MCDONALD’S: 5/5 BURGER KING: 5/5 KRISTA: I agree with Chris that they both do a pretty good job with the presentation, and both looked pretty close to the photos that were advertised for each of them. However, something about Burger King’s nuggets looked more appetizing to me. They ~felt~ closer to something homemade and less like what they were (a frozen — dare I say processed — nugget). But, both did A-OK. MCDONALD’S: 4.3/5 BURGER KING: 4.8/5 MCDONALD’S VALUE: 3.5/5 BURGER KING’S VALUE: 4/5 KRISTA: As Chris said, four cents is not super significant, but it’s four cents PER NUGGET, which means a 16-nugget meal is 64 cents cheaper at BK. So, as the frugal-est one of them all, I FEEL like BK wins…BUT, On the other hand, I am now struggling with the burden of knowing I have to get 16 NUGGETS at BK when I really only want 10 (we are going off what BK in LA offered, and they did not offer a 10-piece near us) — and I might pay a little more just so I don’t eat six extra nuggets I really don’t want and end up sick like I did years back hahaha! I realize I am way too into this analysis, but the fact that I can’t order a 10-piece at BK messes with my head. So, they are both equal on this one. MCDONALD’S VALUE: 3.5/5 BURGER KING’S VALUE: 3.5/5 KRISTA: I’m not gonna lie. When I was 10 years old, I went to a birthday party and ordered a 20-piece McNugget accidentally. I forced myself to eat them all even though I was bursting at the seams because I didn’t want my friend’s mom to get mad at me for wasting food. I went home ill and hurled nuggets for hours. I’ve never been able to look at a McNugget the same, and it was only recently that I was able to eat them again. All that being said (and sorry for the TMI), BUT THIS IS STILL NOT BIASED WHEN I SAY: I think they’re meh. The breading doesn’t have much flavoring, and you really have to rely on the dipping sauce. 6.8/10 KRISTA: OK BK, coming in hot with the SEASONED-TO-PERFECTION BREADING. I see you! I enjoyed the crispness and the flavor. This wasn’t like McDonald’s where you needed the sauce; this nugget I could enjoy sans the sauce. The meat didn’t taste rubber-y or too “fake” — a pretty good nugget, IMO. 8.9/10 MCDONALD’S SAUCES: 8/10 BURGER KING SAUCES: 9.4/10 KRISTA: Wow, the sauces from each place really, truly are very different. The BK ones — across the board — had better consistency and flavor. There’s not much more to say than the fact that all of the Burger King sauces are just better — trust. MCDONALD’S SAUCES: 7.9/10 BURGER KING SAUCES: 9/10 BURGER KING: 53.6/60 KRISTA: Burger King gets the Nugget Nod on this one. They truly have a superior nugget than McDonald’s. Since Burger King doesn’t use the slogan “Have It Your Way” anymore, they do stay true to their new one: “You Rule” because you rule, I rule, your nuggets rule — great job, BK!
