Is Dunkin’ Donuts Turkey Sausage Square? Let’s Find Out

I was recently craving a tasty breakfast sandwich and decided to stop by Dunkin’ Donuts As I was looking over the menu, I noticed they offered a turkey sausage sandwich However, in the picture, the sausage patty looked kind of square. This made me wonder – is Dunkin’ Donuts turkey sausage actually square shaped? As a curious food blogger, I decided to do some investigating to get to the bottom of this mystery.

Examining the Dunkin’ Donuts Turkey Sausage Sandwich

To start, I pulled up the Dunkin’ Donuts website to look at the ingredients and details for their turkey sausage sandwich. Here’s what I found:

• The sandwich is called the “Turkey Sausage, Egg & Cheese”

• It contains turkey sausage, egg, American cheese, and can be customized on a bagel, croissant, english muffin, or flatbread

• The nutrition info shows the standard size has 300 calories, 16g fat, 580mg sodium

• The ingredients list turkey sausage (turkey, water, sea salt, spices, corn syrup solids, flavorings), eggs, cheese (milk, cream, salt, etc)

Interestingly, the site did not specify if the sausage is round or square. The picture looked pretty square to me but pictures can sometimes be misleading. I decided I needed to get an in-person look at this sandwich to know for sure.

Visiting Dunkin’ to Inspect the Turkey Sausage

The next morning, I headed to my local Dunkin’ Donuts and ordered a turkey sausage sandwich with egg and cheese on an english muffin. I opted for a small size sandwich, since I was just conducting investigative research.

When I unwrapped my sandwich, I carefully pulled back the english muffin to examine the sausage patty inside. To my surprise, the patty was definitely square shaped! I measured it to be approximately 3 inches by 3 inches. The square shape allowed the patty to fully cover the circular english muffin underneath.

I closely inspected the sausage to see if it was perhaps two round patties pressed together to form a square. However, it was clearly one solid patty with squared edges. Very interesting.

Getting to the Bottom of the Square Shaped Sausage

Now that I confirmed the Dunkin’ Donuts turkey sausage is square, I wanted to get to the bottom of why it has this unique shape. I did some research online, but had a hard time finding a definitive answer.

Based on my food science knowledge, I have a few theories on the square sausage mystery:

• It allows the patty to get crispy edges all the way around when cooked on a griddle from the flat sides. This adds nice texture.

• The square shape means the patties can be pressed flush together in the packaging, maximizing space efficiency. Round patties may leave gaps.

• Squaring off the patties probably helps speed up the manufacturing process with easier stacking and aligning.

• The square patty provides full coverage on the round english muffin base, making for a prettier sandwich when the egg and cheese are melted on top.

My best guess is the square shape is partly an efficiency thing for Dunkin’ in terms of manufacturing and packaging, and partly for achieving the right texture and appearance in the final sandwich. Other brands like Jimmy Dean also make square turkey sausage patties, so Dunkin’ isn’t alone on this non-round sausage trend.

Verdict: Yes, Dunkin’ Turkey Sausage is Square!

After closely inspecting the Dunkin’ Donuts turkey sausage firsthand, I can definitively conclude that the patties are square shaped. This square form factor seems designed to maximize efficiency in production as well as create the perfect shape to pair with the brand’s signature circular english muffins.

While round sausage patties are certainly the norm, Dunkin’ has opted for a square take on turkey sausage. And you know what? I think it works! The squared edges gave my sandwich a satisfying crispness, and the patty covered the muffin bread excellently.

So if you ever notice square sausage at Dunkin’ in the future, there’s no need to be alarmed. It’s not two weirdly pressed-together patties – it’s just the standard shape of their turkey breakfast sausage. Now you can impress your friends with this fun food fact during your next Dunkin’ coffee run!