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Costco chicken

SeasonedCitizen — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:47:38 GMT

Now that winter is a reality I'm heading out to Costco to get their packaged white meat from their rotisserie chickens. It sells for $12.99 I think and I can get about 4 packages out of it for the freezer. I had it out packaging it last time I went and DD decided that she'd like just a sandwich out of it and raved about it. Used a Caesar salad mixture which is one of our favorite sandwiches lately. But I'm looking forward to quick chix noodle soup and chix and broccoli casserole. Love winter food.

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MUNCHIE — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:16:52 GMT

Costco has the best cooked chicken..I always get one to bring home..You cant even purchase a whole chicken for that price anymore so why cook you own. Theirs is so flavorful. I think becaus it does NOT sit all day under lights,,They are so fresh,,as soon as they are packaged up there is usually a line waiting for the next batch. I sometimes stop at KFC and get a few sides and you are finished with dinner.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:22:25 GMT

Thank you! I didn't know Costco sold packaged white meat from their rotisserie chicken. I'm not a member but it's good to know nonetheless.

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Suzeecat — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:07:12 GMT

I recently read an article that Costco has purchased their own chicken farm and processing plant in order to eliminate the middleman and keep costs low.

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Christie B — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:44:17 GMT

We love Costco rotisserie chicken. They are big, plump, cooked to perfection--not all shriveled up and dried out like at some other stores--and perfectly seasoned. We get at least two meals from one bird and I always keep and freeze the carcass and bits of skin to make stock, so delicious!

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Azcowgirl — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:47:16 GMT

I don’t have Costco near me but I have Sams, and they do the same thing with their rotisserie chicken. It’s good.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:58:36 GMT

We don't have a Costco or Sam's in our area either. It's a 3 hr round trip drive for us to go.

We buy the rotisserie chickens from Wal-Mart. I de-bone them for chicken noodle soup. I put the carcass in the freezer until I can make some more broth with it.

Just got finished eating a batch of chicken noodle soup.

I was going to make some beef stew today but I never took the meat out of the freezer. LOL!!!

What's for dinner?

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sunshine45 — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:04:46 GMT

@Azcowgirl wrote:
I don’t have Costco near me but I have Sams, and they do the same thing with their rotisserie chicken. It’s good.

@Azcowgirl

i have not noticed this at sams club.

can you get just the cooked white meat instead of the entire chicken?

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Havarti — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:44:19 GMT

Do you know if COSTCO offers the dark meat separately like the white meat?

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ScrapHappy — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:24:49 GMT

I find the Costco chickens under cooked at my local warehouse. Always pink inside. I have to put it in the oven to cook a bit longer.

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Bhvbum — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:14:48 GMT

Rotisserie chickens at Costco are set to be done when they reach 165° temperature inside. According to the USDA, the temperature is the best and only real way to tell if chicken is fully cooked and ready to eat. That means that all parts of the chicken should reach a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit before you dig in:

In some cases, this means that a perfectly cooked chicken might still be a little pink inside. And what about the advice that a chicken's juices should run clear before you take it off the heat? Though clear juices can be one indication of thorough cooking, only a thermometer will be able to gauge if a chicken is done. If the temperature is right, don't fret if those juices seem a little pink.

So why would thoroughly cooked chicken stay pink? Everything from the age of the bird to the way it was raised can influence the color of its meat.

The pink color in the meat of safely cooked chicken is particularly common in young birds. The bones of younger chickens are more permeable than older animals, which can allow the bone marrow to leak into the surrounding meat and produce a pink color. The hemoglobin in chicken tissues can also create a heat-stable color that lingers even after the bird has been thoroughly cooked.

A red or pink tinge can even be caused by the chicken's diet, the way the meat was frozen, or certain cooking methods such as grilling or smoking.

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Bhvbum — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:19:31 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
I find the Costco chickens under cooked at my local warehouse. Always pink inside. I have to put it in the oven to cook a bit longer.

Then they are probably young chickens that often are pink, Costco chickens are cooked to 165°. Reaching that temperature is the only indication that the salmonella has been killed, not the color of the meat which can often be pink tinged. There’s no way that COSTCO is not cooking their chickens to 165° all the time, the local health inspectors who test their kitchens would see that immediately.

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SeasonedCitizen — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:22:37 GMT

Havrti@ Yes they sell a package of the dark meat also. It looks like it's the legs and thighs from 2 chickens. Have never looked at the price.

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NicksmomESQ — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:35:51 GMT

Love Costco chickens.They're plump,juicy & fresh.Just the other day I made delicious chicken salad from the leftovers.

Over the summer I had a get together for friends. I bought 3 Costco chickens & DH made ribs on the grill.I also made some potato salad. Big hit!!

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sashamatthews — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:10:05 GMT

Thanks for the heads-up! Costco is opening in my area on November 14. My sister, who lives in Minnesota, said it is the best warehouse store she has ever shopped at.

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jannabelle1 — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:31:38 GMT

@Azcowgirl, glad you mentioned Sam's because I was just wondering how theirs is. I haven't tried it but wondered if it's as good. I'm going there tomorrow so maybe I'll pick one up.

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Azcowgirl — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:41:59 GMT

@sunshine45 @Yes the the rotisserie chicken I got at Sams club was just sections of white meat only.

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sunshine45 — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:47:35 GMT

@Azcowgirl wrote:
@sunshine45 @Yes the the rotisserie chicken I got at Sams club was just sections of white meat only.

@Azcowgirl

this is so good to know!

how have i never noticed this before?

i am going to go through the rotisserie chicken section and hope that i find just the white meat.

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noodleann — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:40:24 GMT

@Bhvbum , thank you for posting the info about how to tell whether meat/fowl is cooked using temperature and not color. I've become a diehard user of meat thermometers and find it surprising how they can reach the safe temp and you'd never know it by color.

I use the thermometers from ThermoWorks, their Chef Alarm and other cheaper models. They've got great customer service and a terrific blog with fascinating info on things like carryover cooking, something everyone handling meats should understand to avoid overcooking.

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DiAnne — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:49:43 GMT

I love Costco rotisserie chicken and I have never gotten an undercooked one. I like to get the whole chicken because I want to carcass for making chicken stock.