original recipe KFC is fried in a pressurized deep fryer that's why the color is very light and it has a lot of moisture. I know it coz I worked there for 3 years.

Growing up in the 60's when KFC was an occasional treat I can tell you it was NOT crispy chicken. That came way later. It stuck to your fingers and they threw in moist towelettes. That is where, "Finger lickin' good!" came from.

To use your airfryer properly and prevent the uneven cooking you have.......halfway through the cook, lightly spray your chicken pieces with olive oil and rotate them for a golden brown crispy crust!

You forgot to spritz the air fryer chicken with oil, which is why there was uncooked flour on it.

An air fried series would be awesome! 😊

Emmy! You should have a collab with your mom! Like you should make your childhood dish that she used to cook for you or something 😊

You Tube recommends this video to me at 1am, now I'm over here drooling for some fried 🐔 😂

Emmy! So happy I saw this review! Looking forward to seeing more recipes using the air fryer.

You need to spritz your air fryer food with olive oil. It will make it crispy and no flour spots.

Back in the 90’s when air ovens first came out my dad wld flour the chicken as normal but he wld do a light spritz on all sides with PAM cooking spray. This eliminated the white flour on the final product.When you cannot eat regular fried foods that was a great alternative.

I worked for two of them. The trick is not the spices but the techniques used to make it. For xcrispy; The chicken starts wet from the bag, to dry flour.. and then back to dry again, rest and dry again. You put the wet chicken into flour let it sit a few min. Then put it back into water then back into flour again.... Let it sit for about 10 min after shaking them off. Dust again. Let it sit for 10 min. Fry in lard. I added nothing but 1 tsp of season salt, & 1tsp of sugar along with about 1.5 tbsps of corn flour to 2 cups of flour. They cook their chicken for longer on lower heat. Good luck!

Air Fryer spray with oil on food. I also like to use avocado oil for deep frying as it has ~500 deg F smoke point and will stay fresh longer.

I live in Kentucky. I’m about an hour away from the first KFC. Another thing most don’t know is that the chicken is fried in peanut oil and is pressure cooker fried. The cooker has a lid that has a wheel on top to seal it shut. Try an electric skillet with a lid. This is what my mother did and her chicken was to die for.

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Thanks will try! I've learned through trial and error that lightly spraying the floured chicken prior to air frying, does not leave any white patches of flour at the end. Sometimes half way through air frying I give it a final look and spray it on any white patches and voila! 😊

i would suggest trying to season the buttermilk with the 11 spices and let it marinade longer. then lightly season the flour with the spices. spices tend to burn faster than flour during frying, give you that GBD Golden Brown Deliciousness

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Emmy, I know another secret. I know this because a long time ago I used to work for the company that maintained all of KFC's alarm systems. I'm a "curious George" when it comes to watching how things work. The deep fryers used at KFC are pressurized - much like a home pressure cooker except it uses a pump to pressurize the chamber to 20 psi. My guess is that the pressure causes the chicken to cook throughout faster so the crust doesn't have quite so long to darken, the chicken loses less moisture (water evaporates at a higher temperature under pressure) and it may effect the way the crust forms. KFC also uses pre-battered and frozen chicken. They dump the frozen, battered chicken into the fryer basket and start the fryer before the chicken can thaw. [EDIT] I see now that I read the comments, a lot of people already know this, so I guess it's not such a big secret after all.

Emmy I subbed. Your channel is great ! I’m learning a lot. Keep doing ya stuff!

Is it just me or does Emmy look younger with straight hair?

If this recipe is real.,..there goes my diet for 2019, because I'll be frying chicken for the entire week.

This might be random but I love how clear you talk and don't have some overbearing music In the background because the auto captions can understand you perfectly and I can show my grandma who has a hard time hearing your recipe videos. :)

Loved this! I used what I had on hand which was maybe 6 herbs and spice and it was fantastic. I’ve never successfully made fried chicken and haven’t even attempted it for maybe 10 years. I started the oil at 350 and when it dropped to 325 I left it there to keep the exterior from burning. It does get really dark. So glad this was a video and not a written recipe because I would’ve thought it was burnt. I actually did an unusual substitution that worked! I never have buttermilk but I have lots of sourdough starter. So I marinated the chicken in that and it worked out great. One last thing, Emmy, please do more air fryer videos!

