How Are Rotisserie Chickens So Cheap?

[@Tera_B_Twilight]

I have no problem with the late age of store-cooked chickens. Cooking them extends the period you can safely eat them, and offering them at a discount helps families already struggling with their food budget while they reduce food waste. It's a win-win-win.

[@arthas640]

People are too obsessed with perceived quality. A whole precooked chicken isn't a bad thing, they'll survive in the fridge for days and still be fresh.

[@Theoryofcatsndogs]

I am not sure about other supermarkets. But the one I used to work for, a huge supermarket chain in Canada known for being cheap, they use fresh chicken from a major meat company. The chicken's quality is higher than the one they sold on the shelf, I don't know why they used an expensive one of the rotisserie. So I don't buy the idea of stores using almost expired chicken to make rotisserie chicken. In addition, the volume of the rotisserie chicken is so high, that there is no way enough expired birds can supply.

[@BradHouser]

I would be surprised if Costco used anything but fresh chickens. How many fresh chickens do you think don't sell? There are probably very few that are close to expiring. I doubt they would buy "old" chickens from other markets that didn't sell. They buy so many of them they don't need to scrounge around for ones that didn't' sell. Hard to control the quality that way.

[@shawnjoseph7522]

Yes I stopped eating then I realized they weren’t processed the best just slathered and a rod jammed into them…. 🤔

[@arthas640]

@shawnjoseph7522 kinky

[@supermodestmouse]

Costco rotisserie chicken is how I fight inflation. I can make a chicken last a week between me and my dog. Lol

[@braisedtoast9002]

Oh how far the west has fallen. Thank you keynesianism economics.

[@ag2832]

1 chicken lasts a week between you and your dog? I'm amazed.

[@heresalemonsukonit276]

I buy two jumbo chickens and it doesn't even last 5 minutes with me & my dogs lol😅

[@FrennisDaemon]

​@@ag2832 Exactly, I might be able to stretch it to 4 days, but definitely not 7. I mean, they're relatively small birds, and the legs are pretty tiny.

[@noparley9256]

May Allah make things easy for both of us man. I love how grateful you are for what a lot of people look at with contempt, when in reality you have access to something others would fight to the death for

[@tonywong8134]

It's not just Costco...every grocery store has them for a decent price....even the mom and pop's. They used to be $5 but now they're like $7-$10. Still a great deal.

[@EikottXD]

Yeah they're like $7.39 at Kroger. I don't have to pay a Costco membership though so there's also that.

[@Agahnim]

There are 3lbs rotisserie chickens at Sam's Club for $5. Got one 2 weeks ago and shared with coworkers for lunch and still had tons left over after.

[@jacobzindel987]

I've been living off costco rotisserie chickens since college... I save the bones & cartilage in the freezer and then make bone broth.

[@trollhunter8842]

Costco is probably the reason why Boston Market is going bankrupt.

[@FirewindII]

So sad... A couple of years before the virus, the last one in Boston closed.

[@seanmiley6294]

Be competitive or go under.

[@muddyfeetaussies]

Yeh unfortunately it's cheap ovens and all grocery stores expanding into ready made meals.. using the same strategies.. same product offering cost savings as there is a entire store to make it cheaper .

[@SkyBlue-qn8me]

Also because Boston market served really crappy food in the past couple years, causing customers to stay away

[@Syphaxis]

I went in to what must of been one of the last 4-5 years ago. There were no other customers. The staff all reacted confused as to why I had walked in. Tried to order a sandwich advertised on their website and none of them knew what it was. It's a Chipotle now.

[@joeperkins4309]

I buy one for my German Shepherd from the cold section at Walmart every other day. They're as low as $2.02 apiece. Pound for pound it's cheaper than most dogfood.

[@zeusapollo8688]

Same

[@Ervinabrahamian]

Be careful bro, chicken gives dogs diarrhea. At least it did to mine, RIP Mimi.

[@joeperkins4309]

@@Ervinabrahamian she's been eating chicken for a little more than 3 years without issues. Of course she also has dry food containing other essential nutrients. My condolences for your loss. They become family, not just pets.

[@Ervinabrahamian]

@joeperkins4309 Thanks brother

[@doctordetroit4339]

My mom fed her dogs boiled chicken and rice and they lived for over 15 years each.....

[@TheRealPotoroo]

In Australia roast chickens (aka chooks) in those zip-lock plastic bags are called bachelor's handbags.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

That's pretty funny

[@TwisterTornado]

There was an American book that was something like "The Girl's Guide...something??" that suggested getting accustomed to having real meals by using the rotisserie chicken in different ways, throughout the week, including making gravy or broth from the bones. I did it once. That was a lot more broth than I knew what to do with, at the time, but now I would use it for making rice. EDIT: That was the wrong book title...one moment ...

