/ck/ - Food & Cooking

it's always been shit

>>18207302
Ausfag here.
At this point it's a joke. I could pay $15 dollars for a 6 pack of original pieces, or I can go to grocery store and get 7 piece of tasty buffalo wings for half price.

>>18207302
You’re asking on a board full of contrarian faggots who swear everything is worse than it used to be.

I wish i'd know, I'm too poor to buy KFC

>>18207302
yes....mcdonald's is better....

>>18207302
remarkably enough KFC was steadily improving for decades up until the Colonel died, and it's been steadily going to shit ever since then. there's no telling how bad it's going to get but it just keeps getting lower

>>18207302
It's been shit in the US since the 90's and I have no idea how they manage to stay open here. I don't know a single person that eats there.

Definitely universal. I live in Japan but I'm Australian, currently visiting Australia. The chicken in japan is ok but it lacks flavour. Sometimes they have special chicken like red hot spicy or sesame garlic. They've been really dry and underwhelming recently, this is multiple stores in different prefectures both in Kanto and Kansai. At least the place is clean.

KFC in australia has been absolutely cucked by shareholders or greedy higher ups. Every corner is being cut to maximise profits. Everything that had tomato has been replaced by a generic bagged cabbage mix. They used to have crispy strips which were cripsy tendies with their own flavour, but they've been replaced by tendies with the same coating as the regular chicken. I visited one I used to work at 10 years ago and it was absolutely filthy. Popcorn chicken and chips all over the counters and floor. Tattooed meth heads working there. And no special items. When I worked there you could get toasted wraps and quesadillas. They've obviously got rid of their toaster machines to maximise profits. They used to have grilled chicken too with special cookers and warmers but they've all been done away with. Kfc australia is absolutely gimping and cucking itself for profits.

>>18207334
Oh and it's now 3 bucks for a single piece of their pathetic chicken. For a spicy chicken burger it's about 7 bucks, absolutely insane and they are smaller than ever.

>>18207331
>I have no idea how they manage to stay open here. I don't know a single person that eats there.
Says /ck/ about every fast food place ever.

>>18207342
Except McDonald's. McDonald's is love. McDonald's is life.

>>18207302
It's not universal but it's pretty commonly shit everywhere except Asia.

>>18207321
Cute

>>18207331
I also have never seen anyone at KFC, either. Popeyes seems to only hire incompetent people, but always has a line. Starbucks, Subway, McDonalds, Taco Bell and Sonic (despite their poor quality) always has a line. Arby’s always has a line, but is probably the best fast food chain so I understand that one more. I have never seen someone go to KFC.

>>18207302
KFC used to be fairly clean, well lit, good and quick service, and tasty chicken when I was a young kid, but even as far back as when I was 16 all the KFC's that weren't in the shittiest part of town all shut down. Now every KFC I find, even in somewhat decent neighborhoods is dirty, run down, and they never have enough chicken. No matter what time you show up, what you order, or how many people are there they'll always say it'll be a half hour while chicken cooks. I live in the American Midwest. Nobody here likes KFC anymore, Popeyes and raising Canes reigns supreme for most.

>>18207310
What grocery store are you getting buffalo wings at? Coles and woolies just have rotisserie chicken and roast pork

>>18207302
Probably universal. KFC is cursed fastfood. Fried chicken is not fastfood.

hey KFc is pretty good

>>18207310
They're 9 pieces for 9.95 on Tuesdays at the moment, pretty good desu. In fact it's what I'm planning on having for dinner (split 5-4 with the Mrs of course)

>>18207342

While true, KFC has closed over 1,000 restaurants in the US in the last 10-15 years. They aren't exactly killing it here.

>>18210348
Wtf for me it's 10.95.

>>18207302
Nah, KFC is pretty crappy here in Germany too.
>>18209016
>>18207334
Certainly get that feel here too.
Ate once at the first KFC in Dortmund back in like 2011 or so and it was genuinely nice, but every time since it was pricey and quality varied dramatically from mediocre to poor.
Is not fucking up fried chicken really such a spectacular task,

>>18207302
>Is KFC going to shit a universal thing
its been shit for decades anon
the only country it still makes a profit is in Japan around xmas time.
literally everywhere else does better fried chicken, usually your local Korean place does the best chicken hands down.
but even fried chicken from the hot box at the supermarket is multiple tiers above KFC.

>>18207302
>The chicken is always either dry or raw
Dry yes, but never raw. They have timers in place so that even the most incompetent wagie should never risk giving you salmonella (and a potential pay out from the company itself).
And don't give me that "the flesh was pink so that means it raw" shit either, discolouration often occurs resulting in chicken that may appear raw to retards who have never cooked anything in their miserable lives, but it's (mostly) harmless.

>>18210353
A lot of the ones in my town became Popeyes.

Is Yum Inc just making them cut corners?

ausfag here, KFC started putting cabbage in every single burger due to a lettuce shortage. I haven't been to KFC since they announced it. If lettuce is so expensive just put less lettuce in the burger, they always put more than they should anyway. But fuck no I'm not eating cabbage, fuck off

>>18210380
Some states pay a faggot tax.
Ordering this now. All hot and spicy. Tomorrow my toilet will remember.
Also what clown world do we live in where not only is KFC cheaper in Australia, it also tastes better?

