

Bone-in chicken pieces meet KFC’s pressure-frying method here, with a thin, seasoned crust built from the chain’s 11-herb-and-spice blend. Buckets usually include a mix of breasts, thighs, drumsticks, and wings, so the texture shifts from one piece to the next, with skin, coating, and meat all playing different roles. Compared with Extra Crispy, the breading is lighter and sits closer to the chicken instead of forming a thick shell. Available in several bucket sizes, from 8 pieces up to 16, it’s the classic core of the KFC lineup and still follows the same basic formula first used by Colonel Sanders.

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