Double Down with KFC

Double Down with KFC

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I saw this commercial yesterday and couldn’t find anything about it online or even on the KFC website.  I thought I had dreamed it up, but when it came on today I snagged it with my cellphone (sorry ’bout the quality):

You just saw the KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich.  Who dreamed this up?  This is perhaps the most insane “sandwich” I have ever seen. A fried chicken patty, 2 slices of cheese, 2 slices of bacon, and another fried chicken patty.  Wow.  Sorry I don’t have much else to say, it is like the Monster Burger of chicken.  My mind is boggled… the funny thing about this sandwich is that it is part of the “unthink kfc” advertising, which has previously only been for grilled chicken.

So, upon seeing this I did what anyone would do and drove over to KFC to buy the beast.  The “meal” is $6.99, but you can buy the sandwich for a mere $4.99.  The description from the horse’s mouth:

  • 2 Original Recipe Filets
  • Bacon
  • Pepper Jack Cheese
  • Swiss Cheese
  • Colonel’s Sauce

So, what does it look like?  Check out some photos:

Behold the sign!

Behold the sign!

The unboxing...

The unboxing...

There she is.

There she is.

A bit of a closeup for ya…

The KFC Double Down Sandwich... its.... something, alright!

The KFC Double Down Sandwich... it's.... something, alright!

So, what does it taste like?  Well, let me let Jess tell you:

That’s it?  That is the sandwich?  That’s not worth five dollars.  <takes a bite>  Oh… oh my God.  That is the best thing ever.  I don’t know what “Colonel’s Sauce” is, but it is like a party in my mouth.  This is completely worth the five dollars.  Unfortunately I’m going to end up weighing 700 lbs after this, but it is simply amazing.

Now, I didn’t get that orgasmic feeling from it, then again, I’m not a huge fan of fast food.  So, there you have it.  Thoughts on this new offering from KFC?

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Update -- 08/21/2009

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Looks like the world has made it to my sleepy little corner of the web.  Thank you Consumerist, This is Why You’re Fat, 9 News and all the other blogs and news articles!

Now then, it looks like some people are doubting this is a true sandwich, so for SCIENCE I decided to go down and get some more shots to prove to you that yes, you can legally harden your arteries with this monster (plus, Jess is addicted to them).  Here we go!

Outside:

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The sign of things to come...

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Who's that in the window?

Inside:

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What to choose... what to choose?

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Perhaps this will quench my hunger!

Making & Receipt:

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Caitlyn makes these like a pro!

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2 DBL DOWN SND

The Sandwiches (one opened, one split in half):

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Feed me Seymour, feed me!!

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Ninja chop!!

Need any more proof?  ;)


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189 Comments (add your own)

  1. [...] To read the complete blog and see the youtube video, click here!  [...]

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  2. Aaron Boyd Says:

    Wow, I couldn’t believe that American fast food has sunk this low. I’m pretty sure The Onion spoofed some concept like this before, but I guess it was good enough for KFC. I would’ve loved to been at the meeting where this idea was pitched. The sad thing is I’m probably going to try it just because of how ridiculous it is.

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  3. Jason Says:

    That is what I thought when I first saw the commercial. I actually thought I imagined it until I saw it the next day. When I told Jess she asked me if it was a joke, like they were advertising a fake sandwich to promote their “healthy” meals (amazingly, according to their website, their grilled chicken still contains partially-hydrogenated oils).

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  4. Derek Says:

    That’s pretty funny. I do have to say it does look kind of tasty though.

    Wonder how the partially-hydrogenated oil is incorporated into the chicken?

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  5. Jason Says:

    I have no idea, Derek… here is the actual ingredients for it (from here):

    KFC® Grilled Chicken

    Fresh Chicken Marinated with: Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate.

    Seasoned with: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added as Anticaking Agents.

    Contains Wheat and Soy.

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  6. Chris Says:

    Jason, I noticed that you were in Council Tuckey for Ribfest. I can’t figure out where you’re from exactly, but please tell me I can find this sandwich in the Omaha metro.

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  7. Jason Says:

    No problem Chris! The KFC I went to was this one:

    http://tinyurl.com/kfclavista

    The photos were taken there, so unless they got rid of it, they had signage. Hope that helps!!

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  8. Chris Says:

    Works for me! Like you, I thought I dreamed about seeing the ad for this delicious monstrosity, but I can’t wait to try it.

