Let's talk rotisserie chicken
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Glampinupdoll
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okay so I love rotisserie chicken. It's sooooo much better than a baked or grilled chicken breast. But....that makes me worried. What makes it so good?? Are the Calories on MFP correct? I do not eat the skin...though I would love to...what is your opinion? Healthy? Good option for a low calorie protein? Thanks yall!
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its the way its cooked that makes it so moist, tender, and flavorful. I buy mine "naked" no salt or seasonings, but its because I mostly use it for pot pies amd soups.0
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Those bad boys get a nice swim in some brine before cooking. Gives it that flavor that makes your taste buds fly high. If Costco wasn't such a madhouse I'd go get one right now.0
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The only problem is that I cannot find nutrition information for eating just the crispy skin.0
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Last time I bought it, it had almost an inch of "fat" in the container.
Not all of it was brine.
I gathered it, put it in fridge and sure enough it turned the yellow fatty substance.
And how can something that was cooked on a pipe drip so much fat after taken off?
I wonder if they are injecting it in a half brine half fat solution. I really wonder.0 -
I looked at some the sodium was so high I decided to skip it and cook my own.0
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It is OK. If I am really out of options at home for dinner and we are doing the biweekly shopping at Costco, I'll pick one up. My husband isn't a big fan and I think they are OK, but they seem pretty greasy.0
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JanetYellen wrote: »Last time I bought it, it had almost an inch of "fat" in the container.
Not all of it was brine.
I gathered it, put it in fridge and sure enough it turned the yellow fatty substance.
And how can something that was cooked on a pipe drip so much fat after taken off?
I wonder if they are injecting it in a half brine half fat solution. I really wonder.
it still has its skin.. which has its fat.. i worked at whole foods and the chicken isnt injected with fat.. thats the point of rotisserie.. it uses its own fat to keep it moist.0 -
concordancia wrote: »The only problem is that I cannot find nutrition information for eating just the crispy skin.
Ahhhhh!! Now this is the answer I was looking for.....0 -
veggiecanner wrote: »I looked at some the sodium was so high I decided to skip it and cook my own.
Do u know what the sodium came to for a certain oz serving?
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Glampinupdoll wrote: »okay so I love rotisserie chicken. It's sooooo much better than a baked or grilled chicken breast.
Just out of curiosity, how do you normally grill or bake your chicken? I don't find rotisserie chicken to be better than my own chicken at all... Sometimes I make chicken that actually makes me cry a little bit...
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Salty, greasy, slimy, overooked mess. BLECH!0
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CassidyScaglione wrote: »Glampinupdoll wrote: »okay so I love rotisserie chicken. It's sooooo much better than a baked or grilled chicken breast.
Just out of curiosity, how do you normally grill or bake your chicken? I don't find rotisserie chicken to be better than my own chicken at all... Sometimes I make chicken that actually makes me cry a little bit...
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I used to work at Sobey's; I was the one cooking those bad boys!! Lol, not the funnest job. Ours weren't in a 'brine'; they came in big tubs, just raw chickens. My job was to get them ready for the oven, which meant pulling any extra fat out, throwing a spoonful of salt into the cavity, and sliding them onto the skewer. That was it. I was also in charge of de-boning the unsold ones at the end of the night; we'd use the meat the next day for pot pies, pizza's, sandwiches, ect. I can completely tear apart a warm chicken in less than a minute!
Little off topic, sorry.0 -
@fishshark But is it also in a brine before?
I don't mind it as a sometimes food when I just need some chicken and I don't want to cook. When I get down to really looking at it (or it's 3 days till paycheck ) I realize I can get boneless/skinless thighs for $3/lb vs a bone in bird for $5/$6 of varying actual meat content and they're still really moist, no brine, no worry about fighting with bones.0 -
CassidyScaglione wrote: »Glampinupdoll wrote: »okay so I love rotisserie chicken. It's sooooo much better than a baked or grilled chicken breast.
Just out of curiosity, how do you normally grill or bake your chicken? I don't find rotisserie chicken to be better than my own chicken at all... Sometimes I make chicken that actually makes me cry a little bit...
Umm well when I have it... Grill, tends to get dry. ( I basically can't grill anything) or baked in a glass pan with a little olive oil. Any tips
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I am a big rotisserie chicken fan. I don't always have time to prep a hot meal-- especially when my time after work is spent grocery shopping. I love to grab a hot rotisserie chicken, get the groceries home, and then just rip off one of the legs like a savage and eat it with my bare hands while standing in the kitchen. Pure animalistic joy.
Then I use the rest in salads and meals the remainder of the week.0 -
I am a big rotisserie chicken fan. I don't always have time to prep a hot meal-- especially when my time after work is spent grocery shopping. I love to grab a hot rotisserie chicken, get the groceries home, and then just rip off one of the legs like a savage and eat it with my bare hands while standing in the kitchen. Pure animalistic joy.
Then I use the rest in salads and meals the remainder of the week.
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I love a rotisserie chicken when I'm in a pinch for dinner. We eat it by itself, in wraps, in enchiladas, on a sandwich, as a salad topper. I do cook a whole bird myself once or twice a month, but when it runs out I've got no issue with picking a rotisserie bird up.0
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enterdanger wrote: »I love a rotisserie chicken when I'm in a pinch for dinner. We eat it by itself, in wraps, in enchiladas, on a sandwich, as a salad topper. I do cook a whole bird myself once or twice a month, but when it runs out I've got no issue with picking a rotisserie bird up.
Do you just bake it? Plain?0 -
They taste so good and are really convenient.
Super difficult to log unless you tear the whole thing apart and weigh everything...kinda defeats the convenient aspect.0
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