I could have went to KFC.

epcotisbest

Wife not home this evening and I started to just grab some fast food, but remembered these and decided it would go well with the red bean and cucumber salad I made earlier.
400 indirect to internal of 165 (next time 160). Sprinkled with a little olive oil, Lawry's seasoned salt and Weber Kickin' Chicken rub. Good stuff.

SmokeyPitt

You made the right call. KFC is just a bucket of regret. 

Jeremiah

Nice. 

Mattman3969

That definitely was the right choice.  Chicken looks great.   How long have you been using the kickin chicken rub?   I've tried it but haven't truly decided if I like it or not.   

JohnnyTarheel

Way better than KFC.... anytime

The Cen-Tex Smoker

SmokeyPitt said:

You made the right call. KFC is just a bucket of regret. 

With a side of shame 

epcotisbest

Mattman3969 said:

That definitely was the right choice.  Chicken looks great.   How long have you been using the kickin chicken rub?   I've tried it but haven't truly decided if I like it or not.   

I have gone through a couple of bottles of it now. I like it just fine, but do have to be careful to not put on too much. Lightly dusted is how I would describe my use of it.

epcotisbest

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

SmokeyPitt said:

You made the right call. KFC is just a bucket of regret. 

With a side of shame 

Well, the slaw is OK if you drain the water and add a good amount of Duke's.

Carolina Q

I used to like KFC from time to time. Back when it was Kentucky Fried Chicken. Then the Colonel sold it and it started downhill. Last time I went was about 4-5 years ago... HORRIBLE!

But now I have the original secret recipe!

And I do buy their slaw for pork bbq if I'm too lazy to make my own. I have that recipe too.

Theophan

That chicken is absolutely gorgeous!

epcotisbest

Theophan said:

That chicken is absolutely gorgeous!

Thank you. It turned out pretty good. 

tarheelmatt

I was thinking meat loaf! 

nolaegghead

I would rather eat 3-day old swill from a hospital dumpster than KFC. 

epcotisbest

nolaegghead said:

I would rather eat 3-day old swill from a hospital dumpster than KFC. 

Thank you for the judgement. 

nolaegghead

epcotisbest said:

nolaegghead said:

I would rather eat 3-day old swill from a hospital dumpster than KFC. 

Thank you for the judgement. 

Well, it was actually hyperbole.  But I'll understand if you rescind your thanks. I deserve that.

epcotisbest

nolaegghead said:

epcotisbest said:

nolaegghead said:

I would rather eat 3-day old swill from a hospital dumpster than KFC. 

Thank you for the judgement. 

Well, it was actually hyperbole.  But I'll understand if you rescind your thanks. I deserve that.

I kinda like original recipe ever now and then. Never tried hospital dumpster, but it sounds a little gross.

nolaegghead

Fried chicken is pretty hard to screw up, but in all honestly, I have had some of the worst at KFC.  And some of the best.  In general, I stick with the local mom n pop fried chicken joints.  I'm working on my recipe, but I don't have it dialed in yet.

epcotisbest

nolaegghead said:

Fried chicken is pretty hard to screw up, but in all honestly, I have had some of the worst at KFC.  And some of the best.  In general, I stick with the local mom n pop fried chicken joints.  I'm working on my recipe, but I don't have it dialed in yet.

I'm guessing in your part of the world there is some seriously good fried chicken. Must go good with gumbo, shrimp po' boys and the like. The best fried chicken ever was from an old cast iron skillet filled with Crisco and fatback drippings, made by my Grannie. She passed away in 1989. Whenever she made chicken, which was quite often, she only ate the neck. I asked her about that one time and she said she had the neck so everybody else could have the meaty parts. Even when there was plenty, she made sure her kids had before she did and out of habit still fried up and ate the neck, which was mostly crispy skin.
Sorry, got nostalgic there for a moment.

nolaegghead

That's pretty sweet.  Don't see that level of altruism much anymore.  Would love to see more of your granny  in the general social construct nowadays.

GlennM

nolaegghead said:

Fried chicken is pretty hard to screw up, but in all honestly, I have had some of the worst at KFC.  And some of the best.  In general, I stick with the local mom n pop fried chicken joints.  I'm working on my recipe, but I don't have it dialed in yet.

