KFC and their puny chicken pieces [Archive]

CougChaos

Oct 24th, 2007, 11:44 AM

They've had puny chicken for a long time now. The last time I remember their chicken being a decent size was back before there was a big problem with chickens in Ontario. I think there was a big heatwave and it killed off a lot of the chickens being produced.
600,000 CHICKENS DIE FROM HEAT WAVE: SUDDEN SPIKE IN TEMPERATURES ROASTS
BIRDS ON FARMS IN ONTARIO, QUEBEC
July 6, 2002
The Ottawa Citizen
A1 / Front
Tony Lofaro, with files from Elaine O'Connor
The scorching heat wave last week also roasted hundreds of thousands of
chickens in Quebec and Ontario.
More than 600,000 birds at chicken-producing farms throughout the two
provinces died from exposure to soaring temperatures, a figure a national
chicken board official said is unprecedented. Quebec farmers lost more birds
-- nearly 464,000 -- compared to about 150,000 chickens lost in Ontario.
Mike Dungate, general manager of the Chicken Farmers of Canada, was quoted
as saying yesterday about the dead chickens at Quebec farms that, "It's
significant, nobody wants to lose those birds. It's more than we would like,
without a doubt. To put into perspective, on any day we have an average of
95 million chickens in barns in Canada, so this (loss) would be half of one
per cent."
The lost chickens were being produced for meat consumption, and were not
egg-producing birds.

I could have sworn it was even further back(in the late 90's perhaps).

Rocketo

Oct 24th, 2007, 11:49 AM

well since they don't use trenoble chicken anymore ..chicken is not mutated to grow as fast ;)

rayner55

Oct 24th, 2007, 12:03 PM

i dont think the pieces are getting puny, its just random. sometimes its small sometimes is average sometimes its a big piece. but of course we only remember the times when its a tiny piece.

Pete_Coach

Oct 24th, 2007, 12:04 PM

Most of them serve Halal Chicken now though I doubt that makes the difference. INVEST IN ORGANIC CHICKEN AND YOU'LL GET ME GOING!

Yup, Halal chicken or Organic chicken deep fried under pressure in lard. Getting all the benefits....yum.

Muncher

Oct 24th, 2007, 07:16 PM

kt11

Oct 24th, 2007, 07:17 PM

Most of them serve Halal Chicken now though I doubt that makes the difference. INVEST IN ORGANIC CHICKEN AND YOU'LL GET ME GOING!

If you're concerned about your health, pretty sure you're eating at the wrong restaurant.

UrbanPoet

Oct 24th, 2007, 07:37 PM

Most of them serve Halal Chicken now though I doubt that makes the difference. INVEST IN ORGANIC CHICKEN AND YOU'LL GET ME GOING!

wth is your problem with halal chicken?!?! you bring it up in every KFC or KFC related thread....

Ogata

Oct 24th, 2007, 07:47 PM

wth is your problem with halal chicken?!?! you bring it up in every KFC or KFC related thread....

Just thought people who weren't aware should know even though it doens't taste any different. I don't want to start anything =p So I apologize for offending.

UrbanPoet

Oct 24th, 2007, 08:30 PM

Just thought people who weren't aware should know even though it doens't taste any different. I don't want to start anything =p So I apologize for offending.

I recall someone mentional halal chicken several times as if it was specially flavoured or something...

Starkicker

Oct 24th, 2007, 09:16 PM

Popeye's is also robbing us now. I bought 6 pieces of chicken on Saturday, 2 thighs and 3 drumsticks were normal size and one thigh was tiny! As this was for 3 adults, it was embarrassing who would get the tiny one (about half the size of the others).

I don't know what Popeye's you went to, I recently went to the one on Leslie and Major Mac up in Richmond Hill and the pieces they gave me were ridiculously huge. I'd never seen chicken pieces that big. I couldn't finish them entirely, there was just too much meat. The bland meat got gross after I had eaten off all the deliciously coated skin :)

UrbanPoet

Oct 24th, 2007, 09:18 PM

I don't know what Popeye's you went to, I recently went to the one on Leslie and Major Mac up in Richmond Hill and the pieces they gave me were ridiculously huge. I'd never seen chicken pieces that big. I could finish them entirely, there was just too much meat. The bland meat got gross after I had eaten off all the deliciously coated skin :)

thats what the hawt sauce is for!

bembol

Oct 24th, 2007, 09:22 PM

How about asking for NO THIGHS and/or DRUMSTICK?

