In article >,
"cybercat" > wrote:

> > wrote in message ...
> > Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> >> You know those rotisserie chickens that you buy at the supermarket, the
> >> big
> >> box store and the like? 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?
> >
> > I'm sure that most stores prep their own. There *may* be a source
> > for pre-prepared chickens, but I couldn't find any doing a quick
> > search of some likely commercial food suppliers. I didn't look hard.
> >
> > I did find lots of places selling rubs for making rotisserie chicken,
> > so I suspect most places just buy large quatities of fryers and
> > apply a rub.
> >
>
> Speaking of which, when I have bought these chickens they have a nasty taste
> from the rubs. Hard to describe, but nothing like home roasted chicken.

I think they tend to be saltier than I want them. The birdy I roasted
on Friday or Saturday when LaTwerp was in residence was a gem ‹ 5# at 89
cents per pound. I did it on a vertical roaster for about 2 hours and
it was poifect. I put some parsley and some rosemary under her chemise
<g> on her breasts (the bird's not the kid's). The juice made great
gravy, too.

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