Making US Popcorn Chicken Using All 42 KFC Ingredients | Fast Food Chemistry

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  • @David_TheSuperior
    @David_TheSuperior 3 роки тому +582

    Watching the injector part of the video and then Joe just straight up eating the Popcorn Chicken like he's watching a movie has to be the most US thing I've seen pulled off.

    • @eddiewalker3900
      @eddiewalker3900 2 роки тому +8

      We're so used to it that we don't care anymore

  • @francesli3891
    @francesli3891 3 роки тому +225

    16:26 I died when seeing Joe’s face on the box 🤣

    • @DJWoody714
      @DJWoody714 3 роки тому +8

      LMAO!!! Didn't even noticed it. Thx

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 3 роки тому +20

      I will play young Colonel Sanders in a KFC ad campaign. Hire me KFC!

    • @anialanalanani6606
      @anialanalanani6606 3 роки тому

      @@JoeAvella maybe they'll let ya

    • @wendykellen6993
      @wendykellen6993 2 роки тому

      Rooting For You Joe!! 👏🏾👏🏾😁😁

  • @Anurania
    @Anurania 3 роки тому +442

    Glen and Friends did a lot of research into the 11 herbs and spices and found that KFC's original spice blend is ubiquitous in the UK and is sold as a generic blend that is used by most of the independent chicken restaurants there so it should be easy to obtain. It's called Grace's Perfect Blend. KFC used to have different operations in each country and each had to know the spice recipe so it wasn't a closely guarded secret at the time.

    • @readmore372
      @readmore372 3 роки тому +6

      Nobody Asked

    • @dangerousstar1784
      @dangerousstar1784 3 роки тому +161

      @@readmore372 this is a channel literally based around stuff like this so some people would want to know nobody asked for your comment

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 2 роки тому +10

      @@readmore372 at least people want to read it, its 100% related to the video and provides a fun fact about hoe to obtain the kfc spice blend for those interested unlike your pointless rude comment that also nobody asked for

    • @robertsaget6918
      @robertsaget6918 2 роки тому

      I highly recommend Kentucky Kernel brand mix

    • @Timetofly8888
      @Timetofly8888 2 роки тому +8

      @@readmore372 were you picked on in school ?

  • @lisekeppler9788
    @lisekeppler9788 3 роки тому +220

    "Unholy" was the right word, Harry! But the end result does look mouthwatering. Well done, guys.

    • @monica3000
      @monica3000 3 роки тому +6

      Only Jesus Christ saves repent of your wickedness and believe in the Gospel we must be born again to enter Heaven and turn to the Lord. Be holy for the Lord is holy

    • @sybrninja
      @sybrninja 3 роки тому +1

      @@monica3000 other religions exist...not everyone follows Jesus Christ or God

    • @monica3000
      @monica3000 3 роки тому +4

      @@sybrninja that’s the problem. There’s many “religions”, but Jesus Christ is still Lord. Their false gods can’t save them. Only Jesus Christ saves, repent.

    • @sybrninja
      @sybrninja 3 роки тому

      @@monica3000 Jesus and God is intangible, sure im Christian and devote my heart to them but pretty sure God had some part in making Muslim religion, people can believe what they want and not believe in something else. We just have to respect them. It is not a problem and God will be more happy if u respect every one of his creations

    • @monica3000
      @monica3000 3 роки тому +2

      @@sybrninja religion is man-made. Jesus never made a religion.

  • @kamanama3671
    @kamanama3671 3 роки тому +72

    I cook at home all the time and I treat myself outside of work with a fast food nibble here and there. Not anymore. Thanks guys!

