November 8, 2023 - McRib Locator

With the 2023 US McRib Release days away, I wanted to share a few details I have collected over the years about McRib Assembly.

Each McRib should have between 8 and 12 slivers of onion.
Each McRib should have 2 pickles, and should not overlap each other.
The McRib sauce temperature is considered one of the critical parts of assembly. Too hot, and the sauce will not stay on the patty as well. Too cool, and the store will use more sauce than expected per sandwich.
McRib patties are submerged in sauce shortly after the time they are cooked on the grill and remain there until they are included in sandwich assembly.
The McRib bun has a max freezer shelf life of 60 days, but only 48 hours at room temperature. There is a balance of not enough available per day to pulling too many out of the freezer. If too many were thawed, the store may run out of buns later in the season.