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KFC’s Double Down Sandwich
7:44AM ON
09/10/2009
BY
NotABear
UPDATE: We just think this deserves to kick around on the front page a little longer.
We re-arranged NotABear’s post a bit. Hope you don’t mind. Give us a shout if you do.
As you may or may not know, KFC has chosen Providence Rhode Island to pilot it’s virally famous Double Down Sandwich. As a new restaurant/food blogger I felt obliged to try it and blog about it. Below is an excerpt from my blog post:
For those not in the fast food know, KFC’s new Double Down Sandwich is a new er “sandwich” being piloted in select markets, one of which happens to be Providence, Rhode Island. Honored at being part of a chosen few, we went the Matt Spurlock (of Supersize me fame) way and ordered a double down sandwich at the Mineral Spring’s KFC in the name of research. With a diet coke and three brownie bites - yes we got upsold - it came to $7.96.
The Double Down uses 2 slices of fried chicken as the “bread”. The “meat” or middle portion consists of 2 slices of bacon, a slice of pepper jack cheese, a slice of Swiss cheese and the Colonel’s secret sauce.
Contrary to some perceptions, the sandwich does not taste gross.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:11PM
Jess Says:
Is there a standard etiquette to eat such a thing? Does one use the wax paper shown to cut down on the greasy fingers?
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September 4th, 2009 at 5:54PM
NotABear Says:
The “my blog post” link is not working anymore, the link to my blog is http://www.hungrykoala.com
Jess, they do provide a paper around it to avoid getting greasy fingers. I however was not up to the task and got my fingers all greasy. I do carry hand sanitizer in my car so it was all good. The paper is kind of small too. Do you think you will try it?
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September 5th, 2009 at 1:54PM
Dave Segal Says:
The link should work be working again. It looks like I might know a couple of people breaking their vegetarian tendencies just to try this thing. Improving the test-market results, and hastening the demise of even more four-breasted chickens.
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September 8th, 2009 at 8:25PM
H. Says:
I took the plunge and got one of these tonight. Pretty ridiculous in all the ways one might imagine. Incredibly messy to eat. I can’t imagine it getting picked up nationally by KFC, so get ‘em while you can, I guess…
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April 5th, 2010 at 12:26PM
It’s Alive… A Double Down Update | Providence Daily Dose Says:
[...] Born of a laboratory in Providence, this monstrosity now takes on the nation. From the Consumerist, under the header, KFC’s Bacon Sandwich On Fried Chicken “Bread” Starts Killing People Nationwide April 12.” KFC announced the decision to go live with the Double Down yesterday, but we weren’t sure they weren’t playing a April Fools gag. But no, they truly are going nationwide with the delicacy on April 12. [...]