On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, kilikini wrote:

> James wrote:
>> I'll just assume no one who answered ever fried enough chicken to know
>> how much it would cost them to make the equivalent amount of KFC
>> chicken. Guess those of you who cook never compared compared the
>> cost.
>
> Okay, I'll bite. We can get a 10 pound bag of chicken leg quarters for
> about $5 at "the dreaded meat store". Cut up the quarters (free). Cornmeal
> mix is $1.39 for an entire bag, which only a fraction is used. Garlic, salt
> & pepper is negligible. Oil? I'd say $1's worth.
>
> Since there is only two of us and I don't usually eat chicken anyway, we
> obviously don't use up the whole 10 pounds of chicken.
>
> I'd say homemade fried chicken is cheaper (and better!) than KFC.
>

You have only legs which most people don't prefer. You don't figure
in the time you take to cook it or clean up the mess. You still probably
come out ahead. When's dinner?