Just so everybody understands, these are not wings with the bones removed. They’re nice-size chunks of real chicken breast — none of that “chewed and glued,” chopped and formed chicken plywood you find in lesser drive-thrus.

Yuck, I hate that stuff. It’s like you’re eating bits of 15 different chickens in the same bite. I always wonder if the chickens knew each other.

KFC calls them boneless wings because they’re dipped in Buffalo-style wing sauce. Plus, KFC probably shudders at the mere mention of “nuggets.” You know where nuggets come from — that burger barn down the street. Ptooey, nuggets.

Here’s the blueprint: six pieces of white-meat chicken, breaded and deep-fried, then dipped in a spicy, surprisingly hot Buffalo sauce.

Total calories: 520. Fat grams: 25. Dietary fiber: 1 gram. Carbs: 44 grams. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price: $2.99 (your mileage may vary). Blazin’ Boneless Buffalo Wings also are available in a big 18-piece box for $8.79.

Let’s crunch the numbers here. At six for $2.99, each piece is roughly 50 cents. At 18 for $8.79, each wing is roughly 49 cents. I can’t decide whether to go to Europe or buy a new car with my bulk-purchase savings. Are you sure Sam’s Club started this wayfi

KFC has dabbled in thermonuclear warfare before, but Blazin’ Boneless Buffalo Wings are the Colonel’s hottest concoction yet. The sauce is a blend of seven peppers, with habaneros batting in the cleanup spot.

Usually, when the national chains brag about how hot their wings are … give me a break, you’re talking kids’ stuff. But Blazin’ Boneless Buffalo Wings really do pack a kick. Ten minutes later, your lips are still tingling and your throat is howling deep enough to call Woodward and Bernstein.

On the heat scale, I’d put these somewhere between Hot and Three Mile Island at Hooters. The flavor is tangy, not sweet like KFC’s sticky Honey BBQ Wings — which are still available, by the way.

The Blazin’ Boneless Buffalo Wings breading is KFC unique, neither Original Recipe nor Extra Crispy. The breading is soft ‘n’ thick, so it sops up loads of Buffalo sauce. They’re delicious — it’s only a question of how many it takes to fill you up.

Because KFC uses real chicken breasts, each piece is shaped differently.

Some are bigger, some are smaller. Each is about two bites, one bite if you’re in a hurry.

Ask for a fork. If you use your fingers, you’ll smell the sauce for the rest of the day. Also, if you stick your finger near your eye — eyeowww! Those habaneros are dangerous, and they get into everything.

Blazin’ Boneless Buffalo Wings are not only permanent on the KFC menu, they’re the start of plenty more to come. Look for KFC to introduce more sauces. Wing joints have dozens of sauces, so why not KFCfi I’m thinking Asian Sesame, Garlic-Parmesan, Ranch and Bleu Cheese …

And why stop with wingsfi Pretty soon, you’ll be able to dip whatever you want into these sauces at KFC.

You can order a 12-piece bucket and have six dunked in barbecue sauce and six in Buffalo sauce. That should keep everybody quiet in the back seat.

This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page B2.