Request Your Next McGriddle With This Egg Swap For A New Texture
Sweet, savory, and with nearly 20 grams of protein, a McDonald's McGriddle is a convenient breakfast that tastes like a treat and fuels like a meal... so long as you don't mind chewing on the pre-cooked folded eggs inside. A breakfast sandwich made from pancakes laced with maple-flavored crystals should feel special, and you can make sure it does by requesting it comes with a freshly cooked "round egg" that's hot off the griddle.
The round egg of the Egg McMuffin has been cracked right into a circular ring mold on the skillet since the McMuffin was nationally introduced in 1975, and it hasn't changed since. As McDonald's added additional breakfast sandwiches like the Sausage Biscuit with Egg or the (short-lived) McCrescent, the chain turned to the pre-cooked folded eggs, likely as means of knocking out breakfast orders as fast as possible. But maybe you don't mind waiting a few minutes longer to upgrade your McDonald's McGriddle with a freshly fried egg right off the flat-top.
Out of the ring mold, the circular egg fits just as nicely between two McGriddle cakes as it does the two halves of the McMuffin's English muffin. Gently cooked, still-jammy egg yolk coats the firm egg white like a rich sauce, all enveloped in the slightly sweet McGriddle bun. You might prefer that to the McGriddle's typical folded egg that's been steamed back to life from the freezer.
Folded eggs still have their place
On the other hand, freshly fried eggs can be a messy menace on your morning commute. And some people prefer the fluffy texture of the folded eggs, likening them to palm-sized omelets. You also might not be a McGriddle-loving kind of person. But if you wish to make your McDonald's McMuffin even fluffier, just ask for the folded egg instead of the freshly cracked circular egg.
The McMuffin isn't the only McDonald's item you can request to come with a folded egg. If you're late for McDonald's breakfast and arrive sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., it could be the perfect time to order the "McBrunch Burger". This completely unofficial, off-menu sandwich — also called the Mc10:35 — can have any combination of lunch burger and breakfast sandwich components you wish. And if you don't want to risk confusing any employees, simply order your favorite hamburger and breakfast sandwich, and do the Frankenstein-inspired work yourself.