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  9. naomi Says:

    This sandwich looks soooo bad I actually took the time to look all over the web for the nutritional value and oddly enough can not find it anywhere. You are right, there is no mention of this sandwich on their website and I think it is because it is probably a days worth of calories just by itself never mind the fat and sodium. check out kentuckyfried cruelty.com

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  11. Rob Says:

    I hadn’t seen the advertisement for it on TV, but when I pulled up to KFC today, the person taking the order asked if I would like to try one. Being the sucker I am, I tried it…and WOW…is it good. Chicken, bacon, pepperjack cheese, and the “special sauce” made for a damn fine sandwich. And yes, there is no bun, but it is wrapped in a papper sleever which helps in eating the thing.

    I do have one question for Jason, since we live somewhat close (about 45 miles), did the KFC in La Vista give you a survey card on the Double Down that when you completed it, KFC sends you a $10.00 coupon? Mine did, and the website is http://www.mropinionsonline.com/doubledown. You do need a special number on the card to complete the survey though.

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  12. [...] Chicken Filets serving as the patties. Thanks to the fine reporting from our fellow foodies over at Foodgeekery, we have some actual pictures and advertisements to supplement this crazy [...]

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  13. Aaron Davies Says:

    I wonder if I could get them to make it with grilled breasts instead of original recipe? It’d be an awesome low-carb meal that way…

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  14. evan Says:

    at the end of the day, we all have a choice wether to purchase it or not. If you feel that it has too many carbs DONT EAT IT. simple.

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  15. KT Says:

    How is this different to a double burger from buger king or mcdondalds big mac – its actually better in the respect yes it has 2 chicken patties/ breast but no bread

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  16. doomsdayer Says:

    Will it come in hot & spicy?WOW Can’t wait!!

    OBESITY ISN’T A DISEASE ITS EVOLUTION!!

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  17. Sean Wood Says:

    Why can’t we get this in Australia??

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  18. hugh Says:

    yer what sean wood said. and shut up nutritionalists we can eat whatever we want to eat, we just have to do more to burn it off.

    p.s. looks awesome

    p.p.s Aaron boyd, not sure if you know this but a part of your comment is being used at
    http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/852740/new-burger-has-fried-chicken-bun/?rss=yes#yoursay

    and its kind of really out of context. just thought i’d let you know

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  19. ShaRay-Gun Says:

    And people wonder why the world is full of super fatties…

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  21. Ash Says:

    This has to be the worst thing that KFC has thought up – it’s unhealthy enough. Not one thing on the menu in Australia doesn’t contain fat – even the grilled chicken gets coated with oil before it gets cooked (That answers your question Jason and Derek). And trust me, I work there. Have for a year.

    It’s disgusting after a long while – especially when you see just how much grease the cook has to get rid of every night.

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  22. Jason Says:

    Thank you, Ash… that has had me wondering for a little while now. It’s hard to hear something advertised as “healthy” and then find out it is covered with trans-fats. I mean, how hard would it be to *not* put oil on it? Or perhaps not label it “healthy”?

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  23. I think the doubledown was great and I would buy it again

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  24. jones Says:

    thats the guy from Barats & Bereta Productions, this is fake.

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  25. Jason Says:

    @jones – It’s seriously real. I’m actually about to go and get another and take some more shots for proof.

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  26. [...] and we have never seen an ad for it ourselves, we are being lead to believe that it is real by Foodgeekery.com. They have crappy cell phone camera footage of a commercial (from Omaha, apparently) for the [...]

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  27. Brent212 Says:

    Who the F cares what’s in it?? Get some freaking exercise and you won’t have to analyze the chemical makeup of the shit you eat. Just put whatever tastes delicious in your face. I’m not normally a fan of fast food (most of it actually doesn’t taste unhealthy enough for me… you can’t tell me a big mac is worse for you than a super greasy burger that’s 4 times the size from a real burger joint), but this thing looks good enough for me to make a special trip to the local KFC. I love how people blame the population’s obesity on food like this. Uh, yeah, all the pinner burgers, sandwiches, and burritos from crappy fast food chains is the problem… or maybe it’s the way that people sit on their asses all day.

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  28. Typical they have the black guy saying ‘two pieces of chicken’ with that wide grin. I call that racial stereotyping.

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  29. [...] via Food Geekery [...]

