I ate Banquet's Frozen Fried Chicken for the first time today. 🍗

[@HeySeanEly]

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[@LoriKasprzak-kc7xc]

Kids (who don't eat out & don't know better) like it cos' the coating is salty & extra crunchy. (I can eat it anymore cos' I'm toothless, now.)

[@LoriKasprzak-kc7xc]

*can't.

[@SheldonRobert-x8o]

Napoleon Ohio, near Toledo Ohio, near Detroit Michigan has a Campbell Soup Plant that also made/stored Banquet Fried Chicken since at least 1976 when I worked there, and in the Company Store you could buy discount bags of the unwanted rejected pieces, which I would buy to have handy for a quick snack, and way before microwaves. Oven baked, is the best for any Banquets Meal, even a Pot Pie.😃

[@razzrazzly6078]

I grew up poor, so I love Banquet Chicken. If it's not moist enough, dump some brown gravy on it. Add some instant potatoes. Dip your chicken in the potatoes and gravy, and you have a legendary bite. Poor people eat good.

[@burnswhenpees]

That's fine cuisine.

[@jimfleece2880]

Poor people eat like slaves

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

You moron it's 12 bucks a box with deformed chicken

[@Tom-x4t]

u wasnt poor if you could afford this lol

[@Trustory209]

I still eat it till this day wtf lol

[@MrMoe158]

It use to come loose in the box with no plastic bag and it was better then it is now

[@back2the80s]

Wish companies would stop trying to improve something that works. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The batter taste weird now

[@MarkMillingren]

@@back2the80s Look Who Acquired it, con-agra foods.everything they acquire they have changed,cheapend and ruined, dont buy con-agra products!!!

[@SomeGuy-cw9rw]

Yep. I remember that. And it was pretty good chicken if baked right.

[@carolwarn7497]

You also always got a whole chicken, 2 wings, 2 thighs, 2 breasts and 2 drumsticks. Not like now,,,3 breasts or7 drumsticks and a wing, or 4 thighs

[@astrumdeus7098]

It's always been gross

[@lisagoranson6279]

“It kinda smelled like I was roasting freezer burn”... YOU WIN best description of the month for a food review! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@HeySeanEly]

Aly from the other room: ‘’What are you even cooking in there?’’

[@lisagoranson6279]

Aly. 👏👏👏😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@JDoors]

@@HeySeanEly 😄

[@ninademci1500]

Classic! Goes right up there with “This tastes like @$$!”. I’m gonna use it when I find a use for it.

[@ZEROGRAVITY80]

I know exactly the smell he's talking about. Some foods just smell weird when they are cooking.

[@Lovegun-w4s]

When I was a child in the early 70s Banquet Chicken was always in our freezer and we loved it 💯💯💯

[@melanier7309]

I grew up during that time, too. I wouldn't go near it now. Had it a few years ago. It was salty, bland, and greasy.

[@lyineyes1975]

My friend.A few years ago i worked in the Banquet Frozen Foods in Batesville , Arkansas.You could catch the boss looking the other way and you could snag chicken coming right out of the final fryer and boy,boy wasn't anything better.

[@rick3747]

Banquet chicken was better in the 1980s when they had the blue box. I miss that back then.

[@GaryCedestromIII]

Back in the day I'd cook up an entire box of this and go to town on it. Not sure how I'm not dead.

[@querellenono2683]

LOL Same, and a Bag of Crinkle Fries to Boot

[@moldypotato777]

Because of all the chemicals and preservatives, none of us will ever be able to die.... ever

[@mamiewhitfield9665]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mamiewhitfield9665]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@GaryCedestromIII]

@@moldypotato777 Haha. Hopefully all of the bad choices I made in my 20s with beer and weed will make me immortal.

[@robmaskey14]

OMG, my grandma made us kids feel so special that we were eating “boxed” chicken for dinner! lol

[@katr7969]

my parents kept this in the freezer in the 80's. we heated it up when they were working or away. It was under $8 back then. I haven't had it in ages.

