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It’s almost impossible to improve crispy fried chicken. A sprinkling of ranch dressing mix in the coating makes it happen, though. 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I didn't know to use both bowls, so after I used the first flour bowl, I accidentally sowed my chicken to the ceiling!!!' And one of the reviewers misspelled 'Flour' as 'Flower', so really? I'm making this chicken tonight, but I'm sure it'll be phenomenal, be cause I've made something similar before. Now, if only I can remember to use both bowls...","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-10-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Beif"},"reviewBody":"Michael, I am so disappointed in you. What food travesty have you committed. You obviously use both bowls, which contain all the flour. The first bowl, with flour as the first listed ingredient, is referred to as the flour mixture. The second bowl, while it does include the remainder of the flour, lists eggs as the first ingredient, so it follows that the mixture with eggs would be the one referred to as the egg mixture. All the flour is used. Both bowls are used. Common sense is used. A delightful recipe, unlike whatever you seem to have cooked for your family. Please heed my advice, Michael, because I believe you have the power to grow and improve within you. Don't be afraid. Try the chicken again. I am sending beautiful energies your way, Michael.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"246119","romance_copy_dek":"It's almost impossible to improve crispy fried chicken. A sprinkling of ranch dressing mix in the coating makes it happen, though. 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Dude, I got it. Everybody got it. It's not like you forgot to mention using both bowls and people said, 'Oh my God! I didn't know to use both bowls, so after I used the first flour bowl, I accidentally sowed my chicken to the ceiling!!!' And one of the reviewers misspelled 'Flour' as 'Flower', so really? I'm making this chicken tonight, but I'm sure it'll be phenomenal, be\ncause I've made something similar before. Now, if only I can remember to use both bowls...","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"11\/24\/2020 15:03","GUID":"0fec43899f8542178b9f2d233117f409","MemberId":9885826,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Stephanie","SubmittedDate":"11\/24\/2020 15:03"},{"Comment":"Michael, I am so disappointed in you. What food travesty have you committed. You obviously use both bowls, which contain all the flour. The first bowl, with flour as the first listed ingredient, is referred to as the flour mixture. 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