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KFC's Double Down Sandwich looks...interesting
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Johnlenham
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What are the chances this will make it to the UK? I reckon about 0.01% but one can hope.
Dmncnby2k9
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Is this any good?
VistraNorrez
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The Lamonster
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haha I love Nate SilverVistraNorrez said:
richiek said:
That's being generous. I was curious about it when I was eating a dub dizzle today. The only thing I can say for sure is that the sauce is indeed sauce based. And either pepper or dirt, I couldn't quite decipher.
The cheese is of the Kraft singles / Velveeta variety. For me, it's real cheese or pure liquid nacho sauce. There's no middle ground. So a big meh there too.
Overall, I finished the beast and it wasn't awful (it's not hardee's boss burger), but I won't be buying one again.
I was really hoping the sauce was the now defunct Zinger sauce. The Zinger Triple Crunch was truly one of the finest moments in chicken sandwichery.
The Lamonster
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Yeah I will second that the cheese is gross and had to eventually remove it.
Annihilator
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VistraNorrez said:
wow according to that blog and chart. the grilled version is actually worse than the original recipe one. that's a shocker i really had no idea.
Auron_Kale
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Annihilator said:
To be honest, I believe that unless you're grilling something yourself - after knowing exactly what you you've been cooking with, the "healthier" version of something from a chain restaurant is usually going to be worse than the original version.
Thus, whenever I get a Double Down, it'll usually be original rather than grilled.
TheProDaniel
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My god we need this in Aus! Maybe I'll just have to make one.
Ken K in the Fresh!!!
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Price and portion sucked. Taste? Well the first bite was an explosion of flavor (not very good nor bad, just surprising) but once the novelty wears off, meh
beelzebozo
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this. . . this is not a sandwich. this is a low-rent version of chicken cordon bleu.
like the oreo double-stuf, i think this completely misses the point of the food on which it is riffing.
like the oreo double-stuf, i think this completely misses the point of the food on which it is riffing.
Had one a couple days ago. Pretty much what i expected, too much meat and too salty. If this was a double chicken sandwich with a lettuce-tomatoes-onions then it along with the would've balanced the meat in saltiness and proportion. The bacon was barely even there, and i couldn't tell you what the sauce was. i thought it was just mayo.
Completely underwhelming, especially for six bucks for the sandwich alone.
Completely underwhelming, especially for six bucks for the sandwich alone.
Costanza said:
I don't think that person added it up correctly. Going by the nutritional value KFC lists for a fried chicken breast is not correct for the double down because the chicken breast patties on the double down are considerably smaller than the on-the-bone breasts you get in a bucket of chicken.
There's a ton of way unhealthier foods that are wildly popular, so it seems kind of silly to get all disgusted by this thing. The KFC marketing department has be loving all this free internet publicity. I'm curious to see what the success of this sandwich will inspire KFC and its competitors to come up with next.
Naked Prime
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beelzebozo
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Ferrio said:
nutritionally equal to actually eating luther vandross
Naked Prime said:
"are you thinking what i'm thinking, pinky?"
"i think so brain. but where are we going to get the coronary stents?"
Thunder Monkey
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I ate it and survived!
beelzebozo
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Thunder Monkey said:
what'd you think?
I had one; it was ok, but too salty and tastes better if you add barbecue and hot sauce. Don't see myself trying it again. All the people saying they could feel their heart exploding or whatever are either lying or extremely suggestible. If you've eaten a two piece fried chicken meal before it's the same friggin' thing, but edible with one hand. Oh no! The Earl of Sandwich put two slices of bread around a piece of meat, I think I'm gonna have a coronary!
sneakypete
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Jak140 said:
Yeah dude I lied about feeling sick after eating one just to get GAF's collective goat. *rolls eyes*
I don't regularly eat fast food so maybe that contributed to my ill reaction, or perhaps the potato wedges were bad or something of that sort - regardless I felt sick after eating the shit and I posted to counter the hype.
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Thunder Monkey
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I ate it and survived!beelzebozo said:
Is this 'sandwich' really too much for people to stomach? I had my first one today, it was REALLY good. Salty, as most here have said, but really tasty. But really, I would probably have been just as satisfied if they used one chicken patty and put it between bread like all their other sandwiches.
I'd eat another one. Now, time to hit the pool.
I'd eat another one. Now, time to hit the pool.
BattleMonkey
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Love how people are like "it's only 500 some calories". Jesus think of the insane fat content.
Yup, and it really makes no sense that it's only 500 some calories... it's pretty much impossible. The posted calculation sounds much more accurate.
Costanza said:
Yup, and it really makes no sense that it's only 500 some calories... it's pretty much impossible. The posted calculation sounds much more accurate.
