A few years later, Sanders began to focus on improving his restaurant’s most popular chicken recipe. Soon, a formula containing 11 kinds of spices was born. The chicken kept juicy on the inside and with a layer of crispy-skinned surface is the predecessor of Kentucky’s best-selling secret “original recipe” with 40 spices. Colonel Sanders also discovered a technique to shorten the traditional method of cooking fried chicken which takes 45 minutes of pan frying, while guests wait anxiously. Sanders used the pressure cooker which lets him not only cook his fried chicken in 15 minutes, but also makes it taste more delicious. Sanders was awarded the honorary title of “Kentucky Colonel”. He seized this opportunity to develop his brand distinctive of the southern United States. He eventually remarried and created his trademark look and authentic Southern family cuisine that has made him the “Dear Colonel Sanders” of today.