I see the chicken size post, and match you this pathetic excuse of ‘food’. US penny for scale.

  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    KFC got real bad in the past twenty years.

    Their bucket used to be filled up to the 80% mark with fried chicken. Got a bucket 10 years ago and not only did the bucket shrink, but the chicken barely hit the halfway mark.

    Popeyes has been the go-to. And weird to say, but supermarkets have picked up the fried chicken slack as well, if you aren’t graced with a Popeyes.

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      11 months ago

      whenever I read posts like this I just have to wonder: How many frickin’ fast food chains are there in the US?

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      I’ve tried several Popeyes locations and I’ve gotten half cooked chicken every time. I’m not a fan of gooey, medium rare chicken. I wish frying chicken at home wasn’t such a messy pain in the ass.

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        11 months ago

        Wish granted! Air fryer fried chicken

        Personally, I use sous vide to cook the seasoned chicken at 155F for 90 minutes, then coat it in batter/oil mix, roll it in seasoned panko and put it in the air fryer at 450F for 10-15 minutes. No pot of oil or grease splattered all over the stove. Chicken is tender, juicy, well-seasoned, has a crispy, crunchy crust, and is never raw at the bone.

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          Thank you! I have been thinking about an air fryer, it’s just so big and I have so little counter/cupboard space. I might have to sacrifice the microwave to make room 😆 I don’t even have room to think about a sous vide. Is the air fryer hard to clean? It looks hard to clean.

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            Not much harder to clean than a pot. You just pull out the basket fully and wash it. I haven’t felt the need to clean the heating element part thoroughly but I imagine that’s not gonna be harder to do than you would have to with an oven.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve eaten at Popeye’s three times, and gotten food poisoning from them three times. Don’t let it be said I can’t take a hint. 🤮

        It’s such a shame, because I’ve always liked his cartoons.

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      Cleo and Leo and Stater Bros is pretty damn good. KFC blows now, even their gravy has gone crappy