Costco Rotisserie Chicken

[Capt Caveman]

Somewhat related i often find the meat to appear undercooked near the bone.

If I ever buy them, I always find them to be undercooked and stick them in the oven to cook/reheat.

 

[DrPizza]

I actually have a rotisserie for doing them. I just wanted to see if these were easier.

If you have a rotisserie at home, why the hell would you buy a Costco rotisserie chicken? Also owning my own rotisserie, and having tried the rotisserie chickens from a couple places... WHY?! A fresh rotisserie chicken is awesome. But, those chickens that are placed in plastic containers, allowing them to sit until a customer get is, then drives home with it - all the while the moisture is making the skin slimy and rubbery - those chickens suck in comparison to a fresh cooked one in your house. And, nothing could be easier. Unwrap the chicken (generally cheaper than a rotisserie chicken), slap it in the rotisserie, season it, and come back when it's done.

 

[Moonbeam]

Best chicken, in my opinion is stuffed and baked organic whole. Costco sells them at my location.

 

[Sonikku]

If some of you bothered to real the manual your microwave came with you'd find you can cook a lot of things in the microwave without them getting spongy and gross. 😛

 

[zinfamous]

The container says not to put into the microwave, doesn't it?

No, it actually suggests to microwave them in that container.

I usually reheat those at 50% power over 4 or 5 minutes, if I recall correctly. I haven't picked up a Costco chicken since the Foster Farms problem, and also we let the membership expire since then...but used to get those all the time.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

If you have a rotisserie at home, why the hell would you buy a Costco rotisserie chicken? Also owning my own rotisserie, and having tried the rotisserie chickens from a couple places... WHY?! A fresh rotisserie chicken is awesome. But, those chickens that are placed in plastic containers, allowing them to sit until a customer get is, then drives home with it - all the while the moisture is making the skin slimy and rubbery - those chickens suck in comparison to a fresh cooked one in your house. And, nothing could be easier. Unwrap the chicken (generally cheaper than a rotisserie chicken), slap it in the rotisserie, season it, and come back when it's done.

I believe I said in my quote I wanted to see if it would be easier. There is more clean up etc involved in using the rotisserie, along with the other things I use for making rice etc.

 

[Nintendesert]

They are so cheap that it won't save much money doing it yourself. I buy them, strip the meat and freeze it. Then when I make a soup or enchiladas or something I already have tender chicken ready.

 

[zinfamous]

They are so cheap that it won't save much money doing it yourself. I buy them, strip the meat and freeze it. Then when I make a soup or enchiladas or something I already have tender chicken ready.

yeah, I'm not sure people here know that those Costco rotisserie's are actually 5 dollars. for the whole damn chicken.

I've not yet been able to find a single whole, uncooked chicken for that price, anywhere. Even at Costco.

 

[jaedaliu]

yeah, I'm not sure people here know that those Costco rotisserie's are actually 5 dollars. for the whole damn chicken.

I've not yet been able to find a single whole, uncooked chicken for that price, anywhere. Even at Costco.

You didn't look hard enough. They sell whole chickens in 2 packs. They're individually vacuum wrapped and cost ~$4 each.

 

[cronos]

They are so cheap that it won't save much money doing it yourself. I buy them, strip the meat and freeze it. Then when I make a soup or enchiladas or something I already have tender chicken ready.

Pretty much this. When my wife got rotisserie chicken we almost never eat it as is. It's a whole cooked chicken ready to be used as an addon for something else. One chicken is enough for 2-3 different things.

 

[zinfamous]

You didn't look hard enough. They sell whole chickens in 2 packs. They're individually vacuum wrapped and cost ~$4 each.

well, I did get one of those recently, and I forgot the price.

Thing is, that still isn't cheaper when you factor in the cost of ingredients needed to make chicken tasty.