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How do I fry my chicken like Church's or KFC makes theirs?

I just want to know the technique (flour, meal, milk, eggs, etc). Maybe you could include a recipe.

Public Comments

1. Find essence of chain restaurant, then get a deep fryer.
2. Get a job at one of their restaurants. Then you will know the technique.
3. Try this: http://www.copykat.com/component/rapidrecipe/?page=viewrecipe&recipe_id=1013
4. ask a kfc manager, hey gave me the kernels recipes, but thats only because hes my greatr great uncle sanders.
5. KFC uses deep oil in a pressure cooker. Of course their coating is secret. Start with a mixture of flour, salt, & pepper. Then dip in beaten egg, then corn-meal. Add whatever spices you prefer: sage, thyme, paprika, marjoram, allspice, cloves, cumin, etc.
6. Ok, here's their secret > double dip. Mix buttermilk and eggs in bowl. In seperate bowl add flour, salt, pepper, garlic. all even amounts dip chicken in flour, then in milk , then again in flour...good luck.
7. To get chicken like KFC you need a pressure fryer, not just a deep fryer. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find one for home use and I wouldn't recommend using a pressure cooker. You can brown chicken like pan frying and then pressurize it to finish cooking, but it won't be the same. Wearever used to make a chicken bucket which was a pressure fryer that you could fill with oil and deep pressure fry in. I had one years ago and it worked great, but they were determined to be unsafe, so you can't buy them anymore. I did find some on EBAY if you want to risk buying one.