I’ve reviewed a lot of products that I commonly call “gas station foods,” or ready to eat and heat and eat sandwiches.
Often these are from one of the industry giants, Advance Pierre, (hereinafter AP) which also recently acquired a sizable competitor, Landshire. Past reviews on this site include Advance Pierre’s Sausage and Cheese Biscuit, Big Az Cheeseburger, and their Pretzel Cheeseburger.
Today I checked out their cheeseburger sliders, which were found at Dollar Tree, packaged two in a box. These can generally be thought to compete with frozen White Castle sliders.
The Advance Pierre sliders are microwave ready, about a minute, but using the “old method” of removing the sandwiches from their plastic wrapping and tucking them into a paper towel. This used to be White Castle’s instructions also, but now theirs are heating directly in their packaging.
In the case of either sandwich, it can be difficult to master the heating process. One can end up with a part that’s rock hard or ice cold. Today, heating worked out pretty universally successful.
The AP‘s buns are much softer than White Castle’s, tho substantial enough to deal with the burger and any toppings you care to add. The burger has less flavor than White Castle, probably due to the latter having the equivalent of the restaurant’s flavor/method of being cooked on a bed of onions.
The AP ingredient list lists “cooked onion” but the flavor isn’t evident. I was surprised, but happy about the fact, that AP’s patties aren’t bathed in liquid smoke, as a lot of heat and eat burgers are, a method to simulate outdoor grilling.
All in all, with condiments of my (or your choice), this is a pretty good product for a quick snack, or to pop something economical in your kid’s mouths. They aren’t terribly unhealthy in terms of fat, sodium, or carbs.
I’ll buy them again, and keep a few on hand. Why not?
Fast Bites Sliders Review Advance Pierre