{"id":1438,"date":"2010-07-22T12:19:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T12:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2010-07-22T12:19:46","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T12:19:46","slug":"gcb-versus-toasted-pocketful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1438","title":{"rendered":"GCB Versus Toasted Pocketful"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a frequent enthusiast for fast food chains in Malaysia, I have pretty much tried every new introduction from McDonalds and KFC in Malaysia. The McDonalds introduction would always be good, and the KFC product would be disappointing. (Usually, KFC’s new servings would be tiny<\/b>!)<\/p>\n

However, this time, I heard that KFC’s new Toasted Pocketful<\/b> was actually alright… and that McDonalds’ new Gourmet<\/s> Great-tasting<\/s> Grilled Chicken Burger<\/b> was small. I was surprised, given that I usually am far more enthusiastic about McDonalds’ offerings, but seeing that the McDonalds Prosperity Burger of 2010 was tiny<\/b> compared to say 2008’s version (with a clever chance to upsell<\/i> by making you buy the Mega Prosperity Burger<\/b>, which was probably 2008 sized!<\/p>\n

And so, Fazri<\/a> and I set out to debunk the question – did McDonalds shrink their Grilled Chicken Burger as small as KFC would usually do? And so, we met at KL Sentral, where both McDonalds and KFC co-exist.<\/p>\n

To do this, Fazri went to McDonalds and got the set (burger, fries, drink) for RM11.90. I went to KFC and got the X Meal (Toasted Pocketful, fries, one piece of chicken<\/b>, Mountain Dew drink) for RM11.90. Interestingly, KFC sells a standard Toasted Pocketful meal for RM9.90 without the extra piece of chicken.<\/p>\n

We then met at KFC, where there were seats outside.<\/p>\n


\nUpper part of picture<\/b>: KFC Toasted Pocketful.
\nLower part of picture<\/b>: McDonalds Grilled Chicken Burger.<\/p>\n

I took these comparison pictures from directly above to avoid any misrepresentations in scale caused by perspective. When wrapped, they appear to be the same size!<\/p>\n


\nOpened. Note that the Grilled Chicken Burger had its top bun moved to the side so it looks wider.<\/p>\n


\nThe piece of chicken that came in the KFC X Meal. It was tiny, even by KFC standards!<\/p>\n


\nAnd here is the chicken next to Fazri’s small Nokia 5130. KFC, will you at least feed your chickens healthily? I mean, if I was a chicken and I knew my purpose of life was to provide carnivorous satisfaction, at least let me satisfy!<\/p>\n


\nThe inside of the Toasted Pocketful. There were nachos and corn.<\/p>\n

I took a bite into my Toasted Pocketful, and Fazri took a bite into his Grilled Chicken Burger. We then swapped meals and had a bite. This continued until the meals were finished.<\/p>\n

The result?<\/p>\n

The Toasted Pocketful was a lot more fulfilling<\/b> and filling<\/b>. Despite being the same size, the Toasted Pocketful was thicker – the chicken inside was what you would get in a Spicy Chicken McDeluxe! Add the nachos, corn and pita bread wrap, and there was a lot more flavor.<\/p>\n

That is not to say that the Grilled Chicken Burger is bad – it has good sauce, but it only has salad and buns to accompany it. The salad did not do much to add to the volume of the burger. To me, it was just an oblongated McDonalds McChicken burger with different sauce!<\/p>\n

Don’t forget that KFC throws in a piece of chicken for the same price (though, the size depends on outlet) For once, KFC wins the value-for-money battle!<\/p>\n

That is not to say I would never have a Grilled Chicken Burger – if I was with friends at McDonalds, I might give it a second chance. Or maybe I’d just go back to the fulfilling Big Mac or Spicy Chicken McDeluxe!<\/p>\n


\nOf course, if I was having Cravings<\/b>, this would be the burger to consume… (This was the 12″ Cravings Monster Burger, at RM25.90.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a frequent enthusiast for fast food chains in Malaysia, I have pretty much tried every new introduction from McDonalds and KFC in Malaysia. The McDonalds introduction would always be good, and the KFC product would be disappointing. (Usually, KFC’s new servings would be tiny!) However, this time, I heard that KFC’s new Toasted Pocketful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pictures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}