You are an RFD member, see if you can get WHITE MEAT in there! :cheesygri ;) It usually works when they're not busy.

Doc_

Oct 24th, 2007, 10:22 PM

I didn't know chickens had big pieces in the 1st place.

Paolo

Oct 25th, 2007, 07:41 PM

wth is your problem with halal chicken?!?! you bring it up in every KFC or KFC related thread....

Their Haraam chicken is pretty popular too.

Fx45

Oct 25th, 2007, 07:49 PM

How about asking for NO THIGHS and/or DRUMSTICK?

You are an RFD member, see if you can get WHITE MEAT in there! :cheesygri ;) It usually works when they're not busy.

That's why I do. I specify which pieces I want, and it can be done. They charge you more (haven't had KFC for a while now, so cant remember how much more).

WhatADeal!

Oct 26th, 2007, 01:21 AM

I happened to pop into KFC down the states and was surprised how much bigger the pieces are.

gordholio

Oct 26th, 2007, 09:23 AM

I haven't been to Kentucky Fried Chicken for over a year now. I live about a 1/2 a block down from the restaurant and it smells really good, but too much grease for me.
Once in a while I'd get chicken that was cooked properly and not greasy, but rarely - and I only like the breast meat.
Try Southern Fried Chicken from Loblaws or The Superstore or Valu-Mart - it's really good.

thegazelle

Oct 26th, 2007, 10:26 AM

I just bought KFC a couple of nights ago for my wife and son. It's definitely not much of a value anymore...$18.00, and I get 3 chicken breasts, 3 strips of chicken, a fries and gravy. If it weren't for the fact that I was so hungry, I would have probably stepped back and considered other meal options (I haven't had KFC since 2004). And yes, those chicken breasts were PUNY. You wouldn't mistake them for popcorn chicken, but they don't look too much bigger than a baby chicken. I seriously hope that's not what I'm eating. I remember KFC chicken used to be comprised of much larger pieces when I was a kid.

I could have bought a whole roasted chicken + a medium box of taters + 2 salads from Loblaws for $12.00. Probably would have been healthier too.

hellodan

Oct 26th, 2007, 12:17 PM

I could have bought a whole roasted chicken + a medium box of taters + 2 salads from Loblaws for $12.00. Probably would have been healthier too.

Actually thats what i do all the time nowadays when i have the urge for chicken.

Badman

Oct 28th, 2007, 05:54 PM

Popeye's is also robbing us now. I bought 6 pieces of chicken on Saturday, 2 thighs and 3 drumsticks were normal size and one thigh was tiny! As this was for 3 adults, it was embarrassing who would get the tiny one (about half the size of the others).

too bad, i remember when we picked up popyes in the states we ordered a 8 piece deal and she gave 10 because she said the pieces were small.

I think it also depends on the place and how busy they are.

kuqdew

Nov 2nd, 2007, 02:00 AM

too bad, i remember when we picked up popyes in the states we ordered a 8 piece deal and she gave 10 because she said the pieces were small.

I think it also depends on the place and how busy they are.

You were just extremely lucky. I doubt it will occur elsewhere

Havo

Nov 2nd, 2007, 02:03 AM

Their chicken pieces are extremely small... I've since switched over to Popeyes. I just eat that when I can otherwise... I eat the box value meals offered by KFC since it's the only thing worth getting.

NiftyScent

Nov 2nd, 2007, 02:34 AM

I too have found them to be serving up smaller sized chickens now (and more expensive). They were much bigger before.

nsr250

Nov 2nd, 2007, 02:14 PM

Even KFC's toonie tuesday special isn't 'toonie' anymore. It's $2.22 now compared to when it used to be really $2.00, and that snacker sandwich I can eat the thing in 2 bites literally.

loybond

Nov 4th, 2007, 01:13 AM

Seriously, KFC chicken is puny. I need to eat like... ~6 pieces to fill up on it, whereas 2 or 3 pieces of Popeyes will fill me. Part of the problem is also that KFC insists on taking what Popeyes regards as one breast, and splitting it into two pieces, the breast and the rib (Mary Browns does this too). Look at the size of a Popeyes breast, it almost brings happy tears to my eyes.

idk-bart

Nov 4th, 2007, 01:31 AM

duckdown

Nov 4th, 2007, 01:50 AM

Boycott Halal

Emancipated

Nov 4th, 2007, 01:54 AM

Does KFC still use lard? I thought most of the conglomerates have moved to vegetable oil, aka non hydrogenated/trans fat free?