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  30. Jason Says:

    I’ve updated this bad boy with a ton more shots I took today. :) Hope that is enough proof for the doubters!

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  31. [...] it comes to writing about extremely unhealthy sandwiches, this ain’t my first rodeo, but this sandwich might take the cake.  Indeed, following this sandwich with a big wedge of cake just might be [...]

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  32. This is truly one of the things that makes America Great.

    God Bless America and God Bless KFC!

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  33. [...] [FoodGeekery] Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)KFC ’chicken twister’ causes brain damage, says 11-year-old, suing [...]

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  34. [...] http://www.foodgeekery.com/reviews/double-down-with-kfc/ August 21st, 2009 | Category: Ew., FAIL, blog, blogvids, man… [...]

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  35. [...] thanks to FoodGeekery for their detailed report and images. [...]

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  36. [...] new KFC Double Down is two slices of bacon and two slices of cheese drenched in Colonel’s Sauce and uses two fried [...]

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  37. Matt Says:

    Getting one now!

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  38. [...] the pain that I feel. I didn’t think this thing was real at first, but apparently it is: the KFC Double-Down sandwich is a heart-attack grease-gasm wonder. One bite and you’ll be sweating from the [...]

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  39. Jess Says:

    I ate this and lived to tell the tale. Check out my review, on the blog.

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  40. Jem Says:

    Wow… this makes me not want to eat anymore.
    We recapped it on our blog too if you want to add it to your links!

    Thanks.

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  41. Garrett Says:

    I called the store… unfortunately it’s real. The lady said it was “kind of a sandwich” and described it. Then I asked her the stores location and thanked her.

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  42. [...] all photos from foodgeekery [...]

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  43. [...] KFC Double Down Sandwich August 21st, 2009 Goto comments Leave a comment all photos from foodgeekery TreeHugger looks forward to the day when they finish Sovietizing the American healthcare system and [...]

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  45. [...] a Comment all photos from foodgeekery TreeHugger looks forward to the day when they finish Sovietizing the American healthcare system and [...]

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  46. [...] Double Your Chance of Obesity and Heart Attack with the KFC Double Down Sandwich all photos from foodgeekery [...]

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  47. Wag Says:

    Why would anyone put this into their body? I guess smokers, coke drinkers and other sorts who think their bodies are toxic waste dumps might enjoy this garbage.

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  48. [...] and we have never seen an ad for it ourselves, we are being lead to believe that it is real by Foodgeekery.com. They have crappy cell phone camera footage of a commercial (from Omaha, apparently) for the [...]

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  49. Audrea Says:

    We called the phone number on the picture of the receipt. The worker who answered, Stefan, confirmed that the sandwich is real. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/fitness_exercise_health/2009/08/double-down-chicken-sandwich-kfc-cardiac-special-of-the-day.html

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  50. Jason Says:

    Audrea – Told ya so! ;)

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  51. [...] all photos from foodgeekery [...]

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  52. Keath Cole Says:

    Better off eating an extra chicken patty than a bun.

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  53. roger philbeck Says:

    I was given a double down coupon which says that KFC would send me a $10 coupon if I took your survey. I finally got on to the site, but it does not have any place to do a survey. The number I was given is 1279664127? Also I am not impressed with your KFC on west 2nd street in Grand Island, Nebraska. It does not matter what time of the evening when I go there,I ask for the extra crispy chicken, they are always out. I live on the south side of town. I have to go to the north KFC, if I want crispy chicken. I have talked to management there, but it seems like it goes in one ear and out the other.

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  54. [...] the full story on consumerist > foodgeekery [Thanks [...]

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  55. [...] Yikes! Apparently KFC is now selling something called a “Double Down Sandwich,” a concoction that consists of: [...]

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  56. [...] [Source] [...]

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  57. [...] (from Food Geekery) [...]

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  58. [...] Link Via Consumerist [...]

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  59. [...] the televisions are advertising a new sandwich. This is the only footage known to man. Believe it: KFC is selling a sandwich in Omaha, and god knows where else, that serves as a bellwether for the current state [...]

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  60. [...] all photos from foodgeekery [...]

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  61. [...] Link Via Consumerist [...]

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  62. [...] sandwich contains pepper jack cheese, Swiss cheese, and bacon smothered in the Colonel’s Sauce. [Link]  Print  Email Aug 22, [...]

