We tried the new KFC Smoky Grilled chicken, and this is what we thought
If spicy is your idea of 'smoky' flavours, you'll love the latest addition to the KFC menu.
When a restaurant chain as popular as KFC launches a new and hot bucket of chicken to their menu, people are bound to sit up and take notice.
Who doesn't like a bite of their crispy and crunchy chicken that's tender and juicy within? Or their Rice Bowlz, which is tailor-made for the Indian appetite? And are your young, 20-something get-togethers at all fun without the huge bucket of chicken legs to share?
So when we got a chance to do a tasting of KFC's new Smoky Grilled chicken, each and every one of us was super-excited. After all, we've all seen the mouth-watering adverstisement on television!
The bucket-full of chicken arrived, and most of us made a grab for it. It wasn't hunger--it was plain and simple lust for good chicken. We opened the packaged Smoky Grilled chicken, and were immediately hit with the smell of perfectly cooked spices and grilled chicken.
We contained our excitement, and shared out the chicken between 10 people. The chicken legs were devoured in a very short time, which is always a good sign. Here's what our team of Smoky Grilled chicken-tasters had to say:
"The first bite was spicy, juicy, and just drool-worthy. However, as I dug deeper and reached the bits on the bone, the chicken was bland and frankly a little raw. I think they confused smoky with spicy, and grilled with half cooked."--Meghna Kriplani
"I loved every bite of this new KFC chicken. It had just the level of spiciness that I like in my food. It seemed to be slightly undercooked, but I guess that's just something that can be looked after with a little more care. I'd definitely go for this Smoky Grilled chicken again, and again."--Shreya Goswami
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"It was decent but not exactly 'finger lickin' good', unlike the fried chicken wings. I liked the spiciness, but the chicken seemed undercooked as the inner portions tasted bland."--Sonakshi Kohli
"It was juicy but a little undercooked. Could've been better roasted with more marination."--Pragya Saini
"The chicken leg was half-cooked. It tasted raw, and well, not tasty. I just couldn't eat the thing."--Anvita Singh
"It was not smoking. It was not grilled. Spices had not seeped through the crust. The outside had too much dry chilli flakes, the flesh inside was raw and tasteless. Except for the crust, it tasted nothing different from the ordinary KFC chicken."--Shreya Biswas
"Eating chicken raw is no fun! The slippery chicken was not so 'finger lickin' good."--Anupa Sabu
"The chicken neither felt smoked nor grilled. It tasted too raw. However, being someone who loves chicken, I enjoyed the product."--Vivek S Nambiar
"The chicken was tender but was a tad under cooked. Too spicy on the outside and bland inside. It should have a little crunch."---Neha Vashishth
Overall, our tasters found that particular bucket of chicken a tad undercooked. And of course, the fact that they went looking for crunch (like they always do with the food served at KFC) led to a bit of a disappointment. We just hope ours was not exactly crispy because we chose to order-in. Here's hoping the crisp is spot-on for dine-in orders.
But the flavours were spot-on, and the very fact that the chicken was grilled, and not deep-fried, should be a great attraction for anyone who wants to eat healthy at a KFC.
This new entrant in the KFC menu is definitely on the way to being a super-hit. If you like a little spice in your life, and chicken is your guilty pleasure, then just go get a bucket of Smoky Grilled chicken at KFC!