[@Gobbersmack]

In Canada they are all hoarded by ugly immigrants, they are called out of stock.

[@dtann]

How much do they cost? $20?

[@Baba_Yaga_123]

Australians say some weird things but I do like their women 😂

[@BradHouser]

Sodium Tripolyphosphate is listed as one of the ingredients. That is a preservative that is considered to be safe by the FDA. It is also used in detergents. The bottles of Sodium Phospates at 10:39 are strong prescription laxatives and are not in Costco chickens or any food for that matter.

[@HrHaakon]

I mean, I wash with vinegar, gets the soap remnants and calcium right out of my shower.

[@katwithattitude5062]

I usually get rotisserie chickens at Sam's Club (We don't have a Costco nearby). Still only $5 each. I use them to make homemade chicken noodle soup. Much easier and faster than cooking down a raw chicken. I frequently buy two at a time and rip them into bite size pieces and use one right away and then freeze the other for a later batch. So I use already cooked chicken and store bought broth, but I do make my own noodles.

[@LatitudeSky]

Same here. The meat lasts for days and the bones and other bits can make a lot of soup. It's not hard at all to have a single chicken produce meals for most of a week. It's a super deal and I think the current Sams chicken tastes better than Costco chicken.

[@BaconBePropane]

I like the seasoning on the rotisserie chickens from Sam’s. It’s goated in my opinion.

[@Baba_Yaga_123]

Same. I separate the meat from the bones while it’s warm cause it’s easier to get every piece of meat and you can remove the pockets of fat in the thighs and such if you want to be a little healthier. Put it with bones or not. There’s enough fat in the dark meat and skin for flavor. Then I save up to 3-5 carcasses in the freezer until I’m ready to make broth. Super easy, strain and freeze. Defrost for when you want to use it for food, make gravy or sometimes I just drink warm broth cause it’s good 😂

[@jacobzindel987]

Save the bones, and then make your own bone broth!

[@VladislavBabbitt]

@@Baba_Yaga_123 Absolutely! Nothing is wasted. It is a sin to waste food.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

I was grabbing everything for fajitas tonight. When I saw the price of chicken breast and tenderloins, I went and grabbed a rotisserie chicken. Just put it in last. So it doesn’t dry out.

[@autumnrain7626]

did that with quesadillas not too long ago with my girlfriend.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

@ Ive done that too. They’re versatile.

[@jeannieheard1465]

That last time, which was this month, I roasted a whole raw chicken I immediately deboned it and froze it all. Then I had chicken fajita Quesadillas four days in a row.

[@KeramatZMode]

In Malaysia, we still have Kenny Rogers Roasters, they're still around in South East Asia. (correction: Phillipines also have them too) But similarly, roasted chicken pricing war is also happening over here with a corporate farm using loss leader strategy to sell rotisserie chicken at unbelievably low prices. And now more and more rotisserie chicken sellers are now closing shops, and supermarket food section downright stopped making them.

[@kunmoninal360]

Kenny Rogers chain is in Philippines

[@OctaviusHallstrom]

Man, I miss some Kenny Roger's Roasters

[@sayyanhmuong737]

Wow rally Kenny rogers chicken the late country singer?

[@dean4125]

i had it in philippines. very good chicken

[@FirewindII]

That's what Costco did/does.

[@PaTiFoN18]

In the late 90s and early 00s, smoked chicken was sold as fast food in small kiosks/pavilions in Russia. And sometimes in separate stores that specialized exclusively in chicken. These pavilions could be found almost everywhere: near transport stops, on squares and alleys in the city center, near parks. It sold especially well near train stations, as it was a convenient food for those arriving in the city, for those leaving it, for those making a stop along the way, and for taxi drivers who literally stood there day and night near the station, calling with signs and shouting for a ride. That is why the smell of smoked chicken, instant noodles, and boiled eggs on the train evokes nostalgia for those times. It was so common and widespread that it actually became the culture of that time and later, in the early 2010s, the first memes about this smell and nostalgia would appear on the Internet. In addition to smoked chicken, various baked goods with fillings (pies, chebureki, shangi, khachapuri, puff pastries) were in demand, which could be found behind the same counters where the chicken was located. Chicken has not been sold in this format for over 20 years, but baked goods can still be found in almost every kiosk.

[@GDTBATH]

Actually, CostCo has never lost money on their rotisserie chickens. News media misinterpreted a statement a decade ago and ran with it. Now everyone loves to say their rotisserie chickens are a loss leader.

[@trixter192]

actual video starts at 5:33

[@curoseba5363]

Thank you

[@Scrotum_69420]

No, it ACTUALLY starts at 0:01

[@mikepatton8691]

​@@Scrotum_69420can confirm

[@juantime9616]

Nope. It starts at 5:33

[@Scrotum_69420]

@juantime9616 no, it's starts at 0:01

[@IamSnowbird]

Local supermarkets charge a lot more for a chickens than Costco or Sam's.