  • @harrykersh
    @harrykersh 3 роки тому +423

    Which fast food menu item should we recreate next? 👀

    • @kaylamyerss
      @kaylamyerss 3 роки тому +73

      mcdonald's fries :)

    • @1985toyotacamry
      @1985toyotacamry 3 роки тому +9

      @@kaylamyerss correct answer

    • @krrangarajan5391
      @krrangarajan5391 3 роки тому +1

      @@bryanamitchell3455 Yes

    • @nbmufc94
      @nbmufc94 3 роки тому +1

      I know it's not from a fast food restaurant but it would be cool if you could recreate turkey twizzlers. I think they even got banned 😆

    • @philipbranco9568
      @philipbranco9568 3 роки тому +16

      I would be interested in some of the "plant" or "vegan" options that are hawked around at the moment. A lot of people don't realise how much chemically they are, and people if they know might have second thoughts.

  • @NukedStar
    @NukedStar 2 роки тому +40

    You have to let Joe do the chemistry just once for laughs... I'm picturing Beaker in the muppets.

  • @ja-red7893
    @ja-red7893 3 роки тому +45

    Letsssss goooooo a new episode of food chemistry!

  • @johann.desouza
    @johann.desouza 3 роки тому +12

    That dude eating that chicken while watching the disturbing processing at 4:35 is such a mood

  • @tyfi31
    @tyfi31 3 роки тому +76

    Wow that popcorn chicken y'all made actually looks really good

  • @arturocarida2623
    @arturocarida2623 3 роки тому +15

    Fast food chemistry a show that's done neither in a kitchen nor a laboratory? I'm here for it!!!

  • @JohnHausser
    @JohnHausser 3 роки тому +27

    Yesssss ! Let’s appreciate the amount of work behind the camera for this video

  • @MH-mk9il
    @MH-mk9il 3 роки тому +25

    This is great! Laughed numerous times and enjoyed the entire show.

  • @chilliinsanity6898
    @chilliinsanity6898 3 роки тому +23

    I worked in a factory that made chicken nuggets and a bunch of other chicken products for some of the big chains. Although breast meat is used for the more "expensive" products most of the products like popcorn chicken was made using "reclaimed" meat.

    • @jarpadical
      @jarpadical 3 роки тому +2

      What is “reclaimed” meat?

    • @chilliinsanity6898
      @chilliinsanity6898 2 роки тому +11

      @@jarpadical You could probably just look it up, it is called "Mechanically separated meat" basically just squeezing all the left over meat and tissue from animal carcasses then putting it through a fine mesh to remove bone fragments. I believe people used to call it "pink goo"

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae 2 роки тому +4

      @@chilliinsanity6898 How long ago was this? Supposedly, a lot of the big chains don't do this anymore. But, I wouldn't really be surprised lol. That said.. I also make it a habit of picking off all the meat and tissue from my chicken carcasses haha - I don't think that should be a negative, really. Better than wasting literal tons of usable meat every few days IMO.

    • @chilliinsanity6898
      @chilliinsanity6898 2 роки тому +1

      @@Cyrribrae Was about 5 years ago I stopped working there, but yeah I honestly don't have any problem with it. I still eat the stuff lol

  • @themoviedealers
    @themoviedealers 2 роки тому +6

    Harry doing a science experiment and Joe heckling is 💯% on-brand.

  • @sugarsnapiesss2948
    @sugarsnapiesss2948 3 роки тому +17

    Lol. The only chemistry I'll actually be interested in ✨😂

  • @chriswilliams8711
    @chriswilliams8711 3 роки тому +40

    I honestly thought that popcorn 'chicken' was mushed up processed meat. Never once have I ever thought it was a whole fillet.

    • @gstephenson9442
      @gstephenson9442 2 роки тому +1

      Did you not see the injector thingy. They literally fill it with chicken broth, mucus and chemicals. That way they can still say it's chicken breast.

  • @harrymajin3144
    @harrymajin3144 3 роки тому +7

    Yessss so glad this show is back!!

  • @fabe61
    @fabe61 3 роки тому +16

    12:47 Joe’s right, we shouldn’t overlook the Russian contribution

  • @am4793
    @am4793 2 роки тому +3

    Rib meat means mechanically extracted tissue from bone. They use a high speed spinning barrel centrifugally to tear off tissue from bone. This tissue is collagen, tendons, and some meat.

  • @christinabukowski
    @christinabukowski 3 роки тому +8

    I love love love this series please make more of these!!!!

