{"id":39451,"date":"2019-09-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=39451"},"modified":"2019-09-11T12:11:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T22:11:07","slug":"mcdonalds-spicy-bbq-glazed-tenders-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/12\/mcdonalds-spicy-bbq-glazed-tenders-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald’s Spicy BBQ Glazed Tenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

Do you trust your taste buds?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an honest question; and no, not in the existential crisis proceeding when you learn that all the loops in Froot Loops taste the same (they do) but in drawing on a memory of something you ate in the past and comparing it to something you ate today.<\/p>\n

I bring this up because last year McDonald\u2019s released its Sweet N\u2019 Spicy Honey BBQ Glazed Tenders<\/a>, and I liked them. This year, they released what seems like a similar product \u2014 Spicy BBQ Glazed Tenders \u2014 but I can\u2019t say the same thing.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s is advertising the Spicy BBQ Glazed Tenders as \u201csmoky,\u201d \u201cjuicy,\u201d and \u201cmouthwatering.\u201d They are none of the preceding, and certainly not worthy of the \u201cwhoo!\u201d the McDonald\u2019s website claims you\u2019ll say after eating them.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeh,\u201d perhaps. \u201cWoo,\u201d please.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

For starters, they\u2019re not much to look at. It may be fast food, but it\u2019s also 2019, and when your premium tenders are broken and sagging in an oversized box, that says something about preparation.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

It also says something about your preparation \u2014 and maybe even the conception \u2014 when my tenders are soggy and have little crunch when ordered during the Noon to 1 p.m. lunch hour. They had no genuine crisp or crackle in the breading. Inside, they were dryer than McDonald\u2019s tenders I\u2019ve had in the past, with none of the succulence white meat needs to be anything other than boring.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

But perhaps the biggest letdown was the sauce. Where last year\u2019s Sweet N\u2019 Spicy Honey BBQ Glazed Tenders nailed the Honey BBQ flavor, the BBQ sauce on this year\u2019s Spicy BBQ tenders leaves much to be desired. It\u2019s not as sweet or bold as last year\u2019s version but carries the same ho-hum level of spiciness — a little cayenne on the back end, some garlic powder, maybe enough black pepper to let you know that hey, we didn\u2019t lie entirely in our marketing.<\/p>\n

I tend to treat chicken tenders like pizza, falling back on the theory that they can never be truly repulsive. But I\u2019m also a big believer in opportunity cost, and as the list of McDonald\u2019s menu items I would have rather spent money on grows, my relative enjoyment of a disappointing product dissipates. My suggestion? Get the buttermilk tenders and sauce them separately. You may like them. <\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/strong> $4.59
\nSize:<\/strong> 4-count
\nRating:<\/strong> 5 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (4-count) 580 calories, 27 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 105 milligrams of cholesterol, 1950 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 15 grams of sugar, and 41 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you trust your taste buds? It\u2019s an honest question; and no, not in the existential crisis proceeding when you learn that all the loops in Froot Loops taste the same (they do) but in drawing on a memory of something you ate in the past and comparing it to something you ate today. 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