Well, firstly this goes in the microwave. There are two options – nuke the burger and the bun, or just the burger and toast the bun. I opted for the second option as I’m unconvinced bread and microwaves are happy bedfellows. Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day. But as soon as you start thinking about bespoke additions, it starts becoming less convenient and you may as well go the whole hog and create your own fresh burger (asBurger Lad®has been doing).

Quarter pounder beef burger with added textured soya protein in a sesame seeded bun, with a processed cheese slice and a sachet of Rustlers sauce. Bite. Well first impressions are that this tastes exactly as you’d imagine – a burger at the very edge of the convenience spectrum. A fresh homemade burger with all your own ingredients would be better. A gourmet burger would be even better. Another fine piece of burger analysis there by our PBC – our other microwaveable burger review is currently our 9th most read review/post so people out there do you want to know about these products.Microwave - From Chilled - Pop the bun in the toaster and the patty in the microwave heating on full power. Rebuild your burger, add a cheese slice for the perfect melt, squeeze over our signature sauce and enjoy Verdict-wise, I probably wouldn’t have it again. I’m simply never in need of a five-minute meal but I’m sure plenty people are sometimes and in such cases the Rustlers burger does the job.

Beef Burger (43%) [Beef, Beef Fat, Soya Protein, Salt, Wheat Flour*, Dextrose, Sugar, Stabiliser: E451; Egg White Powder, Yeast Extract, Hydrolysed Soya Protein, Barley Malt Extract, Flavourings] This burger isn’t pretending to be an Admiral Codrington cheeseburger or anything even close. It’s convenience food at its most convenient and as such, carries out its task with aplomb.

Quarter Pounder Beef Burger With Added Textured Soya Protein In A Sesame Seeded Bun, With A Processed Cheese Slice And A Sachet Of Tomato Ketchup The cheese had melted between the bun and the burger, but it can’t really taste it as the sauce dominates proceedings. The meat is ok. The whole thing tastes rather processed but that isn’t at all surprising. It was put together in my own kitchen so ingredients to hand included lettuce, tomato (but, no!), beetroot, carrot, onions, Brie, kit-kats and marmalade. Sesame Seeded Bun [ Wheat Flour*, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Yeast, Sesame Seeds, Sugar, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Emulsifiers: E472e, E471; Preservative: E282; Antioxidant: E300]

The cooking instructions (which must be followed to the letter) have given me a very hot burger and that’s really good. McDonald's, you're dead to me. Rustlers has officially dethroned you as the king of the quarter pounder. If you figure out how to make your beef juicy and sort out your vegetable issues we can talk again but until then, Rustlers has my heart. Sorry, not sorry. As I said, it was the Rustlers sauce that came through strongest. A mustardy-vinegary orange-coloured recipe that I wasn’t too keen on. It did seem to lighten up a bit after adding ketchup though.

Processed Cheese Slice [Cheese ( Milk), Water, Butter ( Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Whey Powder ( Milk), Emulsifying Salts: E452, E331, E339; Flavouring ( Milk), Milk Protein, Calcium Phosphate, Salt, Colours: E160a, E160c; Acidity Regulator: E330]