[@sherribible]

You should try and bake it in the oven too. I remember when we’d bake the chicken, it’d come out really greasy and yummy 😋

[@puffnstuff12]

The air fryer probably helped a ton with texture and crispiness. Most people use a microwave which will make is soggy.

[@Itiswrittenkjv1611]

Ever heard of an oven?

[@machineman268]

If you use a microwave, you have to eat it fast before it turns to rubber.

[@sherigrow6480]

This used to be a payday treat back when we were kids, just went on a cookie sheet in the oven,

[@bubbalo3388]

Banquet fried chicken back in the day was the bomb. Bought some a few years back and it didn't taste as good. Don't know if my taste changed or Banquet changed something. But damn this chicken was good back in the day. I would go as far to say it was one of the best fried chicken ever.

[@richnewton8183]

In college during the mid- 1980's...this chicken was awesome. Bought some last year(2023)...not as good, but brought back memories.

[@allevi5158]

Lived on this stuff back in the 70s when single and stoner

[@MR.B00_]

Yup. This, Doritos and Mad Dog.

[@Mre-i7c]

And you stay faithful to puff Puff pass 🫵🏽

[@Lovegun-w4s]

Me too 💯💯💯💯

[@LordCowboyCat]

I got a feeling that old school frozen chicken was probably better than the new stuff today.

[@LVVMCMLV]

Finding Banquet's frozen fried chicken in the big box is like finding the holy Grail... nearly impossible

[@robertgaylor7881]

Walmart

[@RobinD106]

You can find it at a lot of dollar general's

[@michaelmiller9483]

Food 4 Less in zip 92395

[@tonyporenshenko425]

We got them at dollar general but they are like 15 dollars a box

[@peterfitswell535]

​@@tonyporenshenko425That's $ 14.99 to much.

[@brandynminghine380]

Their pot pies were solid back in the day for sure...I used to eat them all the time in high school

[@RedPyramid-lf4sb]

The pot pies still are sold to this very day.

[@bubbalo3388]

Oh yeah, and they were cheap. Not anymore so I stopped buying them a long time ago. Probably better for my health anyways.

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

My family did, too. They used to be very cheap.

[@Biden-SUCKS548]

Its been years since id thought of this fride chicken, i liked it growing up. Last time i bought it it was under $8.

[@sungirl2656]

Used to buy this for picnics in the 80's my kids loved it and I thought it was great, so sorry it went down hill like everything else!

[@kellyi.4353]

Banquet chicken is DELICIOUS to this day. I bake it in the oven and when it's almost done I take it out and cover it with BBQ sauce and put it back in the oven to finish cooking. Um um um. Back in the day there used to be Swanson's fried chicken TV dinners. It was very good! The crust was a cornmeal type breading and well seasoned. Bone-in just like Banquet. They no longer have Swanson's fried chicken. I read that Swanson's has now become Hungry Man TV dinners but the chicken is NOT the same as it was when it was Swanson's.

[@breezedarkstorm666]

Tucker Carlsons family owns it. Thats probably why it sucks now.

[@chriscatton705]

Banquet was my mom's go-to when I was growing up for the night she didn't want to actually cook. I always loved it! Thought the flavor was delish. Now I have to go back and get some to have it again. Will be nostalgic! I LOVE that you drove all over creation to find that box o chicken. Totally something I would do and I would love every minute of it. The hunt!!

[@back2the80s]

Not the same taste as before

[@naytewilson]

It’s literally all batter no chicken now. Growing up I loved it too. Cost almost $20 for pure breading.

[@back2the80s]

@@naytewilson they changed the batter. It’s not as flaky.

[@robertkaspert4092]

I'm old enough to remember TV dinners coming in aluminum trays. There used to be Swanson TV dinners also I always thought Swanson was better than Banquet TV dinners

[@JohnSmith-nj4zq]

I watch those old commercials from the Price is Right. I heard from older folks that said they actually used real meat unlike lots of TV dinners that use scrapes of meats with a glue substance to bind them together.

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

When I was growing up, there were actually two competing companies for TV dinners. Swanson and Saverin (sp?).

[@jonelfilipek7848]

Banquet TV dinners used to cost $1 each and the grandkids loved them. They got a sufficient amount of food that they enjoyed. Win all around.

