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So Burger King has released a new item
It's out Burger King is continuing the king series of burgers. That's right
They're still going the it's it's the one lineup that I mean, they've been
It always amazes me how long they've been pushing it for wear
I think this originally started up back in like 2016 or so, and it's still going at first
I thought it's just like a gimmicky one-off type of thing
but they keep releasing new sandwiches and then more new sandwiches and then more new sandwich is still and
Burger King has made a new addition to the King lineup with the pretzel bacon king
Sandwich and this one came at request of the the Burger King
The Burger King diaspora, the the Burger King patrons. They said we want
pretzels and
we want a burger and
It's not like every other fast-food place. Did this five years ago, right?
we want
Everything that's embodied in our favorite cuisine that being pretzels and Burger King
They heard you they carried it out. And thus the pretzel bacon king was born. It features two quarter pound beef patties
American cheese right when you get a pretzel, let's say get one at the movie theater
You like to get your pretzel you like to get the beef stuffed inside the pretzel you get the cheese for the dipping
Then you get the bacon you like to put that on the pretzel, too
It also comes with like I said bacon mustard and then mayo
Of course, we all like the Mayo that's on the pretzel as well. I think that's actually the favorite dipping sauce for that
so it's like the embodiment of a pretzel but it's really a burger and
Of course, I kind of joke around but the main feature of it is that it's on a pretzel bun, right?
Lots of places did do this back in 2014?
But Burger King is doing it now
And that's what we got price for this was six dollars and 49 cents again. The main signature thing is the pretzel button
So with that
Let's take it out
Let's see what it looks like and then we'll see what it tastes like
pretzel bacon king from Burger King
Really see the pretzel bun right there
There it is and you can see you can see some of that American cheese on it too, that's for sure
All right, there it is
Yeah, I mean it's a good sized pretzel bun
Really the bun is probably bigger than anything else on the sandwich to be quite honest. It's quite a
Quite a large bun again. Now you can see there's the American cheese
We'll take the bun off and see
What's under it you?
Know usually
There was actually some confusion about it. Looks like there was some confusion because the official description that I've read
Said that it comes with two beef patties
Yet lots of people were saying that it only comes with one patty. So that's what
What I'm noticing right there, it actually just comes with one patty
But it's not like this is the first time you've ever seen that lots of people were saying
It just comes with one patty. You can see that there's the cheese there's the bacon
There's the mayo with the mustard kind of blending in there and more bacon
mayo and
Mustard there as well. But yeah, I guess if you want to get it with the two patties
You just say I want the double right? I want the double and then go get the two patties. It's as simple as that
Really? I'm just here to find out what it tastes like and how good it is
and for the most part an extra patty is gonna
Amplify the beef flavor, but hey, even if the patties are good, if everything else is terrible, then it's not worth it
That's what we're gonna find out
So with that said I'm going to try this out
Sorry, there, I just wanted to fix the air conditioning noise now we can continue the consumption sequence
Without that so continuing now it is the bacon pretzel King from Burger King going in. Let's see how it is
Sorry about that, that was my stomach grumbling I was just hungry for some food
I don't think one more bite
Well
I have some mixed mixed feelings about this one to be quite honest and
If you take a look at the cross-section here I think one thing is going to be very very evident, right
Take a look at that again
What is the biggest
Component of the sandwich right here that you can see, right?
The bun the bun is is massive. Right like you take everything else right here this little bit
all right, you have the beef you have the cheese have the bacon have the Mayo you have the
The mustard and everything else that's there and then you have the bun that's like three times as much
as everything else there
sadly I
Understand what they're trying to do with this when you know, you want that pretzel bun, right?
That's why they call it the pretzel bacon King them called the bacon mustard King the bacon
Cheddar king or one thing or the other, you know, it's it's really American cheese, but you know what, I mean?
It's all about the bun
Well, we got the pretzel bun, you know, but sometimes I think they went overboard with it
And that was one problem that I was having with a lot of the other I even remember
I remember five years ago with the I mean when the pretzel buns were huge. It was like, okay
Yes, the bun tastes like that pretzel. You know that pretzel dough the soft pretzel, right?
I understand that and that's what this bun tastes like most certainly does but they go overboard with it because these pretzel buns
They're all the same in that it's extremely chewy
It's extremely doughy and yes, it does have that pretzel flavor
but it's always you're getting like this mouthful of bread and
That's all that you taste and it absorbs up all the other flavor and you're chewing and you're chewing and you're chewing
I'm just as chewy seemingly endless bun.
And that's the problem
Yes, they hit the nail on the fact that it's supposed to be a pretzel bun. It tastes like a soft pretzel
Okay, that's that's what it comes down to
So if you're just all about that bun life you wanted to know if it tastes like a pretzel
Yes, indeed it does but the problem is that there's so much of it. All right. I can't really taste the beef that much
I can't taste as much of the bacon as I want to I
Can't even taste the Mayo that they usually drown it out with I can barely taste a little bit of that mustard
which is like the only other flavor that really
Strikes out to me because you know mustard is usually strong and potent
But even then the bun just it's like a sponge it
Absorbs everything else and there's so much of it that you spend more time. Just chomping and chewing away at this bun
Then you are enjoying the rest of the burger itself
Because again when you see it the bun might be good, but it's too much of a good thing
Definitely has that pretzel flavor, but there's a so much of it compared to everything else
The bun to sandwich ratio is just way too way too much and that's my problem with it. I know some people were saying
And I am gonna raise this anyway, because I think it's a valid complaint
Price-wise for the sandwich was expensive. Yeah. I know that the king line up sandwiches are always a little on the pricier side
but this was a six dollar and fifty cent sandwich and
I think for that kind of that kind of price
I just would have expected a little bit of a better product best way to put it
So to be to be quite honest well
Taste wise I don't necessarily have any huge problems with the way it tastes
I think the beef patty is actually pretty good for what it is and bear in mind for what it is
It has that flame, you know
charbroiled
flavor to it
It's a little juicier than I thought it would be though
I can't complain there when you really pay attention the bacon and the cheese actually blends together nicely
the other mayo is just there but I do like that addition of the mustard again that little just
That that Tang that just potent potent characteristic of it is really what's necessary for the sandwich
So it was good so far, but then the bun there's a so much of it
It just takes it would have been a good burger otherwise, and it's just you know, that that's the problem there then again
It's a bit overpriced to for six dollars and fifty cents
So therefore out of ten I would give it a three out of ten. It's
It's past it's not past the point of an overturn
but the issue that I have with that again issues with the bun if they're able to just
It down a bit and get a bit less of that that dough,
It would be a good sandwich otherwise, but goes to show one ingredient can just ruin what would otherwise be a good sandwich
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