Doube Down!

Doube Down!

Oh you poor unfortunate souls. You don't have any idea what horrors are being unleashed on your lunch time today. Be warned, the end is coming. It comes in the form of meat and cheese and more meat. Yes, my friends - IT HAS BEGUN! RELEASE THE KRAKEN KFC!



Whenever I go to Vegas there's typically a couple of rules I follow. First off, never burn the locals. Second rule is to always double down on 11. In fact, it's really fun to double down. It's something you look forward to finally using those wide words of wisdom. Well, now KFC unleashes something with the name Double Down that I'm not sure if you're going to coming out ahead with.

I bring to you, THE KFC DOUBLE DOWN!

It's like they asked the average Joe "What do you want on your sandwich?" only to hear "MEAT!" as an answer

"What about the bread? What kind do you want?"

"MEAT!"

Yup. all that was taken into account and thus they bring to you this;


The sandwich will be available in two forms. The original Recipe sandwich will set you back about 540 calories, 32g of fat and 1380mg of sodium. That not-as-bad-for-you Grilled Double Down totals 460 calories, 23g of fat and 1430mg of Sodium.

While I suppose the sodium is a bit high, even for the grilled version, just look at those calories. In all truths it means that you could eat four of these before you even cross the line of calories that you get from a thickburger and baconator. Yes, those make this fast food item look extremely healthy. How about that. I wouldn't want to go to town on that, but as far as fast food goes, you can do a lot worse than picking this KFC horrible creation.



Just think about this little fact. This ugly looking thing has fewer calories and less fat than a Big Mac. If you're at McDonalds, a ten piece of chicken nuggets has 50 more calories than the grilled double down. It's actually a pretty good macronutrient profile, other than the transfat stuff, for anyone trying to get big while lifting weights. It's literally a protein bomb and low on carbs.

This sandwich is simultaneously awesome and horrible at the same time. Awesome because it's probably the best drunk food ever or the best food for people looking to get muscle mass. But horrible because look at that. The idea of eating fried chicken with bacon and cheese just seems so wrong on every level. I'm just thinking that if it didn't have so much sodium, the grilled version wouldn't be anything at all to worry about.




Then again, Sodium isn't as bad for you as people think it is. There's really no reason for everyone to be stressing the sodium factor. Just drink a lot of water all day and you'll be fine. This is what you should be doing every day anyway. Far too few people drink enough water in the day. Back when I worked out a lot, this thing has less calories than I eat in any meal except my pre-bedtime shake.

While it does have fewer calories than most fast food meals, I guess the real problem is that your typical fatty is going to look at this and think to themselves "I dunno, looks kinda small, better order two." Along with half a gallon of soda from the fountain. That is the real enemy to their heart and belly.



When I first heard of this I just assumed Patton Oswalt had made something else up but sure enough, it got media attention. But now this day is upon us when the Double Down is offered at any KFC.

So the real question is if you're going to try one of these suckers.

Immunity

Immunity

I wasn't going to touch all this swine flu shit because, well, I don't want to die. That and it's a lot of media buzz for something so fucking small. The flu kills countless of people yearly and it's not media attention. The whole fact that this is spreading a bit faster gets people concerned and really, there's no need for such craze.

The only reason Mexico is so hard hit by this is because their living conditions are piss poor. They don't have good medical. Even though you can get prescription medicine over the counter there that you'd need a doctors note for here, there's mass amount of crowding on public transportation and other places where the general public gathers. So it will of course spread quickly in such areas.



At best, this is a fade pandemic. Swine flu is this weeks bird flu which was two weeks ago pandemic craze. Speaking of which, did you know that Aids just went pandemic. I like the word Pandemic. Though I think I kept hearing it for months after watching the first or second season of the wire. Those Baltimore drug dealers sure have funny names for their drugs.

Before you folks dismiss Mexicans as being completely inept at handling this situation, consider this fact. Every time you hear about travelers going to Mexico and drinking the water, there's tales of getting deathly sick. Water, of all things. Mexicans are immune to that and freely drink it. You think they survive on Tecate and Coronas? Please, that'll cost too many pesos.