[@lucascady4992]

Exactly! They are $8.99 at my Local Family Fare in Manistee MI.

[@FirewindII]

@IAMSNOWBIRD Costco's got scale and quality control.

[@Tbcycoji]

And the rotisserie at Walmart , Albertsons or Stater Bros. tastes like chlorine.

[@TheUtuber999]

$14.99 at Sprouts here in California.

[@Howiesgirl]

I came here to say the same thing. I live in a rural area with no chain grocery stores. Last I checked, our local store was selling rotisserie chickens for $8.99US. I haven't checked in about a year, so it may be more now. I get them from the "cold case" where they put yesterday's hot foods, which are marked down by 50% & labeled EBT so that people using SNAP (food stamps) can purchase them.

[@dewilew2137]

They’re really not that cheap. They’re basically the same price as a whole raw chicken. Rotisserie chickens are only proof of how much the consumer is charged, vs how much supermarkets pay for whole chickens. They can afford to buy them in bulk wholesale, cook them, and resell them for the same price that we would have paid for them raw.

[@bertsmith5569]

a massive part of why chicken is so cheap is because of the modern breed of broiler chicken maturing in 8-10 weeks from birth. Their muscles grow faster than their organs can keep up so they often suffer from heart attacks and can barely walk. The traditional hen matures slower and puts on less meat but they live a lot longer (10 years or so) but we can't let a healthy hen get in the way of corporate greed. Modern broiler chickens are subjected to filthy conditions and kept in high density environments where ammonia is high. This video left a lot of important information out.

[@NotYoung3592]

Plus those plastic domes on the chickens, are ideal seed sprouting trays.

[@FirewindII]

They've gotten out of them most places in favor of the inferior (imo) bags.

[@mikeward7290]

Here in Southern California we used to have a choice between rotisserie chicken or roasted turkey breast. For some reason the turkey disappeared around 2019. The rotisserie chicken is extremely versatile in the kitchen. Aldi has a one pound roasted shredded chicken for $7.99 no bones or skin or cartilage.

[@BillRalens]

Set it and forget it! In Japan, it’s KFC, that runs the rotisserie game. Around Christmas, they advertise Rotisserie Chicken for $50. The whole year round, the grocery stores don’t sell whole chickens but right before Christmas, they had two. I’d always wait a couple days till they were marked down in price and buy them. Most Japanese don’t know what to do with a whole chicken but I had a showtime rotisserie. Yum yum! Been divorced twice. First appliance after the divorce was a showtime rotisserie. $50 for a bird, get outta here.

[@FirewindII]

In the US, there's been an invasion (fad) of the air fryer.

[@etherd]

Heck yeah man. Those at home rotisseries are great at getting a better tasting chicken. So much can be made out of a cooked bird and its easy too.

[@MrMarcodarko]

@@FirewindII called a conventional oven but whatever

[@doctordetroit4339]

KFC is the main dish for Christmas in many families, and KFC is somewhat of a delicacy. Their fast food is much better than in the US.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

A conventional oven is a normal oven, you mean convection oven. Air fryer is catchier, even if not accurate.

[@SRMC23]

I know this is about american styled rotisserie but i gotta give mad respect for the entrepeneurs back in France and all abroad for also opening small rotisseries at their local communities. In Colombia for example rotisserie chicken is very popular as it's cheap, saucy and ready to go, and they sell not only the whole chicken but also salted potatoes, fried cassava and small arepas to go with it.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

That's interesting, because the ones we used at the store I used to work at were packaged specifically for rotisserie in the kitchen. Unless you mean to tell me we weren't actually throwing expired chickens into the dumpster out back and were instead shipping them back to a packing plant to get repacked (they were absolutely going into the dumpster).

[@Spyderdemonge]

I work at a chicken factory, and we absolutely do get boxes of whole chicken that reached it's expiration date, and we absolutely do take them out of the packages and repackage them. I consider it to be a nasty practice.

[@rossallan3585]

I’m British, and now 44 years young. And the first time I saw rotisserie chicken was a family holiday to Belgium around 1993. I’d ask my parents the exact year but that would involve a ouija board. It might just be the areas I lived in, but that was a genuine novelty. And do you know? I don’t think I’ve ever bought one. Maybe I should change that.

[@starryeye6511]

If you're in the US, costco is the only way to go

[@rossallan3585]

@@starryeye6511 I’m in the UK, and saw Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Chicken Fight, around 15, maybe 20 years ago. Not passing judgement on the next person, because my standards don’t and shouldn’t dictate yours? It made me fussy about only buying free range chicken. And to sell a whole prepped and cooked chicken at those prices? It can’t possibly be free range. But remember, dear reader, my standards are solely my own, and I’ve neither the time nor the energy to go beyond that detente :)

[@Ervinabrahamian]

​@rossallan3585 I'm with you, those Costco chickens are way too huge, which only means they're injected with tons of hormones.

