Its really just sad.

[al audi]

updated 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Meat lovers, relax. But chickens, beware.

KFC says Americans are gobbling down so many Double Down sandwiches that the fast-food chain will offer the bunless, meaty sandwich longer than it had planned.

Originally the sandwich — bacon and cheese surrounded by chicken filets — was to have been available through Sunday.
But KFC said Wednesday that the sandwich will be available now for as long as customer demand remains high.

The Double Down came onto the market on April12 and was supposed to have lasted about six weeks. But it tapped intoAmericans' fascination with quirky food and became a viral-marketingsensation. People posted videos of themselves eating the sandwich onsites like YouTube, and celebrities like Stephen Colbert gobbled it up.
KFC said it has been one of its most successful sandwich launches ever. Later this month, KFC expects to sell its 10 millionth Double Down. They cost about $5.

Somehave questioned the sandwiches' nutritional value. The original versionhas 540 calories and 32 grams of fat, and 1,380 milligrams of salt. Agrilled version cuts calories to 460 and fat to 23 grams, but sodiumrises to 1,430 milligrams. By comparison, the Big Mac from McDonald'shas 540 calories, 29 grams of fat and 1,040 milligrams of sodium.

KFC's Double Down is essentially a sandwich with two chicken filetstaking the place of bread slices. In between are two pieces of bacon,melted slices of Monterey jack and pepper jack cheese and a zestysauce.

 

[celticspride34]

i split one with a friend, and i, even as a big dude, was disgusted. and i was stoned, so whats that saying?

 

[chicagos finest 23]

Sick! You are what you eat

 

[jthagreat]

i had the grilled one, VERY GOOD.

ill have another soon.

 

[hieu23]

i liked it

 

[big j 33]

No one should be surprised. The Big Mac, Whopper, Quarter Pounder, etc. have long been staples in fast food menus and they're essentially equal in nutritional value. This only gets the shock and outrage because it's the newest big thing and there's no bun... just two chicken patties

McDonalds new Angus burgers are actually worse than the Double Down, but no one is disgusted over that.

 

[frenchblue23]

I wonder what it feels like after you've had one.

Do you feel like you made the biggest mistake of your healthy life, and do you feel light headed afterward?

 

[sirius lee handsome]

32 Grams of FAT!

I wonder how much of that is saturated fat.

America eff yah!

 

[jawnyquest]

10 million of those joints in a month?

 

[jhobson5]

Thats what i call a heart attack, everytime i see one of those things, my arteries tighten up a bit....  

 

[thedeek]

People are letting the appearance speak way more than for what the double down really is.

It's just a regular chicken sandwich with no buns.

Slap some buns on this thing and no one would be scared of the thing at all.