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  63. [...] and we have never seen an ad for it ourselves, we are being lead to believe that it is real by Foodgeekery.com. They have crappy cell phone camera footage of a commercial (from Omaha, apparently) for the [...]

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  64. [...] Sandwich? [Horror Food] August 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments Thank you to Bec from Food Geekery, a rehabilitated junk food addict, for sending this one over to us. Unless this is a hoax, Kentucky [...]

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  65. [...] 在肯德基的官方网站并没有它的介绍,所以有人还是怀疑它的真实性,但根据ninemsn新闻说已经在美国发售了。这篇文章给出了餐馆内外的广告,和真正的汉堡照片,还有一段广告视频。 [...]

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  66. [...] of chicken breast. This is simply genius!!! All hail KFC’s Double Down Sandwich!! source: Food Geekery [...]

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  67. tish Says:

    SMH. that is crazy. america that is just too much. and to think they just released the baked chicken.

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  68. [...] [1] KFC’s Double Down Double Ups Fat And Calories | Notes From A Naiveson [2] Double Down with KFC | Food Geekery [3] Double Your Chance of Obesity and Heart Attack with the KFC Double Down … [4] This is why [...]

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  69. Dion Wright Says:

    Why beat around the bush? why not buy a tub of grease and a spoon and eat that? you’re already 99% of the way there… *smh* i almost had a heart attack just looking at the thing – imagine 10 years of actually eating it

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  70. [...] KFC has a bacon sandwich that uses fried chicken as “bread.” [...]

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  71. Peter Says:

    I pray for KFC to disapear forever from the surface of the globe. May America wake up one day and change its habits. This sandwich is simply GROSS.

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  72. [...] will Chick Fil-A’s response be? 22 08 2009 I saw this sandwich offered by KFC and almost spit up the cherry coke zero I was drinking.  Is there a shortage of [...]

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  73. Adam Says:

    Whoa. For about a week, I thought I saw this sandwich in a dream, because no one believed me until the week after when they saw the commercial. Wow. This just sounds like a fake sandwich, even though it’s completely real.

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  74. [...] (image via food geekery) [...]

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  75. [...] PS: If it’s fake, it’s one of the best fakes on the Internet right now. [...]

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  76. Sizzlechest Says:

    I’d love to get a calorie and carb count on this. The KFC website says a OR Chicken Breast has 7g of carbs. Three OR strips have 11g. So, let’s worse case scenario it and figure 22g just for the meat portions. The sauce is at most 6g unless it’s sugary. I’ll assume the cheese and bacon is 0 carbs. So, under 30g of carbs and no transfat. Not great for low-carb dieters, but I’ve seen worse.

    BTW, fat and cholesterol don’t make you obese. Starches and sugars do. It’s nice that they eliminated the bread, but the breading on the chicken kills it.

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  78. Lendog Says:

    I had it last night and it will be my last. I wasn’t looking for health food but that thing sat in my gut like a rock. I downed 3/4 of it. My teeth feel funny from the grease.

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  79. [...] like a heart attack on a bun… Jump to Comments except there’s no bun. This is perhaps the most insane “sandwich” I have ever seen. A fried chicken patty, 2 slices [...]

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  80. Ker Kernel Says:

    This is old news ! The visionary Don Zinn has been making greasy delights like this for years !!!

    If you haven’t heard of Don Zinn yet, you will. He will be challenging that fah Joey Chestnutt next year, eating under the name of ‘MegaloDon’. he will fascinate you. you have been warned !!!

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  81. [...] A Bacon Sandwich That Uses Fried Chicken As “Bread”. There is a long chain of links to the original post at a site called Foodgeekery.com where someone used their cell phone camera to capture a KFC ad in [...]

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  82. [...] Double Down with KFC Posted by Jason in Reviews on July 28, 2009 36,875 Views | 81 Responses | [...]

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  84. [...] [Tree Hugger, Image Credit: Foodgeekery] [...]

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  85. [...] and we have never seen an ad for it ourselves, we are being lead to believe that it is real by Foodgeekery.com. They have crappy cell phone camera footage of a commercial (from Omaha, apparently) for the [...]