[@PHlophe]

Ross , to remember the year this was you need to figure out what songs were playing on the radio at the time. Was it Mariah, REM ? or perhaps Ugly kid joe we are the same age .

[@KugelBlitz0]

5:40 Oddly satisfying seeing her slide the chickens off the rack and onto the trays.

[@thatguychris5654]

Sure, those chickens might be cheap but the saying still holds true: You can pay your farmer or your doctor.

[@chispitablanca]

I can’t speak for other places, but I roasted probably tens of thousands of chickens in my time at Whole Foods and they came straight from big boxes of 12 chickens and I never saw a single one approach the expiration date because they got used so quickly. I wish whole raw chickens were more affordable because I love to spatchcock them and cook them at home because the skin is still delicious and crispy fresh out of the oven.

[@MicklePickle636]

I was literally just asking myself this question the other day, like how you can buy a whole raw chicken for $10-$20 and here's WHF dropping another banger

[@RandyMarsh-o2n]

Costco lose money on certain food but makes it back because customers also end up buying other things while they are there.

[@FirewindII]

The chickens and the hot dogs in the court, at least.

[@justincoleman9776]

And you have to pay to even have access to them

[@petuniasevan]

@@justincoleman9776 What do you expect? That they'd just love to have hordes of non-members cleaning them out and purchasing nothing else? The reason they can have their loss leaders is that they sell a LOT of other things to their members. They had to put in card readers at the door to check memberships since huge families were camping at the food court and the members coming through the checkouts could not get around them, or get themselves any food. Plus the hordes were messy and customers were complaining.

[@incognitonegress3453]

​@justincoleman9776 not the deli u can jus go 2 the deli n pharmacy

[@marquez4497]

Membership as well

[@Theoryofcatsndogs]

I am not sure about other supermarkets. But the one I used to work for, a huge supermarket chain in Canada known for being cheap, they use fresh chicken from a major meat company. The chicken's quality is higher than the one they sold on the shelf, I don't know why they used an expensive one of the rotisserie. So I don't buy the idea of stores using almost expired chicken to make rotisserie chicken. In addition, the volume of the rotisserie chicken is so high, that there is no way enough expired birds can supply.

[@liwojenkins]

If you ever worked in a place that had a budget and a professional kitchen you would totally believe it. Chefs plan their buys so that the thing they are getting will be used 3-4 times depending on leftovers from each iteration. Why would you not believe in something that has been a common practice for humans for literally thousands of years? Costco even takes unsold rotisserie chickens and shreds them to make their chicken salad.

[@macsnafu]

I figured it had to be something like whole chickens that didn't sell when raw were turned into rotisserie chickens. And that's okay--the store still makes some money, and customers get a good deal!

[@FirewindII]

Nope. They're in the rotisserie channel from scratch. (Pun intended.)

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@FirewindII Yep, they are specifically made for the rotisserie in a factory, and arrive at the store already seasoned. I've had to put the raw whole chicken on the rotisserie racks many times, and it's is absolutely disgusting! And cleaning the oven at the end of the day is even more disgusting!

[@spacedredd]

In the early 90s, I was stationed in Southern Italy, in the village I lived in. There was a rotisserie chicken restaurant. What was really awesome that small whole potato roasting below the rotating chickens. They were covered in the chicken grease. I was a young Airman, bachelor and worked long hours. So at least twice a week I'd stop and get either 1/2 or whole bird for dinner. I never really had a COSTCO or Sam's membership, but I do remember the roasters showing up in my local market. Kenny Roger's was ok and so was Boston Market. I really miss that Italian rotisserie especially the potatos.

[@kinghunternick1365]

It's fascinating to learn the number of people who became rich by selling chicken!

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

This is anecdotal, but chickens are a-holes. They smell, they're angry, and you need to have hundreds of them to use them as a source of side-income. It isn't fun raising them, so if you're a person that does you're very likely doing it for money, not because you actually enjoy tending to the flock of angry birds that lay eggs, poop, eat, and fight all day.

[@LatitudeSky]

Sams Club rotisserie chicken currently tastes better than Costco in my opinion. The reason Costco has kept the price down is because they began operating their own massive chicken farms. Instead of buying chicken from farmers, they now produce most of it themselves and keep total control of the cost and process. Sams has not yet gone that route. But they still have improved their chicken over the years and it does not taste like soap, at all.

[@lpi6608]

Costco wasn't buying from local farmers!! They were buying from the biggest chicken processing corporations in the US. That controlled everything, Costco decided to go on their own to control cost, processing and quality. Costco takes a loss for doing this. instead of commercials, advertising they save by word of mouth. Which in marketing is the ultimate.

