Doubly dangerous, delicious

After months of wanting to try the KFC Double Down, I finally ponied up the $5 and risked the immediate stoppage of my heart to try this modern marvel. For those of you not familiar with the Double Down, it is a sandwich of two fried chicken breasts with bacon, cheese and a sauce in between the two. What, you say? No buns? Nope, this chicken “sandwich” is on the cutting edge of bun-less sandwich technology.

As I stepped into KFC, I became a little worried when I didn’t see the Double Down on the menu, or on any special display. I knew the limited time offer began in spring of this year, but I wasn’t sure when it would end. I approached the counter, leaned forward and asked the cashier if they still made the Double Down. She looked side to side as if we were making some kind of bad transaction and told me they still made it.

To be sure though, she brought the manager over and asked her. The manager turned to me and said, “Yeah, I think we can do that.”

As I handed the cashier my money, the manager walked back into the kitchen and began to tell the cooks how to make the Double Down. I guess they were new workers and uninformed of the greatness that is the Double Down, but they were flabbergasted when the manager told them not to use a bun to make the sandwich. She promptly returned with the sandwich, and I was on my way.

I returned to my apartment, and like a giddy boy on Christmas morning tearing open his presents, I tore the wrapper off and began to inspect the sandwich. It was much larger than I imagined it being, and like all fast food, it wasn’t as attractive as in the commercials; but, none the less, I took the first bite.

The exterior was the crunchy, fried layer that KFC is known for, and as you bite through the whole sandwich, the sauce oozes out onto your tongue. I’m not sure what the sauce is made of, but it made the sandwich. The taste of the cheese was unnoticeable, and only served to bind the two pieces of chicken together. The bacon was masked by the overwhelmingly good sauce, and merely added to the salty quality of the Double Down.

Hopefully KFC will keep this sandwich around because it is really tasty. Along with the taste, there is an intangible quality about it that makes it seem like you’re eating something incredibly exotic. The health-concerned individual can rest easy since the Double Down only has 540 calories, according to KFC. Although the sodium levels are off the chart, which may be the only criticism, in that the sandwich may be a little too salty. But overall, the Double Down is a really good sandwich, and for someone who doesn’t normally care for fried chicken, this is a great alternative when your crew wants to hit up KFC.

Posted by Alex Smith on Nov 18 2010. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.