Why Was KFC Better When We Were Kids?

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by moosemad

Was a loyal KFC guy for many many years but the last few years the taste has turned me off especially after sitting at the drive thru looking at fries, chicken pieces etc on the floor and the employees walking thru it like it wasn't there. Man sure miss that stuff back in the day.
It's the same everywhere's though, look at your typical McGurgles, A&W,Wendy's, the burger patties are so thin the cow never felt it when they cut it off him.
It's nice when you do find the rare spot that still makes a good old fashioned meal, log those into your gps.

The best place to find a good old fashioned meal is at home or mom's.
Nothing beats a lovingly made meal at home.
Just ask my nephew Jonah. He went to Hawaii eating baby bottled food. He came home eating steak, porkchops, bbq chicken, garlic and butter zuchini and green beans, bbq'd pineapple, steak and eggs for breakfast.
Oh just dont expect his answers to be all that great....he's only 10 months old!

His poor mom is having fun trying to feed him since coming home.

[avb3]

Originally Posted by GMac

You get 4 meals out of a superstore chicken. kudos to you. "What the" I I'm not a big guy but that chicken looks pretty sickly when I get up and that's with side dishes. Heck you run on air.

Anybody who knows me knows I am not that small

6'5" and 235. Or maybe that is small, I don't know!

[Red Bullets]

I think the reason KFC has changed is I don't think they make chickens the same anymore.

[moosemad]

Originally Posted by FishingMOM

The best place to find a good old fashioned meal is at home or mom's.
Nothing beats a lovingly made meal at home.
Just ask my nephew Jonah. He went to Hawaii eating baby bottled food. He came home eating steak, porkchops, bbq chicken, garlic and butter zuchini and green beans, bbq'd pineapple, steak and eggs for breakfast.
Oh just dont expect his answers to be all that great....he's only 10 months old!

His poor mom is having fun trying to feed him since coming home.

I'm comming for supper mom!
Just kidding, we have excellent home made meals but occasionally it's nice to give the wife a break and just let someone else do the work. Those places are making it hard on my wife to get a break now a days.

[New Hunter Okotoks]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

I think the reason KFC has changed is I don't think they make chickens the same anymore.

I don't think they are "Raised"anymore; more like "Built." LOL!

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by moosemad

I'm comming for supper mom!
Just kidding, we have excellent home made meals but occasionally it's nice to give the wife a break and just let someone else do the work. Those places are making it hard on my wife to get a break now a days.

I understand.
You're welcome for dinner, just let me know when I will make an extra serving or two.

I am excited to make some terri-bugers, I brought back the stuff from hawaii.
Burgers should be no thinner than 1.5 inches thick
Same with steaks
Chops
and Never boil chicken before bbq'ing it, my neice said in Hawaii she hates chicken breast cause it is dry and flavourless. Well she ate her words and asked me to teach her mom how to cook it like Aunti Jen does.

[chubbdarter]

To properly enjoy KFC....its critical your mixtures and ratios are correct

1 piece of chicken for every pint of gravy

[Alberta Bigbore]

even the coleslaw isnt the same no more... its like cabbage soup

[leeaspell]

Originally Posted by great white whaler

Mary browns as the best legs in town,,,,it was better deep fried in peanut oil ' tho.

Is that why it tastes so different these days, I found the stuff in Alberta didnt taste the same, I figured the recipe just got messed up on the 6000km trip lol. BTW the mary brown in whitecourt shut down last month

[Redfrog]

Tunnel BBQ.

you nailed it Jen.

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

Tunnel BBQ.

you nailed it Jen.

Funny we were talking about TBQ while in Hawaii.

There used to also be 2 places to get great halibut and cod
One in LaSalle and one in Windsor.
Tuesdays was half price day
They had damn good coleslaw too.
my mind is failing me the name of the place.

[Redfrog]

We used to go to Pat and Hanks Fish and chips on Tecumseh road.
there was Steve and Edies too, but that may be before your time.

