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?
Anyone know?

I think I remember once being in Costco and there not being any raw chickens
in the poultry cooler case and being told that there had been a run on
chickens for some special event and the deli had to raid the store chickens.


Janet

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?
> Anyone know?
>
> I think I remember once being in Costco and there not being any raw chickens
> in the poultry cooler case and being told that there had been a run on
> chickens for some special event and the deli had to raid the store chickens.
>
>
> Janet
>
>

Janet - Not sure of the point you are making since the local store I
shop at just puts a rub on the chickens they do in the rotisserie manner.

If they needed to go outside the planned number of daily chickens to
using the chickens meant for wholesale, that does not indicate to me
something weird.

Bob

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be out of date birds that they cooked up as a way to avoid having to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

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.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

> 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.

"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

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

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:45 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

>I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that makes an
>okay product.

Shop early in the day to ensure you get one that hasn't been sitting
under the warming lights for hours.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:45 -0700 (PDT), aem >
> wrote:
>
>>I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that makes an
>>okay product.
>
> Shop early in the day to ensure you get one that hasn't been sitting
> under the warming lights for hours.

Our Giant guarantees hot fresh ones from 5-7 PM or you get it free.
They're good.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
m...
| ......
| 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
| ......

If you get to Costco early enough (just after 10 am here) you can see the
meat people rolling the birds in the Secret Herbs and Spices before putting
them in to rotate for a little while. That goes on throughout the day at
obvious intervals, along with the ribs and other goodies. I know that Whole
Foods fixes its own rotisserie chickens too, as does Publix. BTW if you
get to Costco at that just-after-10 time slot you can usually get the tail ends
of the racks of ribs that were cut off so the racks fit into the trays. They
put them out just like they do any other food samples, and they don't last
long.

pavane

news wrote on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:57:26 -0400:


> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:45 -0700 (PDT), aem >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that
>>> makes an okay product.
>>
>> Shop early in the day to ensure you get one that hasn't been sitting
>> under the warming lights for hours.

>Our Giant guarantees hot fresh ones from 5-7 PM or you get it free.
>They're good.

I hate to admit it of Giant but their rotisserie chickens and turkey
breasts are quite good.


--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> news wrote on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:57:26 -0400:
>
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:45 -0700 (PDT), aem >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that
>>>> makes an okay product.
>>>
>>> Shop early in the day to ensure you get one that hasn't been sitting
>>> under the warming lights for hours.
>
>> Our Giant guarantees hot fresh ones from 5-7 PM or you get it free.
>> They're good.
>
> I hate to admit it of Giant but their rotisserie chickens and turkey
> breasts are quite good.
>
>

Why would you hate to admit it? :-)

I often would not like to promote big business doing things right, but
they do it so infrequently, I don't have a problem doing it.

Bob

aem wrote:
> 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.

I had the same experience, except I found the seasoning to be
very salty. I would buy them on occasion when I just wanted dinner
on the table after work, the usual reason for rotisserie chickens.
My inlaws bought them all the time because they were no longer
interested in cooking.

I have bought very good ones from Whole Foods.

I never tried Costco's because I can just as easily make my own
chicken, but they do look good. I've bought their chicken salad
a few times, it's made from their (I assume) leftover rotisserie
chickens and it's pretty tasty chicken.

nancy

On Aug 25, 2:07*pm, "cyber****" > wrote:
>
> 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.

Like you know anything about home roasting a chicken, you no-talent
smelly old bag of shit.

James Silverton said...

> news wrote on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:57:26 -0400:
>
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:45 -0700 (PDT), aem >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that
>>>> makes an okay product.
>>>
>>> Shop early in the day to ensure you get one that hasn't been sitting
>>> under the warming lights for hours.
>
>>Our Giant guarantees hot fresh ones from 5-7 PM or you get it free.
>>They're good.
>
> I hate to admit it of Giant but their rotisserie chickens and turkey
> breasts are quite good.


I got greater pleasure roasting my own birds. Trouble is I began to not
favor the entire bird for dietary reasons.

I'll always stop at the wholesale spit-roasting oven machine and watch 5
birds x 10 spits chain driven across the flames. Never tried one.

Baking is my way now. I've gotten the Jenny-O oven ready bake in the bag
turkey breast once in awhile.

Andy

On Aug 25, 12:56*pm, "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?
> Anyone know?
>
> I think I remember once being in Costco and there not being any raw chickens
> in the poultry cooler case and being told that there had been a run on
> chickens for some special event and the deli had to raid the store chickens.
>
> Janet

I'm sure each store does their rotisserie chickens differently. When I
worked for Straub's in the deli for about a month last year, Straub's
got their chickens raw in a big box of chickens from the poultry
plant, cleaned and ready to cook. I learned to take the rotisserie
skewers and run them up the chicken's butts, and put 4 or 5 chickens
on a skewer. And we tied the legs with a little oven safe plastic
thing to keep them intact while baking. Then we sprinkled a generous
amount of some seasoning mix all over them, and they were rotisserie-
ready!