  • @mariesuffolk3625
    @mariesuffolk3625 2 роки тому +14

    I’d love to see McDonald’s fries or maybe the new chicken Big Mac?

  • @stormus65
    @stormus65 3 роки тому +59

    For the record, the Supermarine Spitfire was an all metal low cantilever wing monoplane fighter.
    The wooden aircraft that used the glue mentioned in this vid was the DeHaviliand Mosquito, which was primarily constructed of layered Birch and Spruce plywood.

    • @olliewebbuk
      @olliewebbuk 3 роки тому

      What about the Hurricane?

    • @stormus65
      @stormus65 3 роки тому +7

      @@olliewebbuk the Hawker Hurricane had a steel tube framed cockpit with metal outside, the rear fuselage was a Warren truss steel frame onto which wooden battens were screwed. This was then covered in Irish linen and doped several times to make the fabric taut.
      Early Mk I Hurricanes (50 of them) had fabric covered wings, but these were quickly replaced with all aluminium wings instead

    • @Toasted5016
      @Toasted5016 3 роки тому

      @Stormus-Furry Biker thanks for the facts it is very interesting but still “Long live the Queen” it is funny seeing Joe being American say “don’t be too cocky” but hey without the glue mentioned in this vid the spitfire would of not been a thing so the British created this magnificent flying piece of engineering that contributed to the air superiority that won us the war lol

  • @nextin_dabuilding2908
    @nextin_dabuilding2908 3 роки тому +1

    Earliest I've ever been on a food insider vid actually this is the first and only vid I had watch on its release day.

  • @santolify
    @santolify 3 роки тому +10

    More Fast Food Chemistry please!!!

  • @echofoxtrot2.051
    @echofoxtrot2.051 2 роки тому +4

    I don't think I've ever had KFC. I'm really happy about that now!

  • @vader1a
    @vader1a 2 роки тому +4

    Having worked in a meat packing factory that didn't shock me at all lol.
    I've worked on the conveyor belt for injecting meat with brine and other stuff.

  • @fabe61
    @fabe61 3 роки тому +5

    11:20 is how I know Harry doesn’t do many drugs

  • @eliogorgos7965
    @eliogorgos7965 2 роки тому +3

    When people ask me why I don't like to eat at fast food chains 😂

  • @Thisisjustmynameguys
    @Thisisjustmynameguys 3 роки тому +4

    LETS GO HARRY!

  • @Wolfie24v8h
    @Wolfie24v8h 3 місяці тому

    I honestly cannot wait for future videos based on the fast food chemicals. This series is a true eye opener for me as I was shocked about the amount of ingredients/chemicals used in these recipes.

  • @syedatamannahossain12
    @syedatamannahossain12 6 місяців тому

    0:38 into the chicken. Crack me too 😂😂😂😂

  • @xxPenjoxx
    @xxPenjoxx 3 роки тому +56

    Great job Harry, I'm not usually interested in Chemistry.
    I wonder why they ever thought to inject chicken 🤷

    • @edenassos
      @edenassos 3 роки тому

      To give it more flavor, dumdum. You must be 12.

    • @palacefan4286
      @palacefan4286 3 роки тому +9

      @@edenassos personally I use salt and pepper to give food flavour but injecting it with a specialised syringe works too

    • @jonathanodude6660
      @jonathanodude6660 3 роки тому +9

      @@palacefan4286 look how much bigger it is. you get so much more "chicken" even though youre injecting it with chicken flavoured seaweed jelly.

    • @AssassinsInventory
      @AssassinsInventory 3 роки тому +2

      to make it weigh more sometimes

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae 2 роки тому +1

      And it's not a foreign concept. Remember "basting" turkeys used to be a very common thing. They literally packed in a giant syringe for you to inject moisture into a very dry and dense meat. And that was like.. the thing home cooks who were serious about Thanksgiving were expected to do lol. Chicken breast can be a similar thing.
      As for this, think of it as brining (soaking for a while in salted water), but with some mechanical (pressure and spikes) and chemical aid to speed it up more (brining can take many, many hours). Obviously the SCALE of the operation is unappealing haha, but the idea itself isn't that wild. You get juicier, more tender chicken - and you get more of it.