Siefer999

Nov 4th, 2007, 02:19 AM

Does KFC still use lard? I thought most of the conglomerates have moved to vegetable oil, aka non hydrogenated/trans fat free?

they advertise most of their items being trans fat free so i would assume that they have replaced their oil. their chicken tastes noticibley different now.

Adage

Nov 4th, 2007, 02:34 AM

I wish KFC's in Canada had the same menu as the ones in HK. Or even came with the plastic glove for your hand.

Havo

Nov 4th, 2007, 09:57 AM

I wish KFC's in Canada had the same menu as the ones in HK. Or even came with the plastic glove for your hand.

No glove no love... lolz. Well... that's why they give u the wet nap here.

EM_K19

Nov 4th, 2007, 10:24 AM

I always wondered why KFC here had a significantly different menu than the one in the States... IIRC, they don't even have fries there (they have wedges and Biscuits instead), have much more unique menu items and their chickens are much bigger (it's the USA after all, everything is bigger). They don't really do extra crispy here anymore either...

Typically, I shop around, but overall I find myself enjoying Popeyes moreso than I do KFC.

miss_swan

Nov 7th, 2007, 03:44 AM

Damn, I miss those KFC biscuits!

loybond

Nov 9th, 2007, 12:33 AM

Boycott Halal

I'm with ya on that. Not because of any prejudice, but because I'm dissatisfied with the quality of halal stuff.

duckdown

Nov 9th, 2007, 02:34 AM

I'm with ya on that. Not because of any prejudice, but because I'm dissatisfied with the quality of halal stuff.

Agreed

jonkaho

Nov 9th, 2007, 06:15 PM

Damn, I miss those KFC biscuits!

me too! :(

gordholio

Nov 9th, 2007, 10:50 PM

Boycott Halal

98% of Canadians probably don't even care about halal chicken. That's not being "racist", but there aren't that many Muslims in Canada compared to the total population. :)

Steeve Urkel

Nov 11th, 2007, 12:24 AM

I'm with ya on that. Not because of any prejudice, but because I'm dissatisfied with the quality of halal stuff.

Halal is pretty much the same as Kosher :lol:

Well, I go to a few Halal shawarma places and they are quite good :)

unless u only mean chicken?

The Dixie lee on my street used to be Halal and they were pretty good.
Actually I thought the muslim/arabic population in Canada was something like 30% of the population?
It is quite big anyways....:lol:

I also shop at a Kosher bakery for bread and donuts and they are a million times better than Tim Hortons.

Fresh bakery donuts and butter tarts without lard...yum :)

If you are in Ottawa try Rideau bakery or Nates Deli, they are both so good.:cheesygri

miss_swan

Nov 11th, 2007, 12:34 AM

Halal is pretty much the same as Kosher :lol:

Well, I go to a few Halal shawarma places and they are quite good :)

unless u only mean chicken?

The Dixie lee on my street used to be Halal and they were pretty good.
Actually I thought the muslim/arabic population in Canada was something like 30% of the population?
It is quite big anyways....:lol:

I also shop at a Kosher bakery for bread and donuts and they are a million times better than Tim Hortons.

Fresh bakery donuts and butter tarts without lard...yum :)

If you are in Ottawa try Rideau bakery or Nates Deli, they are both so good.:cheesygri

Almost 1 out of every 3rd person is muslim/arabic?

In the whole of Canada?

1 out of 3 is muslim/arabic. Really. :!:

So, i'm walking down the street and every third person is muslim/arabic ... i'd like to see the stats on that!

YnD

Nov 11th, 2007, 12:37 AM

KFC/Popeye would increase revenue if they served a slice of watermelon with their combos :)

cbayley

Nov 11th, 2007, 12:39 AM

How does watermelon increase a chicken restaurant's revenue?

FerrisB

Nov 11th, 2007, 01:18 AM

Almost 1 out of every 3rd person is muslim/arabic?

