I ranked 12 fast-food double cheeseburgers from worst to best, and my favorite was also a great value

It comes with one slice of cheese.

It was about the same price as the burgers from McDonald’s and Burger King, though it landed squarely in the middle in terms of value.

But I had to get a few bites in to reach the toppings in the center.

The toppings themselves were amazing. I thought the pickles were the most flavorful out of the burgers I tried, and I liked the use of an onion ring rather than diced onion, although I would’ve liked more.

I was interested to see if the added toppings would amp up the flavor.

It costs $9 at a Whataburger in Austin, excluding tax and fees.

The ingredients definitely set this burger apart from the others.

The burger cost only $5, making it one of the cheaper burgers I tried.

One of the benefits of ordering from P. Terry’s is that you can easily customize your burger and add a number of toppings including grilled onions, the chain’s special sauce, tomato, lettuce, and more.

I paid $12.49 for a double cheeseburger. I could customize my toppings, but I went with pickles, onions, and Shack sauce.

The cheese was thick and perfectly melted.

The burger has since been replaced with the Big Buford, which has all the same ingredients but a bakery-style bun instead of a sesame-seed bun. The burger costs $7.69 at my local Checkers in Brooklyn.

I also thought the American cheese was very tangy and flavorful. Overall, I enjoyed the combination of flavors. However, the price prevented this burger from ranking higher. 

The burgers smelled strongly of onions and condiments the second I removed them from the bag.

As the cheapest and smallest burgers, I was expecting them to be a little lackluster. However, I found that good things definitely come in small packages. The onions, condiments, and pickles were flavorful, but it was the beef that really impressed me.

The small-but-mighty burger was one of the most flavorful out of the ones I tried, easy to eat, and perfectly priced. 

Right away, I noticed that the toppings were generous. The pickle slices were large, and none of the toppings cost extra to add.

I thought the pickle slices were thick, crunchy, and tart. I also really enjoyed the choice of a sesame-seed bun — it added a bit of texture to each and every bite.

The grilled onions also really impressed me. They were soft and almost caramelized, adding a lot of flavor that I didn’t get from any other burger.

Unlike Sonic’s quarter-pound double cheeseburger, which comes with two junior patties, the full-size burger has a combined half-pound of meat. 

You can order a “big double” from Cook Out any way you wish, but I ordered mine with cheese, ketchup, mustard, onions, and pickles. It cost me $4.99, not including tax.

The cheese slices were thick and tangy, and the burger was perfectly moist and medium-rare. It was also very large, and, after already eating dinner, I struggled to get through more than a few bites, though I kept wanting to go back for more.

At an amazingly low price, this burger definitely earned the second-to-top spot on my ranking.

To keep my burger similar to the other burgers I tried, I ordered it with onions, pickles, and spread, which I thought tasted similar to Thousand Island dressing.

When it came to a double cheeseburger, the West-Coast chain really nailed it. The burger was beyond flavorful, the perfect size, and, in my opinion, very good value for money.

The next time I’m in a state with an In-N-Out, I know where I’ll be filling my burger craving.