Configurations: 1. mix spices in a separate bowl 2. Add 80% to the buttermilk and 20% to the flour 3. Leave chicken in marinate for at least a few hours 4. Double Dip the chicken (liquid, flour, liquid, flour)

"...a list of 11 herbs and spices and amounts..." I actually thought you said, "a list of 11 herbs and spices and a *mouse*"

Also, I use MSG whenever I'm trying to impress with my cooking, haha. You'll be back 😂

Great video Emmy! After watching your video, I think that I will try the deep fried technique. I'm getting hungry! Keep up the great work.

The tricked I learned from Chef John for getting crispy fried-like chicken skin when baking chicken is to use baking powder in the coating. It works like a dream!!!

I have to watch Emmy while I eat a meal. Or I get super hungry for whatever the heck she eats!! First world problems!

Excellent review. Your presentation and info is perfect. Well done.

When I cook chicken like this in the airfryer I let it go halfway and then spritz it with some spray oil. Not a lot, but it helps to crisp the outer coating and it gives it the more "fried" taste than it is lacking when I don't do it. It also alleviates those spots where the flour doesn't look cooked.

I haven't had Original recipe in a while...but, I don't remember it being crispy. I always thought of it as a "soft" fried chicken...almost squishy to my remembrance.

When I was a teenager in school I was in a work program that put us into jobs to try them out and was put into a KFC for a few days to cook and clean. The milk we dipped the chicken into was very runny. It was made up of a set measure of water added to milk powder. After the milk, it was then rolled in plan flower. It was then given a second dip into some water that was mixed with some egg powder and then dipped into the flower that had been blended with the bag of herbs and spices. They had special pre-measured bags with all the dry ingredients in. The chicken is also cooked in a large pressure cooker filled with oil you would lower the baskets filled with chicken into. You had to lock the lid down and close the pressure release valve once the chicken was loaded and set the timer. Once the timer went off you pulled a lever to release the pressure and then waited till after it had finished venting. Then you could release the lid and grab the baskets of chicken out with the removable handles from the baskets. Every few days they would swap the oil in a deep fryer normally doing one a day. The oil was drained out to be sent off to be reprocessed. At the bottom of the cooker was a trap to catch all the chicken coating that fell off while cooking. That was turned upside down on a fine mesh sieve to let the oil drain from it. The solid bits left over in the trap then got put into a container and put in the deep freezer to be sent off for processing. Apparently, it was ground down into a powder and sent back to the stores as the powder the gravy mix was made from for things like potato and gravy etc. After a certain number of chickens had been dipped in the milk and the egg powder they were replaced with a fresh batch. The milk powder was quite red by then. When the dry ingredients started to run low new premeasured bags where added.

I just learned last week when frying chicken to fry til golden brown and finish the cooking in the oven to avoid getting burnt. It’s seriously a game changer!

OMG! You're making me hungry! Good video. Thanks.

Sorry folks, kfc does not use peanut oil and never did. Colonel Sanders used lard originally which is closer to shortening. Only the original recipe is pressure fried, extra crispy is only deep fried. When you air fry or use convection you drop the temperature about 40 degrees, if you don't your food will burn.

Helpful Hint: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) can be found on the spice/salt aisle of your local grocery store under the brand name "Accent" (in the USA, at least). And Emmy's right, it's nowhere near as bad for you as you might have heard. In fact, it might actually be LESS bad for you than ordinary table salt since you need to use much less of it to get the desired result, thus less sodium in your diet. A LITTLE BIT goes a LONG WAY. It's quite delicious when used properly.