You see I find the term swine offensive which is why we should name it after the mexicans

This is simply a matter that when Mexicans are sick, they still go out. My mother would push me out the fucking door every day to go to school weather I was healthy or not. Half of my high school years was spent pale sickly white and shaking. Clearly I was going to be acting like an outbreak monkey in terms of passing whatever I had around.

To give Mexico credit. They've handled this outbreak responsibly with clear transpency and have been very responsive. They've taken the steps to prevent a much larger outbreak. Closing down shops and having people stay inside. Call Mexico a shit hole if you want but they got a lot of shit together. Can't say the same thing for other places.. ahem ahem KATRINA ahem!


So it began..

Keep going out and doing your business. This seriously isn't something to be all that concerned about. And don't get me started on the potential of the phrase "SWINE" to cause hell on the food industry. For some reason people think that you get swine flu from eating pork. Morons. Well, that just means more pig for me. I hear it's a magical animal.

The best course of action is to simply build up your immunity. How? I guess eat a ton of pork. Sure, why not. Wash your hands and just keep clean. Simple as that folks. It may be the end of April but it wont be the end of you.

On a final note, it's not a MEXICAN FLU, you honkies had it first. Just cause you don't want to remember the 70's fashion doesn't mean you should block out the 70's ads as well.

The End Of Bacon Month Part II

The End Of Bacon Month Part II

In the last blog I talked about Bacon Stupidity Month but never really explained it. For the last 28 days Mike T. Nelson has been eating nothing but Bacon in a "Bacon Stupidity" move. Who is this San Diego man and why is he eating bacon? Because it was a dare and like anything in life, if you're dared to do something, it's your duty to god damn do it!

I’ll get right to the good stuff: for the entire month of February, 2009, I, Michael J. Nelson will eat nothing but bacon. Nothing, my friends, but bacon.

Why? Because bacon is nature’s finest and most nourishing food. Also, because several doubters on the RiffTrax staff had the unmitigated gall to insult bacon by making the outrageous claim that, as good as it is, no one could eat very much of it and live. I can and will. Therefore I will spend the month proving it.

So today Mike is either a less fat man, cause really, how do you gain weight with starving yourself with just bacon? Or he'll be dead. I hope it's not the second option since I do like hearing him make fun of popular films through Rifftrax.

I wouldn't worry too much though. He made it through it. Besides there is some logic and science behind this whole "Bacon isn't THAT bad" logic. The world's oldest Woman credits her long life to eating bacon daily.

The Los Angeles resident credits her own longevity to her religious faith, her life-long efforts to do the right thing and an occasional piece of crispy bacon.

That should tell you something about the wonder animal that is the pig and his fatty fatty underside. The real question is How do you keep it fresh and new? I mean, you eat bacon three times a day and not mix it up in some strange fashion like they do in PART 1, you're just asking for some boredom to set in. I don't care how good bacon is, after a couple of days of eating nothing but it you'll start to go crazy. Bacon crazed! You're left with the mystery of how do you keep the dare in tack and still enjoy a shit ton of bacon in a month? One word - Condiments.



Because Mayo and Bacon go hand and hand

If your up for something different, you can always use Baconnaise. For those of you watching your weight there's always Baconnaise Lite. For when you're craving bacon in your mayo but don't want to deal with the calories involved.

I'm not exactly sure how that came to exist. Did someone just figure that if Thousand island was just mayo, ketchup and relish that they could toss in bacon and get rid of the pickles and ketchup to make something divine? If so, good show. You are truly ahead of the game here, proud inventor of the baconnaise. May your fortune be made off the pile of heart attacks you'll cause!

After a meal packed with Bacon piled with Baconnese how do you keep your teeth clean and clear of all that bacon? I mean, it's tough to not get little bacon bits stuck in your teeth. How about some Bacon Flavored Dental Floss.



Ah yes. I'm just waiting for the bacon flavored tooth paste before I start brushing my teeth again. Not till then will I understand the value of brushing three times a day. Mostly after a meal and whenever I snack. What do I look like I have, OCD? Noooo thank you to that bull!