In the whole of Canada?

1 out of 3 is muslim/arabic. Really. :!:

So, i'm walking down the street and every third person is muslim/arabic ... i'd like to see the stats on that!

It's less than 2%. He wasn't that far off... oh wait...

http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo30a.htm?sdi=religion

loybond

Nov 11th, 2007, 01:49 AM

If you think that halal is unnoticeable, you seen enough of it. Try more places, and you'll see that the beef (especially), lamb and chicken isn't as good. The beef is not marbled like regular beef is, the lamb has the same problem, and the chicken often has blood near the bone. Popeyes doesn't, and neither does KFC, but a lot of the smaller joints have this issue.

BTW, you shouldn't group Muslim and Arabic people in the same group. There are plenty of Muslims that are not Arabic, and plenty of Arabic people that aren't Muslim.

Raptors

Nov 11th, 2007, 02:38 AM

Even KFC's toonie tuesday special isn't 'toonie' anymore. It's $2.22 now compared to when it used to be really $2.00, and that snacker sandwich I can eat the thing in 2 bites literally.Isn't it $2.49 now?

daftfunk

Nov 11th, 2007, 04:48 PM

I happened to pop into KFC down the states and was surprised how much bigger the pieces are.

I had KFC in the state of Kentucky and the pieces were massive. Could hardly finish two. Also tasted better, which may be better quality chicken.

broker judge

Nov 13th, 2007, 11:38 PM

Don't buy the KFC boneless chicken pieces. I paid $5 and change for it. The pieces were so damn tiny I ate them in 1 minute. Biggest waste of money ever.

2flags

Nov 14th, 2007, 12:40 AM

Why are the pieces so small .. $$ greed of John Bitove Jr. and Co.

I'm surprised that no one mentioned Chubby Chicken (A& W) in this thread. I now prefer it over KFC. Besides it another reason not to give Johnny any more of my $$.

Mulder and Scully

Nov 14th, 2007, 02:28 PM

I'm surprised that no one mentioned Chubby Chicken (A& W) in this thread. I now prefer it over KFC. Besides it another reason not to give Johnny any more of my $$.

A&W Chubby Chicken is really good, but also rather expensive for a fast food joint. I'd argue that A&W's chicken sandwich is one of the best out there.

ImJJ

Nov 14th, 2007, 02:29 PM

Chicken here taste different than the ones in HK/Taiwan...

Here chicken's muscle is all loose and more fat.
HK/Taiwan chicken's muscle is tighter.

I had toonie tuesday last night. I dunno how ppl can finish 6 pieces coz I had 3 pieces and I already felt like throwing up coz the amount of grease. I can see the watermelon part coz the apple I had after helped me recover and I could probably eat a couple pieces more lol.

AzN_RiverdaleCI

Nov 14th, 2007, 02:47 PM

back in the day, KFC was legit and gave me huge chicken pieces.

Atomic Chip

Nov 14th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Is it just me or do you guys also think KFC tastes bad after they got rid of the transfat. :confused:

loybond

Nov 15th, 2007, 12:44 AM

A&W Chubby Chicken is really good, but also rather expensive for a fast food joint. I'd argue that A&W's chicken sandwich is one of the best out there.

10 bucks for 10 pieces is expensive?

I think KFC tastes better now than before.

And seriously, chicken in asia (except japan) sucks. Tighter it may be, but also stiffer. Chicken is the juiciest and most tender in NA.

Siefer999

Nov 15th, 2007, 02:37 AM

Is it just me or do you guys also think KFC tastes bad after they got rid of the transfat. :confused:

thats what i think. i dont eat kfc that much but i did eat a bunch (because my friend works there) before they changed the oil and it tasted noticabley different. the skin crispyness is not the same and now it gets soft really quick

duckdown

Nov 15th, 2007, 02:43 AM

A&W Chubby Chicken is WAY better, I agree

I don't see many people ever order it though... not sure why

I also highly agree with the quality of Halal meats not being nearly as good as any other graded or even air-chilled chicken..

Atomic Chip

Nov 15th, 2007, 10:17 AM

I think KFC tastes better now than before.

