Path: ...!news-out.netnews.com!postmaster.netnews.com!eu1.netnews.com!not-for-mail X-Trace: DXC=JaXH_39:5PbgbAWgI2o77`HWonT5<]0Tm@GOK[m5A6WbZ8j2 From: Michael Trew In-Reply-To: <679440c6$1$14$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 34 Message-ID: <67979777$3$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-Trace: 1737987960 reader.netnews.com 20 127.0.0.1:48621 Bytes: 2992 On 1/24/2025 8:39 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote: > Most of them are crap.  This one is an exception.  Whatever my other > flaws as a cook, I'm pretty discriminating about flavors, and even with > my imperfect proportions of the seasonings, this was more reminiscent of > the flavor of the Kentucky Fried Chicken I remember from childhood.  I > had all of the spices, and went with the savory, rather than the > allspice, because I've been making chicken gravy (most often faux > chicken gravy with BTB) with summer savory for years. > > It's not just nostalgia.  There's a reason why KFC was such a hit. > Certainly, part of its appeal was the way that the pressure frying > affected the texture of the meat, but the seasoning transformed a rather > moist skin into a delight.  The stuff that KFC has been selling for the > past 40-some years is not made with the same seasoning.  I figure that > part of the changes made were because of bean counting ingredient costs, > but Americans in the late 1970s, and for a few decades after, seemed to > be excited by blandness, in food and otherwise.  They liked umami, but > not herbs, which were consigned to hair care products. > > The seasoning, in order of occurrence are salt, lots of pepper (black & > white), savory, coriander, powdered ginger, thyme, sage, marjoram and > msg. Egg and milk are used in the breading process.  Like I said, I > believe this guy because I haven't tasted anything else that so much > resembled the flavor of the KFC of my youth.  In fact, I'd say that out > of the thousands of hours I've watched cooking videos (mostly a complete > waste of time), this one is the single most valuable one. > > A final admission.  Today was an eventful day, and I forgot ginger > twice, both in the chicken seasoning, and in the lovely stir fry I made > this evening. > Do you have a link to the video or a recipe? I haven't fried chicken at home in years, but I do have a cast iron chicken fryer.