After KFC's 'chicken shortage crisis' devastated fried food lovers across the country, This Morning stepped in to provide a DIY alternative.
Self-styled Colonel Phil Vickery showed viewers how to make their very own bargain buckets from the comfort of their own home.
After demonstrating his 'flour, egg, flour' technique, chef Phil plunged the chicken into a sizzling pan - leaving deprived viewers at home drooling.
Hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who were sporting some fetching chef hats for the demonstration, wasted no time in tucking into the finger-licking food before announcing the verdict.
"Wow that's pretty close" said an impressed Phil.
Schof then outed Holly as a huge fan of the chicken store - revealing she'd insisted they stop for a drive through following a boozy night at the National Television Awards earlier this month.
"You've never looked more beautiful that when you came back to the car clutching that bucket," reminisced Holly.
Chef Phil then finished off the dish off with a sweetcorn and salad cream on the side.
While Holly and Phil were quick to offer up their appreciation for Phil's make-shift grub, viewers at home weren't entirely convinced.
"No good without the French fries This Morning," critiqued one.
"Phil’s bargain bucket looks awful to be fair," added another.
"This chef has lost the plot," cried a third.
The segment comes after the fast food chain KFC was forced to shut shops across the UK because they didn't have enough chicken.
Courier company DHL apologised for the shortage, just months after it promised to "rewrite the rule book and set a new benchmark" for delivery.
Chicken lovers were left furious after the blunder saw the fast food giant close a number of its 900 stores when it ran out of staple food.
Branches in Devon, Bristol, Berkshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Newcastle and Cheshire were all affected.
Yesterday the chicken giant blamed "teething problems" with DHL as people dramatically declared it was 'the end of the world.'
In a statement KFC said: "Getting fresh chicken out to 900 restaurants across the country is pretty complex."