Since the last blog was about the actual food you can eat, this was going to focus on the other aspects of bacon. The flavors in what you can get it into. Earlier I showed you some of the horrors that were witnessed from the "This Is Why You're Fat's" website but then one of the pictures hit a nerve and it wasn't because it was related to anything bacon. I saw this strange oddity:


A McDonald’s chocolate milkshake with vanilla vodka, rimmed with BBQ sauce and garnished with a chicken McNugget.

This was strange and disturbing. If you could make a McDonald's related drink into a cocktail then what's stopping you from making a Bacon infused drink? Certainly nothing stopping the folks at the Double Down Saloon. Who have been making Bacon Martinis for some time now. Since you don't always have the ability to go to Vegas, why not bring the taste of Vegas quality dive bars to you? It's a question often asked.. "How can I create bacon infused vodka for my martinis at home?" Ask no longer. In honor of Mike Nelson having a month full of bacon for sustenance I'll teach you how to make bacon infused vodka.

MAKING BACON INFUSED VODKA

Step 1: Get bacon. Lots of it. I like the applewood smoked bacon normally, but I thought that I should stick to the basics for this experiment. No need to make Applewood smoked bacon vodka.



Step 2: Fry that motherfuckin' shit up, yo! Careful not to burn yourself. Growing up I would always burn myself on the grease.



Step 3: Get yourself a clean glass container and some Vodka. I went with Effin because it would be interesting to say "It's Effin' Bacon Vodka" You can use whatever cheap shit you want. You are putting bacon in it and we all know bacon makes anything awesome. Make sure to pat down the bacon to take off some of the grease. You know, to watch that figure of yours.



Step 4: Fill the jar with the Vodka of your choosing and seal it up tight. Make sure no air will get in. You're shooting for 750ml containers for about 3-4 slices of bacon. So adjust accordingly if you're making larger quantities of Bacon Vodka.



Step 5: Put it in a dark corner and just forget about it for 3 weeks. Don't look at it. Don't touch it. You really aren't going to want to see it. It's pretty nasty looking when you get it out. As if you put someones severed finger, brain or dead fetus in a jar.


Why yes.. this bacon is... kosher... I'm going to the non-existent Jewish hell

Step 6: You're not done yet. Put the bottle in the freezer for 24 hours. This will solidify any remaining fat that is floating in your mixture. Believe me, you want to make sure that fat is as solid as possible in white chunks so that it can be filtered out.

Step 7: Don't worry about puking. It doesn't smell and all the alcohol content killed off anything that could have survived in there. Get a coffee filter and some containers. I went with two pom tea glasses so I can filter it a couple of times.



Step 8: Filter. Pour it into the coffee filter and it'll catch all those solid lard pieces. You're going to have to do this a couple of times. Think of it this way, you're just filtering it out extra times



Eventually you'll be left with a yellowish/white alcoholic liquid. Throw the bacon away. Seriously. You don't want to accidentally take a bite out of that thing. It's beyond gross. You can place your new bacon infused vodka on the shelf in a nice bottle if you want. Just make sure to label it. No one should dare take this unless they are fully prepared for it.



Step 9: Enjoy!

Make some martini out of this if you want. Here's the basics on a dirty martini. And believe me, with this pork product infused drink, it's nothing but dirty.

1 1/2 oz Bacon infused Vodka
3/4 oz dry vermoouth

Shake vodka and vermouth together with several ice cubes in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a blue cheese stuff olive or a piece of cooked bacon and serve.

This drink is to you, Mike Nelson! Congrats on a month of poor eating choices!



If anyone else wants to do the same and eat bacon for a month straight... well, I'm sure you can and I'm sure no one will stop you. Try the bacon vodka recipe. It'll really hit you hard on how much it taste like bacon without actually eating bacon. It really has a strong meat feel to it and how could that NOT be delicious?

Now let's close the book on the bacon craze for a while. Yes, it's a great product. We just don't need to be bombarded with so many Bacon enriched treats. I'm not one to talk. I bought bacon chocolate during the Holiday season. Now that was interesting.