John Kuthe...

Mark Thorson wrote:
> aem wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Bingo!

I'd believe in BINGO if I went to the old ladies group on Wednesdays..

OTOH, if i saw proof that the stores did rotisserie based on the age of
their chicken, I'd be willing to entertain the idea.\

Any proof?

Bob

aem wrote:
>
> 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.

Bingo!

"Nancy Young" > wrote in on
Aug Tue 2009 pm

> aem wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I had the same experience, except I found the seasoning to be
> very salty. I would buy them on occasion when I just wanted dinner
> on the table after work, the usual reason for rotisserie chickens.
> My inlaws bought them all the time because they were no longer
> interested in cooking.
>
> I have bought very good ones from Whole Foods.
>
> I never tried Costco's because I can just as easily make my own
> chicken, but they do look good. I've bought their chicken salad
> a few times, it's made from their (I assume) leftover rotisserie
> chickens and it's pretty tasty chicken.
>
> nancy
>

Personally I spin my own birds...I put thin lime slices under the skin...seems to make a difference.

--
Is that your nose, or are you eatting a banana? -Alan

In article > ,
"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?
> Anyone know?
> Janet


I just got off the phone with Sara at my local Cub deli and they receive
the birds in cases of 12, legs tied (modesty, I suppose). The birdies
are seasoned in the store and spit-roasted there.

Sleep easy. "-0)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Yes, I Can! blog - check it out
And check this, too:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8279841&page=1

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.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Yes, I Can! blog - check it out
And check this, too:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8279841&page=1

aem > wrote:
>
> I've bought two of them, at two supermarkets. *Both were woefully dry
> and overcooked, though the (I think) dry rub seasoning was flavorful.

I've gotten dry ones when I didn't inspect the bird carefully.
I've also gotten ones with so much water they spilled all
over the place. Now I'm more careful about inspecting the
bird and I haven't had a problem since.

We'll likely disagree about overcooked, though. I figure if
I grab a leg and I get the bone, that's a good sign. I've had
folks try to give me rare chicken that was stuck to the bone
like the bird was still alive and I didn't like it.

> 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.

They finally opened a store near my in the Chicago suburbs.
Excellent. http://www.elpolloloco.com/ I entered my zip
code in their Restaurant Find at the top and it showed 3 in
Chicago metro. I definitely laughed when the 4th in the list
for closest to me was in St Louis, MO and several others
were in Georgia. I'll stick with the closer ones and be happy. ;^)

Folks who haven't tried El Pollo Loco, you've missed good
marinated grilled chicken. It's a small chain that I think was
based somewhere in So Cal.

> I'd also be curious if anyone knows of a SoCal market that makes an
> okay product.

In addition to El Pollo Loco's grilled birds, I have also been
happy with the ones at Costco and Sams Club once I learned
to check the box for a little bit of loose liquid to make sure it
was not dried out.

"pavane" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> m...
> | ......
> | 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
> | ......
>
> If you get to Costco early enough (just after 10 am here) you can see the
> meat people rolling the birds in the Secret Herbs and Spices before
> putting
> them in to rotate for a little while. That goes on throughout the day at
> obvious intervals, along with the ribs and other goodies. I know that
> Whole
> Foods fixes its own rotisserie chickens too, as does Publix. BTW if you
> get to Costco at that just-after-10 time slot you can usually get the tail
> ends
> of the racks of ribs that were cut off so the racks fit into the trays.
> They
> put them out just like they do any other food samples, and they don't last
> long.
>
> pavane
>
Thanks for the info. I've never seen bird prepping at Costco. The birds
are already cooking by the time the doors open here. Good tip about the rib
ends . . .I'll look. Thanks
Janet

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article > ,
> "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?
>> Anyone know?
>> Janet
>
>
> I just got off the phone with Sara at my local Cub deli and they receive
> the birds in cases of 12, legs tied (modesty, I suppose). The birdies
> are seasoned in the store and spit-roasted there.
>
> Sleep easy. "-0)
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Snort!!! I never. . .but of course their modesty must be preserved. Sakes
Alive!!!
Janet

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
m...
> 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? Anyone know?
>
> I think I remember once being in Costco and there not being any raw
> chickens in the poultry cooler case and being told that there had been a
> run on chickens for some special event and the deli had to raid the store
> chickens.
>
>
> Janet
>

I worked in a Wal-Mart deli, which is basically Sam's. The raw chickens
come in a box, marinated, trussed and with packages of seasoning that you
rub on when putting them on the rotisserie rods. After the chickens are
cooked and removed from the oven, they are monitored at least hourly for
proper temperature maintenance and are discarded after 4 hours according to
food safety regulations. It's always best to get them right after they come
out of the oven. Maintenance temperature (over 140 degrees F) is high enough
to prevent bacteria, but also continues to cook the chickens slowly. My
experience has also shown that some (usually lazy) employees are not as
conscientious about maintaining proper temps, and will also keep the product
longer than the regulated 4 hours so that they hope to sell the item and
avoid making fresh ones.

