DOUBLEDOWN, back off Baconator

[LordBest]

I wonder if this will be released in Australia. I rather hope so, I would be interested in trying one out of impartial, scientific curiosity.

 

[MrBern]

DoubleDown info

all the double down news you'll ever need

http://eater.com/tags/kfc-double-down

This is the warped creation of a syphilitic mind!

 

[Talbot]

It would probably go great with this...and I'm told that the Bloody Marys made with Bakon Vodka (yes, bacon flavored vodka!) are unbelievably yummy...

Bacon flavoured vodka. Damn!

Beats a Courvoisier and Coke I suppose.[huh]

 

[J.B.]

I enjoyed one of these this afternoon. It was quite delectable despite being on the salty side...

Double Down is one scrumptious fast-food offering and I'm sure looking forward to my next one. This will be one of KFC's top menu items, I'll bet!

 

[Feraud]

You connoisseurs of the cholesterol can add a fragrant White Castle burger scented candle to your homes if it floats your boat..

http://gothamist.com/2010/05/05/white_castle_now_in_scented_candle.php

For those times when a series of comical misadventures keep you from visiting White Castle in person, here's the next "best" thing: A scented candle that "infuses the home with the steam-grilled aroma of America’s first fast-food hamburger." This limited-edition item went on sale Monday at $10 a pop, with the net proceeds going to benefit Autism Speaks. It is already sold out, but White Castle's website notes that it's only sold out "for now." Is that a threat or a promise? Early reviews are not specifically too good:

Those sick b******* at Grub Street somehow obtained one of these air soilers, and—defying all reason—took a match to it:

Even before we lit this thing, the wax emitted an acrid stench of caramelized onions (a colleague who didn’t know what she was smelling identified hints of “candied corn” — or perhaps high-fructose corn syrup?). When it’s lit, the flame produces a buttery aroma — as if you were baking a croissant and a sewer rat in the same oven. Even for hard-core cravers, the White Castle candle is a deeply nauseating experience...
The kicker, according to The Awl, is that before it sold out, every purchase of five scented candles came with a free air freshener. To be fair, we have yet to personally evaluate the candle's complex bouquet, so we're going to withhold judgment—at least until they make this sucker edible, like the infamous bacon fat candle.

 

[MrBern]

You connoisseurs of the cholesterol can add a fragrant White Castle burger scented candle to your homes if it floats your boat..

http://gothamist.com/2010/05/05/white_castle_now_in_scented_candle.php

More like, Bloats Your Float.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

Had the double down today at lunch. If you wear braces, I'd suggest you don't try it. The guy I was with didn't have a good time with it. Fried Chicken, Bacon, and Cheese. If they somehow added rare steak to it....

That was the good part, now for the other side...

KFC's side orders of green beans are kind of SMALL. You get a giant fistful of home fries, but only a half cup of green beans, and they're actually healthy. What's up with that?

Later Y'all

 

[Puzzicato]

I actually think I have had chicken cordon bleu with more fat than that. So I'd definitely try it - but probably wouldn't have fries with it.

 

[Diamondback]

Mmmm... a Cordon Bleu Double Down with ham instead of the bacon--now you're talkin'! (And making me hungry, which is A Bad Thing at 2AM! lol )

 

[scottyrocks]

Mmm, slather some mayo on that and Im all set!

 

[Creeping Past]

KFC's side orders of green beans are kind of SMALL. You get a giant fistful of home fries, but only a half cup of green beans, and they're actually healthy. What's up with that?

$$$

Fat + salt + sugar = cheap

 

[LordBest]

KFC has beans in America? How frightfully decadent. All they sell here, that isn't fried potato, is mashed potato and coleslaw.

 

[Puzzicato]

In the UK they do baked beans as a side order.

 

[Diamondback]

When you consider that baked beans are an American tradition both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank could agree on... (there's a reason Boston's called "Beantown", y'know!)

Never seen green beans at KFC on the US West Coast, just baked... but then again, I haven't been in one in a while, being usually a "Where's the Beef?" sort.

 

[Chainsaw]

Everything is regional. The coleslaw and macaroni salad is even different from county to county. My favorite from Kentucky fried chicken was the sour dough bread. You could get a whole loaf for two bucks, and it was keep warm, and buttered. That and large gravy was an awesome snack, when I lifted weights.

 

[1961MJS]

GAWD I bet I could drink about a quart of their brown gravy. Twelve of the Colonel's Chicken wings, a quart of brown gravy, and sweet tea....:eusa_clap

I must be part Commie pinko, Mom from Kentucky, spent 5 years in Bama, and I STILL don't like white gravy. I THINK it's because it has the same ingredients as paste. My Dad eats it twice a week. [huh]

Later

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Everything is regional. The coleslaw and macaroni salad is even different from county to county. My favorite from Kentucky fried chicken was the sour dough bread. You could get a whole loaf for two bucks, and it was keep warm, and buttered. That and large gravy was an awesome snack, when I lifted weights.

My personal favourite that KFC used to carry is the cornbread muffins they had. I still miss em.

 

[Chainsaw]

Bruce Wayne, our Kentucky never had the muffins. Kenny Rogers was up here briefly, and they had the corn bread muffins. They were fantastic! Popeye's Chicken has those "biscuits" (but the gravys lousy) I'll eat a family pack of those.

And 1961MJS, the white gravy is the base for macaroni and cheese(atleast that's waht we use it for)! That's a french style sauce, and is just awesome.

 

[Puzzicato]

So white gravy = bechamel? I was wondering...

 

[Diamondback]

I think Alabama country-gravy and Ontario white gravy are two different mixes--I wouldn't use the 'Bama stuff for mac 'n' cheese, while a bechamel or alfredo (both white sauces) I could see working well there.

Typically country-gravy has lots of black pepper and some sausage chunks in it IIRC... but then again, I'm no expert on regional foods either.