Oh Emmy I was raised in Louisiana by a mother who was a German war bride and my Father who was native Louisiana... but my mom made the best fried Chicken... We also raised our own chickens and rung their necks and mom fried them after the chicken plucking ceremony and chicken cleaning... We were so blessed... Your episode here, brought back many "mom" memories and the flavor of a southern classic. I am actually happy I was raised in the deep rural back woods of Louisiana, and Fried Chicken made my Mom after Church every Sunday... God Bless You!!!

I own a hot air fryer (HAF), and just love it! For foods which don't have oil already in their crusts, try pre-spraying with cooking oil, such as canola. The hot air frying literally blows the oil & grease off the item(s) you're cooking, leaving a virtually greaseless item when its done! When cooking a store-bought item such as an egg roll, which already has a lot of oil in it, first pre-warm it in your microwave before putting it into the HAF. When it's done, you'll end up with a crispy egg roll that's virtually grease-free! (Note: you will need to experiment with both cooking times & temps to get the right combination for each food item you cook in it, I've found! Be sure to turn over each item about midway through the HAF process as well.)

Even if it is the real recipe the original sanders used.. It wouldn't taste like the fast food store... The original dude after he sold the place was very open about how much he hated it because they changed it for mass production... So much so that KFC tried to sue him and he won by proving his original recipe was better...

I don’t know how but I just remembered that video when you had peanuts. and you should plant some peanuts I mean it’s really easy if you look it up you literally just have to throw some peanuts on the ground and watch them grow😂 and then you can make some weird and fascinating videos with the peanuts such as how to make peanut butter and such and such and so and so!🤷🏽‍♂️😂

I've never done my chicken in buttermilk. I think it might be because my Dad used to drink buttermilk when I was a child, and I tried it and thought it was gross. 60 years later and I don't touch it. But I'm going to take a chance and use it in this recipe. I haven't seen it in my grocery store ever that I recall, but then I'm not looking for it. I also wondered what I would do with the leftover buttermilk. Turns out it freezes well, and lasts about 3 months in the freezer. It's good for biscuits as well, so it probably won't go to waste. And, I think you can make your own (I'll google it) IF I can't find it in the store. Re MSG. I thought it had gone off the face of the planet. I used to remember my mother's Sunday roasts always having "Accent" sprinkled over the top. Well, I saw Accent in the store recently and bought it. I assumed however that it was a reconfigured recipe...because MSG was gone, right? Wrong! I'm glad you brought it up. I did a little online research, and now I don't think I'll get cancer for sprinkling msg on my food. In my mother's belongings (she passed years ago) is a NuWave dome cooker. I've never used it. When I thought about fried chicken, I wondered if the NuWave was the same as an air fryer. You clarified that, as well as some google searches. So, I'm good to go. I'm looking forward to trying this.

When making fried chicken, turn the fryer temp down so the coating doesn't burn.

Sounds like a great recipe! And I like how your air fryer looks like an actual oven compared to some others I have seen around

I always look forward to watching your videos after a long day of work

Great video! We have an air fryer and use it for many convenience foods we used to make in the toaster oven only faster here. Like prepackaged clam strips, breaded shrimp and other such things. All cook quickly and tasty. No fat!

You forgot one ingredient Emmy...Love..

If you want Extra Crispy. You have to Double Dip the Chick! 🐓

Hey, nice work! I liked the video a lot. Now I have try out my Air Fryer too! Thanks for the encouragement.

I met Harland Sanders just before he passed away. I was working at a brand new KFC store as a cook. He told me the original chicken was cooked in a vegtable shortning not lard and it was cooked in a lg caldren on a wood stove. He said they didnt have msg back then and deep friers didnt exsist nor todays pressure cookers like we were using now. It was just deep fried until it was cooked and we never put buttermilk with any of the chicken. It was in water at room temp then dredged only in the flour mix which came in flour bags then fried nothing else. The origunal receipe is almost 80 yrs old. I met him in 1981

Ur right about hidden msg in a lot of foods. Mr. Noodles instant ramen has it, and my husband eats it all the time, all the while swearing off msg. But he hasn't felt any effects that a lot of people say they get from consuming msg *shrugs*

*** HOT TIP *** When using the air fryer, spray some cooking oil on to the chicken itself before putting into the air fryer

I think you may have to spray some oil on the air fryer ones before you cook them. .