[@torietorreano6613]

I get mine from Gordon food service for $3 each between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00. I'll buy two or three at a time and freeze them. Convenience and cost are unbeatable on that.

[@JS-wp4gs]

Couldn't pay me to eat one of these. I've seen the kitchens at stores where they make these things. Every single one of them was absolutely filthy. Not to mention every single one of them are made from the oldest and usually expired that day or a few days earlier birds to avoid throwing them out

[@The2tlc]

At my Costco, I find the taste and texture of the meat to be off and it's also fatty compared to the chickens cooked in the Superstore or Co-op. If I had to choose, I would say Co-op chicken has the best texture, flavor, and is the least fatty of the 3 stores. As for the price. They are all the same at $12.99CAN per cooked bird. It's enough chicken for me to make 3 to 4 meals out of. So is cheaper than say buying uncooked chicken to divide up and freeze for dinners later.

[@garbo8962]

Years ago when they opened the first Boston Chicken I would use coupons to get four of us a nice meal for probably only $15. Worse part as coupons became scarce prices greatly increased and quality & service declined..

[@hi.goodbye2167]

COSTCO CHICKEN IS GOATED!!!!!

[@boilabum]

Hell yeah it is I'm pretty sure the brine is just heroin.

[@johnmarchetti3815]

So that is why it is so cheap... it's made from goat 🤔

[@Chikenuggs]

Imo not anymore, when they built their bigger store around here their chicken and butcher/deli shop got twice as big with tons more ppl and i think they started skimping too bc thats when the chickens and cut meats started having massive ammounts of cartilage and the chickens were so dry and underseasoned

[@Nuttyirishman85]

They’re huge

[@SquidGains]

So damn good. Huge and delicious birds. Just wish we had a Costco a little closer so we could get them more often.

[@pamelamays4186]

I love the bird on the spit. It's an inexpensive and convenient choice for my family. We nibble off a rotisserie chicken for days!😋🍗🔥

[@__-pl3jg]

One time I bought a chicken salad sandwich at my local grocery store. As soon as I bit into it I noticed it tasted like soap. I spit it out and walked back in the store to return it. Now I know why....they probably added a lot of sodium phosphate to some old chicken meat....So much that it tasted like soap.

[@KevinWindsor1971]

20 years ago, I worked part time at Sam's Club on the rotisserie and meat wrapping station. Our store (Annapolis #6357) regularly ranked #2 in the US in chicken sales. The #1 store in Honolulu still pushed out 4 times what we did on their lightest day. Hawaiians just love their chicken and SPAM.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Please do The History of Potatos

[@TheSleepingonit]

History channel covered it in Modern Marvels

[@seanmiley6294]

Please do the history of water.

[@jeannieheard1465]

No, first do a brief of the development (cultivation by selectively pollinating) of corn from wild grass varieties by the Pueblo and Hopi tribes into the first Thanksgiving around 1621.

[@Fernando-s4q1h]

​​@@seanmiley6294Which kind of water? Standing water, potable water, distilled, brackish, salt,fresh, spring, tap, Well, Glacier, mineral, Sparkling, Infused, Purified, filtered and lastly alkaline. So many damn different ways to fck up a simple glass of water.😂?

[@cmaden78]

In High school, 94-95 approximately, I worked at one of the first Boston Chicken(in Coral springs, Florida.😊 I was in a photo in the franchise pamphlet) and my best friend worked at Kenny Rogers Roaster. Kenny Rogers ' was one of the BEST SMELLING restaurants I've ever walked into. They had good bread and I think used mesquite chips. It felt like walking into a grandma's kitchen when it's cold out and she's making dinner

[@atticusbrown1359]

In 1954 in Toronto Swiss Chalet was started and still remains across Canada with about 200 locations.

[@jbshaw614]

I moved to Montreal in the early '70s. At that time, there was St. Hubert Bar-B-Que and Au Coq Bar-B-Que. I loved them both to the point that I would toss a coin to decide which dinner to eat! The Quebecois loved their bar-b-que!!!!

[@yojimbo6879]

I used to cruise over to Soo Ontario from the Soo Michigan side just to get one of those birds in the 70s-80s.

[@jamescunningham4180]

Sam's Club rotisserie chicken about once a month never had a bad bird. Try to purchase this within a half hour of being cooked time is on the package.😊

[@captainlooney4356]

Rotisserie chicken from Costco is super economical. I make Chicken Pho from the leftover bones at a rate of 1L water for each whole carcass (skin/leg bones, thigh bones, wings too). For the meat, just get another bird. We buy the rotisserie, debone the chicken, toss the bones in the freezer to save until we get enough to make at least 4L of broth (4 chickens worth of bones), buy more rotisserie for the breast meat to serve with the Pho. The broth is full of collagen. Truly fulfilling at a fraction of the cost vs restaurant Chicken Pho. Everything is done in an Instapot to boot, no hassle.

