Breakfast sandwiches are a filling and convenient way to start the day. It’s easy to get into the habit of stopping at your nearest fast-food restaurant on the way to work for one. For those looking to break this routine, Costco is carrying the Eat-in Breakfast Sandwich that can be microwaved in under two minutes and enjoyed at home or on the go. Are these breakfast sandwiches worth trading your McMuffin for?
We don’t go out for breakfast often anymore and I never make breakfast sandwiches. If I’m going to make something that takes a little more time it’s usually pancakes. I use Kodiak Power Cakes mix and Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix. The Krusteaz is my husband’s favorite mix. I serve pancakes with bacon or sausages like The Smokey River Meat Company Turkey Breakfast Sausages.
When I went on my solo trip to Costco I saw these new Eat In Breakfast Sandwiches and decided to pick them up as a treat!
If breakfast sandwiches aren’t your thing Costco also sells the Spudlers Breakfast Hash, La Terra Fina Quiche, El Monterey Breakfast Wraps and an assortment of breakfast pastries like the Kirkland Signature Muffins.
Location in Store
The breakfast sandwiches are in the freezer aisle near the other frozen breakfast products. The item number is 1164991.
Taste
If you’ve had fast food breakfast sandwiches before, particularly the McMuffin, these taste very similar! I’m not sure if I could taste the difference if I was blind taste tested. I think the bacon tastes like ham and the cheese is really processed tasting.
The egg is pretty salty and also tastes pretty processed. One thing I don’t like about these sandwiches is that the English muffin is very chewy! Enough to make me run out to buy a real McMuffin over these.
I think if the English muffin weren’t so tough I would think these are absolutely delicious, in a super processed, tastes-like hangover food way.
Cost
These aren’t cheap but they’re cheaper than running to your nearest fast-food joint to buy a similar version. The box contains 12 sandwiches and costs $21.89 Canadian.
Convenience
Each breakfast sandwich comes individually packaged so it’s easy to pop one in your work lunch or send to school or sports practice. The sandwiches need to be kept frozen and the best-before date is eight months from when they were purchased.
To heat the sandwiches you just remove them from the plastic package, wrap them in paper towel and microwave them for a minute and thirty seconds. I’m sure they’d also be tasty and a bit more crispy if they were heated in the air fryer.
Nutrition
Calories
One sandwich contains 250 calories, 10 grams of fat, 26 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, two grams of sugar, 13 grams of protein and 670 milligrams of sodium, That’s almost half your daily sodium intake in one sandwich.
Fifteen grams of protein is nothing to scoff at but there are other healthier breakfasts with more protein to keep you full longer! The calories and fat are pretty similar to a McMuffin. The McMfuffin has about 40 more calories and one more gram of fat.
Ingredients
Making your own breakfast sandwich at home is a much healthier option. Your egg wouldn’t contain soy lecithin or soybean oil and your list of ingredients would be much shorter without so many chemicals and additives.
The sandwiches contain wheat, soy, eggs and milk.
Scoring
Taste: 7/10
Cost: 5/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 1/10
Overall
Give it a try!
I think these would be super convenient for camping this summer and they are pretty tasty if you like breakfast sandwiches from fast food restaurants!
If you’ve tried these breakfast sandwiches, what did you think of them?
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Hi There,
When we were in the Ajax COSTCO, we went to the usual frozen bunker to get our next supply of the “Eat-In Breakfast Sandwiches” #1164991, only to find that they were “Out Of Stock”. There was a similar “Kirkland” brand of “Egg” muffin, however, their numbers were 8 for $24.99 – $3.00 EACH. Our usual “Eat-In” muffins are 12 for $19.99 – $1.67 a piece, which makes the COSTCO replacement, about 2 times the cost, per unit.
I can tell you that, while we enjoy the muffins very much, and have been eating them for many years now, we will NOT be buying any more breakfast muffins from COSTCO, IN THE FUTURE!!!!!
This SHRINKFLATION practice has GOT TO STOP!!!!
It is indeed unfortunate that we are starting with COSTCO, however, we hope that we will start a trend, especially among our friends and acquaintances, that will indicate to the food suppliers that this practice is certainly being frowned upon.
One can only hope that the buyers, at COSTCO, return to their senses and RESTOCK their shelves with the “EAT-IN BREAKFAST SANDWICH” #1164991, in the near future, and if so, please notify us when this product is back in stock.
Regards,
Christopher Cronk and Elizabeth(Betty) Bennett
chris@ssagi.com
betty@ssagi.com
(416) 208-7771 – Toronto Land Line
Just a heads up for anyone interested in these. Just pop thr frozen egg out of the sandwich, microwave the egg separately for 1 minute then microwave the bun with the cheese and bacon (open faced) for 1 minute and reassemble. It really reduces the chewiness and everything is hot.
Great idea.
Will try it on my next one.
Chris C.
Hi There,
While I thought that you had a great idea, however, after I tried it, I determined that the power of the microwave must be taken into account.
The result of my experiment was that my muffin was a bit OVER DONE and I suspect that my microwave unit is probably on the HIGH side with regards to power.
Thanks for the idea anyway.
Regards,
Christopher Cronk