>>18207310
This, the KFC near my place is garbage (not even a bad suburb, either), chicken is dry and flakey 99% of the time (and they've basically always run out of a bunch of menu items regardless of what time of day it is)

Doesn't help that the employees are usually retarded stoners as well, though in that case it might just be me getting unlucky.

>>18210449
Hasn't been anything interesting in their secret menu for months either.

>>18210449
I agree, I don't even mind the cabbage, other, & this is a huge caveat, than them getting rid of the original Twister! Which happened before the lettuce shortage.>>18210433 That wrap was a huge part of my childhood

>>18207302
I feel it's been the opposite where I live in California. KFC used to be complete dogshit but over the past 2 or so years they've increased in quality.

My local KFC used to have this problem where they would put the breading on way too thick to the point where there would be these gross spongey clumps of grease-soaked flour trapped between the crust and the meat. They've managed to sort those issues out recently.

It's still not as good as Popeyes or Jollibee but I don't mind it now.

>>18210695
Anyone else remember the late 90s trend of mums thinking wraps were inherently healthier than burgers?

>>18210449
Update, my restaurant was sold out :'(

>>18207302
dogshit in the UK. no standards

>>18207302
It's shit here in the US as well. All fast food here has become worse since the memedemic started. It's a combination of bad employees and ingredients becoming more expensive or unobtainable due to supply chain issues.

>>18210410
>Is Yum Inc just making them cut corners?
Yum is shit. LFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell have been going downhill for years and all happen to be part of Yum.

Dogshit in Canada except for the zinger burg. Never tried the twisters

>>18207302
It's universal, they just don't care anymore
unless you're in asia

I wish we could get Nando’s in the US to bury KFC. The price point for a bucket of chicken to the quality is way off. You’re better off getting chicken from Fasmart.

>>18207302
KFC still seems decent in Canada from what I remember. That said I haven't had any since Covid like 3 years ago so it might be shit now idk

>>18211597
Nandos is not the same though since their chicken is grilled instead of fried. Just go to Popeyes, it's a million times better than both, at least here in Canada

>>18207302
It was good in Russia before it actually merged with the main KFC branch. After the merge it remained decent for some years until mid 2010s, since then it remained a piece of shit

>>18207310
>>18207334
Confirm. sucks ass now. It was already bad when Chicken Express' attempt at competition failed even though their chicken was better (apparently they still exist in Fiji though).
I pinpoint the moment it began to turn when they started ruining the $20 streetwise feast. 6 chicken pieces, 3 strips, 6 nugs, 2 large chips, 2 sauces. Now it's $25 and they swapped two of the chicken pieces and have 6 strips now, but the strips are godawful compared to what they used to be.
They also started to deliberately forget the sauces until you ask for them, the chicken now is atrocious, it's so oily, and you always get the shit tier pieces unless you buy one of the islander family boxes.
Not long ago a bunch of independent bbq chicken/kebab shops all added "broaster" chicken to their menus, apparently it's an American company selling their machines here for the first time and killing the KFC monopoly on closed lid autocooker machines, I've had those a few times and they taste better, aren't greasy and weird coloured.
>>18210380
All the fast food chains here now use regionalised pricing, with the highest prices being the lowest income areas, because there's no demand in the affluent areas.

>>18211377
How good is capitalism though, it's stock price went from below $10 in 2003 to now being worth well over $100 and not even the temporary COVID hit down to $58 could stop it.

It was pretty good in China, shit tier in Japan and the UK

The UK branches don't even fucking sell soda with sugar in it, it's all diet soda in a fucking fast food chain

>>18211597
We have Nando's in Australia it's just a glorified chippy.

>>18207302
I have noticed this too. Past few times I've got it it's not been pleasant.

>>18207302
Same thing going on in Quebec, Canada. I suspect a pump and dump. Trying to extract as much value as they can before alienating every single customer.
With the prices and quality, I'm never eating there again...

>>18207302
Sometimes I wonder if it was ever really good or if it was just a sort of mass pyschosis that's only recently ended.

>>18207302
Yes It's going to shit, Romanian here, KFC for me was a top choice fast food in my childhood, I'd get it for my birthday or other special occasions, It was crispy, juicy and flavorful like it should be but all that changed

>batter lost It's iconic crispy texture, darkened in color and now its softer with an off flavor
>chicken is tougher, less juicy

Basically It seems to me that they cheaped out on ingredients, use older chicken and let it sit around after covering it In batter, It's just shit, I won't be going there again

>>18207310
Each buffalo wing piece is half a wing. 7 piece buffalo wings is three and a half of the smallest piece of original KFC.

>>18211597
But USA has more fried chicken franchises than any other nation.

>>18207302
I remember KFC being good as a kid but the same one I used to go to is absolute shit now. Last time I had it the chicken was slimy, and the breading slipped right off. Everything was lukewarm and the sides were just as bad.

It's either Popeye's or I fry my own from now on.

>>18207302
Bong here, it's honestly better than I remember it being, crispy on the outside and moist on the inside.
Varies heavily from location to location though, places like motorway service stations will serve you the greasiest disgusting oil-soaked thigh alongside a drumstick that's been drying out for the better part of a week. Zingers will never not give me the shits.