  • @Alec_Reaper
    @Alec_Reaper 3 роки тому +1

    Wew I thought this was cancelled, glad it's back

  • @BARAAGAMER_YT
    @BARAAGAMER_YT 3 роки тому +4

    You're creative keep going✨✨✨✨✨..
    Sender:your brother (Baraa) from Palestine
    🇵🇸🇺🇲

  • @JWentu
    @JWentu 3 роки тому +3

    at the word "unholy" I exploded

  • @hey-cs8mh
    @hey-cs8mh 2 роки тому +1

    not me looking for deep fryers on amazon before he says dont try this at home

  • @MrMricecreamman1
    @MrMricecreamman1 3 роки тому +2

    HELL YES! This series is back!!!!

  • @aryan.a1z511
    @aryan.a1z511 3 роки тому +2

    THE BEST SERIES

  • @bluprint27
    @bluprint27 2 роки тому

    10:30 Me looking at my math grades.

  • @thelonetraveller_1
    @thelonetraveller_1 5 місяців тому

    Anything with Harry I click!

  • @screamlikecookies
    @screamlikecookies 3 роки тому +42

    Aaaaaand I'm a vegetarian now.

    • @wolf-co9vl
      @wolf-co9vl 3 роки тому +1

      Hahaha I was thinking the exact same

    • @edenassos
      @edenassos 3 роки тому +2

      No one cares.

    • @screamlikecookies
      @screamlikecookies 2 роки тому +1

      @@edenassos only you?

    • @Skully399-z6e
      @Skully399-z6e 2 роки тому +2

      Vegan Teacher:I’m about to make everyone switch to eating meat by making my dog die from vegan food

  • @__ca__
    @__ca__ 3 роки тому +1

    FINALLY PART 2
    *it's 00.07 am in my zone but i really waiting for this 😭

  • @moogleking
    @moogleking 3 роки тому +5

    Good job you made it looked more like the American version than the British

    • @SAFCbtfc
      @SAFCbtfc 2 роки тому

      making US popcorn chicken

  • @Bo-ol-o-wo-ah
    @Bo-ol-o-wo-ah 2 роки тому +2

    Really gives another meaning to: “inject it into my veins”

  • @charlottep3165
    @charlottep3165 3 роки тому +1

    yay! finally another episode

  • @ohhellothere17
    @ohhellothere17 3 роки тому +3

    I'm good with the classic egg and breadcrumb/wheat flour with spices receipt thank you very much

  • @brandon3671
    @brandon3671 2 роки тому +2

    Y’all need to add Australia into this

  • @sobat.kuliner
    @sobat.kuliner 3 роки тому +4

    Thats so Amazing
    💚💜💙❤🖤🧡

  • @blueforphilip4576
    @blueforphilip4576 3 роки тому +1

    Finally a part 2!

  • @sparkless7106
    @sparkless7106 2 роки тому +1

    How joe reacted on the 5/10 is me everytime i get a 5/10 😂😂

  • @JimWhitaker
    @JimWhitaker 3 роки тому +1

    Great episode.

  • @wshn8362
    @wshn8362 3 роки тому +5

    How they make popcorn chicken with the periodic table

  • @corneliesborst2223
    @corneliesborst2223 3 роки тому +1

    YES PART TWO!!!

  • @yessi7961
    @yessi7961 3 роки тому +1

    Insider Fried Chicken.... Joe 🤣

  • @5699CAR
    @5699CAR 2 роки тому

    5 out of 10... 'we were really close.' Thanks USA education system...lol

  • @illusionzztide4741
    @illusionzztide4741 2 роки тому

    "Thats wy we won the war" i laughed so hard at that hahs 🤣🤣

  • @GB-uc3ni
    @GB-uc3ni 2 роки тому

    Sir, what should we put in our chicken to make it taste better.
    Colonel: periodic table goes brrrr.