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  86. Fog Horn Leghorn Says:

    Yah gotta be mindful of the conditions those chickens were livin in.
    I say are you listening boy?
    A real chicken hawk wouldn’t eat those concentration camp victims
    I say boy Now you listen up
    Get out there and get your self some real free range chicken
    Now thats what a real chicken hawk would do

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  87. [...] Double Down with KFC | Food Geekery. [...]

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  88. [...] link: “Double down with KFC“ [...]

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  89. Luau Says:

    Don’t blame KFC or any fast food joint or any restaurants for making people fat, the consumer is the one who makes the final decision to PAY AND EAT it.
    I would like to try one but they don’t have it in Australia.
    I go into KFC or Burger King, KNOWING what I order and how much I have to work out to get rid of the calories.
    G’day from Oz!
    Luau

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  90. I’ve GOT to get me one of these. *lol*

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  92. [...] reinvigorating.  Of course as a result I’m a little late to the scene in writing about this inglorious gastronomical abomination.  “Um…supersize me please.   Diet coke please; I’m watching my weight.  [...]

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  93. [...] mini-rant.  It looks like my little post about the KFC Double Down has spread everywhere, including to cable [...]

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  94. Dave Says:

    Doubleplus unthink!

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  95. scooper lee Says:

    wow, disgusting, no one should eat this crap.

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  96. [...] de fromage au poivre, de fromage suisse et d’une sauce spécial colonel. Apparemment selon Foodgeekery.com qui a diffusé l’information et les photos, c’est assez bon voir excellent [...]

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  97. [...] and we have never seen an ad for it ourselves, we are being lead to believe that it is real by Foodgeekery.com. They have crappy cell phone camera footage of a commercial (from Omaha, apparently) for the [...]

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  98. [...]  KFC’s so-terrifying-it’s-hilarious-and-sad “Double Down.”  Thanks to Food Geekery, we’re all getting a look at the “sandwich” that KFC is test-marketing in [...]

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  99. That’s just…horrific.

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  100. marla Says:

    ok im not understanding whats so bad?? is it because its un healthy or something? because im not gettin it can someone explaain to me because a sandwich is a sandwich…

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  102. [...] We’re all going to eventually die of something, so we may as well do full and happy. Meet the KFC “double down.” Although no mention of it is made on KFC.com and we have never seen an ad for it ourselves, we are being lead to believe that it is real by Foodgeekery.com. [...]

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  103. [...] Foodgeekery posted about it and posted the ad on YouTube. It’s pretty horrifying. [...]

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  104. Bev Says:

    It’s enough food for 2.5 people. So Sharezies.

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  105. [...] [1] Chicken Buns: KFC’s New WTF Sandwich – Geekologie [2] Double Down with KFC | Food Geekery [3] KFC Double Down Sandwich: Cheese And Bacon Between Two Pieces Of … [4] KFC’s new [...]

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  106. Jason Says:

    @Eater – Just a piece of breading (looks worse than it is).

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  107. Khistrikor Says:

    KFC with the 1228 calorie “sandwich”. Amazing. Only in North America. This meal is the equivelant of your entire days needs. What a way to save money in these hard economic times. Unfortunately your dead within a month. Smarten up KFC.

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  108. [...] actually came across this last week, in the form of a post on Food Geekery that dated all the way back to July 28.  But do you know why I didn’t write about it right [...]

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  111. Dave D Says:

    This looks pretty good, but a little messy to eat. I plan on getting one next time I go to Col. Sanders’. There’s nothing wrong with eating things which are considered “bad” for you sometimes. It’s what you eat every day that matters. If you listen to the self-appointed health experts, you can’t have anything you like. Eat what you want and tell the health nuts to mind their own business. An occasional fried chicken dinner or Big Mac is fine.

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  112. Jason Says:

    You know what they say, Dave: Everything in moderation. Let us know what you thought of the Double Down (if your KFC has it)!

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  113. [...] Fox News says they verified the thing is real. (Update: Food Geekery goes to the front lines to try a Double Down and lives to tell about [...]

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  114. [...] Check out their KFC Double Down or KFC Meat Buns and I am sure your mouth will surely water. Double Down with KFC, Food Geekery 22 Aug 2009. Early thoughts on the KFC Double Down state that it is quite tasty, but also that it [...]

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  115. [...] Down image courtesy foodgeekery.com) Email Sean [...]

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  116. [...] of the Viddler team members (Kyle, Jeff, Rob, and myself to be exact) attempted to get a KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich (which I wrote about on my blog). We FAILED. Will [...]

