The KFC Double Down Sandwich
Take a piece of fried chicken breast, slap some bacon on it, then some cheese, some special sauces and top it with another fried chicken breast, wrap it nicely in a thin piece of paper and you have the new KFC Double Down Sandwich. I tried one of these for lunch the other day and my feelings on it are mixed.
I love the concept of the KFC Double Down Sandwich. You would think that you could never go wrong with fried chicken, bacon and cheese, but when you use the chicken in the place of bread I found myself in a ‘hot deep-fryer grease mess’.
After ordering my sandwich and waiting 8 minutes for KFC to cook it, I happily skipped to my seat to open the box and see what all the hype was about. Let me tell you I had high hopes for this sandwich. At first look, it looked OK. I was actually excited about eating it, so I picked it up to take a picture of it for you and burnt the hell out of my hand. Deep fryer grease and hands are not a combination that goes well together.
Once the sandwich had cooled enough to pickup, I took my first bite. Now, if you’re a fan of grease, which I am, you will love this. The only way I can describe this is, imagine pouring bacon grease over a piece of chicken. At first thought this sounds phenomenal, but my first bite into this soggy chicken concoction was a let down.
Now, I’m not saying that it was bad, not by any means. It just wasn’t the nice crispy sandwich they show on the picture when you order it. It was truly eatable, and in fact, I ate the whole thing. I didn’t die, my arteries didn’t instantly clog and I don’t feel a heart attach coming on. But would I order it again? Most likely not, unless I was sharing the experience with a friend who has never had one.
My biggest complaint, and the main reason I wouldn’t order one again is: like most Americans, I like to eat my Fast Food, fast, and in my car while doing other things. I can’t remember the last time I took the family out for a fine dining experience inside the local KFC or any other Fast Food chain. Sure, I’ll sit down for my lunch break, but again, I want it fast. Nothing about the KFC Double Down is fast. It takes time for them to make it. It takes time for it to cool. And there is no way I could eat it while driving.
Another complaint is the lack of bacon flavor. The chicken was just a touch too overwhelming for the bacon. My suggestions is, or what I might do if I ever order one to bring home, would be to slap some more bacon on it or remove the special sauces and add Baconnaise.
Since I really don’t care about the healthiness of my food, I’m not going to go into it. And I’m also not a food reviewer, so take this for what it is. But when I ate the Double Down Sandwich, I went to lunch with Scott Roberts from ScottRobertsWeb.com. Scott also wrote a review, posted a video and gives some health information on his blog, so go check it out. He also talks about some nice hot sauces, which he let me try on the sandwich, which were great.
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Great review, John.
I, too, drooled every time I saw this commercial on TV. One day when I was by myself running errands, I could no longer resist tasting KFC’s latest addition to their menu. I didn’t have a very long wait at the drive in window and of course I couldn’t wait until I got home to eat it. I took it out of the box as I was driving and found that it was too big to bite into. They don’t use small chicken breasts for this sandwich. I took a bite off the side of the chicken breasts and got a piece of cheese and piece of bacon with the bite. It was magnificant! All of a sudden I felt something hot running down my arm. It didn’t turn out to be grease as I first suspected, it was the juicyness from the chicken breast. I put the balance of the sandwich back in the box and drove straight home. I sat and ate the whole thing, slowly, one wonderful bite after another. I figure if I eat one of these no more than one every other month (that will be my whole food allowance for the day) I shouldn’t gain too much weight over the next year. I found this to be an absolutely amazing sandwich and in the future I will continue to buy it only at the drive in and take it home to eat when I am by myself. I normally eat very healthy food but have found to my amazement that I am a closet KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich addict!