Bussiness
I ranked ground-beef patties from Costco, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. I’ll be making the winning burgers all summer.
- I compared premade frozen beef patties from Wegmans, Costco, and Whole Foods to find the best one.
- I thought the patties from Wegmans were a bit too greasy.
- I loved the burger patties from Whole Foods because they were full of great flavor.
When it comes to summer cooking, I always like to have frozen burger patties on hand. They’re a quick and convenient meal that I can make whenever the mood strikes.
But there are a lot of options out there. According to market intelligence company Skyquestt, the global packaged-burger market, valued at $44.5 billion in 2023, is set to be worth over 67 billion by 2031.
To find out which supermarket chain carries the best frozen burgers, I compared options from Wegmans, Costco, and Whole Foods.
I sampled each patty multiple times, both with and without cheese. To eliminate as many variables as possible, I thawed and cooked each store’s burgers simultaneously.
Here’s how the frozen burger patties stacked up, from worst to best.