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

We used to go to Pat and Hanks Fish and chips on Tecumseh road.
there was Steve and Edies too, but that may be before your time.

Did you ever have the broasted chicken/fries?

[Redfrog]

Yep. I had it at Maria's on Sandwich street in A'burg and TBQ. Yummy.

[So Nova *!%]

St Hubert best I've ever had.
swiss chalet sells the gar**** that kfc didn't want(IMO)
kfc lost out in the saturated fats fights ( lard ) the C rap they use now is much like it was cooked in tallow instead(rancid to boot!)

[silver]

I think it tasted better when I was younger cuz my guts could handle the grease better then. Didnt eat out often because my folks grew up in the 30s and were kinda close with their money. When we did, kfc was popular, and it did keep the hoop lubed. One way to get the old taste back is to ask for extra skin. mmmm

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

Yep. I had it at Maria's on Sandwich street in A'burg and TBQ. Yummy.

Cedrics!
they were the halibut place

[Fisherpeak]

Originally Posted by avb3

I have a tendency to go to Superstore, buy their $6.95 roasted chicken, and get 4 meals out of it, 5 if you include the soup.

Only thing is, I can't figure out how they can sell a whole chicken, roasted to perfection, for $6.95, when a uncooked chicken costs $10-11.

That`s because it has been sitting,waiting to sell for a month.Rather than throw it out the smear BBQ sauce on it and slow roast it until some poor dumb b@stard buys it.

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by FishingMOM

Cedrics!
they were the halibut place

Was that place in A'burg?

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

Was that place in A'burg?

No LaSalle and windsor.

[Redfrog]

Never tried them, I think they showed up after i left town. I seem to remember family talking about the place.

[walleyechaser]

Originally Posted by FishingMOM

I understand.

Burgers should be no thinner than 1.5 inches thick
Same with steaks
Chops.

to me there is nothing better than a 2-3 inch steak cooked over the fire.

anyone like kfc's grilled chicken. never had it myself, kinda goes against what i see as kfc.

[threeforthree]

I used to like every Tuesday we called it TIGHT AZZ TUESDAY, leg ,thigh and fries for $2.00, In About an hour your AZZ was not so tight

[dumoulin]

Since I created the post my mind has been filled with impure, yet fatty thoughs. I brok down and deep fried 8 lbs of wings last night for supper in a turkey fryer.

I washed them in salt first, fryed them at 375 for 25 minutes, made a canjun/ paprika/salt & pepper/garlic salt rub and the drenched them in Frank"s Hot Sauce. MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm. I could hear my arteries harden.

We ate them in less time it took to make 'em.....!

[chubbdarter]

wife is headed to TO for 3 days.....whoot whoot..KFC here i come. jalepeno salt...check. gravy bib ...check. Double ply....check

[dumoulin]

Originally Posted by chubbdarter

wife is headed to to for 3 days.....whoot whoot..kfc here i come. Jalepeno salt...check. Gravy bib ...check. Double ply....check

lol

[bb356]

Originally Posted by chubbdarter

wife is headed to TO for 3 days.....whoot whoot..KFC here i come. jalepeno salt...check. gravy bib ...check. Double ply....check

And !!! ............... What will you wash it down with ???

[doetracks]

Originally Posted by dumoulin

Since I created the post my mind has been filled with impure, yet fatty thoughs. I brok down and deep fried 8 lbs of wings last night for supper in a turkey fryer.

I washed them in salt first, fryed them at 375 for 25 minutes, made a canjun/ paprika/salt & pepper/garlic salt rub and the drenched them in Frank"s Hot Sauce. MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm. I could hear my arteries harden.

We ate them in less time it took to make 'em.....!

Hope you had some of these with those!!

[chubbdarter]

Originally Posted by bb356

And !!! ............... What will you wash it down with ???

KFC gravy milkshake

[mudbug]

I'm thinking FishingMom should has us all over for a BBQ so we can sample her cooking