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[dellzeqq]

Probably a more balanced and nutritious meal than the one with the "bread". It's an obvious adaptation of things like saltimbocca and chicken kiev.

I always knew he was quality..........

 

[mcshroom]

As a point of interest (to me), do you recall off the top of your head how long you would keep cooked chicken in the holding cabinets before disposing of it.

In the sealed cabinets it was 90 mins for chicken, and there was a lower one for the display cabinets on the top (I think 30 but I'm not sure).

Fillets were less than that and mini fillets was a lot lower

 

[compo]

The reason I asked about storing cooked chicken before sale is that I used to work part time for Chicken George. The shop owner was very fussy and had very high standards in everything he did. I cannot remember off hand how long he stored cooked chicken in the holding cabinets but it certainly wasn't more than an hour. A few days ago I had to sit outside a KFC for over an hour. The cabinets had chicken in them when I parked. They didn't have many customers and were still selling from the same batch when I left. This particular store does have a very poor reputation for hygiene and food quality and it doesn't take much to see why.

 

[mcshroom]

90 mins in the hot cupboards wasn't detrimental in my experience. The cupborads are at 90[sup]o[/sup]C and the fat drains off, so we actually preferred the pieces of chicken that had been held for a while as they were less greasy.

The shift manager is supposed to record all food cooked and disposed of with the times that this was done. Unfortunately I have heard of too many cases of falsification of those forms for me to trust them. There are also unannounced inspections 4 times a year, but again if you were inspected early on in that quarter then you knew there was little/no chance of being inspected again until the next quarter.

Another one I can remember is that fries get 5 mins, so if they aren't put in the hopper after you order then they are almost always going to be out of time.

It sounds strange in a junk food establishment, but as a cook I was proud of providing the stuff with as high a quality as possible so I would have been very unhappy if that had happened where I was working. We were in a busy retail park though so there wasn't much chance of it.

{disclaimer} I stopped working for them in 2005 so I may well be out of date {/disclaimer}

 

[Moon bunny]

Sl-o-o-o-o-wly cooked chicken legs with apple and an assortment of vegetables for tea tonight. Gorgeous.

 

[Peteaud]

Anything greasy makes me ill so i have to stay away from these types of place / foods.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Sl-o-o-o-o-wly cooked chicken legs with apple and an assortment of vegetables for tea tonight. Gorgeous.

Finest selection of Schwartz 5 spice shake and copious amounts of honey.

Nom nom

 

[growingvegetables]

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

FTFY

 

[MrJamie]

Not a fan of KFC, years ago they used to be way too salty and greasy, had it once felt sick for hours, took me maybe 15 years to try it again, a burger was okay, box meal didnt sit too well. In terms of fast food, i do quite like Burger King Angus burgers, bit pricey but pretty good as far as it goes. Pub snacks a better option though and you can have a beer with it

Started keeping my food intake in check today after lapsing for a while, keep thinking about food though

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Having read this thread I'm glad I don't eat at KFC, or Mcdonalds either.

 

[summerdays]

I have a McDonalds about once a year - usually when rushed for time. The kids don't even ask for it either

 

[tyred]

I had a KFC meal once. I was about 8 at the time and I have never been remotely tempted to have another for some strange reason...

Although I am tempted to ride my bike through the drive through of the local one for a laugh.