[@elainebilodeau6123]

KFC here in Maine is about $40 for a family meal. Chicken, potatoes, slaw & biscuits.

[@derekboudreau2144]

Thanks!

[@rudolphsaiz8386]

Still make the Banquet Pot Pies for a dollar each you cant beat them

[@JB-js4xi]

For about 10 years it was 8 dollars a box. I used to try to keep it for the fried chicken cravings that can hit at 11pm or 7am...lol. its too expensive now for the quality. It's 12 a box where i am. The best way to prepare it IMO is microwave it to about 70 percent warm then chunk it in a toaster oven on toast until youre satisfied with how it looks. Used to be pretty delicious for frozen chicken. It honestly WAS better until the last few years. Back in the 80s it was the best. I'm not paying 12 bucks for mystery pieces today....but totally grooved on always having some when it was 8.

[@Onetwothreepeanuts]

Back in the 90s, I used to always have a box in the freezer for the weekends. It used to hit hard when coming home from the bars at 4 or 5 in the morning.

[@Prettyboyred336]

It's been about 10 years since the last time I've eaten this chicken. I remember it having a bit of a freezer burn flavor. I used to get the meal. It came with two pieces of chicken, scoop of mashed potatoes and a scoop of corn. For $1. Sometimes got lucky and they would put a third piece of chicken, by mistake.

[@HeavenWithouttheE]

Grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and oven fried Banquet fried chicken was off the hook!!! Nothing else tastes like it…it could be a lil greasy but that was also tasty!!

[@henny1fan561]

I want to say that around 1995 it was still decent frozen chicken with lots of meat on the bones. I bought it about 2 years ago and was HIGHLY disappointed. It was basically bones and no meat and tasted like garbage.

[@rockthesix1679]

When you grow up not knowing when you next full stomach will be, this was always a treat.

[@HeySeanEly]

And now in 2024, it’s too expensive to feed someone who can’t afford food.

[@knockoutking3764]

I haven't had Banquet fried chicken in years! My parents used to buy it all the time when I was a kid. It was pretty good back in the 80's as I recall.

[@stevemill4434]

When I was a kid the banquet Frozen came in a box no plastic bag didn't put anything in plastic bags back then it was all right just a lot of breading

[@michellemuncie2301]

How in the actual hell can you make a video about frozen fried chicken and it be this entertaining? 😂😂

[@HeySeanEly]

Best compliment I’ve ever received.

[@thomasking7677]

Used eat regularly back in the late 70's and 80's. Remember being somewhat good.

[@jasonwerline]

Thanks for taking one for the team, sir

[@HeySeanEly]

🫡

[@eblackadder3]

$16.49 for a box of Banquet fried chicken is absolutely crazy to me. When I was a kid 50 years ago, my Mom frequently bought it and back then it cost between$2.00 to $2.50 for a box of 10 pieces. I thought it was delicious. I haven't had any in over 30 years and have no idea if it's as good today as it was back then. It was extremely popular in the 1970s, it was delicious and inexpensive! I remember the first time my future brother in law came to our house for dinner in 1971, my Mom served it. He thought she cooked it herself and said it was some of the best fried chicken he'd ever eaten!

[@The_Timinator]

I used to make this back in the 90's when I was single, I love COLD fried chicken so I'd bake it after dinner and then up into the 'fridge so I'd have cold fried chicken for dinner tomorrow night. These days Banquet sells for much more than my local market's fresh fried chicken, so I stop buying the Banquet years ago.

[@grottorabbit]

The Costco, Stater Bros., and Walmart roasted chickens are a lot cheaper than $16+ too!

[@lynettedundon1410]

Oh gosh, I was just talking about my childhood favorite food....chicken croquettes with gravy. I cant buy them anymore. Banquet used to make them.😕

[@statusdisarray9598]

I love croquettes ❤ I never see them where I live!

[@ninademci1500]

HeySeanEly, thank you for trying the chicken and posting your vlog about it. A few years ago, I read that if there are an overwhelming number of negative or positive reviews, they’re not real reviews. Thus, I’m sticking with what you said.

