{"id":17841,"date":"2014-12-03T00:34:47","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T10:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17841"},"modified":"2023-09-02T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T00:50:36","slug":"review-burger-king-yumbo-hot-ham-cheese-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/03\/review-burger-king-yumbo-hot-ham-cheese-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Burger King YUMBO Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have a kid, but I\u2019ve put some thought into his or her name. I\u2019ve been thinking of names that are hard to make fun of, but that has been a difficult task. <\/p>\n

Brandon\u2026Brandumb. <\/p>\n

Evelyn\u2026Neverlyn. <\/p>\n

Reginald\u2026Reginard. <\/p>\n

Catherine\u2026Casserine. <\/p>\n

Dick\u2026Dick.<\/p>\n

Geez, I\u2019m a natural at this. I should\u2019ve been a bully instead of being the target of bullies.<\/p>\n

Burger King\u2019s YUMBO Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich has a name that\u2019s extremely easy to make fun of. YUCKBO. This sandwich is DUMBO. YUMNOOOO. And those names do a wonderful job of describing how I feel about the YUMBO.<\/p>\n

The YUMBO is constructed using slices of black forest ham, two slices of American cheese, Burger King\u2019s sad lettuce, and mayonnaise on the hoagie bun used with BK\u2019s Original Chicken Sandwich. Before I tell you how mediocre this sandwich is, let\u2019s take a quick trip back into time.<\/p>\n

The YUMBO is not a new sandwich. It was originally introduced in 1968 and taken off the menu six years later. The original didn\u2019t include lettuce, mayonnaise, or a hoagie bun. You can see what it looked like in this vintage Hungry Jack\u2019s commercial<\/a>. (Hungry Jack\u2019s is what Burger King is called in Australia.)<\/p>\n

Being that I wasn\u2019t born when the original YUMBO was around, I have no idea what it tasted like. But I do know the present version is disappointing. First off, the ham in my sandwich was not hot. Well, to be exact, my entire sandwich was lukewarm, including the toasted bun. Because the cheese was slightly melted, it might\u2019ve had a little warmth during the 30 second walk from Burger King to my car and the 60 seconds I took to take photos, but it had none when I put it into my mouth. Gooey melted cheese is one thing that makes a hot ham and cheese sandwich awesome, but mine was just room temperature.<\/p>\n

I will admit my YUMBO appears somewhat appetizing with the salty ham looking like it was placed lovingly onto the bun, but it tastes like a ham sandwich I could make at home with some cheap Land O\u2019Frost meat, half-eaten lettuce stolen from a bunny cage, a free Best Foods\/Hellmann\u2019s mayo packet from 7-Eleven, a hoagie bun, and not giving a damn.<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

After taking a few bites, I decided I wasn\u2019t going to settle for a lukewarm sandwich and ended up microwaving it for 20 seconds when I got home. When the ham is hot and the cheesy is gooey and warm, it\u2019s a noticeably better sandwich. Although if you decide to nuke it, get rid of the lettuce before you do so because heat makes BK lettuce worse than it already is. Actually, why is there lettuce? To be honest, I don\u2019t even think lettuce wants to be in the sandwich because it kept falling out as I ate mine. <\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

The YUMBO Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich is part of the 2 for $5 menu, so if you don\u2019t want to heed my warnings and try the ham sandwich, you can do so knowing you have a back up sandwich. It\u2019s not YUCKBO when it\u2019s warm, but I shouldn\u2019t have to microwave my sandwich to make it decent. With the YUMBO being a limited time only product, it\u2019ll eventually be taken off the menu again. And if it doesn\u2019t show up again for decades, I won\u2019t mind.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 490 calories, 24 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 65 milligrams of cholesterol, 1770 milligrams of sodium, 49 grams of carbohydrates, 10 grams of sugar, and 23 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Burger King YUMBO Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $4.59*
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Burger King
\nRating:<\/b> 4 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> A better sandwich when ham is hot and cheese is gooey and warm. Microwave ovens. Backup sandwiches.
\nCons:<\/b> Ham was not hot. Entire sandwich was lukewarm. Subway makes a better ham sandwich. Look at what you made me type, Burger King! Not the sandwich from the bell-bottoms generation. BK’s bad lettuce. Stealing from bunny cages. Bullies.<\/p>\n

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t have a kid, but I\u2019ve put some thought into his or her name. I\u2019ve been thinking of names that are hard to make fun of, but that has been a difficult task. Brandon\u2026Brandumb. Evelyn\u2026Neverlyn. Reginald\u2026Reginard. Catherine\u2026Casserine. Dick\u2026Dick. Geez, I\u2019m a natural at this. I should\u2019ve been a bully instead of being the target […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1534,1477],"class_list":["post-17841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-burger-king","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18459,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/11\/fast-food-news-burger-king-teriyaki-original-chicken-sandwich\/","url_meta":{"origin":17841,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King Teriyaki Original Chicken Sandwich","author":"Marvo","date":"May 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Burger King's hoagie sesame seed bun has been used with a lot of new menu items over the past year. 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