# Would you like to try a KFC Double Down **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589 "2010-11-05T16:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/21 "2010-11-05T19:26:15Z")
They don’t even look appealing and being KFC only makes it worse. i wouldn’t eat one drunk and I have eaten a lot of nasty things when drunk. Stoned I would probably eat 10. ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/22 "2010-11-05T19:32:39Z")
Pretty sure the Double Down came out at least a year ago… I had one when I was hungover one day, and wasn’t really impressed. It was messy to eat and I missed bread on my sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/23 "2010-11-05T19:35:43Z")
It just became available in Canada. (Where OP lives.) ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/24 "2010-11-05T19:52:14Z")
Not very big, tastes kinda nasty, basically a chicken cordon bleu without the tenderness of the chicken or the deliciousness of the sauce. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/25 "2010-11-05T19:57:04Z")
It’s still not as bad as Burger King’s Enormous Omelet sandwich, which I see is no longer on their menu. That thing had about 2000 calories in it. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/26 "2010-11-05T20:08:53Z")
I’m vegetarian but if I wasn’t I would totally try it, and I’m guessing I’d like it. In a paralell universe somewhere, this is my favourite food. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/27 "2010-11-05T20:21:35Z")
Why the fuck _wouldn’t_ I try it? I’ll try every kind of food at least once. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/28 "2010-11-05T20:22:24Z")
> [@palindromemordnilap](#): > > I picked “never” because there wasn’t an option for “Doesn’t sound appealing, but I’ve eaten worse. Under the right circumstances, maybe.” Me too. It doesn’t offend me to the point of cursing (or uhm…saying “Jesus F. Murphy!”) but if someone offered me one for free I’d probably give it a try. I just don’t see myself seeking out a KFC from which to purchase one. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/29 "2010-11-05T20:31:56Z")
I don’t care for cheese with chicken so I probably wouldn’t like this. I love me some KFC but it always gives me a stomach ache. So no, I am not interested. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/30 "2010-11-05T20:32:17Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > 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. The same amount of calories (540) as a Big Mac, buddy (and the grilled one is 480). And fewer than a lot of other McDonald’s sandwiches. The Angus Mushroom & Swiss, for example, has 770 calories. McDonald’s Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich is even higher in calories–630–than the fried Double Down. Fewer calories than a Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddle (560) or a Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel (560). And this one may or may not blow your mind: more calories than a McFlurry with Oreo Cookies or a Chocolate McCafe Shake 12 oz, (both 580). More than a Medium (16 oz) Caramel Frappe (550)! I’m not saying this is health food, but it’s not as bad as you think. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/31 "2010-11-05T20:38:41Z")
It’s really, really, really salty. And really, if they had put it on a bun (adding another 300-400 calories) and called it a “Double Chicken Sandwich” no one would have blinked an eye about it. Compared to other fast food choices, it’s no big deal. It just gives the appearance of being OMG Arteries! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/32 "2010-11-05T20:42:22Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > The same amount of calories (540) as a Big Mac, buddy (and the grilled one is 480). And fewer than a lot of other McDonald’s sandwiches. The Angus Mushroom & Swiss, for example, has 770 calories. McDonald’s Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich is even higher in calories–630–than the fried Double Down. Fewer calories than a Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddle (560) or a Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel (560). And this one may or may not blow your mind: more calories than a McFlurry with Oreo Cookies or a Chocolate McCafe Shake 12 oz, (both 580). More than a Medium (16 oz) Caramel Frappe (550)! > > I’m not saying this is health food, but it’s not as bad as you think. You know what only has 400 calories? Half a stick of butter. Yet I’d still be pretty grossed out if someone suggested I eat that for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/33 "2010-11-05T20:44:57Z")
Voted option #1 although I’m not sure it’ll be tastier than my local pizzeria’s bacon cheeseburgers,of which I always dispense with the bun anyway. Editing just to gross out **Giraffe**. I sometimes have a few bites of butter by itself for breakfast. Yummm! ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/34 "2010-11-05T20:47:56Z")
I’ve had one, and it isn’t the hate crime against human health that everyone has been making it out to be. Frankly, we’ve had something like this for a long time-- it’s called a chicken cordon bleu, and no one gets up in arms about gas stations or supermarkets selling theirs (which are probably loaded with preservatives on top of everything else.) ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/35 "2010-11-05T20:56:07Z")
> [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](#): > > I’ve had one, and it isn’t the hate crime against human health that everyone has been making it out to be. Frankly, we’ve had something like this for a long time-- it’s called a chicken cordon bleu, and no one gets up in arms about gas stations or supermarkets selling theirs (which are probably loaded with preservatives on top of everything else.) I’ve been meaning to try the chicken cordon bleu at the Shell station, but I always end up getting the Beef Wellington instead. Seriously, what? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/36 "2010-11-05T20:58:35Z")
I voted undecided. I can’t see myself going in and ordering one but I could see myself sharing one with a couple of people who were also curious. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/37 "2010-11-05T21:05:07Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > You know what only has 400 calories? Half a stick of butter. Yet I’d still be pretty grossed out if someone suggested I eat that for lunch. Sorry. I just don’t see what’s so terrible about it. You make it out to be disgusting, unhealthy, worse than white bread, yaddayaddayadda, when, overall, it’s not any worse than the same junk food in its class. In fact, it’s _better_ than a lot of junk food in its class. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/38 "2010-11-05T21:06:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Sorry. I just don’t see what’s so terrible about it. You make it out to be disgusting, unhealthy, worse than white bread, yaddayaddayadda, when, overall, it’s not any worse than the same junk food in its class. In fact, it’s _better_ than a lot of junk food in its class. I don’t care if other people eat it, it just grosses me out. But a lot of fast food grosses me out, so it’s not just this. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/39 "2010-11-05T21:49:00Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I don’t care if other people eat it, it just grosses me out. But a lot of fast food grosses me out, so it’s not just this. I have no qualm with that. I haven’t had one myself yet, but I am curious because, well, like I said, I’ll eat anything once. Still, I feel a need to defend it, because people decry it as some sort of ungodly awful calorie bomb when, in perspective, it’s actually not all that bad. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589/40 "2010-11-05T22:00:16Z")
I refuse to eat it until they stick it between two Krispie Kreme donuts and deep fry the whole mess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589.md?page=3)