[@jacobzindel987]

I do the exact same thing, to make bone broth.

[@VB-bk1lh]

They're not $4.99 anymore around here, but we also don't have a Costco here either. Its Walmart or Shop Rite here and both only make so many and they're usually long gone by the time most working people get home from work. I've not found one for sale now in over a year, they tell me if I want one I need to be there before 4pm when they put them out for dinner time. They used to have them from noon till closing, and you could get them cold all night long, even the next day but now they only cook so many and they never cook too many. The meat section in general is the same way at Walmart, they rarely have anything left much past Tuesday, and if you don't catch them when they're restocking, the coolers are bare. Its been that way for about 6 years. When I complained I was told they cut back on the inventory because they loose so much meat and bakery products to theft. I got tired of going there and coming home empty handed because they had nothing I went looking for. They can be as cheap as they want if they don't have it to sell. Shop Rite is $7.99 for a regular roasted bird, about 2lbs, and $12.99 for a 'Family Sized' pack, but I can't see any difference in the two birds or the size, just the package seems larger. They both weigh between 1.75 and 2.25 lbs. Family size must mean a family of two tops. What really makes no sense is that a live bird at the farm auction brings $15 or more sometimes, which is insane, but the rash of backyard chicken coops lately has driven up the cost for adult birds. I guess no one ever heard of buying fertile eggs or even chicks, which also have shot up in cost to nearly $5 per chick. In 2012, when I last had chickens, I was buying 48 for $10 delivered to the door. I got out of it because the cost of feed exceeded what buying chicken or eggs cost me. I guess we need to find something cheaper to eat, because at the current prices, raising chickens is not profitable unless maybe you have a few hundred thousand birds, and even then its likely not all that lucrative these days.

[@shehufatihuabba6060]

The best part of this video is the seamless transition through history from 1400 to the days of now at Costco

[@ddc2343d]

You had me at MSG

[@BakedRBeans]

Do you love it, or hate it?

[@Tinil0]

I love how anti-waste it is. "Almost expired" doesn't mean "Harmful to eat", and any loss in texture or taste by being a little old are usually easily covered up by the additives and roasting. Although the commonly believed myth that spices were added plentifully to food, particularly in south and southeast asia, because they wanted to cover up the taste of "rotting" meat is largely just that, a myth, you absolutely can see where it comes from as spices and cooking go a long way to "even out" less desirable pieces of meat. And then reusing the unsold rotisserie chicken in OTHER stuff for a third level of savings is ALSO good. As long as the food isn't potentially dangerous to eat, I'm all for it. We both need strict regulations on food AND ways to cope with those regulations. Sadly for me, I've noticed that off-taste that is described here as "soapy" when I have had any store-bought rotisserie chicken lately. I had no idea what was causing it, and it kinda ruins the chicken for me. It's not completely inedible, but it has DRASTICALLY reduced the amount I want or get those chickens. It's just a very off-putting taste. I am happy for anyone that doesn't experience it though, because obviously these are great deals.

[@jedthezed3599]

At a lot of Sam's Clubs they are right by the bakery section, which isn't cheap. It's a loss leader next to some of their most expensive up sold grocery items.

[@michelledaugherty4012]

At my local Sam's they are still only 4.98 here in Missouri

[@lilitharam44]

Chicken is eaten more now in the U.S. because beef prices are ridiculous. Most families can't afford to eat beef nightly anymore, or even ground beef meals that were traditionally cheaper. Two pounds of ground beef chuck is over 11.00 now, in Memphis area. Food prices have gotten ridiculous but no one is doing anything about it.

[@ck17350]

Thanks for getting the "Chicken Tonight" jingle stuck in my head. Nice call back you did there. :)

[@sunshinecoolwater9528]

I never liked the seasoning used on most grocery store rotisserie chicken.

[@humb1s3rvant]

I also never liked the taxes imposed on the majority of my income

[@sunshinecoolwater9528]

​@@humb1s3rvant of course, taxation is theft.

[@BakedRBeans]

Tastes pretty good to me!

[@peterkn2]

10:25 I stopped buying them as often because I tasted something like bleach in their chicken. I used to buy it almost weekly. I now buy the Sam's club version if I need cheap, tasty protein

[@Mrtfarrugia]

There are sold at a loss and are usually found at the far back of the store. That way you come in for the chicken and walk out with a bunch of other stuff.

[@FirewindII]

Too true.

[@bingchi8894]

Man ive been think about this for about 69 years hard take tho: rotisserie chicken is dry af

[@Patch_duress]

Nice 👍

[@thagingerninjer5391]

If your chicken is dry, you’re overcooking it.

