For A Better McDonald's Egg McMuffin, Order It Big Mac-Style

McDonald's Egg McMuffin, in all of its forms (classic, with sausage, and with bacon), has gone from good to great over the years, as the English muffins are now toasted with real butter instead of liquid margarine, giving the sandwich a more decadent, complex upgrade. And one of the best things about the McMuffin is how surprisingly customizable it is; you can easily request a folded egg patty versus the round, freshly cracked egg, or even get rid of the English muffin altogether if you don't want the carbs. And while lunch doesn't start until 10:30 or 11 a.m. in most cases, if you have a hankering for a Big Mac during breakfast hours, you can at least get yourself a McMuffin Big Mac-style by adding the special sauce onto the sandwich.

It seems the Big Mac sauce, despite its association with the lunch and dinner item, is actually available all day, because it's not made in-store at a specific time. Rather, it arrives pre-made to the restaurants from a factory (which is why it tastes the same no matter what McDonald's you visit). It gets loaded into a specialized condiment gun, which we have to think is easy enough for employees to reach for when making a special-request McMuffin like this. So go ahead and order your next breakfast sandwich from McDonald's with Big Mac sauce, because it truly enhances everything it touches.

While it's not yet a customization option on the app (get on that, McDonald's!), you could try ordering your McMuffin digitally and then asking for the saucy add-on at the drive-thru speaker. If they're amenable, you might have to pull up to the first window and pay a small fee. So the easier option is to just place your order at the drive-thru and speak your entreaty directly to the person on the other end of the speaker. They can then immediately let you know if there is an extra fee for the Big Mac sauce, and you can pay for everything all in one go.

Now, if you want a big McMuffin that is worthy of the Big Mac sauce, there are a few modifications that you ought to try. The first is to get double of all the "inside" ingredients, so two each of the cheese, meat, and egg patty (which you can absolutely do in the app). This will ensure as sizeable a bite as the cheeseburger for which the sauce is named, with the second egg substituting as the third bun slice. If that just seems a little too eggy for your tastes, you could also order two servings of meat and then a separate hash brown, and manually place the potato patty on the McMuffin between the protein slices to create the same Big Mac third-bun effect.