[@jalaaaah]

their spicy chicken wings used to be my favorite! and the salisbury steak w/ instant mashed potatoes or rice & green peas was a quick meal my mom made us a lot ☺️

[@ProtoType99468]

I have brown tri-fold paper towels, and after the air fryer I place the pieces there and watch the wet spot spread. chicken/breading is average but the grease must be old and dirty.

[@kjerome4533]

I was frustrated with the chicken places out there today so I bought this from dollar general I've been crazy in love with banquet chicken ever since, i can season it to my taste even put it on the grill for that good old texas barbeque flavor, good video thanks for posting..

[@laura-vh6ti]

I remember eating this as a child and absolutely loving it. But like they say nothing gold can stay. Not only is created differently it also is very expensive.

[@AnthonyCoop]

I once ordered the fried chicken from Ihop and it was still cold in the middle so I'm pretty sure it was just banquet fried chicken that they tried to heat up in the microwave 😂

[@kendumm5071]

Mr Chicken is now part of the Chicken strip known as Plymouth Road. If you start at Mr Chicken, and head west, you have KFC, Chick Fil A, Big Chicken ( replaced Chicken Guy) , Hangry Joe’s hot chicken, Lee’s Chicken, all in a 2 mile stretch. And there is Popeye’s Chicken one mile north on Middlebelt. That’s 7 chicken places you should hit on your next episode. BTW, we had Banquet chicken a couple of times a month on Sundays, back in the 70s. Haven’t had it since. I sort of remember wings in the 70s included in the boxes. More breading than chicken on the wings.

[@kathleenobrien3473]

Banquet chicken was a staple in my house growing up in the 70's, it was something that us kids had for dinner if my dad was working late

[@Lovegun-w4s]

Yes, for sure 💯💯💯

[@10rcoleman]

I grew up on that in the 80s early 90s it was good they have changed it

[@statusdisarray9598]

I love fried chicken. Especially wings! I think this was my intro to fried chicken. I remember liking it, not loving but liked. I just don’t remember what the heck it tasted like. Thanks for reminding me 😂😂😂😂 I make my own, withe and without bones. …super easy to make .

[@karenharris3183]

I was getting three boxes a week of banquet, it was close by easy to get quick. But many pieces are I questioned was it really a bird. I do like the coating.

[@breezedarkstorm666]

true i think they put bones and spine in it too

[@karenharris3183]

@@breezedarkstorm666 you know we might quarter a chicken they cut it more really chop and some is no meat just bone and breading. Discouraging. You know chicken is not that costly I used to raise chickens. They say it packed by weight, yes bones weigh a lot some times you feel cheated by the size and lack of meat on the piece.

[@JDoors]

I don't remember any frozen foods or dinners growing up. We introduced frozen vegetables (uh, yeah) by the time I was a young teen because, well, vegetables. By that time the only food we ate came from a box, a can, or we ordered out. Semi-related: We lived near the Hostess factory and my Dad would stop at the outlet and stock up on Hostess snack cakes, so much so that we'd FILL the freezer with 'em. Mmmm, Suzy-Qs ... 😋

[@The_Timinator]

I had a Hostess Outlet near me as a kid too...Cherry or Apple pies for a Nickle, box of Ding Dong's, Twinkies, Cup Cakes or Ho Ho's were Fifty Cents.

[@chlamygamine2190]

Although I stopped eating all this kinds of food I will say they did in fact change the recipe maybe 20 years ago. It's a former shell what it use to be.

[@stevemill4434]

Never go to Walmart thinking that they have it I go to Walmart thinking they don't have it and if they have it Walmart is terrible on stocking shelves

[@querellenono2683]

You are so correct, Wal-Mart is a Trifling Store, Grocery Shelves be all Willy-Nilly

[@grottorabbit]

It was great for what it was! It used to be $0.59...$0.79... $0.99... you could get 10 or more TV dinners for $10 or less! When they came in paper containers we'd usually cook them in the big oven, but later they came in plastic containers and we'd cook those in the microwave. Remember, we didn't have all the chicken competitors we have today! There was KFC, but it was more expensive as the ad quoted. We didn't have air fryers either! Microwave heated wasn't optimal, but was quicker. The chicken wouldn't be nearly as crunchy. It was good for the times it was in!

