OT Costco rotisserie chicken

bhedges1987

first time I've tried one was today.... $3.99 and that thing was bangin.. The birds they use, are they like crazy injected with solution? Maybe I got a really exceptional one but juiciest breast on a whole bird I've  ever had. 

Wardster

Same at SAMS.  For the price, I always grab one or two, needed or not.

smbishop

Or you can do it on the BGE...

Hans61

 Same price as a raw bird. It's more expensive to cook it yourself

matoch

I remember reading somewhere that Costco actually loses money on the Rotisserie chickens. It's just a way to get people into the store so they buy other things while they are there.

Wardster

Hans61 said:

 Same price as a raw bird. It's more expensive to cook it yourself

THIS.......

SkinnyV

First time sure it's good , after all while they get just plain old. I walk by all the times without buying.

SmokeyPitt

I must confess that since they opened a new Sam's a couple of miles from my house I haven't cooked a bird myself.  

I will say though that sometimes they are better than others.  I have had a couple that were so good I thought I would never cook another chicken, but I have also got some that where "meh".  I think it just depends on how long it sits in the warmer after they cook it.  

Legume

I get them from Costco from time to time and usually toss them in a hot oven for 5-10 min to crisp up a bit.  Nothing easier.

GATraveller

They are good. They also make great chicken salad. 

Skiddymarker

Cooked very slowly with lots of salt in the seasoning package in a high humidity environment. Quite distinctive. Locally, Safeway does the same thing, the butcher there tells me they use birds right out of the meat coolers - maybe with a few days on them. Still, great value if you like the flavour. 

bhedges1987

Ya I agree I could do something similar on my egg and it's more fun, but it's also more expensive and more labor. But $3.99 is pretty awesome deal. 

EggSmokeVa

GATraveller said:

They are good. They also make great chicken salad. 

This is a fact sir

cortguitarman

Costco makes chicken salad out of the leftover birds that they don't sell.

Lit

Costco has the pulled white meat from their rotisseries in kryovac over by the pizzas. It's a little more expensive but you get all white meat and no skin or bones. I buy a pack every week for lunches at work. 

johnnyp

Costco's Mac and Cheese is out of this world good.  I haven't made my own since discovering it

GregW

SkinnyV said:

First time sure it's good , after all while they get just plain old. I walk by all the times without buying.

They can get old, I have found they are very versatile however. I use the meat for a lot of things.
Chicken pot pies. Chicken salad. Chicken Enchiladas.
Chicken Tamale's with green chili/tomatillo sauce.

The chicken by itself can get boring.

Eggcelsior

GregW said:

SkinnyV said:

First time sure it's good , after all while they get just plain old. I walk by all the times without buying.

They can get old, I have found they are very versatile however. I use the meat for a lot of things.
Chicken pot pies. Chicken salad. Chicken Enchiladas.
Chicken Tamale's with green chili/tomatillo sauce.

The chicken by itself can get boring.

This. I'll snag two and have meat for the week that is incredibly versatile. Can't beat that for 8 bucks.

Focker

Rotisserie chicken, as a whole, is juicier than other methods.

The store bought ones are too rubbery for me, sitting around all day in a package, jacked up with salt.  Can't recall the last purchase.

I prefer to smoke my own, usually cherry or apple.  Start out at 250, and let it cruise up to 350 or so.

Trying an Indiana bird barrel approach with the CB rotis on my 22 WSM over the weekend. 

I'm sorry, Sams or Costco can't touch the ones smoked on the Weebers.  

Fryers are cheap at Aldi, about 5 dollars or so for the smaller 4lbers I prefer.  

Eggcelsior

Too bad Weber ones can't touch the price or convenience of a Costco one. Nothing like swinging by after work and getting one for dinner that night. Never had a rubbery one at Costco. Just so you know, the ones at Costco don't sit out for more than an hour. After that they are pulled and broken down for pot pie, chicken salad, and chicken noodles soup. Can't speak for Sams, as I never worked there.

Focker

Eggcelsior said:

Too bad Weber ones can't touch the price or convenience of a Costco one. Nothing like swinging by after work and getting one for dinner that night. Never had a rubbery one at Costco. Just so you know, the ones at Costco don't sit out for more than an hour. After that they are pulled and broken down for pot pie, chicken salad, and chicken noodles soup. Can't speak for Sams, as I never worked there.

Whatever floats your little flavor boat.

Focker

Same goes for the cheap bucket grocery chain fried chicken, hanging out under the warmer, dry as a brisket.  Stroll by it every time.  I don't care what the price, or time constraints are, at hand.

So much better to shallow fry your own in a CI skillet, minimizing oil.

You have a thousand dollar ceramic charcoal grill, and whine about a couple of bucks, and time?

Eggcelsior

Trolls gonna troll, I guess. Slow night in flyover country?  No one's whining over here, but I am laughing if you think my egg cost 1k. I won't disagree on the fried chicken, though. When you live in a 2 income household, it's nice having the convenience on a weeknight where you need dinner on the table by 6 and you get off at 5. It has nothing to do with cost, I was just giving you a hard time for "overspending" on a rotisserie chicken, even though I  do the same thing on weekends when I have the time to grill on my egg or my 35 year old Weber kettle, because it tastes better and I control the ingredients.

Focker

I am drunk. So there's that.
1k with toys added, probably more.

It takes about an hour and a half to spin a bird from start to finish in the 300s.
Light grill, rub, truss, cook, serve.

What does a 2 income household have to do with it?  Should be easier, in all facets,  to DIY.

Is it convenience?  Or laziness?

Just bustin' chops bud.
  

johnnyp

Focker said:

I am drunk. 
  

You and me both brother

Canary

When you've picked it apart, drop the carcass in a pot of water. Good broth.

YukonRon

Canary said:

When you've picked it apart, drop the carcass in a pot of water. Good broth.

I use the chicken for soups and chili. I do chicken noodle, chicken vegetable, and white bean chicken chili. All are delicious and healthy.

tonyled

Lit said:

Costco has the pulled white meat from their rotisseries in kryovac over by the pizzas. It's a little more expensive but you get all white meat and no skin or bones. I buy a pack every week for lunches at work. 

agree, probably the best deal in the store.  i seperate them into smaller vacuum sealed pouches and freeze them