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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Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 6 months ago
lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world 6 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.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve eaten at Popeye’s three times, and gotten food poisoning 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.
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Royal farms is my current go to.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Cleo and Leo and Stater Bros is pretty damn good. KFC blows now, even their gravy has gone crappy
Norgur@kbin.social 6 months ago
whenever I read posts like this I just have to wonder: How many frickin' fast food chains are there in the US?
snooggums@kbin.social 6 months ago
The US is comparable to all of Europe,. In addition to national chains there are ton of regional (small number of states) and local chains (generally within one state). Fried chicken is extremely popular.
So probably hundreds of fried chicken fast food chains exist even if there are only a handful that are nationally known.
PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The US is huge dude.
over_clox@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Extrapolating from prior statistics, somewhere around 200,000…
statista.com/…/total-number-of-fast-food-restaura…
stankmut@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s individual fast food restaurants, not fast food chains.
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I mean, we kinda invented them 😂
LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A lot. Just fried chicken chains are quite numerous:
restaurantbusinessonline.com/…/largest-chicken-ch…
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Oh man I could not even estimate. How many locations until it is considered a chain? There is a bar on my block that has a two other locations, is that a chain?
zipzoopaboop@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Think of your biggest number then triple it
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s one of their main cultural divisions.
lolrightythen@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Diversions?