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I love these commercials (and the Dr Pepper Fansville ones). So stupidly clever. But man KFC makes me feel so very ill afterwards. I'm not sure what exactly

I love these commercials (and the Dr Pepper Fansville ones). So stupidly clever. But man KFC makes me feel so very ill afterwards. I'm not sure what exactly it is: I can eat Chik Filays and Burger King fine (the ~3-4 times a year I get fast food). But KFC, it's been like 7-8 years and I just steer clear now. It's nostalgically saddening because I remember loving the stuff when I was a kid, especially those mashed potatoes.

mywittyname 6y ago
KFC probably does not today taste much like it did when you were a kid (unless you are very young). > especially those mashed potatoes. Their potatoes are made from those dehydrated potato flakes and powdered gravy. You can make a decent facsimile using Idaho Spuds and Heinz jarred Homestyle Chicken gravy.
Answerawake 6y ago
I agree with you. I also feel ill after eating KFC. It seems more greasy than something like Popeyes. My body feels like it has had a sucker punch after eating KFC so I try to stay clear. My theory is that it is a combination of something in the breading they use + the method of frying. KFC uses a Pressure Fryer: https://youtu.be/9ZLKj2a_OPM?t=546 https://youtu.be/9ZLKj2a_OPM?t=546 Wendys and Chickfila also use a pressure fryer but notably their sandwiches are not dripping with oil when you order them. Here is the same pressure fryer Wendys uses but to fry chicken wings instead of sandwich patties, noice that they are dripping with oil: https://youtu.be/7owZz26W1_U?t=176 https://youtu.be/7owZz26W1_U?t=176 Popeyes uses a standard fryer plus a thick coating of buttermilk(as seen earlier in the video) and their chicken seems to come out cleaner: https://youtu.be/31dGYRnhS8k?t=113 https://youtu.be/31dGYRnhS8k?t=113 Seems like Pressure fryers + breading might be the culprit but really, this is just a wild guess. If there are any fried chicken masters here, feel free to jump in.

mywittyname 6y ago

KFC probably does not today taste much like it did when you were a kid (unless you are very young). > especially those mashed potatoes. Their potatoes are made from those dehydrated potato flakes and powdered gravy. You can make a decent facsimile using Idaho Spuds and Heinz jarred Homestyle Chicken gravy.

Answerawake 6y ago

I agree with you. I also feel ill after eating KFC. It seems more greasy than something like Popeyes. My body feels like it has had a sucker punch after eating KFC so I try to stay clear. My theory is that it is a combination of something in the breading they use + the method of frying. KFC uses a Pressure Fryer: https://youtu.be/9ZLKj2a_OPM?t=546 https://youtu.be/9ZLKj2a_OPM?t=546 Wendys and Chickfila also use a pressure fryer but notably their sandwiches are not dripping with oil when you order them. Here is the same pressure fryer Wendys uses but to fry chicken wings instead of sandwich patties, noice that they are dripping with oil: https://youtu.be/7owZz26W1_U?t=176 https://youtu.be/7owZz26W1_U?t=176 Popeyes uses a standard fryer plus a thick coating of buttermilk(as seen earlier in the video) and their chicken seems to come out cleaner: https://youtu.be/31dGYRnhS8k?t=113 https://youtu.be/31dGYRnhS8k?t=113 Seems like Pressure fryers + breading might be the culprit but really, this is just a wild guess. If there are any fried chicken masters here, feel free to jump in.