[@Rich-jd9up]

I love their chicken. Was just thinking I should get some just the other day . 🙂

[@neilstern7108]

Ate this for 9 years and a good value back in the 80s.

[@SKvldlf]

It's true that it used to be good. This was one of my favorite things to eat when I was a kid in the late 80s early 90s. I bought some a couple yrs back and it was inedible.

[@FrazierMtnCheese]

I used to eat Banquet Fried Chicken all the time. It was a great go to snack or a after the bar quick meal. But the price went absolutely crazy. It used to be less than $4.00 a box. But they changed the recipe and it's not the same. It used to be really good. When I was growing up in Bloomfield Hills MI we used to get the TV dinners as a treat 😅 in the aluminum tray.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

Use hot sauce and salt and pepper. If you have some coleslaw add that with it. We've been purchasing this since 1960s. But anything else the prices went up. There was a time when it was under $5. They still make it which means they still sell it!

[@annedavidson1726]

What star rating would you give it?

[@HeySeanEly]

2.5/5

[@annedavidson1726]

@@HeySeanElysounds about right!

[@HutchinsHutRevolutionsiii]

Good Stuff, I love their Chicken products

[@scottmack6656]

When u was poor this was like a gift! The grease just drips out the chicken!

[@LeeTrimble-c4t]

Banquet chicken has 4-5 pieces in the box and at Kroger I just seen it at 14.95 a box. KFC is cheaper and even tho they cook it they don't get it done but instead of an hour it takes about 20 min at 385 for the KFC and its 8 pieces and 2 sides.with bread.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I was one of six children. My mom would make this once in a while when she was too tired to cook, which was surprisingly rare.

[@joltjolt5060]

7-11 had it. I loved banquet frozen fried chicken, now it's hard to find.

[@MariaRLopez-xb3jt]

We were 11 growing up. This chicken was a delicacy

[@solomonkane102]

The best frozen chicken is the nuggets that come with Costco orange chicken then lightly breaded precooked chicken nuggets.

[@joshualaird5303]

Loved that stuff growing up

[@ianstorey1078]

Grew up on this as a kid - it was a blessing to my single dad - and always a meal we looked forward to, but the quality back then was much better than it is now. I've had it as an adult, not worth the price for lack of quality these days

[@stanleyhape8427]

I remember eating this growing up, and it wasn't as good as mama's, but it was delicious . Smelled good cooking in the oven. Working mama's gotta do what they gotta do .

[@principito462]

I also tried that fried chicken before and it was delicious. I like their chicken things. They’re good more juicy.

[@creativecook100]

Had the Banquet bone in frozen fried chicken in the 1970s here in Canada.My mom bought it sometimes. I liked the Swanson bone in fried chicken dinners when I was a kid as well. The batter tasted like Mcnuggets. Back then a lot of fried chicken had more of a batter than a breading. No stores carry Banquet bone in chicken here now. I didn't know it was still being made anywhere.

[@617haze]

I’m a very picky eater n this isn’t bad at all. I would definitely eat it again.

[@sharondavidson7412]

Banquet chicken was a nice treat for us growing up.

[@mikevan4970]

I like it. I love it. You can buy a cheaper at the Dollar general store in Pittsburgh. But it's not bad 3:00 in the morning in the freezer

[@BiscuitsStuckToTheWall]

Years and years ago before I learned how to cook, I used to buy this stuff. It wasn't bad at all.

[@missietgardendelight6029]

I purchase fresh fried chicken from Kroger grocery store. I place the chicken in my freezer and air fryer a few pieces occasionally. 99% of the time it is delicious.

[@weirdbeard63]

It's been a long time.....but I remember buying this chicken for about $2.99. Anybody remember the Banquet boil-in-bag entrees? This was before microwaves were commonplace.

