KFC Double Down Review

When news that this monster of a sandwich was coming out 2 months ago, I was ecstatic. What's not to love about a sandwich that forgoes the buns in order to focus on the deliciousness that is meat?
Customers get the choice of grilled chicken or original recipe fillets that hold in two pieces of bacon, two slices of Montery Jack and Pepper Jack cheese, with a healthy dollop of Colonel's sauce.

So Matt and I had planned to sample the Double Down as soon as possible, but busyness took over and we kept postponing it... until this past week.

Unfortunately for me, the hype for the sandwich prompted many people to write their own reviews for the sandwich, and the initial verdict didn't look promising. Complaints of the saltiness, small sandwich size, and greasiness made me start doubting whether the sandwich would be worth it. Compounding this was the ungodly nutritional value of one sandwich: 1420 mg of sodium!! Undaunted, Matt and I still vowed to try it for ourselves and we drove ~15 min to the closest KFC.

First impressions
The packaging is simple. I chose to go with the value meal (suggestions on various blogs and articles highly recommended getting drinks to counter the saltiness) which came with the sandwich, drink, and one side (I got mac and cheese). When we opened the box, it was piping hot, and I could see the cheese already starting to melt which got me pumped. After taking a preemptive swig of Raspbery Iced Tea, I took the first bite. Yup, the sandwich definitely had a saltiness that punches you right in the face. If I wasn't bracing myself for it, I can see how it would be unpleasant, but because I was expecting it, I quickly got used to it.
The original chicken's crisp combined with the gooey cheese was amazing. I really enjoyed the duality of textures, although I'm sure if the bacon was more crispy, it would have been heavenly. As it was, the bacon pieces were a bit in between, part limp and part firm, but it didn't affect the enjoyment too much.

Overall Verdict
If you were to judge each individual component separately, I would say the sandwich would be mediocre at best.

original chicken fillets: great
bacon: below average
cheese: average
sauce: average

What makes it great is the idea that you're eating a sandwich with no bread, and the fact that all those ingredients somehow work together to form this power combination of crispy/gooyness that punches your tastebuds and says, "take it, and like it!"

Unfortunately, after finishing my meal, I was left feeling hungry, but it was a good thing I got a free coupon for a free box meal, so the entire dining experience ended on a super high point. (Nothing beats free food!)

KFC Double Down: 3 out of 4 stars

Yay God

So the Teaching Exam I took last week turned out well! I didn't just pass it, but pretty much crushed it. Thank God! 1 more next weekend and then I'm officially TX certified! Now I just need to hear back from schools....

A tiny glimpse of Hell

I've always heard teachers complain about how much the last couple weeks of school suck because normally good kids develop ADD, and kids who already have ADD go buck wild. Well, I would say that is definitely true.

In my 3 classes, we've had 3 kids suspended in the past 3 days: and one kid even got suspended the day he returned from a previous suspension! It's simply mind-boggling how the whiff of summer vacation will whip up all kinds of rebelliousness and devilishness in kids.

What compounds the problem is the fact that teachers take this time to get "sick". No joke, we've had an average of 6-10 teachers call in sick every day now which breaks the structure many of my students need to stay on task. (Students in my program don't take well with subs) When students get sent down to our punishment room, they naturally feed off each other's craziness and as more kids join the mix, the results are often headache inducing and stress-filled.

Needless to say, I've gone through many daydreams where I'm yelling at a kid or even punching them (usually in the face). In return, I've been cussed out every day, ran into and lightly punched and elbowed (as I'm preventing students from running out of the room), and inadvertently headbutted on the nose.

Last day of school can't come soon enough...

What've I been doing the past 2 weeks?

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Paul Dateh= talented.

TX Certification

Hey all, sorry for being MIA for the past month or so, I've been hit w/ a bad case of writer's block. I've got 3 drafts saved that I just haven't been able to finish cuz life's been pretty busy. But if you could could pray for my certification exam this saturday that would be appreciated.

When school ends end of the month, I will be doing some hardcore writing so stay tuned...