KFC's secret recipe - Is it worth the hype?
Wednesday September 10, 2008
POLL: The original KFC recipe was created in 1940 by Colonel Harlan Sanders. It was recently temporarily moved, chained to a security guard to an undisclosed location. Is it worth the hype?
1) I love KFC. Yes!
2) It's okay, but not worth the hype.
3) I make better fried chicken at home.
4) Ugh, it's nasty.
5) I do not eat chicken.
6) I am a vegetarian.
7) I do not buy take-out food.
8) I cannot afford take-out these days.
9) Just give me the biscuits.
If you would like to elaborate on your vote, feel free to join the discussion on our Krazy Kitchen forum message board.
1) I love KFC. Yes!
2) It's okay, but not worth the hype.
3) I make better fried chicken at home.
4) Ugh, it's nasty.
5) I do not eat chicken.
6) I am a vegetarian.
7) I do not buy take-out food.
8) I cannot afford take-out these days.
9) Just give me the biscuits.
If you would like to elaborate on your vote, feel free to join the discussion on our Krazy Kitchen forum message board.
Comments
IS MSG A HERB OR A SPICE!/
It is considered a salt.
MSG is monosodium glutamate. It is an amino acid which is naturally found in seaweed, vegetables, cereal gluten, and is a natural residue of sugar beets. It is a flavor enhancer in savory foods, although it has no flavor of its own. It would be considered a spice.
Some people suffer allergic reactions to MSG. Those who do should pay careful attention to ingredients in many processed foods which may not say they include MSG, such as hydrolyzed plant protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, kombu extract, and/or natural flavoring or seasoning. There is a loophole in the FDA labeling laws that do not require MSG to be specified in those “ingredients” because it is derived from natural ingredients.
Peggy
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KFC is not what it used to be. Depending on the neighborhood the store is in is determining the quality of the chicken. I stopped buying it.
KFC may look the same but it does not taste the same- many of my family memebers have become quite sick- The chkn. fingers are ok- have not tried any of the other products. my daughter still likes it- but it leaves u bloated and just not the chkn. the Col. originally made- we buy it elswwhere and we like broasted when we can find it much better
Rosie in Ct.
I agree that the quality of the product is sometimes determined by the neighborhood, but that is true of all restaurants and fast food. I can eat KFC in some cities but not others. If the secret is the same in all KFC’s, then where does the problem lie? Shame that something that was so great has been allowed to slide.
Makes me sick. I need to be near a bathroom within an hour of eating it.
Yes, it’s a cultural icon, like the recipe for Coke.
I agree with CharMae. I crave it on occasion, tastes good usually but must find a bathroom before an hour is out. What is in the recipe that causes this reaction???
Was very excited when a new KFC came in around the corner from me. Bought a bucket fo the extra crispy, which I used to love, and never went back. It was the worst chicken I can remember ever having.
Afriad to try the original recipe. In Bakersfield I much prefer Church’s Chicken.
I prefer Popeye’s Chicken. My second choice would be Church’s Chicken.
kfd has too much msg in everything in everything they sell.
The hype isn’t worth it. KFC has totally gone down the tubes. There’s 3 within 10 miles of me and I’ve had the same problems in all of them to the point I stopped going. Either the chicken’s over/under cooked or I have to repeat my order to the counter help a minimum of three….. that’s 3 times and they still can’t get it right.
if u want some reaiy good chicken,try some broasted chicken.
i always order a bucket,it’s not oily or greasie.
find a broaster near u
enjoy
Way too much hype!!
I used to love it when I was young. But the MSG got to me, and then I had my gallbladder removed and had to cut out the greasy foods.
We had it once last year for ‘old times sake’ and it was horrible!
My mother in law got very sick on it a couple of times so I don’t think the chicken is always fresh.
I make oven-fried chicken using organic chicken with different ‘crusts’ like corn flake crumbs, or cream of wheat, and we like that much better….and we don’t get sick on it.
I agree with everyone that said it’s not good. We have one just 2 blocks from where I live, and I won’t go there. Too expensive and just NOT good chicken.
I agree with the other posters. I love the original KFC, but it has very much gone down hill. I don’t get as sick as some of the posters, but I do get very bloated and don’t feel well after eating it. However, I do find that if I eat it cold the next day, I don’t feel as bad. I have no idea why that is. I wish they would go back to doing things the way they used to, I miss the old KFC
The lore, the legend, is that Col. Sanders never disclosed his recipe and took it with him to the grave. The company scrambled to “figure it out”, never quite did, and hoped that what they do have today is “close enough.” But anyone who ate it “back in the day”, and remember how good it was, know within themselves that the recipe they use today just ain’t the same. I remember lovin’ Kentucky Fried Chicken, and today I can’t share it with my kids because I literally cannot eat two pieces at one sitting. Sorry KFC, I don’t care what you spin about having the original recipe in some vault…what you’re doing now JUST AIN’T THE SAME.
Agree 100% with the posters here. There is NO way this is the same chicken I had when I was younger. Either the preparation, the recipe or the non trans fat has caused this to really taste bad now. A new one opened in our town, I decided to give it one last shot and had to throw away the bucket. Kids and I both could not eat any of it, it was so bad. It does not even smell the same. What a shame. Does KFC management get this???
Jon, I don’t think they =are= getting it. They probably don’t even care. I think the trans-fat issue does come into play, as well as the push for leaner meats. Leaner meat = less flavor.
To be fair, all of the fast food places have gone downhill since I was a kid. A lot of that does have to do with the meat supply being too lean. Most of the corporate burger chains worsen the issue by pre-cooking the meat, then holding it in warming trays or worse, nuking their burgers to reheat, if you’re lucky. Mc’D’s burgers are not even warm enough to melt the fake cheese. Have it your way at BK? Hah! Ask them to fire up their flame broilers and make you one fresh. Good luck. Wendy’s burgers taste like they’ve been through a washing machine, even if they do allegedly make them fresh.
Better off going to a mom-and-pop diner or make them at home, which sort of negates the idea of fast food, but hey, it will probably be more palatable. I don’t mind waiting 5 or 10 minutes for a fresh burger.
Sorry for that rant. smiles. Great minds think alike.
Peggy
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Regarding KFC chicken, I’m a fan, but I don’t buy fried chicken often. I do like KFC chicken over Popeye’s or any other commercial brand I have tried. My favorite way to prepare chicken is to roast it with lots of garlic.
I assisted the real(and I know I’m really dating myself!) Colonel Sanders when he and his wife changed planes in Chicago twice, and the man treated both me and his wife like dirt!!! He was HORRIBLE- mean, crank, and foul-mouthed, but, whenever anyone approached us, he did a total changeover and became Mr. Charming Southern Gentleman. This was way back in the 1970’s, but I remember it like it was yesterday- I have never eaten that slop since!