Kitchen

[sixteencharacter]

This is from a Cook's Country email I received recently, and I wanted to share.  I think this is brilliant, and I would have never thought of it.  I'm not a seasoned cook, so I really don't have the gene for thinking outside the box too much when it comes to cooking.  Maybe others will appreciate it like I did because I often use rotisserie chickens, and they can get dry.  Thanks for all the help I've received on this forum over the years.

CLEVER TRICK  Chicken Rescue

Allison Holmes, Plano, Texas

I often buy rotisserie chickens to make chicken salad for a quick lunch or dinner. The problem is that the meat is most often overcooked, dry, and bland. I’ve found that I can season some chicken broth (I like to use salt, pepper, and dried thyme), pour it over the chopped-up chicken, and refrigerate the mixture until it’s cool. The chicken absorbs the seasoned broth, making the meat much more moist and flavorful.

[wagirl]

That is a very good tip! I love cooks country. However, I have yet to buy a roasted chicken that is dried out, over cooked or bland. Maybe I've been lucky that way. But I think after I de bone it, that this tip will really help.

[Hoovermom]

I have to agree with @wagirl.  Obviously they haven't bought chicken from Costco...........

[wagirl]

hoovermom----amen, sister  !!!!!!  :-)

[Citrine1]

Yes @sixteencharacter that is a very good tip, and one that I would not have thought of either.  Although I must agree with @wagirl in that I have never bought a rotisserie chicken that is dry or bland.  I get mine at Sam's Club and they are extremely moist and flavorful -- much more delicious than any I've ever made!  

Still, it's a handy tip to have!

[Sooner]

We've bought them from Sam's for more than 20 years and I can't ever remember a bad one.  My tip is the opposite:  I debone them and put the skin, bones and wings in a pot, add some onion and celery and water and make broth out of it then freeze it.  It is so often that I need a cup or so of broth and it's right there and F R E E!

[Mz iMac]

I buy mine from my local supermarket - $4.99 a pop!  Never had a dry one.  Matter of fact, it is too moist!  Didn't think that was even possible.

I wonder if the tip is for those who rotisserie their own chickens???

Tip is a good one though.  One of those tips that somehow will stay in the back of my mind just in case....

[Nightowlz]

Thx for the good tip. I have never bought a dry rotisserie chicken though.

[MEM22]

I buy these from BJs Club. They are huge and are the Perdue oven, stuffer roasters. I guesstimate 6 lb average. $5 each. I couldn't even buy a raw chicken that big for that price. Great deal. I use the meat for quesadillas, tacos, chicken salad, crockpot BBQ chicken, soups, chicken for Caesar salads. Soooooo good 👍🏼💗🤗

[Mothertrucker]

This tip is also great for Thanksgiving turkey that gets dried out....In fact, Bobby Flay frequently recommends this on the Food Network holiday shows...He recommends to always have some stock simmering....