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  117. mike Says:

    had the double down yesterday
    im still glowing in the dark

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  118. Tim AumAn Says:

    What this sandwich needs is a fried egg. Breakfast baby!

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  119. [...] “ : “That’s it?  That is the sandwich?  That’s not worth five dollars.    Oh… oh my God.  That is the best thing ever.  I don’t know what “Colonel’s Sauce” is, but it is like a party in my mouth.  This is completely worth the $5. Unfortunately I’m going to end up weighing 700 lbs after this, but it is simply amazing. http://www.foodgeekery.com/reviews/double-down-with-kfc/ , [...]

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  120. Lucas Says:

    Why is someone making a big fuss over this sandwich? Ever had a Doulbe Quarter pounder from McDonalds? You’ll think you’re gonna die after eating that grease giant.

    This sandwich is GOOD. I want to put two buns on the outside of the chicken

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  121. Heidi Says:

    Wow.. that kind if looks good.I wouldn’t order it but I like chicken and cheese. Looks kind of like DRUNK FOOD!! lol

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  122. FuriousA Says:

    Reminds me of the Tracy Jones Meat Machine on 30 Rock. “Meat is the new bread”

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  123. Obie Says:

    this will draw in people-just to say they ate it-publicity is everything. Good marketing KFC-Amricans like to try the different – just becasue they can. Then sell the rest of the family the bucket.

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  124. Carls- Junior Says:

    who needs bread -cut to the chase. good move KFC.

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  125. Brandy Says:

    Someone at KFC headquarters watch the episode of 30 Rock with the Tracey Jordan Meat Machine. “Now your sandwich is all of the good stuff”. “You will never again have to suffer through the bread part of your sandwich”.

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  126. [...] KFC is releasing a “Double Down” sandwich in select markets, made only of two fried chicken filets, cheese and “colonel” sauce [...]

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  127. [...] Isn’t America Fat ENOUGH? Image Courtesy of FoodGeekery [...]

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  128. [...] Chance of Obesity and Heart Attack with the KFC Double Down Sandwich”Site FoodGeekery.com “Double Down with KFC“Site Mediatakeout.com “What in the … KFC has a New Bacon and Cheese Sandwich” [...]

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  129. [...] Bryan Sharp on August 28, 2009 · 0 comments KFC’s new Double Down sandwich is already getting some early buzz across the Internet. This is pretty impressive considering that [...]

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  130. Sineater Says:

    I say feed the chickens with already deep fried batter for extra taste

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  131. [...] KFC Double Down is the fulfillment of Tracy Jordan’s claim that “meat is the new bread.” Rather [...]

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  132. Kipp Says:

    OMG im sooo hungry now!!

    as heart stoppingly bad as it sounds it actually looks tasty.. i hope they have these in Australia soon :D

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  133. [...] on healthier grilled chicken. Here is an ad for the newest KFC concoction which has apparently disappeared from the tube and KFC’s [...]

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  134. [...] KFC Double Down is the fulfillment of Tracy Jordan’s claim that “meat is the new bread.” Rather [...]

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  135. [...] It was bound to happen and I am glad it has. Hopefully coming to the east coast soon, the KFC Double Down is made of bacon, pepper jack, swiss, and the Colonels sauce sandwiched between two Original Recipe fillets. Courtesy of foodgeekery.com. [...]

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  136. [...] KFC Double Down is the fulfillment of Tracy Jordan’s claim that “meat is the new bread.” Rather [...]

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  137. [...] Food Geekery and YouTube. var addthis_pub = 'retrohelix'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = [...]

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  138. [...] This post was Twitted by lazysupper [...]

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  139. [...] it turns out the Double Down is not a fake. KFC is actually testing out a “sandwich” that uses two breaded, fried [...]

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  140. [...] first, I was skeptical, but Foodgeekery provides a couple pictures, including the in-store signage (below) and a commercial for the heart [...]

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  141. [...] In Cock-a-Doodle you’re placed at the helm of one of the largest fried chicken empires. But wait, your empire is slowly caving in from competitive pressure (Damn you KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich). [...]

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  142. Brent212 Says:

    @ Tim AumAn:

    Excellent point. COMPLETELY AGREE.

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  143. Julia Ayers Says:

    Oh My goodness this is plain and downright awful does K F C really know what they are doing to people’s health. They need to reconsider this is just madness.