[@lukecwolf]

That could be the added salt and msg

[@bingchi8894]

@@thagingerninjer5391 I know but I didn't cook it I bought it from Costco

[@bingchi8894]

@@thagingerninjer5391 I know but I didn't cook it my self I bought it from costco

[@jefferyneu3915]

Rotisserie chickens have become an occasional quick dinner in our home. They’re cheaper than reasonable and tasty!

[@CeeNoEvil4]

Here’s your answer without having to watch the whole video: -they are smaller chickens in a country where people find larger chickens (especially for breasts) desirable, and are injected with water and flavor to make them bigger and taste better -They sell. There’s less variable cost in waste because they do sell. People are more, especially when hungry, more likely to buy a cooked chicken that looks and smells more appetizing than a raw piece of chicken, therefore markets can buy in bulk -there is less preparation and therefore labor involved compared to butchering a chicken -cooked chicken lasts longer while either refrigerated or kept heated, than raw chicken. Keeping variable costs of waste even lower - any chickens that don’t sell are repurposed for other food items in the market, further keeping variable costs low.

[@Commanderziff]

Yea, I've started buying a rotisserie chicken a week, ripping it apart, and mixing it into rice and pasta for several days.

[@headcheese5306]

Not true everywhere sadly. My local grocery chain sells them sad and undersized for $10

[@lpi6608]

Price Club got into rotisserie chicken in Montreal when they first started up in a old closed Woolco department store. (Like Target). The local market has always eaten rotisserie, from Chateau BBQ, to St Hubert chicken for years. So learn your costco history. Of course price club became Costco. In Quebec even the quality of baked goods is much better at Costco then the rest of north america.

[@MrMarcodarko]

chateau or st hubert or costco all taste the same. st hubert trash though

[@yauyuso]

rotisserie chickens at COstCo and supermarkets are definitely a treat especially during our roadtrips

[@CornyCF]

I think it's also a way to attract customers to the supermarket. Just like the hot dog at IKEA. That could be the reason for this or the poor but profitable animal husbandry! In Germany there was the Vienna Forest in the past. This was a grill chicken restaurant chain. It was widespread throughout Germany and abroad but went bankrupt due to rapid expansion. There was the advertising slogan Today the kitchen stays cold like we go to the Vienna Woods today

[@twistedfate62]

Over here in Aus from my experience, they are just straight birds, ignoring the hormones used to make the birds grow faster it is just a bird with a seasoning added. Granted they don't cost less than uncooked chickens here unless you account for the work/effort needed in preparing it yourself. We would order in fresh trays in bulk to roast (several hundred an order at least). It's only at a loss if it ends up marked down or an inexperienced worker is manning the stock.

[@brionbee]

The video you came for begins at 9:10

[@Agahnim]

Never got sick from rotisserie chicken sold at grocery stores and the fact that unsold chicken set to expire (for store shelf standards and doesn't mean it's spoiling) is being repurposed into a tasty meal and sold cheap is a great idea honestly. Better than food waste.

[@DanielBarnes-yi7jp]

I just bought a rotisserie tonight and asked this question in my head! Stop monitoring my brain KZbin!

[@dean4125]

when i was in Cebu, Philippines I had kenny rogers roasters and it tastes so much better than any of the rotisserie chicken we had here in the USA. the taste was very good.

[@PHlophe]

Dean, its because the US uses rotisserie bags you stick in the microwave and only rarely "open" rotissoire . Side note how did a Gringo find his way all the way to ebu when y'all are are usually following those Filipinas in Manilla and you stay there .

[@dean4125]

@ I don’t like Manila as much as Cebu lol. My ex wife is from Philippines I’ve been a few times now

[@Court75]

There was a Kenny Roger's Roasters here in my US town when I was young back in the 80s. Didn't stay long, but it was good.

[@richardbast7243]

Growing up we had broasted chicken. Long time before rotisserie.

[@Chicken-x6q6d]

Is that the same everywhere? Food laws are different here in the UK but I can tell there's a brine added as it pools at the bottom of the bag, I love the stuff. ASDA is still my favorite place to get them though Moggies are good too. I get those uncooked chickens in a bag from ASDA as well and they are just as affordable, if I root around I can sometimes find a decently sized one for a couple of quid. I assumed these were assorted chickens of varying sizes not big enough to be sold as full price ones, sold at a loss but not a total loss.

[@kamaeq]

Prior to the Great Depression, chicken was relatively expensive, which is why people served it on Sunday when the preacher stopped by. Of course that was long before preachers started getting paid big bucks, which was why he was provided a house and worked during the week. FDR promised a chicken in every pot and gave us early industrial chicken production.

[@danielstickney2400]

It wasn't FDR, it was an anonymous ad copywriter working for the Republican party who promised "A chicken in every pot" in 1928 Republican campaign ad promoting the party in general without mentioning any specific candidates. Unfortunately their 1928 candidate was Herbert Hoover, who never actually promised a chicken in every pot but sure got a hell of a lot of blame for it when he delivered the Great Depression instead.