I guess so, if you enjoy gooey and limp. :lol:

BlazinTrini

Nov 15th, 2007, 11:09 PM

Because a chicken is halal, doesn't mean it tastes any different then a non halal chicken.

perplexed_one

Nov 16th, 2007, 05:46 PM

If you're concerned about your health, pretty sure you're eating at the wrong restaurant.

rofl. id would also prefer organic chicken. i want to relish the fact that the chicken i ate had a good life, enjoyed the best food. id rather not eat a juiced up depressed chicken.

it's all about the taste, after you eat the crispy delicious skin you are left with weird tasting chicken that reeks of hormones.

ive been eating KFC since i was 10 from the same place for 10 years now and ive noticed the chicken meat go from good to bad. dont know if it's because of the switch over from the lard. but damn lard is good. how much of a difference is veggy oil going to make? KFC is considered the greasiest fast food. :D

perplexed_one

Nov 16th, 2007, 05:51 PM

I had KFC in the state of Kentucky and the pieces were massive. Could hardly finish two. Also tasted better, which may be better quality chicken.

they have a reputation to maintain.

wellysm

Nov 28th, 2007, 04:32 PM

i just got their xmas special ... it was pretty jokes how they had a huge sign that says "Toonie Tuesdays - $2.49)
Since when is a toonie 2.49? ...

anyways, best thing i found was to order thighs, as you only get 1 breast and have to add a buck for each extra breast, so yah, 9 thighs and a breast. not too bad.

oh yah, here is their new special, it came to 29/30$ with taxes
10 pieces (9 thighs and 1 breast)
3 salads
med fries
med gravey
9 chocolates

gamovafan

Nov 28th, 2007, 05:48 PM

I don't eat there much anymore. Two pieces and some fries and I would end up with a headache. Their sandwhiches are great though, it's a shame that it's so expensive.

Their salads are disgusting. Especially coleslaw.

the fokinator

Nov 29th, 2007, 12:14 AM

oh yah, here is their new special, it came to 29/30$ with taxes
10 pieces (9 thighs and 1 breast)

which location did you go to?

9/10 they wont even let me get 2 Thighs in a combo, let alone a bucket of 9 thighs with no drumsticks...

Engi-Nir

Dec 8th, 2007, 07:18 PM

KFC in the states is always huge, I go to states(kentucky) a lot, and always have KFC there, it is good to get large pieces of chicken and not get ripped off...

If you try outside of Toronto (like Elginmills/yonge, and more locations in the north), you will notice the KFC tends to be less oily and somewhat bigger.

Popeyes in Yonge/Elginmills is also huge.

Places in Toronto for KFC/Popeyes chicken are smaller.

nirs

ayyaz

Dec 9th, 2007, 11:57 AM

after a year its gonna be toonie toonie tuesdays $4.00

formalentity

Dec 9th, 2007, 12:04 PM

Most of them serve Halal Chicken now though I doubt that makes the difference. INVEST IN ORGANIC CHICKEN AND YOU'LL GET ME GOING!

Halal is organic, they are supposed to feed them the right type of food.. and they do but I'm sure theres always people who want to fat up the chicken the unnatural way

appleb

Dec 9th, 2007, 07:58 PM

Toonie tuesday for $2.49 makes as much sense as toonie tuesday for $2.99.

[H]ackerK

Dec 10th, 2007, 01:56 PM

A&W Chubby Chicken is WAY better, I agree

Used to like KFC, then Popeyes, and now I am on to A&W!

I think the last time I was @ KFC was a few yrs ago, when they have that BBQ rib thing. My dad wanted to try after seeing the commercial even we know it is going to be a rip off. Well, you guessed, it is a major rib off w/ that mini piece of 'rib' for $7.xx...

Popeyes still pretty good, but seriously, the number of options really confuse the hell out of me. You can never figure out which combo or manager specials has the best value. And one time I ordered an apple pie (since someone told me they were much better than McDonalds), well guess what, I got a Spicy Apple Pie. I guess the guy must be deep frying the apple pie in the same batch of oil as spicy chicken.

A&W, since no one really order them that often. Everytime we went there, they will fry a fresh batch for us (usually we need to wait for like 15 minutes) But it is totally worth the wait, cuz you know they are freshly made. Plus very often the mgr will even offer us a free drink while we are waiting... Oh and the sauce, yummm...

