The Big Fast-Food Wing Taste Test

“Whether you’re rooting for the Saints or the Colts, we can all agree on one thing: Team Chicken Wing.

In preparation for the big game, Serious Eats ordered a mess of chicken wings from the biggest chains to track down the best. The players: KFC, Domino’s, Popeyes, and Papa John’s. Braving the threat of orange fingernails (we didn’t have our trongs!) we found the spiciest, the slimiest, the meatiest, and best all-around wings, as well as the least nasty blue cheese dipping sauce. Before reading on, you may want to brush up on how to eat a wing.”

More after the jump.

The Big Fast-Food Wing Taste Test

 

Pop Top: KFC’s Fiery Chicken Wings a tangy treat

“Grade: B+

Fast Food » Apparently, it’s the manifest destiny of KFC to entice people to eat its new grilled chicken line, so now it’s releasing Fiery Grilled Wings, with hot peppers added to the marinade. These meaty wings have a tangier taste and a slightly hotter aftertaste than regular grilled wings. But the best element of the wings is the savory seared texture that actually makes the chicken seem grilled (as opposed to slow-roasted, which the “grilled” chicken is). Each wing has 70 calories and 4 grams of fat, compared to 80 calories and 5 grams of fat for its fiery (fried) buffalo-chicken wings.”

Pop Top: KFC’s Fiery Chicken Wings a tangy treat

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KFC unveils another free-chicken offer: The world is not impressed

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Remember last time?

“LOUISVILLE, Ky. – KFC has cooked up another free offer to promote its grilled chicken, only this time, it promises, without the unwanted side of rainchecks.

The freebie is set for Monday, when more than 5,000 KFCs will give every U.S. customer a free piece of grilled chicken.

This will be the third time in six months that the chain famous for fried chicken is offering a giveaway to promote its Kentucky Grilled Chicken that debuted nationally last spring.”

KFC unveils another free-chicken offer

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Double Down with KFC

Double Down!

“You just saw the KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich.  Who dreamed this up?  This is perhaps the most insane “sandwich” I have ever seen. A fried chicken patty, 2 slices of cheese, 2 slices of bacon, and another fried chicken patty.”

Double Down with KFC

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El Pollo Loco Mocks KFC For Using Beef Ingredients In Their “Grilled” Chicken

“Grilled chicken competitor El Pollo Loco is launching a new ad campaign in which they call out KFC for using “beef powder” and “rendered beef fat” in their new “grilled” chicken, says the LA Times.

The use of beef ingredients in grilled chicken just seems wrong to me, and we believe most consumers would agree,” said Steve Carley, CEO of El Pollo Loco.”

El Pollo Loco Mocks KFC For Using Beef Ingredients In Their “Grilled” Chicken