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- Hey, I'm Sarah Beth,

and I am a former Chick-fil-A employee.

- I'm Brian and I used to work at McDonald's.

- Hi, my name is Diana Flores

and I'm a former worker for Wendy's.

- My name is Kristal and I'm a former Burger King employee.

- I'm Marissa, and I'm a former employee of KFC.

- Hi, my name is Josh and I used to work at Popeyes.

- So the perfect chicken nugget to me.

- It's gotta have that crunchiness to it.

- A little bit greasy.

I wanna know that it's not like super healthy.

I wanna be able to see it kinda glisten

in the light a little bit.

- I don't really like spice to my chicken,

but definitely not too salty.

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- The reason why I love Chick-fil-A's chicken nuggets,

it's real chicken that they cook right then for you.

And I think that's what makes it so good.

- Right off the bat I can smell the flavors

zooming through my nasal cavity.

- A little on the smaller side,

but I mean, that's not the size of the boat

it's motion of the ocean, so that's okay.

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- Woo.

- It tastes like it's fresh.

Like if the chicken was just brought

to the restaurant today.

- My favorite thing about Chick-fil-A nugget

is the breading to chicken ratio is so perfect.

There's those little crunchy bits in there,

which are the best.

- Ooh, bomb.

So much flavor right off the bat.

The breading is amazing.

I think the seasoning is definitely in the breading

and they didn't sprinkle nothin' on it.

That's how you know.

And I could probably eat about at least 36 more of these.

- This just feels like an actual,

like a natural chicken nugget.

- Look how much chicken is in this nugget.

- I had to rank that on a scale of one to 10.

- I'd give it a 10 'cause I've never

had chicken nugget like this.

- Probably get around like an eight.

- I wanna say an eight.

- I give it like a seven, solid,

but if there's another place next door

I'll probably go there instead.

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I grew up with McDonald's chicken nuggets,

I have a personal connection with them.

I like that they're shaped like a weird State.

- Ew, what's this?

This doesn't look very fun to me.

- It's kind of big, but it looks stale

just by looking at it.

- It looks a little bit dry to me.

It could be crispy, so maybe it will be a positive thing

but I'm a little skeptical.

- I already know what this is.

- And I already know they're gonna be good

just because these are bomb,

so I'm just gonna bite it.

Mm,

my childhood.

- One thing this has going for it

is the nostalgic factor for sure.

(eating)

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- I don't like this chicken.

Tastes like fake chicken.

- I would say that Burger King nuggets look kinda the same

but the taste is definitely better

'cause these are not that good.

Yeah, I don't like these.

(laughing)

- Like frozen still almost.

You could taste it, it was in cardboard

or something or stored.

- It's like bendy I guess, without breaking.

- This is my go-to when it's late.

This is my go-to when I'm driving.

This is my go-to when I'm in another country

and it's three AM and I can't sleep.

They're always there for me.

- I rank this a five.

- I'll give it a seven and a half,

not the best, but I don't hate it either.

- It's gonna be a little low, probably a four.

- Seven, I would definitely keep eating these.

- I really don't want to do 'em dirty,

but maybe a six.

They're better with sauce.

Just sayin'.

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- KFC is the best because it's not

just a regular chicken nugget,

it's got that popcorn chicken nugget element to it.

So it's like a little bit more unique.

It's what sets KFC apart.

And it's just the superior piece of chicken.

- All right, that looks like a popcorn to me.

- That is the chicken of the popcorn variety.

- The smell is not exuding from them

like the way the first round of chicken nuggets was.

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- Ooh, that tastes good.

This is more crunchy.

- These chicken nuggets are really small.

It doesn't even look like there's chicken in here.

- And they have like a nice breading around it.

- There's like an aftertaste.

Probably some sort of weird chemical.

- It has definitely a unique spice

that kinda hits you right at the end.

- It's a little salty, and I don't really taste any chicken.

It just tastes like breading.

- Some of them have more like a breading forward taste.