I just got a bayou fryer, what's your current recipient?  I need a starting point. 
Sorry for the hijack, but the chicken looks delicious!  I have eaten a ton of egged chicken and I want to switch it up a bit

Dredger

Fantastic chicken @epcotisbest. Thanks for your memories of your grandmother. Brought back memories of my own. Back on the KFC note, we hadn't had KFC in over a decade and decided not too long ago to give it a try. It was a disgusting greasy mess that we tossed in the garbage. 

GATraveller

In my little pocket of North Atlanta KFC is "Korean Fried Chicken".....which is a whole different animal all together.  DELICIOUS.

Yours looks pretty darn tasty as well.  It's these simple routine cooks that give me inspiration.  Thanks for sharing!

nolaegghead

GlennM said:

nolaegghead said:

Fried chicken is pretty hard to screw up, but in all honestly, I have had some of the worst at KFC.  And some of the best.  In general, I stick with the local mom n pop fried chicken joints.  I'm working on my recipe, but I don't have it dialed in yet.

I just got a bayou fryer, what's your current recipient?  I need a starting point. 
Sorry for the hijack, but the chicken looks delicious!  I have eaten a ton of egged chicken and I want to switch it up a bit

@GlennM

I bought a chest freezer dedicated mostly to the fryer.  Mostly we do fish and chips.  Also eggrolls, calamari, chicken (work in progress), tortilla chips and one-off things like "gator balls".

It's an awesome tool to have.  Easy to fire up an shut down.

THEBuckeye

The best thing about KFC is the thought of KFC. And, the cole slaw.

lkapigian

SmokeyPitt said:

KFC is just a bucket of regret. 

I'm going to keep that one in my Hip Pocket, That is funny

Dredger

I have many fried chicken recipes and they're all good. That being said, Google Popeye's Spicy Extra Crispy Fried Chicken recipe if you like a recipe with some heat. I double the pepper spices for us. It's the current fav with the family. Regardless of which recipe I use, I always double bread the chicken and put it on a rack over a sheet pan to dry a little before frying. Then, after frying, I put it on another rack over a sheet pan so it doesn't get soggy so it can finish draining. Just slide it into a oven on the lowest setting after the pieces are cooked until all of them are finished. If you're are using a regular home deep fryer, you're going to need to cook them in batches. Hope that helps.

epcotisbest

Dredger said:

Fantastic chicken @epcotisbest. Thanks for your memories of your grandmother. Brought back memories of my own. Back on the KFC note, we hadn't had KFC in over a decade and decided not too long ago to give it a try. It was a disgusting greasy mess that we tossed in the garbage. 

Thank you for the kind words. As for the greasy stuff, yes I have gotten some like that as well. Pretty nasty.

epcotisbest

GATraveller said:

In my little pocket of North Atlanta KFC is "Korean Fried Chicken".....which is a whole different animal all together.  DELICIOUS.

Yours looks pretty darn tasty as well.  It's these simple routine cooks that give me inspiration.  Thanks for sharing!

Thanks. I have not tried Korean Fried Chicken. Sounds interesting.

RRP

This is no joke. Years ago on our return from a Florida vacation we came thru Corbin, KY, birthplace of KFC. Naturally we had to have some chicken there. I bought a 10 piece "thrift box" as it was called at the time and traveled on up the road half an hour or so before checking in to a motel room. That was the WORST fried chicken we ever had from KFC. It was too far back to return it for a refund. That experience soured us on KFC for several years.

JRWhitee

I am a Popeye's guy myself, never much cared for KFC.

epcotisbest

RRP said:

This is no joke. Years ago on our return from a Florida vacation we came thru Corbin, KY, birthplace of KFC. Naturally we had to have some chicken there. I bought a 10 piece "thrift box" as it was called at the time and traveled on up the road half an hour or so before checking in to a motel room. That was the WORST fried chicken we ever had from KFC. It was too far back to return it for a refund. That experience soured us on KFC for several years.

You would think that would be the place where they put out their best effort. Thanks for sharing.