KFC - Costs rocketing?
Discussion
Had a KFC recently, it was £11 for two meals and a popcorn chicken - which was I kid you not in about a 2" square thing, was hardly even worth trying to eat... And the drinks now are bottled?
I know it's my own fault for going to a McKFC etc. but still, it never used to be over a tenner...
I know it's my own fault for going to a McKFC etc. but still, it never used to be over a tenner...
Jasandjules said:
Well yes BUT you get home, punch it into the computer and 40 mins later it arrives.. That's 40 mins I can spend on PH..........
Make a big batch of dough and freeze it in batches, wrapped in cling film. Bung one in the fridge of a morning, and it will be defrosted and ready to use by the time you get home.
Ready in 15 minutes...
Don't have room in the freezers, and we have three of them (one is for fish food though). We buy our meat from a butcher in bulk so often have 3 chickens and 2 legs of lamb, and a joint of pork and beef or two as well in the freezers, and they take up a lot of room!
Plus can you ever make it taste like the Pizza place? Even re-heating it from frozen it doesn't taste as nice.
Plus can you ever make it taste like the Pizza place? Even re-heating it from frozen it doesn't taste as nice.
Fast food is just that. Fast.
What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
At work we used to have KFC quite reqularly as a Friday treat. We now go and buy freshly cooked chickens and enjoy half a chicken each with rolls, butter and coleslaw/relish/mayo etc.
Not only is it much healthier, it is more satisfying, less than half the price and no less convenient running out to get a pack of rolls and two cooked chickens than it is going to KFC.
I fry my own chicken at home alot of the time anyway on the rare occasion I do want some fried filth.
I also can't remember the last time I ordered a pizza that wasn't ordered purely to fill the bellies of a room of blokes who had been playing poker and drinking all evening. And even then it was only because it was BOGOF.
What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
At work we used to have KFC quite reqularly as a Friday treat. We now go and buy freshly cooked chickens and enjoy half a chicken each with rolls, butter and coleslaw/relish/mayo etc.
Not only is it much healthier, it is more satisfying, less than half the price and no less convenient running out to get a pack of rolls and two cooked chickens than it is going to KFC.
I fry my own chicken at home alot of the time anyway on the rare occasion I do want some fried filth.
I also can't remember the last time I ordered a pizza that wasn't ordered purely to fill the bellies of a room of blokes who had been playing poker and drinking all evening. And even then it was only because it was BOGOF.
Mobile Chicane said:
Simpo Two said:
Pizzas have to be the biggest con - £10 for a disk of bread with some cheese and tomato sauce on it.
Exactly. You could make better yourself for a quarter of the cost.bazking69 said:
Fast food is just that. Fast.
What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
Agreed. Or time which I don't always have enough of to prepare a meal. Or if we are out and about and it's dinner time etc....What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
I just wasn't expecting it to be THAT expensive for a "meal" for two, and I don't remember it being that expensive before...
digimeistter said:
Mobile Chicane said:
Simpo Two said:
Pizzas have to be the biggest con - £10 for a disk of bread with some cheese and tomato sauce on it.
Exactly. You could make better yourself for a quarter of the cost.bazking69 said:
Fast food is just that. Fast.
What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
At work we used to have KFC quite reqularly as a Friday treat. We now go and buy freshly cooked chickens and enjoy half a chicken each with rolls, butter and coleslaw/relish/mayo etc.
Not only is it much healthier, it is more satisfying, less than half the price and no less convenient running out to get a pack of rolls and two cooked chickens than it is going to KFC.
I fry my own chicken at home alot of the time anyway on the rare occasion I do want some fried filth.
I also can't remember the last time I ordered a pizza that wasn't ordered purely to fill the bellies of a room of blokes who had been playing poker and drinking all evening. And even then it was only because it was BOGOF.
Do you work in the same office as me?! What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
At work we used to have KFC quite reqularly as a Friday treat. We now go and buy freshly cooked chickens and enjoy half a chicken each with rolls, butter and coleslaw/relish/mayo etc.
Not only is it much healthier, it is more satisfying, less than half the price and no less convenient running out to get a pack of rolls and two cooked chickens than it is going to KFC.
I fry my own chicken at home alot of the time anyway on the rare occasion I do want some fried filth.
I also can't remember the last time I ordered a pizza that wasn't ordered purely to fill the bellies of a room of blokes who had been playing poker and drinking all evening. And even then it was only because it was BOGOF.
mcflurry said:
Mobile Chicane said:
Is that just ingredient cost or does it include overheads? If so, scary.
IMHO that's gotta be the dough, fruity base and loose scattering of meaty stuff. 10 mins labour at minimum wage for a server and cook would cost £1.20 on top...I don't mind a mark-up, I do mind a stark increase in prices for no good reason.
maix27 said:
bazking69 said:
Fast food is just that. Fast.
What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
At work we used to have KFC quite reqularly as a Friday treat. We now go and buy freshly cooked chickens and enjoy half a chicken each with rolls, butter and coleslaw/relish/mayo etc.
Not only is it much healthier, it is more satisfying, less than half the price and no less convenient running out to get a pack of rolls and two cooked chickens than it is going to KFC.
I fry my own chicken at home alot of the time anyway on the rare occasion I do want some fried filth.
I also can't remember the last time I ordered a pizza that wasn't ordered purely to fill the bellies of a room of blokes who had been playing poker and drinking all evening. And even then it was only because it was BOGOF.
Do you work in the same office as me?! What it isn't is cheap, healthy or especially nice in alot of cases. You are paying for the convenience. Or laziness.
At work we used to have KFC quite reqularly as a Friday treat. We now go and buy freshly cooked chickens and enjoy half a chicken each with rolls, butter and coleslaw/relish/mayo etc.
Not only is it much healthier, it is more satisfying, less than half the price and no less convenient running out to get a pack of rolls and two cooked chickens than it is going to KFC.
I fry my own chicken at home alot of the time anyway on the rare occasion I do want some fried filth.
I also can't remember the last time I ordered a pizza that wasn't ordered purely to fill the bellies of a room of blokes who had been playing poker and drinking all evening. And even then it was only because it was BOGOF.
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