I compared the cheapest breakfast sandwiches at 5 fast-food restaurants and the $2.39 sausage McMuffin from McDonald's came out on top
7. DUNKIN': In my opinion, the egg and cheese English muffin from Dunkin' left a lot to be desired — and not just because it was the only meatless sammie.
Despite being thin and meatless, the sandwich was the second-most expensive sandwich of the ones I tried. It cost $3.49.
The English muffin was overdone, thin rather than fluffy, and utterly butterless. The sandwich contained thick egg, but not nearly enough cheese.
All I could taste was the egg — which definitely needed more flavor — and the dry, crusty muffin.
6. BURGER KING: The second-cheapest breakfast sandwich I tried was Burger King's sausage biscuit without cheese, which cost $1.39.
I thought the biscuit was painfully dry and crumbly, though the sausage had a decent amount of flavor.
However, despite the low price, I couldn't get over the biscuit's poor texture.
5. BURGER KING: Since the sausage biscuit was so reasonably priced, I decided to see if adding cheese for just $0.30 could save it.
Alas, I was wrong. Despite smelling like pure butter when I opened the wrapping paper, I thought the sandwich was just as dry as the first.
Though the cheese did add slightly more flavor, what was done was done.
4. McDONALD'S: One of the cheapest menu items on McDonald's value breakfast menu is its sausage biscuit, which cost $2.19 at the location I went to.
The biscuit was crumbly and cake-like, rather than flaky like traditional biscuits.
However, the gooey cheese atop the sausage patty was plentiful and cut through the biscuit's dryness.
The sausage also had a nice level of kick and seasoning.
3. WENDY'S: The sausage biscuit sandwich from Wendy's cost just $0.99, making it the cheapest sandwich I tried.
Wendy's has yet to launch its breakfast menu in all of its locations nationwide, so trying this sandwich from a nearby location in New York City was a true privilege.
I was intrigued by the square-shaped patty, which is the same shape Wendy's uses for its beef patties.
The biscuit was softer and less crumbly than the McDonald's one. It had a moist inside, unlike others that I tried.
The sausage had a slightly spicy, delicious flavor, accentuated by its buttery biscuit. I could've gone for some egg or cheese, but for $0.99, I wasn't complaining.
2. CHICK-FIL-A: Chick-fil-A's plain chicken biscuit was the most expensive breakfast sandwich I tried. It cost $3.79.
The biscuit was slathered in butter and, frankly, didn't look like a fast-food biscuit — it looked like the real deal.
I tried it first without sauce — the chicken was juicy and the biscuit melted in my mouth.
Then, just for kicks, I decided to try it with a little Chick-fil-A sauce.
This sandwich is the stuff breakfast dreams are made of.
However, I couldn't ignore the fact that the sandwich was the most expensive — the value factor alone knocked it down to second place.
1. McDONALD'S: At the price of $2.39, the McDonald's sausage McMuffin — despite being among the cheapest sandwiches I tried — came out on top.
The cheese was perfectly gooey and the buttered muffin was moist from a heavy slathering of butter.
The sausage patty was so flavorful and juicy, I almost forgot there wasn't egg inside the sandwich — and I didn't care.
If you have a couple of dollars laying around, opt for this classic fast-food item — no egg required.
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