I known this recipe for 17 years..... cause I worked at KFC as a teen lol. Also when I worked there we used Lard to fry the chicken in, the lard came in big blocks and we had to melt the lard in the fryer.

I love the Cuisinart air fryer. I've found that the combination of panko and sprayed olive oil can make most anything come out great in it.

You have so much Talent!! You could seriously have your own taste testing cooking show, on TV. You really should look into it hun.

Mmmmm I've got to try this, thank you for sharing

Just have to spread a little with cooking spray to dehydrate the flower whenever cooking in an air fryer. I tried this recipe with those spices and it is so so delicious

You need Self Rising Flour and Self Rising Flour with the herbs and spices in it. Also use white pepper and Amour Pig Lard, in bucket or box. Do not use cooking oil of any kind. Completely dry off the chicken before you roll it in the self rising flour (not all purpose flour) the add the chicken to the buttermilk/egg mixture then into the Self Rising Flour with Herbs and spices in it. Then let sit for about 10 minutes to set the coating. Then slowly drop it into the pig lard. If you forget to set the timer let the legs float to the top then give it another 5 minutes and it is done. I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken and got to see the Colonel Sanders cook up a batch or Original and also Extra Krispy chicken.

This is an awesome recipe! Thank you for posting this. I have made it three times and it keeps getting better. I have to admit that deep fried tastes better but air fried is a great method too. I have not added the msg myself tho

Thank you was wondering about these I appreciate your time

I just started using my air fryer that has been sitting in my kitchen for 2 years and probably, bc I read the booklet that came with it now, my chickens are so crispy. I usually just buy the store seasoned flour and coat chicken with it after I season it with lemon pepper. Yes, I spray bottom of fryer with PAM. After 12-15 mins I turn them and so far the chicken legs and thighs are great,finger licking and tasty.

you didn't grab some lemon scented wet naps while you was at KFC? Btw love your hair!!❤

Emmy come through with the gems!

I find this very interesting n am going to try it ... thank you so much ..

Thanks for the UPLOAD!!!

Thank you for the MSG tip. Ive always been scared of it but now i know :)

Wow. I am a vegetarian and now I want fried chicken.

Really nice video! Love KFC, and now have resource to make it myself! BRAVO!! :)

Great video, well done!! I did my first air fry today with buffalo wings, they came out great! Two things that helped with my cook was giving a light mist (1-2 sprays) of cooking oil, and tossing the basket half way through the cook to avoid burn spots (in your case turn over since you have a cookie sheet). I will definitely suscribe.

Word to the Wise, Emmy: As a Chef,what they don't tell you on the Air Fryers is to: A). Spray the baskets B). LIGHTLY Spray both sides of the chicken w/Vegetable OR a good Coconut Oil Spray AFTER you flour coat it! Do Not use OLIVE OIL Spray b/c it has a low smoke point.

I absolutely love my airfryer, I use it all the time!

The Nuwave is fantastic! I had one for several years and used it rather than the regular oven. It make wonderful potato chips and reheats fried food crispier than they were to begin with.

I do an oven fried chicken and I used to have the same issue with left over unbrowned breading that you had with your Air Fryer chx. To get around that I use a little bit of cooking spray to barely 'wet the chicken before placing it in the oven. The results are much more delicious and consistent, and you still use tons less oil.

Great video, lightly spray w/ oil after dredging to prevent dry flour in air fryer.

I just had KFC yesterday, and now I find this. I guess it's time to make my own KFC

Yep it is I’m back to my air fryer chips so this will be handy for my healthy eating now

My first job (when I was a teenager) was a fry cook at the local KFC. The chicken came precut so all I did was rinse the pieces then put the chicken in a rotating drum that would marinate the chicken in a brine solution for 15 minutes or so. After draining the excess "brine", the chicken was dredged in the prepackaged '11 Herbs & Spices' and put in a multi level fry basket then into a pressure cooker. After the allotted time, the basket was raised so to allow the excess oil to drain. Then the chicken went onto a large baking sheet and then into a warmer - ready for the customer. That's why KFC chicken is so moist but oily too...

