World Chicken Festival Features World's Largest Skillet

I won't hesitate to recommend a vacation in eastern Kentucky. The Appalachian Mountains are magnificent, and all along their foothills, you will find one adventure after another. And if you make Corbin, Kentucky, part of that trip, you'll also find world-class fried chicken; it's the home of the Sanders Cafe & Museum (as in Colonel Harland Sanders) and the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. But it's 14 miles up the road where you'll find the World Chicken Festival, which has fans "flocking" to London, Kentucky, every September.

Sure, they come for the chicken, but they also want to check out a very large skillet.

The World's Largest Stainless Steel Skillet

The World Chicken Festival is where you'll find the world's largest stainless steel skillet, and it's not just on display; they put this sizable utensil to work.

It is 10 feet 6 inches wide, 8 inches deep, and weighs 700 pounds. It can hold 300 gallons of cooking oil and fry 600 chicken quarters at one time. I get it; if you're hosting the World Chicken Festival, you need to be able to make a LOT of chicken all at once.

The World Chicken Festival's Origins

The festival came to life out of a desire to combine Laurel County's history, family entertainment, and non-profit organizations into one big tourism event. And since 1989, the World Chicken Festival has been exactly that--one of Kentucky's biggest festivals.

If you're looking for a fun (and tasty) early fall getaway, the World Chicken Festival is set for September 24th through the 27th in London. Surround yourself with fabulous fall weather, lots of great music, and, of course, tons of mouth-watering fried chicken prepared in the largest stainless steel skillet on the planet.

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