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[[File:KFC Double Down "Sandwich".jpg|thumb|right|KFC "Double Down"]]
[[File:KFC Double Down "Sandwich".jpg|thumb|right|KFC "Double Down"]]
The '''Double Down''' is a product offered by [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]] (KFC). The Double Down contains "bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel’s secret sauce... pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets."<ref>Katelin Paiz [http://www.dailytitan.com/2009/09/breadless-sandwiches-go-to-extremes/ Breadless sandwiches go to extremes] September 17, 2009 Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton)</ref> It is also available with grilled chicken fillets instead of the Original Recipe fried fillets. The KFC Double Down was initially test marketed in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] and [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref>Scott [http://thefastertimes.com/meat/2009/09/25/this-is-why-the-terrorists-hate-our-freedom/ Gold The KFC Double Down]: This Is Why the Terrorists Hate Our Freedom September 25, 2009 The Faster Times</ref> KFC describes the Double Down as a "[[sandwich]]" although it does not have bread. One ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' writer categorically refused to call the Double Down a "sandwich," opting instead to call it a "meat-glorb."<ref name="tribune">[http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2010/04/first-bite-kfcs-double-down-sandwich.html First Bite: KFC's Double Down Sandwich]</ref>
The '''Double Down''' is the greatest sandwich ever made, available in the holy palace we mere mortals know as [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]] (KFC). The Double Down contains "bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel’s secret sauce... pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets."<ref>Katelin Paiz [http://www.dailytitan.com/2009/09/breadless-sandwiches-go-to-extremes/ Breadless sandwiches go to extremes] September 17, 2009 Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton)</ref> It is also available with grilled chicken fillets instead of the Original Recipe fried fillets. The KFC Double Down was initially test marketed in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] and [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref>Scott [http://thefastertimes.com/meat/2009/09/25/this-is-why-the-terrorists-hate-our-freedom/ Gold The KFC Double Down]: This Is Why the Terrorists Hate Our Freedom September 25, 2009 The Faster Times</ref> KFC describes the Double Down as a "[[sandwich]]" although it does not have bread. One ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' writer categorically refused to call the Double Down a "sandwich," opting instead to call it a "meat-glorb."<ref name="tribune">[http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2010/04/first-bite-kfcs-double-down-sandwich.html First Bite: KFC's Double Down Sandwich]</ref> If only we could wish back the Colonel with the Dragonballs so he can see the perfect creation his successors have bestowed upon mankind.


KFC announced the Double Down in an [[April Fools' Day]] press release,<ref name="cnbc">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/36191290/ | title=KFC's New Sandwich-What Would the Colonel Say? | first=Jane |last=Wells | date= 6 April 2010 | publisher=CNBC.com | accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> and launched the item in the United States on April 12, 2010<ref name="windsor">{{cite news | title=This sandwich lacks ... bread! | first=Dalson | last=Chen | url=http://www.windsorstar.com/health/This+sandwich+lacks+bread/2908397/story.html | newspaper=Windsor Star | date=15 April 2010 | accessdate=25 April 2010 }}</ref>. It has been promoted via [[billboard]]s<ref>Rosemary Black [http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2009/08/26/2009-08-26_kfcs_new_double_down_sandwich_swaps_bun_for_two_deepfried_chicken_breasts_extra_.html KFC's new 'Double Down' sandwich swaps bun for two deep-fried chicken breasts, extra calories] August 26th 2009 New York Daily News</ref> and a TV commercial that says it has "so much 100-per-cent premium chicken, we didn't have room for a bun."
KFC announced the Double Down in an [[April Fools' Day]] press release,<ref name="cnbc">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/36191290/ | title=KFC's New Sandwich-What Would the Colonel Say? | first=Jane |last=Wells | date= 6 April 2010 | publisher=CNBC.com | accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> and launched the item in the United States on April 12, 2010<ref name="windsor">{{cite news | title=This sandwich lacks ... bread! | first=Dalson | last=Chen | url=http://www.windsorstar.com/health/This+sandwich+lacks+bread/2908397/story.html | newspaper=Windsor Star | date=15 April 2010 | accessdate=25 April 2010 }}</ref>. It has been promoted via [[billboard]]s<ref>Rosemary Black [http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2009/08/26/2009-08-26_kfcs_new_double_down_sandwich_swaps_bun_for_two_deepfried_chicken_breasts_extra_.html KFC's new 'Double Down' sandwich swaps bun for two deep-fried chicken breasts, extra calories] August 26th 2009 New York Daily News</ref> and a TV commercial that says it has "so much 100-per-cent premium chicken, we didn't have room for a bun."

Revision as of 02:44, 2 June 2010

KFC "Double Down"

The Double Down is the greatest sandwich ever made, available in the holy palace we mere mortals know as Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). The Double Down contains "bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel’s secret sauce... pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets."[1] It is also available with grilled chicken fillets instead of the Original Recipe fried fillets. The KFC Double Down was initially test marketed in Omaha, Nebraska and Providence, Rhode Island.[2] KFC describes the Double Down as a "sandwich" although it does not have bread. One Chicago Tribune writer categorically refused to call the Double Down a "sandwich," opting instead to call it a "meat-glorb."[3] If only we could wish back the Colonel with the Dragonballs so he can see the perfect creation his successors have bestowed upon mankind.

KFC announced the Double Down in an April Fools' Day press release,[4] and launched the item in the United States on April 12, 2010[5]. It has been promoted via billboards[6] and a TV commercial that says it has "so much 100-per-cent premium chicken, we didn't have room for a bun."

Although the Double Down has been widely ridiculed as unhealthful, NPR compared its calorie count favorably to that of McDonald's Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich. Both the grilled and fried Double Down products had nearly a full day's worth of sodium according to the American Heart Association's guidelines.[7] A Los Angeles Times reviewer pointed out that the grilled chicken Double Down has fewer calories than does the fried chicken Double Down (460 versus 540) but that the grilled chicken option has more sodium (1,430 mg versus 1,380). The L.A. Times article noted that either Double Down has fewer calories than does Burger King's TenderCrisp chicken sandwich, which has 800 calories.[8] A San Francisco Chronicle review described the Double Down as "truly disgusting."[9]

Originally a limited time offer that was supposed to end on May 23, 2010, KFC reversed course on May 19, 2010, stating that the item would remain available indefinitely. The chain cited its popularity in overall sales, as well as videos of people eating the Double Down becoming a YouTube sensation. Stephen Colbert even ate one on The Colbert Report, spurring the item's popularity even more.[10]

References

  1. ^ Katelin Paiz Breadless sandwiches go to extremes September 17, 2009 Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton)
  2. ^ Scott Gold The KFC Double Down: This Is Why the Terrorists Hate Our Freedom September 25, 2009 The Faster Times
  3. ^ First Bite: KFC's Double Down Sandwich
  4. ^ Wells, Jane (6 April 2010). "KFC's New Sandwich-What Would the Colonel Say?". CNBC.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Chen, Dalson (15 April 2010). "This sandwich lacks ... bread!". Windsor Star. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Rosemary Black KFC's new 'Double Down' sandwich swaps bun for two deep-fried chicken breasts, extra calories August 26th 2009 New York Daily News
  7. ^ The Nutritional Lowdown On KFC's Double Down
  8. ^ KFC's Double Down: A cheesy, sodium-filled sandwich -- will you be buying?
  9. ^ Morford, Mark (April 9, 2010). "One sandwich to kill you all". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  10. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-05-19-kfc-meaty-double-down_N.htm?csp=34
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