{"id":26091,"date":"2017-12-04T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=26091"},"modified":"2021-01-13T20:46:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T06:46:59","slug":"review-burger-king-flamin-hot-mac-n-cheetos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/04\/review-burger-king-flamin-hot-mac-n-cheetos\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Burger King Flamin\u2019 Hot Mac N\u2019 Cheetos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Burger<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an almost universally acknowledged fact that fast food marketers are about four years behind the rest of civilization. How else can you explain the packaging on Burger King\u2019s new Flamin\u2019 Hot Mac N\u2019 Cheetos, which describes the item as \u201clit?\u201d Jeez, you might as well throw in a \u201c#BAE,\u201d a \u201cthese are CRUNK\u201d and maybe a couple of \u201cshizzles,\u201d for good measure.<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/p>\n

Regardless of the groan-inspiring \u201cno, we\u2019re hip and with it, for sure, dawg\u201d artwork, I can assure you the recently revamped Mac N\u2019 Cheetos are much<\/em> better than the paper container they come in. For those of you who have never tried the regular BK Mac N\u2019 Cheetos, I\u2019d liken them to humongous, deep fried cheese sticks – which, as the name suggests, comes with a hearty smattering of Cheetos-flavored dust on the batter. Well, this variation ups the ante with a thick coating of Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos<\/em> spices, and it tastes pretty much identical to the puffed cornmeal snacks we all know and love. <\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/p>\n

The exterior shell of these Mac N\u2019 Cheetos is pretty dry, and the overall chewiness varies from piece to piece. Some pieces are fairly crunchy, while others are so hard it\u2019ll snap the prongs off your plastic fork (which is what actually<\/em> happened when I gave the product a taste test.) In terms of spiciness, I\u2019d give it a respectable four or five out of ten, so if you don\u2019t have a high tolerance for the hot stuff, you should still be able to enjoy them without breaking out the Tums or Kleenex.<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/p>\n

On the inside, the macaroni noodles are squishy but otherwise unremarkable. I\u2019m almost 99.8 percent certain that\u2019s Velveeta cheese spread on the inside, and that flavor<\/em> is extremely powerful. So if you\u2019re not a fan of gooey, buttery processed cheese, there\u2019s your warning.<\/p>\n

Overall, the snacks are tasty and surprisingly filling, with a spiciness that\u2019s a tad more potent than you\u2019d probably expect. Alas, they\u2019re not without their demerits. First off, these things are EXTREMELY dry, with a sodium count the equivalent of swallowing half a teaspoon of table salt. And be prepared to dust red flakes off everything<\/em>, because that Cheetos detritus flies like confetti every time you take a bite. <\/p>\n

The big problem is that this five-count product desperately, direly needs a dipping sauce to accompany it. None of the usual Burger King sauces complement it all that well, and if you\u2019re going to sell something containing half a day\u2019s recommended daily allowance of salt, you at least owe us some on the house<\/em> dressing to lubricate that stuff down our esophagi. <\/p>\n

Which raises the question – what are<\/em> you supposed to dip Cheetos in? Not that I\u2019m trying to influence BK or anything, but Frito-Lay does already have a soy sauce-flavored<\/em> Cheetos permutation in Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 390 calories, 22 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 15 milligrams of cholesterol, 1170 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of sugar, and 9 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.69
\nSize:<\/b> 5 pieces
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> The cheesy interior is really hearty and flavorful. The Cheetos dust is respectably spicy. They\u2019re basically humongous fried macaroni sticks, and I won\u2019t ever complain about that.
\nCons:<\/b> These things will dry your throat out fast<\/em>. Not having a decent dipping sauce option afforded to you. Wondering why the packaging is all but devoid of Chester Cheetah iconography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s an almost universally acknowledged fact that fast food marketers are about four years behind the rest of civilization. How else can you explain the packaging on Burger King\u2019s new Flamin\u2019 Hot Mac N\u2019 Cheetos, which describes the item as \u201clit?\u201d Jeez, you might as well throw in a \u201c#BAE,\u201d a \u201cthese are CRUNK\u201d and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"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-26091","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":26079,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/01\/fast-food-news-burger-king-flamin-hot-mac-n-cheetos\/","url_meta":{"origin":26091,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King Flamin’ Hot Mac n’ Cheetos","author":"Marvo","date":"December 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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