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I don't normally do a whole chicken roasted because it is more than we can eat.
The same for the Costco chickens. They are delicious and the price is excellent, but it is too much food, so I don't buy them very often.
If I do roast a whole chicken, I slice a whole lemon into fine slices and peel and crush 10-12 garlic cloves and put them into the cavity. I have a heavy chicken roasting pan where the lid will baste and the chicken gets nice and brown.
I get turkey free for the butchering, so I don't eat (buy) much chicken, but when I do it's typically grilled. I might slow cook some or make soup, and one I my "go to" meals for large numbers is my chicken curry over rice, but last time I did that with a 10lb bag of chicken leg quarters.
I DO buy fried chicken vs making it myself. Yes mine is better, but yesterday I got 12 pieces of dark meat (my preference) for $5.99 at a local chain.... Not worth the cleanup. (although I'll fry wings in my cast iron wok occasionally, those are obscenely priced at reasturants!)
We made a roasted chicken the other night. Between the cost of the actual chicken, the time it took to roast (vertical roaster on the grill) and the complete mess of a cleanup, I decided to stick with the Publix version.
Anyone feel the same way?
Nope. Those things are never cooked long enough for me
We made a roasted chicken the other night. Between the cost of the actual chicken, the time it took to roast (vertical roaster on the grill) and the complete mess of a cleanup, I decided to stick with the Publix version.
Anyone feel the same way?
Marinated and then grilled with fresh herbs and spices! If I have the time I’d much rather do it myself so I know for sure what I’m getting.
I frequently pick up a rotisserie chicken at Costco. Who can resist the smell and the $4.99 price???
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I like the chickens from Costco the most, although chickens in the US don't taste like roasted, but more like cooked. The meat consistency of a real rotisserie chicken is different. Perhaps it has something to do with the chickens plumped with water solution?
That said - I have rotisserie oven at home, but mostly buy chicken from Costco. Not too crazy about the meat consistency, but I do like the way they season it.
BTW:
So why are rotisserie chickens so inexpensive?
Some mega-grocers like Costco have dedicated rotisserie chicken programs, but employees report that standard supermarkets routinely pop unsold chickens from the butcher into the ol' rotisserie oven.
By selling them at a lower price, grocery stores make less money than they would on raw birds, but way more money than they would if they tossed the chickens out.
Repurposing unsold products is pretty common in grocery stores. Supermarket consultants have admitted that vegetables and meat are often thrown into premade salads or deli items to minimize waste. Even rotisserie chickens that don’t sell are chopped up and thrown into a creamy chicken salad! https://www.kcet.org/food/grocery-st...ckens-so-cheap
But you have nothing to fear from that grocery store rotisserie chicken, you could actually be doing a triple good deed by purchasing it - making your life easier, keeping prices down for your fellow shoppers, and helping the environment.
I have to - only way I can get it organic. If a roasted org chicken is out there,
it would be stupidly expensive....and my many diff flavorings are the best.
The chicken is fall apart tender and juicy. 'Low and slow'.
At the end I can make the skin perfect.
Sam's Club was the best ever until I went organic.
No more little hairs growing on my chin because of the chicken hormones, yay!
And the house gets all toasty and wonderful smelling...so worth it.
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