Now from KFC; the Double Down, the most amazingly decadent fast food item ever. The idea with the Double Down is that they’ve dispensed with the bother of a bun and made a sandwich out of two deep fried KFC peices, and inside them there’s a glob of cheese and bacon. A Double Down, despite actually being quite small, is 540 calories (I am frankly skeptical it’s that little), contains 32 grams of fat, and about two weeks’ worth of salt.
Want one?
Been there, done that. It’s too much work for lunch. Dry white meat, chewy bacon, tasteless cheese, and gloppy sauce with nothing to soak into. The original recipe batter is the only thing that has a good taste(because we’ve been conditioned in the US to think sodium is tasty), and it’s better on real chicken pieces.
I like all the ingredients in isolation, but put together in this configuration didn’t work for me.
Enjoy,
Steven
Only if they battered it and then deep fried it. Oh, and maybe add a glob of mayo and a pickle.
Mmmm… deep fried mayo.
I picked “never” because there wasn’t an option for “Doesn’t sound appealing, but I’ve eaten worse. Under the right circumstances, maybe.”
I’m vegetarian, so it’s a moot point, but the concept grosses me out. I am pretty sure my reaction would be the same if I were an omnivore.
Greasy, almost tasteless, hated it.
Never. Yuck.
KFC is good for one thing and one thing only. Original recipe, potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, and biscuit. That’s the way God intended it to be.
About a year ago I had jury duty at a courthouse with a KFC across the street. I’m glad that there was no time left in the first day for closing arguments. That meant that I could go back the next day for some post-verdict yumminess.
Ditto
Sure. I’ll probably try one at some point, just to say I have.
I tried it. It was too much for me, and I love fatty, salty junk food. It’s a gut bomb.
Let us repair to the Cafe Society for more discussion of this gastronomical delight.
From IMHO.
I had it. It was unspectacular. The bacon and cheese were basically flavorless and added nothing to the experience. Trying to keep the thing together while eating it was more energy than it was worth.
However . . .
I have been blown away by the ‘OMG that is SO BAD FOR YOU!!!’ response that this sandwich has garnered (not in this thread). I’m sure a double-quarter-pounder from McDonalds has more calories, and/or so does a jumbo-sized soda.
Not saying that either of those are ‘smart’ food choices, but just that this sandwich is pretty tame on the whole. Heck, an order of chicken strips at my local pub is probably worse for me.
When I first saw this thing announced, I checked the link to see if it was an Onion article. I still can’t believe it’s not a joke – it just seems like such a parody of the American trend of ever-increasing unhealthiness and fattiness. “Let’s see, we want to make a bacon and cheese sandwich, but…what’s unhealthier than white bread? I know, fried chicken!”
From a macro perspective, we really look like livestock in a high density feed lot.
If I were - for some bizarre reason - eating at KFC, I would give it a try.
I don’t see it happening though.
I really enjoy the Arby’s chicken bacon swiss sandwich, so I’m sure the ingredients taste good together, but I need bread too. Too much greasy protein is too much greasy protein.
I have no desire to try it. It’s not kosher, and doesn’t appeal to me enough to try to make a kosher version.
Actually, almost a day’s worth of salt.
10 fast food items worse for you than a Double Down
If you want stuff that does have several days’ worth of sodium, you’d have to go to a sit-down restaurant for that. Some stuff at sit-down chain restaurants is worse than fast food in terms of sodium, amazingly enough. Non-chain restaurants don’t tend to publish sodium counts where I can find them, so I can’t really speak for them.
I’m not saying a Double Down is healthy, just that there’s a lot of worse stuff out there. Though the Double Down might be better, because nobody is going to look at that and think it’s healthy. A “Tendercrisp Garden Salad” (670 calories, 45 grams of fat, 1740 mg sodium) is a bit sneakier in its unhealthiness. Even more deceptive is the Grilled Vegetable Salad at CPK. Sounds healthy, doesn’t it:
A full order of that, with no chicken, fish, or shrimp, is 810 calories and 2104 mg sodium (they don’t give the amount of fat on their site).
Nate Silver played with the numbers for it back when it came out although he admits that he’s mainly just goofing around.
Personally, I’ve have no qualms about eating one but I have no desire to pay for one. So until they give me a free one, I shall remain Double-Down-Less.
I’ve tried it twice. The first time it was too salty and the chicken was dry and stringy. The second time I tried it the chicken was dry and stringy and it was too salty. Flavor wise it was good but I will not be giving it a third try.
I’m a vegetarian except for when I’m eating local food made by local people with the intention of expanding my horizons. The Double Down is possibly the most repulsive thing I’ve ever seen advertised. I wouldn’t even consider eating it.
I’ve eaten one, but modified it. Replace the fried chicken with their boneless grilled chicken. The one I had was much moister then the fried option.