A couple of months back I came across a new Pressure "Cooker" (so-called). Setting my eyes upon the 9 litre beauty I knew immediately that this was no pressure "cooker", but a pressure FRYER!

By it's sturdy design, it was clear that this kitchen utensil was destined to fry up the Colonel's chicken!

And man! Does it fry a mean chicken... it's 12 pounds of pressure per square inch makes far superior chicken to my old 5psi Chicken Bucket (It also cooks almost twice the amount of chicken that the CB did!) ... Although the old chicken bucket still has a special place in my heart

Although I knew that the cooking process is key to making the Colonel's fried chicken correctly, I wasn't aware how TRULY important it was until I cooked chicken with this excellent piece of kitchen equipment:

Specs:

Brand: Bergner
Size: 9 Litre
Price: $250 ($125 on special!)

She's a beauty! I want one. What are your directions on cooking method; amount of chicken, amnt oil, cooking time ect. Does it give you more of a KFC taste/result?

... WOW !!! ...



I want one of those, too - 7 qt. !!!
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chuckr wrote:

I want one of those, too - 7 qt. !!! . .

Hehe, yes my good friend, but a 9 litre fryer is actually 9.5 quarts! For comparison, our humble old Chicken Bucket is a "mere" 6 quart (or 5.5 litres)

Colonelben, yes the chicken is definitely better using this fryer... most definitely. For precise qty's, I will soon be posting a "how-to" illustrating my preparation and cooking methods (with photos)...

That is one nice machine Colonel!!!! Excellent.

I can smell KFC coming out your machine now!!! lol.

Oooopps !

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I want one of those, too - 7 qt. !!!

Must have misplaced my 'international hat' for a few minutes...

Liters, liters !!!
Roger that!

Saw a 7 L model on the internet.
The 9 L model would be a smidge too large for daughter and me.
Seems tho, that they're all at .au sites. You're fortunate.
And 'on sale', too (the only way I shop...)

The Colonel wrote:

Hehe, yes my good friend, but a 9 litre fryer is actually 9.5 quarts! For comparison, our humble old Chicken Bucket is a "mere" 6 quart (or 5.5 litres) Colonelben, yes the chicken is definitely better using this fryer... most definitely. For precise qty's, I will soon be posting a "how-to" illustrating my preparation and cooking methods (with photos)...

Awesome! I'm seriously considering buying one of these.

Dude i just bought this pressure cooker from harris skarfe in Brisbane for $175. OH MY GOD! This thing is the chicken bucket on steroids. 2 safety valves, locking bar 9 litres of chicken coverage area. And Colonel you were right, this thing cooks some serious chicken... Colonel Sanders style. WOW! Thanks so much for the great pointer. I love this thing. My first batch i cooked 8 pieces at 350F for 12 minutes. I was a little scared by the big whooshing sounds though - wanting to avoid crispy burnt chicken at all costs, but I think i over compensated for this by lowering the temp too much now and then, resulting in a more soggy oiley chicken. Definately gives you much more of a KFC result than the chicken bucket, but the chicken bucket is still awesome. I'm rambling now though, too many Kentucky bourbons under my belt. Peace.

P.s. Pressure frying like this totally enhances the flavours, spices that weren't noticeable before are brought out into the spotlight and such. I think i know now what needs to be done. yay

Next time i might try 7 pieces of chicken instead of 8 and/or raise the temperature to 375F but if i do that i might only cook for 10 mins

I'm glad you got one too colonelben, and yes, it does make a world of difference to the overall taste!

But I must warn you regarding that temp of 375 degrees (F)!

It's way too high IMO... You're getting mighty close to the oils smoke point (i.e. the point at which the oil starts to burn), plus you could be putting yourself in danger as the pressures created (due to the extremely high temp) could potentially destroy your new fryer.

Please reconsider, and keep in mind that Colonel Sanders himself use to cook at a temperature of 350 degrees (F), or 180 degrees (C)

Yeah that probably is too high, maybe i will just use 7 pieces next time. However, take a look at this process patent for the original KFC cooker

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Says to heat to 375-380F Now i am confused. Lots of conflicting information out there.

Yeah i just spoke to my brother who used to be a cook at KFC and he said they used to cook at 182 degrees for 15 minutes, which would be 359F i might try that next time, what do you think?

Colonel, what is your cooking method for this fryer? Tomorrow i'm going to try 7 pieces at 350F. Browning for 2 minutes then 13 minutes with the lid on.