Costco rotisserie chicken

[anniemae]

I rarely get these chickens but grabbed one yesterday for a quick meal. It tasted really weird, almost like muscle. It was firm but not overcooked. I can only describe it like the texture of muscle. I couldn't even eat it. I have had these chickens in the past and I remember them being moist and juicy. I don't think we will buy these anymore.

 

[Christine]

I rarely get these chickens but grabbed one yesterday for a quick meal. It tasted really weird, almost like muscle. It was firm but not overcooked. I can only describe it like the texture of muscle. I couldn't even eat it. I have had these chickens in the past and I remember them being moist and juicy. I don't think we will buy these anymore.

I stopped buying them long ago. Many people have posted about a bleach or disinfectant taste. I find them weirdly squishy as you get closer to the breast bone. They are huge chickens probably bought from some farm that pumps out antibiotic laden chickens, then to get over the toughness are fully injected with a sodium solution. I am a big Costco shopper but won't eat the chicken.

 

[kdonnel]

Did you let them scan it with their LED scanner when checking out?

https://oldjewishmen.substack.com/p/the-story-behind-the-viral-costco

 

[NYCgrrl]

As far as national chains go only Whole Foods rotisserie chicken for me.

 

[TippyThomas]

I've had good luck with my local Meijer rotisserie chicken. I've never tried any others.

 

[Kitty 34]

I've had good luck with my local Meijer rotisserie chicken. I've never tried any others.

My DH loves Meijer rotisserie chicken.

 

[Kae]

we've never had a problem with either Costco or sam's

 

[_19disnA]

FDA doesn't permit any chickens raised in the US to be fed hormones antibiotics. Times we have tried their rotisseries chicken tasted fine to us.

 

[Christine]

Does Costco rotisserie chicken contain antibiotics?​

As part of its animal welfare policy, Costco has signaled that it intends to reduce antibiotic use. A survey it sent to its chicken suppliers found that 97 percent of its Kirkland Signature products (including rotisserie chickens) were raised without the “routine use” of antibiotics that are also used to treat people. However, “routine use” is undefined. If no routine use means that antibiotics are only administered once per flock, that would still mean all birds in the flock received antibiotics. Costco has resisted requests from their shareholders to publish quantitative data showing progress away from the overall use of antibiotics in their chickens. Costco has not released an analysis of their chicken products to support the survey’s results.

Does Costco rotisserie chicken contain hormones?​

The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits the use of hormones in raising any poultry in the United States. Therefore, the chickens that are slaughtered to become Costco’s rotisserie chickens do not contain any added hormones.

Why are Costco chickens so big?​

The average Costco rotisserie chicken weighs three pounds fully cooked. The birds raised for Costco are broiler chickens who have been genetically modified through breeding to grow very large, very quickly. About 100 years ago in 1925, chickens lived for 112 days before being slaughtered at 2.5 pounds. Modern chickens, such as those raised by Costco, are slaughtered at only 47 days but at 5 pounds weigh more than double what their ancestors weighed at slaughter.

Costco rotisserie chickens are what the industry calls “small birds.” Hybrid breeding techniques have also produced “heavy birds,” who are 8-9 pounds when alive and are usually sold cut up as chicken products. All of these birds, large and small, are raised by the tens of thousands on modern chicken farms better known as “factory farms.”

 

[ClaraOswald]

We like them. My son is a really picky eater but he enjoys it. So we typically buy 1 or 2 and my husband puts it into small portions and freezes it. Then we reheat for my son for lunches.

 

[barkley]

we've never had a problem with either Costco or sam's

us too. in fact i've taken to snagging a couple to put in the freezer since they went from the cumbersome plastic containers to the resealable bags. the defrost well and easy to de-bone for items that call for pre-cooked chicken.

 

[Ricguz]

BJ’s chickens are Perdue, 3 LB, for $4.99. Good deal and taste pretty good

 

[disykat]

I bought one not too long ago just to debone and freeze to use in casserole meals like enchiladas. It was fine, but really don't plan on doing it again because it just didn't taste that good. I think I prefer to just cook a chicken myself.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I bought it once and found that it had a very gross chemically taste to it. After that, I don't have any interest nor do I see the hype of the Costco rotisserie chicken. I'll stick to getting them at a regular grocery store :L

 

[ClaraOswald]

I bought one not too long ago just to debone and freeze to use in casserole meals like enchiladas. It was fine, but really don't plan on doing it again because it just didn't taste that good. I think I prefer to just cook a chicken myself.

We once tried using a grocery store rotisserie for our pot pie and yeah...not nearly as good as just using regular chicken breasts.

 

[Giraffe_Zen]

I stopped buying them long ago. Many people have posted about a bleach or disinfectant taste. I find them weirdly squishy as you get closer to the breast bone. They are huge chickens probably bought from some farm that pumps out antibiotic laden chickens, then to get over the toughness are fully injected with a sodium solution. I am a big Costco shopper but won't eat the chicken.

I had this issue with the bleachy taste with a ro chicken from BJ's a few years ago and said never said. We've looked at the Costco chickens but have never tried them. I really like the original ones from Hannaford supermarkets.

 

[_19disnA]

FDA doesn't permit the use of hormones to 'fatten' up chicken or other types of livestock so to claim Costco growers routinely do that is wrong.

https://www.uspoultry.org/poultry-antibiotic-use-report/

Antibiotic use has been greatly reduced and the only acceptable use now is for disease control. One page of the above article.

 

[Christine]

FDA doesn't permit the use of hormones to 'fatten' up chicken or other types of livestock so to claim Costco growers routinely do that is wrong.

https://www.uspoultry.org/poultry-antibiotic-use-report/

Antibiotic use has been greatly reduced and the only acceptable use now is for disease control. One page of the above article.

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Not sure if you’re referring to my initial post. I never claimed that they used hormones. They still administer antibiotics but I’m sure most do. Their Nebraska factory farm gets a lot of criticism.

 

[_19disnA]

Was just posting factual information to aid in the discussion, not about any one comment being made.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

FDA doesn't permit the use of hormones to 'fatten' up chicken or other types of livestock so to claim Costco growers routinely do that is wrong.

https://www.uspoultry.org/poultry-antibiotic-use-report/

Antibiotic use has been greatly reduced and the only acceptable use now is for disease control. One page of the above article.

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Also broiler chickens and fryer chickens are the same thing. The bigger chickens are roasters and are slaughtered older. Oh and use of the term genetically engineered conjures up labs and test tubes and chemicals, and gene splicing a la jurassic park. But they have simply been selectively bred over the years. Costco is developing its own farms but still sources chicken from Tyson, Foster Farms, and others in the mean time. I'd bet you dollars to donuts the errant info ultimately traces back to farm forward. They are dedicated to ridding the world of the evil they see as factory farming.

As for the chickens, I've never had a terrible one. But I don't like the new leaky bags.