SpeedingUptoStop
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The good thing is that it's not: that calculation was debunked.BattleMonkey said:
Wow @ the nutrition talk in this thread. A grilled double down does not have a scary nutritional profile.
If you're talking distribution of calories in your diet, you're talking about fat, protein, and carbs, and that's all. You don't eat VITAMINS instead of fat, you eat either protein or carbs instead of fat. A grilled double down is:
460 calories total
23g fat (9g saturated) (207 calories)
61g protein (244 calories)
3 grams of carbs (1g fiber, 1g sugar) (12 calories)
Lots of protein, grilled and not fried so the fat that's present is just going to be from the chicken (which is not bad for you), and basically no carbs to speak of so no worries about bad carbs. 1430mg sodium isn't a concern unless you specifically need to restrict your sodium. The 185mg cholesterol present is irrelevant.
Looks like a filling meal that won't make you fat. All the extra garbage you'll probably buy WITH the double down is going to make you fat: the side dishes, biscuits, and soda.
Get some fiber in there from another source and you're doing fine for the day.
If you're talking distribution of calories in your diet, you're talking about fat, protein, and carbs, and that's all. You don't eat VITAMINS instead of fat, you eat either protein or carbs instead of fat. A grilled double down is:
460 calories total
23g fat (9g saturated) (207 calories)
61g protein (244 calories)
3 grams of carbs (1g fiber, 1g sugar) (12 calories)
Lots of protein, grilled and not fried so the fat that's present is just going to be from the chicken (which is not bad for you), and basically no carbs to speak of so no worries about bad carbs. 1430mg sodium isn't a concern unless you specifically need to restrict your sodium. The 185mg cholesterol present is irrelevant.
Looks like a filling meal that won't make you fat. All the extra garbage you'll probably buy WITH the double down is going to make you fat: the side dishes, biscuits, and soda.
Get some fiber in there from another source and you're doing fine for the day.
BattleMonkey
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Yea the fat in the grilled version would be from everything else on the sandwich. A grilled chicken patty from KFC alone is very low fat and cal.
Just tried one (grilled). The chicken itself was fine, but that middle part I took issue with. I don't know where fast food chains get their cheese from, but it never seems to resemble real cheese, in taste or composition. And that colonel's sauce, whatever the fuck that's supposed to be*, was pretty nasty. Mixed together it took on the consistency of slime.
Won't have it again, but I'd consider getting the grilled chicken breast on its own in a pinch (I don't normally get fast food).
*Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Sugar, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Monosodium Glutamate, Spice, Chicken Broth, Garlic Powder, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Potassium Sorbate, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken and Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten.
Fat from cheese isn't bad for you. Fat from bacon isn't bad for you (the sodium content is the main potential concern, but as mentioned the total sodium content of the sandwich isn't extremely high). The colonel's sauce (it's not mayo), yeah, see above, I'd avoid that.
Won't have it again, but I'd consider getting the grilled chicken breast on its own in a pinch (I don't normally get fast food).
*Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Sugar, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Monosodium Glutamate, Spice, Chicken Broth, Garlic Powder, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Potassium Sorbate, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken and Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten.
Most of that fat comes from the cheese, bacon and mayo, so that part's still pretty bad for you.
Fat from cheese isn't bad for you. Fat from bacon isn't bad for you (the sodium content is the main potential concern, but as mentioned the total sodium content of the sandwich isn't extremely high). The colonel's sauce (it's not mayo), yeah, see above, I'd avoid that.
Metalic Sand
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So i just had a double down(Regular) for dinner. It was good! Suprisingly spicy. My tolerance for spicy stuff is pretty low so may not be spicy to others but it had a small kick to it. Dont think it was worth the $5 with how sloppily mine was put together
Didnt like how most of the cheese melted off into the wrapping you hold the sandwich with. I feel pretty bleh after eating it.
Didnt like how most of the cheese melted off into the wrapping you hold the sandwich with. I feel pretty bleh after eating it.
SpeedingUptoStop said:
Which calculation was debunked? I assume this one:
I already see an error in that calculation...they're using the info from the bone-in fried chicken breast (which has skin, dark meat, etc), not the chicken breast patty used for sandwiches.
KFC's website has both and here are just the patties (filets):
KFC® Grilled Filet 130 cal 2g fat
KFC® ORIGINAL Filet 170 cal 7g fat
I also checked the generic brand fried filets I have in my freezer and they're 180 cal 8g fat so KFC's numbers are in line with that. Also makes their 540 cal calculation about right.
Thunder Monkey
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And just to be serious about it.beelzebozo said:
It was a good little sandwich. Protein heavy, but good.
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