[@thisguy1413]

HEY THANKS FOR GIVING THEM A REASON TO RAISE PRICES, THANKS

[@Blitzkrieg1976]

They are perfect in chicken based soups and stews. Who's got time for all that prep when it's freezing outside and you want to get home to warm comfort!

[@BiggieChungulus]

I work in a grocery store kitchen where we make all those indeed expensive meals from scratch, and even though our rotisseries are more expensive than costcos, we lose money on them because of the birds we get

[@eddyk564]

I live in Australia and I can say that here the cost of rotisserie chickens are more expensive than a fresh chicken. Not by a lot, just a few dollars, but they are more expensive when you take the weight into account.

[@yescash-e5g]

Supermarkets throw away so much food they can give to homeless

[@kamaeq]

In the US it isn't worth the legal risk. When I was stationed overseas you could donate left over food to orphanages.

[@tylerkuite]

I was told the homeless people try to return the donated food for money, so they stopped donating

[@JohnVKaravitis]

I do not care what they pump into Costco rotisserie chickens; KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

[@BakedRBeans]

I will go there tomorrow morning and buy one!

[@joecab1]

Working in the phrase "whole payheck" when talking about Whole Foods 👍

[@Torgo1969]

"Bring me one of those chickens...Think I'll take TWO chickens."

[@edwelndiobel1567]

Chickens are perfect protein source. They are super easy to raise. Take care of themselves. Make eggs everyday. Eat a variety of cheap foods. Are super easy to slaughter and clean. They are just wonderful!

[@PHlophe]

Edwell, and they are climate friendly and don't release methane . which i find strange that this entire planet makes fun of Black americans for enjoying chicken when everyone pollutes the universe

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for so interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@SO_DIGITAL]

A delicious and economical meal. I love 'em. Often bundled here in South-Africa at Checkers. A 2 litre Coca-Cola and a chicken for R99. About $5.

[@naucs_]

Had no idea how old this video was. Then he mentioned Big AJ and Big Justice. 2024 really is a year unlike any other.

[@HDCalame]

My local grocery doesn't do rotisserie. They just do oven baked chicken. And they are super small -except the price. They are still $10 for a tiny baked bird.

[@godfreypoon5148]

You spin me right round, baby, right round like a rotisserie chicken, right round, round, round.

[@neoasura]

I lost 50 lbs in 6 months living off of basically a rotisserie chicken diet and canned veggies with fruit/green smoothies, I felt great at the time.

[@TwisterTornado]

I guess if you had enough fruit carbs, that would be fine. I would usually make some rice and beans, or a potato, or sweet potato, too.

[@sonsysy4195]

How about now?

[@sonsysy4195]

How about now?

[@jstewlly4747]

I can go to a BBQ place and get 2 whole chickens for 12 bucks deals are still out there

[@james-p]

"Throw the old chickens in the broiler" is actually a myth. The broiler chickens are ordered separately because they all have to weigh about the same, as they all cook for the same amount of time. They can't just throw random chickens in there, or those would likely be over- or undercooked. When a raw chicken is nearing its sell-by date they mark it down just as they do with everything else.

[@abqmalenurse]

I am pretty sure IHOP was serving rotisserie chicken before Kenny Rogers got into the chicken business.

[@PotterPossum1989]

They suck now because they sell them in plastic bags, I can't sneak food at night because that's all the cats hear.

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

😂😂😂😂

[@scottlecompte2400]

I'm still waiting for the rotisserie turkey.

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

BECAUSE THEY ARE IN REALITY EXTRA LARGE PIGEONS. 😂 🤣 😂

[@odysseus9504]

The Safeway next to my house will sell you a whole rotisserie chicken for $10. That offers up enough protein for about one family or four individuals. I understand animal cruelty is a thing, but as a protein source rotisserie chicken was always there for my family when I was growing up when we had very little.

[@XShaneX19]

I've never had one without having to fight a nuclear war on my toilet afterwards and I'm not even joking. Might be some underlying additive intolerance on my end but it actually never discouraged me to seek the spinny chicken.

[@HDCalame]

Also at my grocery deli, any baked chickens not sold, become the house made deli chicken salad.

[@keithcarron7911]

I ate these in Germany 40 years ago. We called them gummi adlers -- rubber eagles. They were cheap and tasted good.

[@sunilsajwani5707]

I'm curious if the Kenny Rogers Roasters in other countries paid tribute to Kenny when he passed 🤔

[@MrMarcodarko]

lol why? he didnt even own the asian brand

[@kiniburk]

I use them to make Chicken Salad regularly.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

I would buy rotisserie chickens more often, but I can't stand eating things that are full of bones! Also, I used to work at a Walmart Deli twice, and cooking those things is absolutely disgusting!