded back in the 1940s.
McDonald's has been sourcing bread from Fresh Start Bakeries since 1964. Oh,
and you'll get that same bread at many McDonald's locations overseas,
too. The bakery has 27 operations around the globe, and this scrumptious bread is
just one of many reasons McDonald's breakfast sandwiches are just so ridiculously delicious.
"Breakfast at my morning place / The good times, great taste / Of McDonald's."
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