Getting down with the Double Down: a pictoral essay

I decided I had to buy a Double Down — the new KFC sandwich made of fried chicken breasts holding a center of bacony, cheesy, Colonel’s-secret-saucy goo. Here is how it went.

I started at the KFC at the corner of MLK and JEL (Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.):

double6I got my hot, greasy, Double Down-fragrant bag:

double7I drove back to the office, all the while thinking, “Double Down, Double Down, Double Down! Dr. Atkins, I’m doing this for you!”

I opened the bag at my desk and found this. Could it be the sandwich miracle I was hoping for?

double5I opened it and, to my great surprise, I found this!

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Okay, kidding. I found this:

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I examined it from all angles:

double4I gingerly peeked inside:

double2Not so gingerly:

double3Sauce, cheese, baconish strips — all melding into chicken crust. Double Down, dudes!