kfc

[poynedexter]

after about 12 months of saying never again, under pressure ror time, we had kfc for lunch. 4 pieces of boney chicken a stodgy chicken burger and a corn flavoured side later, i'm done.

what is that stuff cooked in cause i've been gurgling and burpin it ever since. feelin like a good boke is needed, spin class was a disaster. is gotta be bad for the body that stuff. maybe i've been eatin too well for the last year and its like poison to me now? what gives?

 

[black'n'yellow]

It's Colonel Sanders' secret recipe - nobody will ever tell you. You didn't have to eat it, by the way - just in case you weren't clear on that....

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I always fancy it & the regret it as soon as I have eaten it, must be the way it is cooked in the UK, it's far better the other side of the pond.

Alan...

 

[Rob3rt]

I like a good old KFC Wicked Zinger Tower meal, side = gravy, drink = Malteasers Crushem now and then! I don't regret eating it! It is junk food, tasty junk food, not a crime! I also eat Barburrito on a weekly basis and McDonald's fairly regularly, maybe once a month.

 

[poynedexter]

well no one forced me, thats for sure, but little did know how bad it would be 6 hours later. is it that transit fatty acid rain stuff i thought was banned or what?

 

[mcshroom]

They don't cook in trans-fats (or semi-hydrogenated oil any more, they used to when I worked there).

The chicken and fillets are normal pieces of chicken, coated in a mixture of flour, salt, powdered egg and a spice mix. To cook them they are cooked in a pressurised deep fat fryer (probably using non-hydrogenated veg oil now) for 15mins.

Zinger burgers, strips, mini fillets, fries and hot wings are cooked in veg oil at normal pressure. Corn is either microwaved or boiled then dipped in a butter/oil mix.

Gravy is made from a stock made by filtering the oil in the chicken fryers, then have some flavourings added at the end.

I'd guess most of the gas is actually from the soda-stream style fizzy drink that comes with it. There seemed to be far more carbon dioxide in those drinks than bottled fizzy drinks.

 

[srw]

Take a look on the Guardian's website - on the Word of Mouth blog there's a video of someone cooking chicken using what is allegedly the Colonel's secret recipe. It's basically herbs and spices with a large slug of MSG.

 

[mcshroom]

Could well be. It came pre-mixed to the shops and the most noticeable smell was black pepper

 

[DougieAB]

Make your own at home but bake it in the oven! Loads of spice variations on the web, experiment and find one you like. I dip skinned chicken thighs in beaten egg then in the spice and breadcrumb mix and stick in the oven until browned and crispy. Serve with potato wedges and coleslaw, yum!

 

[MontyVeda]

"4 pieces of boney chicken AND a stodgy chicken burger AND a corn flavoured side later"

if that's lunch... it's a good job you ride a bike!

 

[martint235]

Every once in a while I buy a family bucket on my way back from the pub. It used to be very simple, pop in, buy bucket, eat all the chicken and as much of the chips as I could face. Now there's all kinds of choices to be made which I found difficult last time after several beers.

 

[MontyVeda]

if anybody hasn't been to KFC for a while... be aware... if they ask if you want to 'tower up', you no longer get large fries and a large drink for an extra 40p, these days, they slap a fecking hashbbrown and a slice of cheese on a chicken burger! so wrong on many levels.

 

[Rob3rt]

if anybody hasn't been to KFC for a while... be aware... if they ask if you want to 'tower up', you no longer get large fries and a large drink for an extra 40p, these days, they slap a fecking hashbbrown and a slice of cheese on a chicken burger! so wrong on many levels.

That has been the case for years! :S

 

[CopperCyclist]

I love KFC! Well, relatively speaking - I'd never have one in place of a decent meal, but you know what I mean. Chicken pieces and chips only though, I agree with you about their burgers.

 

[Scruffmonster]

There is no secret recipe. It's a marketing gimmick in the same way that the Coca Cola secret is.

To the OP... Close to a year off junk food will make it feel like poison. Whereas if you had it every day for the next month you'd struggle to keep away from the place.