Original or Extra Crispy?

[Ash]

Ever wake up thinking of a specific food?  Then you eventually make it your mission for that day to get that food.
I woke up earlier thinking of chicken.  So I got up and drove in the sub-zero temperatures to KFC.
I picked up one of their 3 piece meals.  Instead of cole slaw, which I can't stand, I substituted it with an extra side of mashed potatoes.
KFC's mash potatoes and gravy are fantastic!  I wish I could get the recipe for that gravy they use.



Anyway, I had to choose between original or extra crispy.
I like both, but tend to prefer the original recipe.
The original is some of the best chicken anywhere.  

How about you?
Original or extra crispy?

[JJ80]

Either, it doesn't matter.

[sprite75]

I generally like extra crispy.  For sides I really love their mashed and gravy, and since I can't stand their coleslaw I usually just get a double helping of mashed and gravy.

[ghouck]

I don't eat at KFC because we went there once, and at the time we thought my kid was allergic to some milk products (whey to be exact), and not only would they not LOOK to see if their food had any in it, they kept saying "I'm sure there isn't any in it", immediately after asking what whey was in the first place. Kid had recently spent almost a week in the hospital and I was supposed to take some idiot's word for it that their food didn't have an ingredient the same idiot didn't even know existed 60 seconds ago. They've never gotten a penny from me since.

[Jack]

Original, that's some awesome chicken.  Extra crispy is nice for a change, but that's about it.  Love their potatoes and gravy too. 

[trekgeezer]

Original recipe, although it is delicious, should really be called extra-greasy.  I love the crunchy style.  I've always like their cole slaw too, but we rarely eat there. 

[schmendrik]

I don't go very often, but I do get a craving every once in awhile. My current favorite is original flavor with hot sauce. I seem to put hot sauce on more and more things as I get older. My wife's theory is I burned out my taste buds long ago.

What, doesn't everyone put hot sauce on their breakfast home fries? Or in their spaghetti?

I'm on the pro-cole slaw side. Love their fries too (with hot sauce, of course), but I'm trying to lose weight so I don't get those these days.

[Paquita]

Original yo.  I said it before and I'll say it again -  The Colonol didn't spend years perfecting his 17 secret herbs and spices for you to go and order extra crispy.  You want extra crispy, go to Popeyes.

[WilliamWeird1313]

Extra crispy, b***hes.

[BeyondTheGrave]

Even before I became Vegetarian I didn't like KFC chicken that much. I did enjoy their side dishes though like Biscuits and cole slaw. Thinking about it I did like their popcorn chicken.

[Fishasaurus]

I don't eat at KFC because we went there once, and at the time we thought my kid was allergic to some milk products (whey to be exact), and not only would they not LOOK to see if their food had any in it, they kept saying "I'm sure there isn't any in it", immediately after asking what whey was in the first place. Kid had recently spent almost a week in the hospital and I was supposed to take some idiot's word for it that their food didn't have an ingredient the same idiot didn't even know existed 60 seconds ago. They've never gotten a penny from me since.

There's asmost no chance the employees would know.  It's shipped from a secret location rather than made from scratch on-site.  But most fried chicken recipes use millk products, as a way of making the coating stick on while maximizing the number of calories from fat.

[Psycho Circus]

Used to always get dragged into KFC by the 'ol ball & chain after I'd be barred from some pub on a friday night. They never had much left, can't really remember if I had original or extra crispy. Damn nice when you're completely drunk and starving, but really it's just aload of trash to me that I'd rarely ever touch.

[Paquita]

Oh those KFC guys know what allergens are in their products!  It's on their website!  Foodservice employees are beat about the head with allergen information!

Anyway, there's no chicken in Alaska. It's just Elk sprinkled with pine cone shavings and they tell everyone it's chicken. 

[ghouck]

Lol, there are more chicken in Alaska than Elk. . .

You want extra crispy, go to Popeyes.

Mmmmmm . . . Popeyes. . . . yummy. ..

[Derf]

Lol, there are more chicken in Alaska than Elk. . .

Yeah, but it only takes one elk to equal about 50 chickens  .

You want extra crispy, go to Popeyes.

Mmmmmm . . . Popeyes. . . . yummy. ..

If I want fried chicken, I go to Popeye's. I've never been overly impressed with KFC. Plus, KFC doesn't have red beans & rice, and Popeye's biscuits are way better.