Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> In ,
> Janet Wilder > typed:
>> Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>>> In ,
>>> Janet Wilder > typed:
>>>> Theron wrote:
>>>>> "Nonnymus" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> A friend sent me a .pdf file that has quite a few recipes from
>>>>>> well known eateries like Outback, Popeye's. It's surprising how
>>>>>> straight forward many of the things I enjoy are when it comes to
>>>>>> seasoning and cooking them. --
>>>>>> Nonny
>>>>>> Some people are like a Slinky: not really
>>>>>> good for anything, but you still can't help
>>>>>> but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
>>>>> Nonny, I used to rely on Copykats, though I don't think it has as
>>>>> much as it used to. Here's recipe for KFC fried chicken:
>>>>>
> http://www.copykat.com/component/rap...recipe_id=1013
>>>>>
>>>> I thought KFC was fried in a pressure cooker. What happened to the
>>>> "11 herbs and spices" <vbg>
>>> I don't think it is. I'm pretty sure you're referring to a type of
>>> cooking that was marketed as "broasted chicken." I think there are
>>> still a couple of places around that do pressure cook frying. It
>>> makes very good fried chicken IMO.
>>>
>>> MartyB in KC
>>>
>> http://www.kfc.com/about/history.asp
>>
>> scroll down to 1939.
>
> Sorry, musta missed that post when you made it.
>
> I stand corrected.
>
> That led me to seek an understanding of the difference between "broasted
> chicken" as opposed to pressure cooked, and the KFC method, if any.
> Apparently the differences are subtle, having mostly to do with licensed
> equipment and specific recipes.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broasting
>
> MartyB in KC
>

Marty, this is why I love Usenet. I learn something new every day.

To be fair, DH and I visited the Col. Sanders office when we were in
Louisville, KY a few years ago. That's where I learned he pressure fried
his chicken. I have a pressure cooker and I've seen recipes for doing it
at home, but I'm not brave enough to put that much oil under pressure. :-)

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south-Texas