And this is definitely more based around the chicken.

- I mean, it's good if this is what you go for

but I don't really like it.

- I think for me, it's really the crunchiness.

'Cause I love crunchiness on fried chicken.

- But I don't know if I consider this chicken nugget

but I do enjoy it.

- And if I had to rank them on a scale,

these would probably get a four.

- A seven.

- I would rank this a four.

I feel like this is something that you would buy frozen,

and then you would just cook it at home.

- I'll give this one a seven

'cause it's still delicious, who are we kidding?

- If I were to rank this as a chicken item,

I'd give it an eight,

but if I'm ranking it as a chicken nugget,

I dunno if I can because I don't consider this

a chicken nugget.

So I'll give these a four.

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- I think Popeyes has the best chicken nuggets

or chicken strips just because they have the most flavor,

and the most crunch, and if you've ever been to a Popeyes

they're always hot, and always fresh.

- Ooh, wow.

This looks like shrimp.

Is the shrimp?

- Am I uncultured?

I don't know what this is.

- I love this place, I like the texture.

How it looks like, it looks good.

- The size of it is kind of not appealing.

It's scary looking.

It looks like a finger.

- Right off the bat it doesn't look specifically appetizing.

(eating)

Mm.

- So the good news is it is chicken, it's not shrimp.

I confirm that.

- This chicken tastes good.

Home cooked soul food like.

I like it, I like the seasoning.

- Man, these restaurants are slaying the spices.

Definitely more of like a Southern

fried chicken kinda taste.

Something that you might have with a biscuit maybe.

- This is good.

This could be a whole meal.

Not too spicy, not too bland,

it's kinda like just right.

- It's got a lot of moisture.

It's kind of greasy, but in a really good way.

And the flavoring I think is what's really selling me.

It really pops immediately when it hits your mouth.

- There is an upsetting lack of spice on this.

There's no salt, no pepper, like nothin'.

This could use like a hit of cayenne.

- I'm not even sure what all is in that,

but it tastes like more than just breaded chicken.

This one definitely gets another bite.

- If I have to rank this one

I would probably give it a seven.

- I'm gonna give it a good 10 out of 10.

- Dude, I might give this one a nine and a half.

It was really good.

- I'd give it a six.

- I would rank it an eight,

and I say eight because the size is too big for me.

I don't know what's in there.

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Wendy's has the best chicken nuggets

because every time I bite into one

they're really juicy,

and they don't taste old or dry.

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(screaching)

- Where are the--

I dunno where these are from.

- A lot of tiny ones.

And I am seeing a little bit of black pepper on the outside,

so that's good.

- It looks like this is about to be a little spicy here.

I think I know where these are from.

- Not really too much of a smell to it.

- So let's just go for it.

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- Mm, no this one's good.

It has a lot of moisture in it.

It's not dry whatsoever.

- Hmm.

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Hmm.

The chicken looks weird.

I don't know how I feel about these,

and I am kinda sad about it.

- So these are like the kind

that are a little bit more soft,

like maybe ones that you would put

in your own oven at home and make.

I'm into that.

Like dino chicken nuggets, you know?

- Flavor wise is pretty good.

Texture wise is good.

Ooh, ooh, ooh.

I'm gettin' a little hit of spice there.

- These are actually really good.

I'm not sure where these are from

but it's crunchy and it looks really nice.

It has that golden crust to it,

it makes you just wanna take a bite of it.

- This is like what you would see on Google

when you Google chicken nugget.

I'm definitely gonna give this one an eight.

- I really have no idea where these are from,

but I'm gonna give 'em another nine and a half.

- I give them an eight, that was very good.

- Scale of one to 10 I would probably give these a seven.

- Probably a four as well.

It doesn't taste edible, if that makes sense.

Burger King we definitely had our chicken nuggets well done.

(laughing)

That's for sure.

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On my breaks, I would always get chicken nuggets

with my crispy chicken sandwich.