  • @luvinqgabsss
    @luvinqgabsss 11 місяців тому +1

    I got a kfc ad before this..

  • @sheharbanonaeem7206
    @sheharbanonaeem7206 2 роки тому

    The best duo on UA-cam 😅

  • @heraNbUdDHikA
    @heraNbUdDHikA 2 роки тому +2

    Is it me or does Joe really looks like Colonel Sanders art of KFC?

  • @eeemilu
    @eeemilu 2 роки тому

    2:20 makes me so very happy.

  • @lfc_amaan
    @lfc_amaan 3 роки тому +2

    love the quality

  • @JohnSmith-kf1fc
    @JohnSmith-kf1fc 2 роки тому

    Production quality is up there!

  • @davidyama
    @davidyama 2 роки тому +1

    Yours looks way better than the US and UK! While you filled it with terrifying chemicals, you still pulled off something that looks much better!

  • @TheFacelessStoryMaker
    @TheFacelessStoryMaker 3 роки тому +4

    The UK chicken looks like the chicken you get from Arby's.

  • @jaynandwana8878
    @jaynandwana8878 2 роки тому

    I love this type of videos

  • @joedickson-mamani4713
    @joedickson-mamani4713 2 роки тому +1

    Hey, Food Insider. I want you to make a video called “ Making US French Fries Using All … McDonald’s Ingredients | Fast Food Chemistry” one day.

  • @CAP198462
    @CAP198462 2 роки тому +8

    I’ve got to hand it to you, the Fast Food chemistry is a fantastic series.
    I do have a quibble, I was taught over and over that any chemical with an -ose suffix is essentially sugar even if it isn’t C12H22O11, the body treats it as such.

    • @goclbert
      @goclbert 2 роки тому

      I don't know which part of the video you're referring to but regardless, you're mistaken. There are a host of -ose compounds the body cannot metabolize as sugar. Sucralose (Splenda) is chlorinated sucrose and is the most common artificial sweetener you'll find.

    • @CAP198462
      @CAP198462 2 роки тому

      @@goclbert fair enough. As originally written it might imply that a compound which has the -ose suffix is identical to sugar, when in reality what was meant is that the body treats or reacts to it in a manner similar if not identical to sugar.

    • @goclbert
      @goclbert 2 роки тому +1

      @@CAP198462 No you're main point is incorrect. The human body does not metabolize modified sugars like sucralose, allulose, etc. There are many disaccharides humans can struggle to digest. For example, the majority of adult humans cannot metabolize lactose.

    • @CAP198462
      @CAP198462 2 роки тому

      @@goclbert hence the usual “brown rain,” reaction that I’ve experienced on several occasions.

    • @beejayxl9018
      @beejayxl9018 Рік тому

      @@goclbert or cellulose for that matter

  • @nyx4093
    @nyx4093 2 роки тому +1

    the minute he mentioned chemicals i knew this was legit

  • @Rose.Of.Hizaki
    @Rose.Of.Hizaki 2 роки тому

    TBH that deep fryer looks like the _'trap'_ the guys used to throw out from 1986's *The Real Ghostbusters*

  • @foxsux6000
    @foxsux6000 2 роки тому +5

    And they actually bought organic chicken for this?!? That's beyond insane.
    Should have used the cheapest frozen chicken filet you could find..

  • @Weeziejodraws
    @Weeziejodraws 3 роки тому +8

    Anyone else noticing a running theme of them having to get a horse supplement form of an American ingredient?

  • @farzanapashajahangeer
    @farzanapashajahangeer 3 роки тому +1

    This is great 👌👌👌

  • @agatix
    @agatix 3 роки тому

    Am I weirdo that I like this content 😁

  • @Thewhitehousessuh
    @Thewhitehousessuh 2 роки тому +1

    8:07 I thought it said Breeding lol

  • @NerdFighter9000
    @NerdFighter9000 2 роки тому +1

    I regret watching this whilst eating breakfast

  • @Songwritersbehindthecurtain
    @Songwritersbehindthecurtain 3 роки тому +2

    I miss you Harry.

