Making The KFC Bucket Meal At Home | But Better

Making Kentucky Fried Chicken means taking on Colonel Sanders. So pleeeeaaase stop saying that I look like him.

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[derekwyden]

Long story cut short: My grandmother who just passed got me into your videos because you actually cook like her. Lmfao. She hated fast-food and loved homemade EVERYTHING! She got to old to cook so she got me to watch your videos and now I cook everything and eat out less.

Just wanted you to know. Keep it up.

[MonocanBasquiat]

Naaaah bro not the bucket with your face in the thumbnail 😂

[Beenisweenis]

As someone who actually works there its really good when fresh. The only thing thats meh is the mash and gravy since its powdered.

[Bougsiminator]

KFC around here in Germany is actually completely fine, but I started to make my own "KFC style chicken" a while ago and it just is miles better. I also started to make Donuts, Pizza, Burgers, Sandwiches and other "fast food" myself. It's just so much better than the cheap crap you get from the fast food chains.
Your recipes seem to be great, really fits my style of cooking, thanks for the work!

[zaccohen]

KFC in Australia is actually good. Very rarely does it disappoint. Admittedly most fast food in Australia is markedly better than what it seems to be in America.

[With_Me_JAPAN]

My dad didn’t take me to KFC much when I was a kid. I didn’t know why but for my next visit of my parents house, I’d like to try cooking them with Joshua’s recipe. I won’t forget printing my dad’s face on the bucket 😊

[treyondaren]

As a person who worked in a KFC... i must say that he is absolutely right. if you KNEW how your food was "cooked" you wouldn't want to eat there ever again... I worked in there for 1 week before i left as i had arguments with the F manager lol. Im serious lol... the chicken was barely, BARELY safe for consumption, the mayo, ketchup and mustard containers were extremely smelly since they refill them up without washing. Same with the avocado, they just added more to it without cleaning the contained and mixing old avocado with new avocado, it was a mess. they dont cleaned the lettuce either. Also, they needed to cut some stuff so the manager "DECIDED" that they cut the metal in the F kitchen. Where the sparks of metal were being thrown directly into the F bread that makes the sandwich, i told them that it was a complete disaster and that anything like that should be done outside, another was that they soaked chicken in water before using flour and then fry them, nothing wrong there except that they only changed water ONCE per F day.... imagine throwing RAW chicken into a bucket with water, taking them out and repeat that process about 3 times per minute... for the whole F day, and the kitchen is 30°C/86°F... you can expect that water to be full of bacteria already, i mentioned all these problems every day to the manager. The only thing safe to eat were potato fries .... well i was fired LOL. Well I'm glad, after the first day i refused to eat their food and brought mine. Lets not speak about how filthy the kitchen was.

[donovanaikens]

Joshua, I think it’s time for an updated version of a basic kitchenware essentials video. I’m buying my first house and I want to take my cooking to the next level. Maybe even do a basic version and an advanced version.

[bakermateo]

I worked at a KFC when I was in high school, which was way back in the 80s. The coleslaw was freshly made, literally cabbage, onions, and carrots made in a giant circular chopper. The dressing was made (can't remember recipe) and then added. Biscuits were made in a mixer with real buttermilk. The dough was then rolled out, cut, baked, and brushed with butter. (The smell was amazing!!) Chicken was dipped in water and then tossed in breading (flour, buttermilk powder, and the packet of secret herbs and spices), then arranged a specific way on racks and fried in a giant pressure cooker. The "cracklings" that collected at the bottom of the cooker were used to make the gravy. All in all, it was really good. There were at least 10 employees per shift, and this was a small shop located inside a mall. Wonderful capitalism, offered by PepsiCo Corp, slashed staff and cut down quality by 80%. It all became instant this and frozen that. My friend brought over some KFC last year (unaware of my past relationship I had with the company lol) and it was HORRIBLE. I couldn't get through it. They ruined this amazing food just so a shareholder or CEO can buy a 4th yacht. Greed is destroying the fabric of our society, our past, while the 1% counts on us to numb it all out, take our Xanax, and poison ourselves with barely edible chemical slop they pass off as food. It's nice to see interest in having standards again. These are the changes I'm excited to see. Good job, Gen Z. 👏

[ThePercent]

Just made these potatoes as a side for dinner. It was the first dish that I've had in a long time that made me stop to savor it. Total game changer!

[aoife]

woah, now an entire bucket meal. u never seem to lose ideas josh, hat's off to you.

[Callawaygolfer]

I’m Australian and the kfc over here is so good it’s crisp and juicy

[AwesomeEsque]

Are we all just going to ignore how chill and gracious Josh was with the guy who asked for a dollar? My respect for you shot waaaayyy up with that interaction, Josh--never change, my man.

[michellezevenaar]

I love that you also include the metric measurements! It makes it so much easier to make these recipes!

[provenelk]

You probably won't see this but a while ago I moved to an area with no KFC joints, I just made this recipe for my family and it was AMAZING! Tastes so similar to KFC it blew our minds! Thank you!

[zacharywong]

That "Papa's 11 herbs and spices" at 7:07 was beautiful Josh. Thanks for adding those falsetto sections - they never get old!

[sterling]

"Cook's Illustrated" turned me on to putting butter in a freezer (for 15-30 minutes) and then grating it into one's biscuit flour. That approach seems to work pretty well for me, for getting the requisite flaky layers.
Also, I swear by cream cheese in one's mashed potatoes.

[somerandomewan]

I'd love to see your take on a classic british afternoon tea!

[itsmegaby]

You are Awesome my kids and I are out of the country for now and really miss home your videos have helped us keep in touch with the Fast food made better!!! amazing love it... I loved every single recipe you have made

[zzukiu]

Im a Chinese student studying in UK. KFC in China is ok (chicken is a little expensive but at least decently seasoned, the crust is not enough tho). KFC in UK is on another f level that after 2 or 3 times I decided that since there's no Jollibee in my city, I MUST MAKE MY OWN FRIED CHICKEN. And I'm not even sure I put in the exact same amount of spices compared to Josh's recipe, it is still TASTY AF. This is a must try recipe.