Cooking Method

Over the Weekend we experimented with Multiple Cooks, Brines, and Methods of cooks 

ALL cooks were Done in Pressure Cooker or Open Fast recovery Deep Fryers. 

Brined and Un-brined Chicken were cooked 10 Cases of Chicken Wings (200Lbs) 

We staged 4 Older 12L Pressure Pots with different Shortening  Beef Fat, lard Crisco, Peanut Oil, and Vegetable Oil with Citric Acid 

WITHOUT A DOUBT over whelming Victory for Flavor went to a Blended Beef fat and Peanut Oil 

in Order of Most enjoyed to least 

1) Beef Fat and Peanut Oil 50/50 Blend 
2) Beef Fat or Peanut Oil On there own were close seconds 
3) Lard Crisco with Citric Acid was Good 
4) Vegetable Oil with Citric Acid was a Average 

Brined Chicken WON HANDS DOWN helped produce a older Style Greasy moist chicken.

Best Breading Method 

Brined Chicken removed from Liquid placed on wire rack 
then Pre- Dusted with A Herbs Base Sprinkle and left to Sit for short time and room temp achieved.

Chicken spray bottle with water and then Rolled in a Pre-Dust of Flour High Base Hard Wheat and Corn.

Chicken Dipped in a Milk, Egg, Butter, with Cream of tarter 

Chicken placed On Seasoned flour and Hand Grind Pepper onto chicken Prior to Forcing seasoned flour onto the Chicken 7 - 10 -7 style 

Floured Seasoned Chicken then Browned for 3 Minute Approximately and cap the Pressure cooked turn the Heat Down Cook for 12 Minutes.

remove Chicken from Pressure cookers and Rest on a Steam Tray 10 Minutes.

Final Stage enjoy tasting chicken 


People were warned Peanut Oil was used when they sampled those (NOT 1 person said they had a allergy to Peanuts ALL DAY)

the Chicken Brined and seasoned Pre-Dusted and then Flour rolled in Seasoned Flour cooked and rested WAS as close to a Original KFC Method have found that can be reproduced at home 

It was a Greasy Moist GREAT FLAVOR chicken with a Softer but Firm coating which pulled away like a Sheet OLD STYLE KFC 

We also did a Crispy version as people wanted a Crispy wing ALL we Did was throwed the Cooked chicken on a Rack into the Pizza Oven for a Few Minutes and it Crisped the Outside over the coating 

any questions can be answered as there was tons of info learned BUT typing it all is a major event at this time