[@Jeremyb2023]

I remember having that chicken back in the day. Fried chicken is one of my favorite foods. It definitely doesn't compare to fresh fried chicken from a restaurant. However, it IS still fried chicken. Compared to fast food fried chicken, I might even say it is a bad fried chicken. But... hear me out... it is still fried chicken. It is still one of the best foods known to man. So even a "bad" fried chicken is still pretty good. I remember it having a tasty, but heavy breading. I think we baked it. I kinda remember some of the pieces being weird... LIke I don't know what kind of pieces they were, but then again... it was still fried chicken... and that ain't bad. I think your review was pretty fair!

[@billstreber5194]

From a family perspective, no, it's really expensive but some people don't realize. It says 42 oz on the box and that's what you get. You could have three pieces of chicken weighing that much which I have gotten + other packages. You could have eight pieces. It all depends on the that weight of the product and personally me being single retired. It's a good alternative for me. I've always liked it and I actually microwave it and it is very acceptable. It still comes out a little crispy and only takes about 9 minutes to cook

[@vincente.tiemersma279]

Thank you , Price does need go down..I am glad you loved it on based on "YOUR EXPERIENCE", Just buy the store btought and frezze it and get a very goood result like banquet,peace out!!!

[@chrisrumpy]

This stuff was always so good

[@disco07]

I love Banquet pot pie fan. Usually eat two to four at a setting.

[@UnavailableUserID]

If you want the good stuff you need a time machine set to about 1974. When I was a 10 year old this chicken was more desirable than dessert. In the mind of a child the cook-time on a box of Banquet chicken was about a day and a half.

[@davelee5973]

they are the best for frozen chicken its pretty good to have a snack attack and see it in your refrigerator

[@Exaris79]

Just buy Jollibee chicken and freeze it as well as buy an extra order of its large gravy&freeze it too. I usually cut the frozen gravy into quarters and put it in ziplocks&back into the freezer. As for the frozen chicken, just defrost it properly as if u put it in the microwave from frozen it dries out. Airfry it after defrosting&then microwave it a bit to ensure that the insides' warmed up.

[@76dude]

I don't remember if it's the same one from 90s ALDI stores but had it a lot in those years but fried in oil loved it..try it in oil maybe better..

[@cdanielson1]

It definitely did not look as good as I remember. I will get a box today and report back. Thanks for giving it a try!

[@Trin100]

Please do!:)

[@cesararias2372]

I had it back in the days as a kid in the early 90s when the box was white and blue .it was good for frozen chicken...wonder if it tastes the same...used to get it at 7-Eleven when they used to have everything back then

[@alfreddaniel1994]

Banquet is nowhere near that expensive in Houston. That almost $17 price tag shocked me.

[@HeySeanEly]

Just looked up the price in Houston for this same big box they sell and it's the same price range, within a buck of what I paid.

[@alfreddaniel1994]

@HeySeanEly Damn, I haven't bought that box in a few years. I remember when it was around $12 or $13. I thought back then that was a bit much, but still pretty reasonable for what it was. The same thing for nearly $17 is ridiculous. Edit: I had to make a run to "Family Dollar" for a couple of non food related items and decided to check out the price of the Banquet assorted pieces box. It's $12. Now I feel compelled to buy it simply because of how much it costs elsewhere.

[@zachzamora4117]

Loved it as a kid still love it as an adult 😌🤤😋

[@Runningthesteadyrace]

I have considered trying it so many times I've truly lost count lols. After seeing this i think I am going to finally give it a try with some homemade gravy etc. I mean It can't be any worse than some of the foods you get in Family Dollar that has the taste of the way the store itself smells. Just got some tortillas yesterday and tasted like someone sprayed them with the stores scent lols

[@bobbiedeleon4845]

It's practically $15 a box in the New England area!

[@Ashwork-e6b]

I wanna try this in the air fryer

[@Nancy-px7hn]

I had it a few years ago. It wasn't that bad but the pieces are kind of small.

[@MrMferg240]

i actually like BANQUET fried chicken.

[@johncline3033]

The last time I had that it was less than 6.00. Wasn't bad then but I did find a few odd pieces that we could never figure out what part of the chicken it was from.

[@Phyllyps-Levine]

Kroger sells 8 pieces for $8 and it is EPIC! Sometimes it goes on sale!