BlazinTrini

Dec 10th, 2007, 10:05 PM

I think the chicken A&W uses is not fresh battered chickend but frozen in its batter as I noticed them taking out of the freezer one day

UrbanPoet

Dec 10th, 2007, 10:17 PM

are there any other places to get good fried chicken?
I'd refer it with some mac and cheese. Ohh yeah.

Psenical

Dec 11th, 2007, 08:55 PM

Ahh I'm craving chicken right about now. Last week it was McDonalds' fries.

SWstriker17

Jan 29th, 2008, 01:48 AM

Engi-Nir

Feb 2nd, 2008, 07:04 PM

i worked at kfc. its not their fault the chicken is so small. their distributors dont give them the same size chicken all the time. and kfc cant give you 1 selection of pieces. in each bag comes a certain amount of pieces (i.e. 4 drumsticks) and if they give you a lot of 1 piece they wont have enough for other people. be generous and eat the god damn chicken. its chicken no matter what

Is there a certain time the oil is changed?? I like the chicken when they cook it in recently changed oil....it is a hit or miss...sometimes i get a soggy chicken but cause it is overused oil. maybe I wrong...

tinlunlau

Feb 2nd, 2008, 10:14 PM

Siefer999

Feb 2nd, 2008, 11:06 PM

I really miss McDonald's McWings.
Yeah, over in Hong Kong, they serve chicken wings and they have this Thai chili sauce that's actually pretty good. Their wings are just as big as KFC's from what I recall. Is there a contact email or number for McDonald? Like some kinda suggestion box or something? McDonald's should consider bringing McWings over to Canada.

they had them a while back. they were expensive for the time. it was like $8 for a combo with 3 wings and $10 for a combo with 6 wings or something. i remember them being like a dollar a piece if you bought them individually and at that time you could get a kfc 10piece bucket for $10. thing is the wings were HUGE. a drumlette was the size of a kfc drumstick and they were spicy and peppery.

somemale

Feb 3rd, 2008, 10:12 AM

I really miss McDonald's McWings.
Yeah, over in Hong Kong, they serve chicken wings and they have this Thai chili sauce that's actually pretty good. Their wings are just as big as KFC's from what I recall. Is there a contact email or number for McDonald? Like some kinda suggestion box or something? McDonald's should consider bringing McWings over to Canada.

SO GOOOD...

people don't believe me, and say why would you eat Mcdonalds in HK?

Because its SOOO much better then anywhere else in the world. Mcdonals HK = #1. Worth a visit.

aquariaguy

Feb 3rd, 2008, 02:35 PM

If you guys want chicken, come to Philly. Every corner has a chicken place. Church Chicken, Popeye, KFC, Crown Chicken, St. Louis Chicken, you name it.

Its so cheap too. 15 pieces for $8!! Pieces are huge. KFC sucks down here as well, over greasy crap. No wonder people are so fat here. Chicken for breakfast, lunch, dinner.

unleashed

Feb 3rd, 2008, 02:51 PM

Because a chicken is halal, doesn't mean it tastes any different then a non halal chicken.

Well said, plus the Halal industry is a billion dollar industry and steadily growing too.

tinlunlau

Feb 3rd, 2008, 07:19 PM

SO GOOOD...

people don't believe me, and say why would you eat Mcdonalds in HK?

Because its SOOO much better then anywhere else in the world. Mcdonals HK = #1. Worth a visit.

I liked KFC in Hong Kong too.
They had the rice in the white sauce special or you can have your chicken with wedgies. Their menu was completely different than North american KFC's too. other than the original recipe, i don't recognize any of their other stuff.

i remember KFC had these spicy wings that were pretty good too.

nator86

Feb 3rd, 2008, 09:20 PM

I liked KFC in Hong Kong too.
They had the rice in the white sauce special or you can have your chicken with wedgies. Their menu was completely different than North american KFC's too. other than the original recipe, i don't recognize any of their other stuff.

i remember KFC had these spicy wings that were pretty good too.

KFC in HK is soo much better than here. The spicy chicken flavour is awesome

tinlunlau

Feb 4th, 2008, 01:33 AM

KFC in HK is soo much better than here. The spicy chicken flavour is awesome

And KFC Hong kong seems to be more environmentally-friendly than KFC Canada. They know how to reduce, reuse and recycle in Hong Kong. Canadian KFC always uses those disposable boxes even if you're eating "for here and not to go".