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  144. SpicyMcBall Says:

    Fuck all you ‘healthy eating’ people who make denigrating comments on these. You people are most probably couch resting keybpard humping slothing fuctatoes if you think it’s going to clog your arteries NO MATTER WHAT.

    If you eat and sit around all day without ever exercising then YES, it’s going to be bad for your health generally. But if you stay active throughout the day and have the endurance over months of continuous workout this isn’t going to hurt your health in the slightest.

    Protein laden food build muscles if you use it an hour before or oafter you consume them, and those muscles are going to burn ANY fat like nothing. Muscles burn fat. That is FACT.

    If you don’t have enough any muscles and a stick insect, don’t workout or too lazy to get of your couch or keep fit and don’t eat a BALANCED diet to compensate then don’t eat these kind of greasy food.

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  145. [...] KFC Double Down is the fulfillment of Tracy Jordan’s claim that “meat is the new bread.” Rather [...]

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  146. SpicyMcBall Says:

    I’m gonna whip out two thick slices of whole wheat bread and sandwich this sandwich between them when I eat these dead chickens.

    PROBLEM SOLVED.

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  148. Bruce Says:

    How did you do an update from the future?
    (Update — 09/21/2009)…

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  149. Jason Says:

    @Bruce – For some reason I spent almost all of August writing “09″ for the date. Fixed now (nice catch).

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  150. Lance Says:

    Is it in more states now? I heard of only 2 so far. I want to desroy one of these.

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  151. [...] FoodGeekery by paul | Posted in FOODS | No Comments » | Tags: Bacon, double down, KFC, next level, [...]

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  152. [...] the ingredients for KFC’s new Double Down Sandwich. Ingredients in order they are stacked. Note the lack of bread. Part of me is appalled, part of me [...]

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  153. [...] yourself this time.  If you want to see pictures of what the sandwich looks like in real life, check out the food geekery.  I guess you can add the Double Down to the KFC famous bowl, to the list of most depressing foods [...]

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  154. [...] seriously as confused as when I heard about the “Double Down.” I was sure that was a joke, but it’s not. It is very, very [...]

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  155. [...] chicken breasts instead of buns. The concept is grotesque, and it’s even more shocking that this is actually being served to the general public and that people will actually eat it. There’s [...]

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  156. Walter Says:

    No words…should have sent a poet…

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  157. NotABear Says:

    I ate and it wasn’t gross but wasn’t great either

    My review here:
    http://www.hungrykoala.com/

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  158. ReverendTed Says:

    Looking at it, I’m terrified, but morbid curiosity will probably have me trying one once (and if) it comes to our area.

    Of course, that’s the same slippery slope that got me hooked on the KFC Famous Bowls.

    Heaven help me.

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  159. It is actually called the KFC Double Down Burger and it looks incredible. I am such a chicken fan and deep-fried fillets (the healthiest cut) are my favorite. I am contemplating (considering, to all you dummies out there) driving 5 hours to get one. But, I will probably just wait until they are sold in my city (or nearby). To those out there who feel it is a bad idea to bring out such a product when America is so fat, let people eat what they want. I’ll drink a glass of milk with mine, if it will shut you up.
    And why is everyone complaining that the chicken is the bun? KFC is concerned about our collective health and decided to do away with the bread. Thanks, KFC.
    And what about the guy/gal who eats a 3-piece meal? Or has a bucket for dinner with the family and eats 4 pieces, fries, gravy, coleslaw, pop and a piece of cake?

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  160. Adrienne Says:

    oh god

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  162. [...] The common enemy. Image via Foodgeekery [...]

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  163. [...] The common enemy. Image via Foodgeekery [...]

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  164. [...] Posted by coracoid on September 12, 2009 under Food+Health | Be the First to Comment The common enemy. Image via Foodgeekery [...]

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  165. Random832 Says:

    Think for a minute… what is it about _lack of bread_ that makes it unhealthy? This sandwich isn’t nearly so large that anyone would bat an eye at it if it had some lettuce and two slices of bread on top of everything else. But it’s not socially acceptable to have a sandwich without bread (despite white bread being about the least healthy thing at most fast food restaurants), so everyone is shocked, despite the existence of double cheeseburgers, not to mention chicken sandwiches with single patties larger than this whole sandwich.

