Stu wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:26:42 -0400, Bob Muncie > wrote:
>
> -->Janet Bostwick wrote:
> -->> "aem" > wrote in message
> -->> ...
> -->> On Aug 25, 10:56 am, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> -->>> You know those rotisserie chickens that you buy at the supermarket, the
> -->>> big
> -->>> box store and the like?
> -->>
> -->> I've bought two of them, at two supermarkets. Both were woefully dry
> -->> and overcooked, though the (I think) dry rub seasoning was flavorful.
> -->> Gave up trying. Instead, when I don't feel like roasting or grilling
> -->> my own, which is not often, I buy from El Pollo Loco. I think the
> -->> supermarket is cheaper, but El Pollo Loco is usually pretty good.
> -->>
> -->>> Who does the preparation on the birds? Are they
> -->>> delivered in a vat of marinade to the store? Is there a Rotisserie Chicken
> -->>> Central that you order x number of cases of prepped birds? All brined and
> -->>> tied? Do they come frozen? Or does each store prep their own chickens?
> -->>> Anyone know?
> -->>
> -->> I don't know, but I've always assumed they were the store's about to
> -->> be out of date birds that they cooked up as a way to avoid having to
> -->> throw them away. Never occurred to me that they could be a centrally-
> -->> produced product. I'll be curious to see what others know.
> -->>
> -->> I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that makes an
> -->> okay product.
> -->> -aem
> -->> Costco has delicious rotisserie birds -- around 4 pounds for $4.99. I
> -->> believe it says on the plastic dome that the bird is injected with a brine.
> -->> I won't buy Albertson birds. They look really dry, are smaller and more
> -->> expensive. Costco birds are always juicy. I have no complaints about them.
> -->> I was just wondering if each store prepped their own birds. Most
> -->> supermarket bakeries no longer make their own baked goods. They buy frozen
> -->> or retarded dough and bake the stuff off in those tiered ovens on wheels.
> -->> Supermarkets buy most of the salad bar stuff in tubs already cut up. So, I
> -->> was wondering if buying already prepped applied to the chickens. And, I
> -->> guess also in the back of my mind I was wondering about sanitation and
> -->> safety.
> -->> Janet
> -->>
> -->>
> -->
> -->Good and relevant point. I know that Costco has a good rotisserie bird.
> -->So does the local store I mostly shop at. But I would not assume other
> -->stores all have the same quality of product.
> -->
> -->Bob
>
> Don't forget Costco's large continer of ready to eat chicken wings and drummys
> for $10

I haven't seen that, but i would check it out if it were offered
locally.. I like wings and drummies.

Bob