Tonia

Tonia wrote:

> I worked in a Wal-Mart deli, which is basically Sam's. The raw chickens
> come in a box, marinated, trussed and with packages of seasoning that you
> rub on when putting them on the rotisserie rods. After the chickens are
> cooked and removed from the oven, they are monitored at least hourly for
> proper temperature maintenance and are discarded after 4 hours according to
> food safety regulations. It's always best to get them right after they come
> out of the oven. Maintenance temperature (over 140 degrees F) is high enough
> to prevent bacteria, but also continues to cook the chickens slowly. My
> experience has also shown that some (usually lazy) employees are not as
> conscientious about maintaining proper temps, and will also keep the product
> longer than the regulated 4 hours so that they hope to sell the item and
> avoid making fresh ones.

Interesting insight into their operations. Thanks for that.

Yes, I find that there's a limited amount of time you can keep
chicken at or above 140 F. Heat lamp, oven, what have you. At some
point the white meat completely dries out, even if you foil it.

"Tonia" > wrote in message
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>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> m...

>> 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? snip
>> Janet
>>
>
> I worked in a Wal-Mart deli, which is basically Sam's. The raw chickens
> come in a box, marinated, trussed and with packages of seasoning that you
> rub on when putting them on the rotisserie rods. snip
> Tonia
So then, some of the chickens (depending where you buy) come previously
marinated and some not.
Janet

When a mama chicken and a daddy chicken love each other very much...

<sorry>

Kathleen wrote:
> When a mama chicken and a daddy chicken love each other very much...
>
> <sorry>
>


You made me LOL... Thanks :-)

"aem" > wrote in message
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.......
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.
........

Not at Publix, Whole Foods or Fresh Market. Simply (at least) because
the purchasing is different. In Publix, the chickens for rotisserie are
bought by the Deli. Whole Foods by Prepared Foods. Fresh Market
by Deli. They don't order a crate of chickens and go grab, they are
buying their own while the meat area buys its own. If the Deli has
run out, they can get internal transfers from meat, but the transfer
costs are prohibitive as they have to pay the other department what
markups they would have gained if they had sold the chickens them-
selves. Nah, I don't think that any reputable market would allow old
food to be grabbed by deli and cooked and sold as prepared foods.
Now some of the slummier markets, well who knows. But I think
the big and decent quality guys know what they are doing and how
they are doing it.

pavane

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
>
> I hate to admit it of Giant but their rotisserie chickens and turkey
> breasts are quite good.
>
OK then, a round of applause for Giant breasts.

> wrote in message
?
>
> 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.
>

Perdue for one. They sell the pre-marinated bids in different flavors just
for the rotisserie.

"RegForte" > wrote in message
>
> Yes, I find that there's a limited amount of time you can keep
> chicken at or above 140 F. Heat lamp, oven, what have you. At some
> point the white meat completely dries out, even if you foil it.

I rarely buy them for that reason. They are often hours old, sitting under
a heat lamp. Not what I want for dinner. If I could get a fresh one, I'd
consider it.

"Kathleen" > wrote in message
...
> When a mama chicken and a daddy chicken love each other very much...
>
> <sorry>
>
Good one!
Janet

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "RegForte" > wrote in message
>
>>Yes, I find that there's a limited amount of time you can keep
>>chicken at or above 140 F. Heat lamp, oven, what have you. At some
>>point the white meat completely dries out, even if you foil it.
>
>
> I rarely buy them for that reason. They are often hours old, sitting under
> a heat lamp. Not what I want for dinner. If I could get a fresh one, I'd
> consider it.
>
>

Well Ed, you're the guy I learned about brining poultry from
on the old BBQ list, so let's just say your word carries some
weight on the subject

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>
> "RegForte" > wrote in message
>>
>> Yes, I find that there's a limited amount of time you can keep
>> chicken at or above 140 F. Heat lamp, oven, what have you. At some
>> point the white meat completely dries out, even if you foil it.
>
> I rarely buy them for that reason. They are often hours old, sitting
> under a heat lamp. Not what I want for dinner. If I could get a fresh
> one, I'd consider it.
>
At our store, we always had to have fresh, out of the oven chickens ready at
5:00pm every evening (daily). I worked the 2 - 11 pm shift. If your store
has a similar schedule, you could ask. Also, the time they come out of the
oven has to be marked on the container, so you could check to see how long
they've been sitting there.

Any chickens sitting longer than 4 hours, or any left at the end of our
shift were considered store shrinkage and tossed in the garbage. Contrary
to popular belief, employees don't get free food. We looked into donating
them to homeless shelters, but because of liability issues, we couldn't do
it. What a waste.

Tonia

Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> >
> > 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.

> Perdue for one. They sell the pre-marinated bids in different flavors just
> for the rotisserie.

Well, like I said, I didn't search very hard. It does make sense that
some of the big processors would sell pre-marinated birds.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.