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    How About Those "Rotisserie Chickens"?

    I just wanted to jump-start the topic--there was a thread that kinda fizzled out last winter. "Rotisserie" was spelled wrong; maybe it's wrong, again. What d'ya think? So, have at it---come out swinging! Let's hear your reflections on Ro-Chik. Finger Lickin' Good, or What?
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    I like the taste, convenience and value, but I have been trying to buy meats and poultry that are at least allegedly raised humanely, and I'm pretty sure these don't qualify. So we aren't buying them very often any more.

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    Personally, I avoid the Rot chicks but I DO like to check my eggs before leaving the store. Yes, I am an Egg Checker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    Personally, I avoid the Rot chicks but I DO like to check my eggs before leaving the store. Yes, I am an Egg Checker.
    Eddie, thanks so much for your comment, but "Egg Checking" is a topic for another thread. I planned to start one, but couldn't decide which should go first--the chicken or the Egg. If you'd shop at the Dillons near my house, you'd be delighted to find that the Egg Cooler is in VERY close proximity to the "Wine And Spirits" Dept., which would be extremely convenient for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
    I like the taste, convenience and value, but I have been trying to buy meats and poultry that are at least allegedly raised humanely, and I'm pretty sure these don't qualify. So we aren't buying them very often any more.
    R/R--I'd say "poultry production" is very low on the humane scale. That said, cattle in this area seem to lead a pretty good life, grazing in roomy, shady pastures & cooling off in ponds.

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    How about you Packy? Are you a fan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
    How about you Packy? Are you a fan?
    No, can't say that those chickens appeal to me. I'd rather have them still alive, in my yard, looking for bugs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Packy View Post
    R/R--I'd say "poultry production" is very low on the humane scale. That said, cattle in this area seem to lead a pretty good life, grazing in roomy, shady pastures & cooling off in ponds.
    How do you know that the local cattle are what is appearing in your supermarket?? Now days most supermarkets are buying 'primal' cuts of met from a wholesaler.......who is usually not 'local'

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    Quote Originally Posted by bbillinohio View Post
    How do you know that the local cattle are what is appearing in your supermarket?? Now days most supermarkets are buying 'primal' cuts of met from a wholesaler.......who is usually not 'local'
    That is one reason we still buy meat, poultry, and fish at our coöp. Those foods are labeled with a producer name, location, and pretty much everything but the animal's name (if it had one). Doesn't matter if I'm buying from the refrigerated/freezer cases or the butcher counter.

    I do buy rotisserie chickens there occasionally. It's a bit odd that they cost less than buying a fresh chicken and roasting it myself (they are a bit smaller, but still). But it is the same brand I would buy fresh there. I once read the suggestion that the rotisserie chickens were from the refrigerated case and at their sell-by date, so cooking them is a win-win for everyone. It's plausible to me. So is the idea that they use the chicken as a low-/no-margin item in the hopes you'll buy higher-margin prepared sides at the same time.
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