A Better Big Mac Recipe

A Better Big Mac Recipe

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesA Better Big Mac Recipe

A better Big Mac that starts with the great original concept and fixes everything wrong with the execution.

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How to Make McDonald's Big Mac at Home | But Better

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

Yes the Big Mac is an undeniable American icon that is inextricably linked to our image but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. So are bad foreign policy and the Kardashians right?

That said in concept the McDonald’s Big Mac is a pretty neat thing. I mean who could say no to two all-beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles and onions all on a sesame seed bun? And there are certain things the clown does really well like the proportions. There’s just the right amount of beef cheese sauce and onion. Even the triple-layered bun while it may look overwhelming is made with sweet soft bread that melts into virtually nothing when you bite into it neither overwhelming nor getting lost in the other flavors.