The Fat Man Knows The Secret Wrote:
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/dining/is-this-t
> he-top-secret-kfc-recipe.html?_r=0
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> So Col. Sanders nephew spills the beans?? I think
> NOT. KFC chicken's #1 Secret "Spice" is the same
> Secret Spice most Fast food Chicken places use..
> SALT
>
> And this Bogus one does not have it. I made this
> up today as the NY Times recipe states.. and It
> does not taste anything like KFC original recipe!
> Now I thought it might be close. Col. Sanders did
> say that the ingredients were common on any
> kitchens shelf. My 87 yr old source on Fine
> Cooking told me.. that no one even knew about
> Thyme and Oregano in the 1940's unless they were
> Italian..Sanders was from Corbin KY. So maybe he
> ordered the spices in the mail. Anyway his nephew
> used to mix the flour and herbs and spices and
> Sanders sold the mix..So the nephew says but hes
> like 67..Unless I got it wrong.. No way old enough
> to be doing that 70 years ago.!! So That's how
> Sanders got started.Selling his flour mix. He
> came up with pressure cooking the chicken to get
> it done in large batches in 8 minutes and sold his
> chicken cooking method to places that paid him
> commissions. Don't try it with a regular pressure
> cooker as it may ruin the gasket with the heat.
>
> Anyway if you dare check out the NY Times recipe
> and give it a try.. I think KFC has a lot more
> salt in it. and I even added some more but No Way
> Jose do I say this is the real thing. I cook my
> chicken in a Fry Daddy 2 pieces at a time till
> browned , then slap it into a 340 oven to finish
> it up "Maryland Style" with Country Cream Gravy
> and mashed whipped Redskin potatoes and peas and
> carrots.. Ya Baby!!
>
> DAJAX Who Knows Southern Cooking
This was breaking news in 1993.