{"id":48146,"date":"2021-09-09T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T02:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=48146"},"modified":"2021-09-09T16:44:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T02:44:28","slug":"wendys-big-bacon-cheddar-cheeseburger-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/09\/09\/wendys-big-bacon-cheddar-cheeseburger-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wendy’s Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wendy<\/p>\n

Do you like cheese? No, I mean, do you really<\/em> like cheese? I\u2019m not talking to those of you who have been known to daintily nibble on a wedge of brie at a party or put a single slice of cheddar on your backyard burger. I\u2019m speaking directly to those of you who are so mad at your arteries that you want to punish them at every possible turn. Do you dip your pizza\u2019s cheese-stuffed crust into a tub of cheese sauce? Have you ever made a sandwich using grilled cheese sandwiches in place of sliced bread? Well then, you might be interested in Wendy\u2019s new offering.<\/p>\n

Wendy\u2019s new Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger is \u201ca quarter pound of fresh, never frozen beef, covered in creamy cheddar cheese and bacon jam, topped with applewood smoked bacon, crispy onions, and a slice of American cheese, all on a pillow soft, toasted cheddar bun.\u201d I mean\u2026 cheese, am I right? According to my calculations, you\u2019ve got three entry points for cheese on this thing: in the \u201ccreamy cheddar cheese\u201d sauce, as a rogue American slice on top of the meat, and melted into or on top of the bun.<\/p>\n

\"Wendy<\/p>\n

My first thought before getting this burger was, \u201cWill I ruin my shirt, my pants, or both when I eat this thing?\u201d But here\u2019s the shocking part \u2014 it was extremely tidy. Oh sure, when I first unwrapped it, I was confronted with a few stray fried onion strands and some crisped cheddar cheese that\u2019d melted off of the bun and turned into a crunchy cheese pond, but overall, nothing else squirted or fell out. This was a one napkin affair.<\/p>\n

\"Wendy<\/p>\n

And, truth be told, the neatness of the BBCC probably foreshadowed this burger\u2019s biggest pitfall: it was dryyyyyy. Like a camelback-trek-across-the-Sahara dry. Like, kissing-your-grandmother\u2019s-cheek dry. The creamy cheddar cheese and bacon jam components were both there, maybe? But the cheese wasn\u2019t creamy (all I noticed were random shreds of damp, unmelted cheddar), and a tiny dollop of the jam was totally lost in the mix. The patty itself was dry. The fried onions? Same. The whole thing was very one-note. Okay, two-note. 1) Dry 2) Salty.<\/p>\n

There was no flavor here of which to speak, only an arid mass of chewiness that felt more like a chore than a meal. For something being sold on its cheesiness, it was interesting to find that the cheese seemed to add nothing; this burger would have been no different without it.<\/p>\n

\"Wendy<\/p>\n

The most unusual part of this burger (bacon jam isn\u2019t exactly common, but Wendy\u2019s has done it before, and so has Sonic) was probably the cheddar bun. Here are list of other things that are unusual:<\/p>\n