![]() ![]() It’s tender, juicy, and imperfect in the way actual chicken is. ![]() I kind of saw this one coming and the blindfold confirmed it, Chick-fil-A’s chicken nuggets, which are made from actual whole chunks of chicken, are in another class. ![]() Chick-fil-A Chicken Nuggets - Taste 5 Ashley Garcia The Chicken Nugget: For the most part, I had no idea which nuggets I was eating, though the chicken stars and spicy nuggets were admittedly easy to pick out. Since a few of these nuggets could be instantly identified, I donned my blindfold and had my girlfriend bring me a plate of nuggets at random (all photos were taken by her). For six different chains and seven different chicken nuggets, I think we did a pretty good job, each of the seven nugget orders was warm to hot. So for this blind taste test, I hit up three fast food chains in close proximity and sent my girlfriend to hit up another three so we could meet up back at home at roughly the same time without the food suffering the dreaded cooldown. If you’ve followed our blind taste tests this year, you’ll know that I’ve been obsessed with making sure I can try all the food as hot as possible in order to come to the fairest conclusion. Nuggets cool down at a faster rate than cheeseburgers and chicken sandwiches. Part 1: Chicken Nugget Tasting Methodology Dane Rivera So I grabbed nuggets from some of the biggest fast food chains, donned my trusty blindfold, and got to tasting! For the last week, I’ve been eating salads, a whole lot of hummus, grilled meat, and rice bowls and now after a full seven days, I’m ready to dive back into the fast food pool! Since I was immediately burned out on McNuggets and I wanted to give them a fair shot, I took a one-week break from all things fast food and all things fried. So in an effort to investigate, I decided to put the mighty McNugget to the blind taste test by pitting it against five other fast food classics. Does McDonald’s make the best chicken nugget in the fast food universe? After so many nuggets and dipping sauces, I really wasn’t sure anymore. But around nugget 37 of that endeavor, I got to thinking. But nope, I’m still here! Sure, I never want to touch another high-fructose-pumped dipping sauce in the immediate future, but I still ride hard for the drive-thru food. You’d think after blind taste testing 62 different dipping sauces across a 40-piece order of chicken McNuggets that I’d be tired of fast food. ![]()
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