Thorntons BaconAddict ™ Colossal Cheeseburger Review
I’ve written A LOT about gas station sandwiches, burgers, pizza. Often times, they are made by the same companies, like Big Az, which is part of AdvancePierre, which is now owned by Tyson.
Today’s purchase, the “BaconAddict Colossal Cheeseburger” was picked up at Thornton’s, a Midwest-centric gas station/c-store chain. While Thornton’s has their own roller grill and other heat and eat foods, they also stock some of there refrigerated items.
While there is no USDA establishment number on this package (odd), I believe it is made by AdvancePierre, based on finding similar named and appearing products in my heavy “research” for this piece. This burger was made on April 9, and has an expiration date of 4/23. Whew, room to spare.
Frozen patty with bacon, cheese
Weight is 9.3 oz. In addition to no USDA number, there are also NO INSTRUCTIONS for heating, so I punted based on my past experiences. I also disassembled it prior to heating. Otherwise, you’re likely to end up with a frozen spot in the bun or meat and other areas scalding. You’d think they could fix that.
The burger uses the “circular bacon” which is commonly found on these types of items. BTW, on the first link above, it’ll take you to a page of my other review but also a VIDEO on how gas station sandwiches are made.
So I went 90 seconds on the meat, 30 seconds on the bun (separated) and it seemed to work out. Added mustard and pickles. If you had a ready supply of the usual burger vegetables, you certainly wouldn’t be able to distinguish this from McD or BK, other than this bun is a bit higher in quality.
The patty has good texture and the same artificially induced “flame-broiled” taste as BK, which I suspect comes from Liquid Smoke. Or, if you remember the old Hardee’s jingle, it’s “Char-cooooo broilllllled!” (You don’t? So YouTube it).
So? Satisfactory. Retail cost $2.99. Wholesale cost, (according to a distributor’s price list) $2.94 each, 10 cents off if you buy six, larger discounts if by the pallet. Uh huh.
If you’re jammed for time or location, this one will do.
Thorntons BaconAddict Colossal Cheeseburger Review
Thorntons BaconAddict Colossal Cheeseburger Review