KFC Sets (Predictable) World Record

by Jason Best, Posted Aug 17th 2010 @ 1:00PM

KFC world record bucket of chicken Photo: KFC

There was lots of finger lickin' in Louisville today.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Colonel's Original Recipe, KFC fried up 2,000 pounds of chicken in the heart of its hometown in an attempt to steal the Guinness World Record for the "world's largest serving of fried chicken." The outsized order was served up in a mega version of KFC's iconic bucket -- 8 feet tall and 9 feet wide.

Last month, the town of Brookville, Indiana, unofficially broke the record, frying up 1,645 pounds of chicken as part of its annual Canoefest. That attempt was also dedicated to the legacy of Colonel Sanders, who was born in nearby Henryville. A KFC franchise in Kuwait held the previous official record with more than 1,278 pounds of fried chicken served at one setting.

If the story feels a little underwhelming despite the huge numbers (KFC cooked up a ton of fried chicken, after all), it's probably because it feels so, well, predictable. I mean, it used to be that part of the novelty of breaking a world record was the impressive grassroots, ad hoc effort that went into doing so, like a whole town in Vermont turning out to break the record for the world's largest pancake breakfast or something like that.

To have KFC setting the record for world's largest serving of fried chicken is kind of like Martha Stewart entering the pie competition at the Iowa State Fair.

Maybe they should just change the name from Guinness Book of World Records to Guinness Book of Corporate Publicity Stunts.

Filed Under: Fast Food, Events
Tags: chicken world record, colonels original recipe, fried chicken, guiness book of world records, kfc, original recipe

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

8-17-2010 @8:29PM Jerry Short said... Congratulations to KFC..... 2000 lbs is still 2000 lbs....
I am the Chairman of the Canoefest Fryers Club, We broke the record just a few weeks ago.
With 1645 lbs of fried chicken.
But now its game time....
I officially challenge KFC and or any other Fried Chicken establishment large or small to
the First Annual World Series of Fried Chicken....
Contact me for details....

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8-26-2010 @10:18PM Chuck Campbell said... I am a member of the Canoefest Fryers Club and also a member of the winning team of the "Great Chicken Fry-off" in Brookville Indiana. I second what Jerry says. Also....GAME ON!!!!

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9-01-2010 @8:06PM royal said... I agree with the study , I have been a KFC fan my whole life , However The KFC store on Jefferson St in Spfld, IL overcooks their chicken , to where the chicken is tuff and dried out and not woth eating . I brought this to the attn of KFC Corp and they gave me a new 10 peice meal that was just as bad as the first one , So after a lifetime of eating KFC , I am done , I am not spending my hard earned money on trash any longer , I will find some Broasted Chicken for my money.
The manager says his preasure cooker does not release timely and the workers do not release it soon enough , whatever the reason they are selling chicken that is not worth eating , when you spend 21,00 for a 10 peice meal , I do not want chicken that is not worth eating ....KFC has Lost my Business ....

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