Those amounts of spices are for 5 pounds of flour. The egg and butter milk are for the recipe that was sold pre 1990's.

Chervil was the last ingredient I finally found to complete the leaked recipe i had from way back. Crushed corn flakes are most of the coating on extra crispy, too. Wasn't Sanders a friend of Kellogg?

Enjoyed the video Emmy. Thank you for posting it. George

I love you Emmy and your amazing videos!!!!

I think you’re supposed to spray some Pam or nonstick spray over the food before you put it in the air fryer

Oohh my weakness.. Friedchicken.plus soothing voice of Emmy.. Loves ❤😍😘

I have used my airfryer to make the KFC version chicken. What I do, and most airfrying recipes suggest is to spritz the chicken around the halfway mark with a little oil. The chicken won't come out looking burned and it also takes care of the spots that look like the batter/breading hasn't cooked. It doesn't make the chicken greasy at all. Tastes very similar to the original recipe, but like some others have stated, the Original recipe was cooked in a pressure cooker and they used peanut oil.

Great. Loved your tutorial. Must try it out. .thanks for sharing. .you have a new subscriber now. Cheers. ..

Omg! Your hair looks so cute!

My first job was at a KFC and I can tell you this is not how they make it at all 😂😂 the put chicken in a basket of water turn it “seven times” and then toss it in the flour and “secret spice” mixture “seven times”. The extra crust is just the turning chicken in water after coating it and coating it again with flour. Seven times. Seven was constantly mentioned. It’s never fried fresh 🤢🤢 So obviously Emmy’s chicken is gonna taste a hundred times better 😂😂♥️👏🏻

I looked at the spice list. Are you sure the Ts are teaspoons not tablespoons? The article also says tablespoons. For two cups of flour tablespoons doesn't seem correct. And I was taught tsp is teaspoons and tbl is tablespoons.

emmy always teaches me something 😍😍😍 love her

You’re as cute as a speckled hen in a little red wagon! 🐔

Add my KFC style seasoning to a tempura batter and then cover in panko.. yum

Since msg gives me migraines, I use in the air fryer chicken use a small amount of baking powder in my rub and it brings the flavor and crispness up a level. I use skinless and you'd think it still had the skin on.

I love those white round light's behind you. I bought them at Walmart..Going to take them out and copy your great idea!! Your video was really wonderful! So grateful! Well done .God bless u abundantly dear one! Pls keep doing these food video's!!

In The Bahamas, we have a spicy chicken version. Which is the equivalent to the crispy chicken version; but hot! So delicious! I was so shocked when I ordered kfc in the US and they didn’t have spicy, but they had this crispy version. Because we don’t have “crispy” version, just the original, spicy and bbq.

To people wondering where to get MSG: your grocery store sells it in the seasoning aisle, a little white shaker called Accent. Don't be afraid of msg its just another type of salt. There are so many types of salts like table salt (sodium chloride), epsom salt (magnesium sulfate, non-edible) and msg is just monosodium glutamate. It has much less sodium, in fact it on,y contains a 1/3 of the sodium in table salt and the glutamate is what makes the umami flavor in foods. Pure instant umami. You won't be poisoning yourself. One thing I have noticed using it in my cooking is that you will NOT want to replace all salt with this stuff in a recipe. It won't taste how you expect. It has a very different flavor than salt. It is sort of highly savory and vaguely salty (compared to table salt which gives an in your face salty taste.) So I just use it to boost up dishes like burger patties and pasta sauces etc.

In the recipes I've seen it says to spray the flour coating with olive oil to help with the cooking. As well as the dry flour situation you have going on :) I'll be making my own version of KFC tonight. My drumsticks are marinating at the moment. Wish me luck!

..... I have that Air Fryer and LOVE IT!!!! ... I use spray oil to add consistency and crispness to French fries and breaded cutlets. You do not need to use much, but it does help.

Can you put the full recipe on the comments please? Unable to load the blog artical in the UK 😭