Last August, we wrote about the "Double Down," a mysteriously tempting (and potentialy lethal) new food item being tested by KFC. For those coming late to the story, it's bacon and cheese sandwiched between two pieces of fried chicken. And now, many months later, I'll finally be able to get my hands on one.

KFC announced the decision to go live with the Double Down yesterday, but we weren't sure they weren't playing a April Fools gag. But no, they truly are going nationwide with the delicacy on April 12.

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. The not-as-bad-for-you Grilled Double Down totals 460 calories, 23g of fat and 1430mg of sodium.

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just what we need

the sodium actually seems more damaging than the fat

Interesting how the grilled chicken has more sodium.

that looks disgusting

just more fuel to fat peoples fire. their big fat fire.

despite my vow not to eat fast food again, I'll probably try this.

The antithesis to this is, of course, Burger King's Veggie Burger. Pretty damn good, but still fairly high in sodium (1,100 mgs).

Yes, the antithesis to a cartoonishly unhealthy fast food sandwich is a different unhealthy fast food sandwich. All else lies between.

Exactly.

I'm offended they would even release the grilled version. The terrorists really have won.

The grilled is technically unhealthier from a hypertension perspective.

Exactly. So why even try and pass it off? Why sugar coat certain death with spray painted-on grill marks?

I have to grudgingly admire these guys for trying to rope in even more folks with the idea that healthy eating is possible at these establishments.

I just want to stick my dick between the chicken pieces. OHG IK CHEESGY AND BACOMY.

I think I'm going to give that triple Baconator a try sometime. It can't be worse than that awful Hungry Man challenge.

By & by, who killed the Hungry Man Challenge? Were Dalen & GTHGEG MAGCHIGNGEG the only ones to partake?

I take strong exception to this question.

i did as well but couldn't find one of the XXL ones so i just doubled up.

Yeah shiv and tentoze did it up right.

i'm up for this one.

dreaded marco needs to market the lambeaux

(or whomever that was)

I think the only other thing I ate off that list (besides the McD chicken tender things), was the Quad-Whopper. It was pretty lame though, and really, really greasy.

I salute the 7 layer Whopper eater:



...and no, that's not me. Even though I too have a beard and long hair.