    So if it makes you feel better, bring some slices of bread. But don’t insult your own intelligence by pretending that _adding_ bread is going to make it _healthier_ for you. Enjoy your bleached flour.

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  166. [...] [...]

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  167. [...] by the KFC Double Down sandwich. Of course I had to take it one step further. Wrap the whole thing in [...]

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  168. [...] more about this abomination on Food Geekery and The Raw [...]

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  169. [...] risking a 50:50 chance of a heart attack, (and who isn’t?), KFC’s new concoction, the Double Down, is still expected to achieve nationwide status, very shortly. Comments [0]Digg [...]

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  170. [...] out samples of steak, seafood, burgers, and other concotions to feed the masses. Sadly, the KFC Double Down was not introduced but Whole Foods made an appearance, handing out stuff from their prepared foods [...]

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  171. [...] of faux meat, KFC must have decided to throw some extra chicken onto another new menu offering: the Double Down all-meat-all-the-fucking-time extravaganza. And it’s worked: since 2007, Yum! Brand, which [...]

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  172. [...] was inspired by the KFC Double Down sandwich. Of course I had to take it one step further and wrap the whole thing in [...]

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  173. Access Time Says:

    When you really think about it though it’s not any more fattening than a bucket of chicken.

    The sandwich is made out of two chicken breasts, and then some middle filling which probably amounts to roughly the same amount of fat as a third chicken breast would. So really you’re only getting roughly three chicken breasts worth of fat. So if you order one of KFC’s many menu items that have more than one chicken breast in it it’s already more fattening than the double down.

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  174. [...] the area of Omaha, according to blog “The Consumerist” (thanks to picture evidence from foodgeekery). If you fans in Florida see this in your local KFC. Please let me know, I will almost certainly [...]

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  175. High Metabolism Says:

    I see allot of people here pissed and ranting about health connotations…guess what, you don’t have to buy it. If something makes people happy, let it. Don’t whine and complain because it doesn’t make YOU happy.

    Its not like its being forcefully served in public schools or something.

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  176. [...] FoodGeekery and the Consumerist both have articles on this so I won’t belabor the point but in short, KFC is trying out a “sandwich” composed of bacon, cheese, and special sauce couched between two pieces of fried chicken instead of a bun. The prototype is being marketed in Rhode Island and Nebraska right now, but I can’t imagine this becoming a nation-wide thing. After all, how are you supposed to eat this thing? At least bread protects your fingers from getting grease all over them. [...]

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  178. [...] KFC Double Down is the fulfillment of Tracy Jordan’s claim that “meat is the new bread.” Rather [...]

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  179. [...] table with bacon-crusted bacon with bacon dipping sauce, deep-fried pancakes, sandwiches with fried chicken breasts instead of buns, and deep-fried butter. And don’t forget to save room for the deep-fried Twinkies, supersized [...]

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  180. andy Says:

    The KFC Double Down Sandwich… it’s truly delicious.

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  181. [...] that’s right…Fried Orgasm.  The Colonel already is on the right track with the Double Down.  I’m sure the Food Nazis are doing everything possible to block that from wider [...]

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  182. [...] junkies the world over, but as long as food technicians out there are coming up with stuff like KFC’s Double Down, we think they’ll get by. [Chicago [...]

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  183. Bridge Says:

    for the person who said that the cayan grill chicken is coated in oil before cooked.. YOU’RE WRONG
    i’ve worked at kfc (in aus) for 3 yrs now… the cayan chicken isn’t coated in oil, the black plate it’s cooked on is brushed with oil so the cayan fillets don’t cook, and if you did some research you’d find out that there’s only 2g of fat in a cayan fillet.
    also at my kfc and alot of others we have changed the solid oil (which had trans fats and palm oil in it) to liquid vegetable oil with not trans fat or palm oil.
    so next time do your research before stating things, if you’ve worked for a year and you are “coating” your cayan fillets in oil then you’re a douche and you should be fired!

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  184. Bridge Says:

    woops by don’t cook i mean don’t stick whilst cooking*

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  185. Bridge Says:

    doesn’t* man my grammar is bad, that’s what happens when you’re outta school for over a year >.<

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  186. [...] Down image courtesy foodgeekery.com) via [...]

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  187. [...] the KFC Double Down sandwich — a short lived promo stunt by the fried chicken master to reinvigorate the brand. The sandwich [...]

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