  • @garystinten9339
    @garystinten9339 2 роки тому

    2:33.. don't worry about buying the ingredients.. just go to the beach and pick them up fresh as bruh..

  • @rory2112
    @rory2112 2 роки тому +1

    KFC was the only fast food I still ate but now it’s off the list too 😂

  • @xydoit2024
    @xydoit2024 3 роки тому

    Fast food need their own channel

  • @robhaigh4068
    @robhaigh4068 2 роки тому +3

    Why was the score for guessing the 11 herbs and spices given as a score out of 10?!

  • @petyaa.9365
    @petyaa.9365 3 роки тому +9

    Can you make all the types of cheese with chemical mold like Brie, Camembert, Gauda, Parmesan, Cheddar, feta and so on.

    • @jonathanodude6660
      @jonathanodude6660 3 роки тому

      mould is living, it is not a chemical.

    • @petyaa.9365
      @petyaa.9365 3 роки тому +1

      @@jonathanodude6660 vegetables are people not food!

  • @JoannaHammond
    @JoannaHammond 2 роки тому

    That was like watching spots form in realtime. Even had the pimple pop.

  • @nepriandries
    @nepriandries 3 роки тому

    Hello new friend Thanks for sharing video👍🙏🏻🇮🇩🇮🇩

  • @pakistanifoodslover
    @pakistanifoodslover 3 роки тому

    Nice 👍

  • @akosiwerlo
    @akosiwerlo 3 роки тому +2

    Scientist Harry looks sooooooo hoooooooot.

  • @sanjay.s.12
    @sanjay.s.12 3 роки тому +4

    16:49 Sorry, I am a vegetarian after seeing this…

  • @batmansdad3195
    @batmansdad3195 2 роки тому

    they look like poppers from fishy Joe's.
    great job, I know my kids wouldn't be able to tell

  • @TheDelkioGaming
    @TheDelkioGaming 2 роки тому

    12:44 LOL

  • @rainbowdiamond7689
    @rainbowdiamond7689 2 роки тому +1

    "don't try this at home"
    first time a person says it *and* follows it

  • @foodvillageplus6895
    @foodvillageplus6895 3 роки тому

    this is great , I am egarly interested in chemistry, and I love KFC chikhen

  • @laughingachilles
    @laughingachilles 2 роки тому +3

    MSG is the secret ingredient in far too many foods. This seems to be used so companies can skimp on other more expensive ingredients. Lots of other stuff like dextrose are not a concern because that's just a sugar, citric acid is found in citrus fruits and the same goes for many other ingredients. I do however become concerned when I see "modified" or substances such as sodium aluminium phosphate. IN theory these shouldn't be a big issue but we haven't done significant long term analysis on most of these things. More importantly I cannot see why they are necessary when there are ways to get the same result without synthetic agents. Ok yes it's cheaper to use this stuff but we don't have to use it.
    For the record I am not a hippy who hates anything synthetic. I'm a biologist and I know plenty of compounds used in food production are perfectly safe.

  • @febrianadji5758
    @febrianadji5758 3 роки тому +2

    YEET EXTRACT

  • @hassangroof
    @hassangroof 3 роки тому +1

    YOOO HEY STREAMER JOE!

  • @johnblaze8774
    @johnblaze8774 2 роки тому +1

    These videos are disturbing, but it just takes a week or so and I'll be back to the fast food restaurant

  • @James-semaJ
    @James-semaJ 3 роки тому +1

    They looked so tasty did yours.

  • @RageChocobo
    @RageChocobo 3 роки тому +1

    So Joe, if you don't eat a salad that is featured in the next Food Wars episode, you MUST do a Fast Food Chemistry wher YOU do the chemistry!

  • @NamitoYukihira
    @NamitoYukihira 3 роки тому +1

    Yum! 👍😏😏

  • @K_ingh16
    @K_ingh16 2 роки тому +1

    8:03 that's what she said