This is the second time I see a video about rotissery chicken into a cheap meal... Is the US at a point where people are about to learn what it means to go hungry because their exploiters give a damn shit about them?
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It's worthy to note that the Costco rotisserie chicken is a loss leader and I think it costs less than a raw whole chicken.
I don't think anywhere else is quite as dramatic as Costco but I kind of feel like most places that have rotisserie chickens use them as a loss-leader. At any grocery store around me they cost about the same or less than a raw chicken.
They're kind of perfect for it. It's not hard to rub down a chicken with some spice blend and skewer it on a rotisserie, not much else needs to be done there.
And if you're a grocery store you're selling chickens anyway. You always have them on-hand, you can rotate out stock that's getting close to expiring by just throwing it on the rotisserie.
And for someone who just needs a quick dinner, it gets them in the door. Grab the chicken and a couple quick side dishes and you're in business.
There hasn't been one around me in a while, but Boston Market's whole thing is/was pretty much rotisserie chicken, and at least the last time I went to one (probably a decade ago) I remember them running some kind of special that got me like 2 or 3 whole chickens for some ridiculously low price, but of course I also got a few tides with it and I feel like that's where they made their money.
We are not pestered by US hypermarket chains here where I live. Our pendant would be REWE or EDEKA, Kaufland, Penny, Lidl or ALDI. Therefore I have no way to compare Costco chicken with the chicken from EDEKA/REWE/etc. Our supermarkets do seldome sell rotissery chicken. They leave that to food trucks that stand in their parking grounds.
Our rotissery chicken also do not come cold in a plastic bag, but fresh and warm in Aluminium foil and an insulated bag.
They're actually warm, not cold.
Because you're eating expired chicken
That... isn't the case. I've literally prepared them myself in the past. They are usually smaller chickens than the ones on the shelf, but they're still cheaper per pound.
For people in a rush they are real food that is hot and ready. Grab it at the store, get a side dish, slice it up, and it'll feed a family for a meal or more.
I think they've caught on because many couples have full time jobs, and want to eat something that isn't total garbage. They also don't feel like cooking or the mess.
There may be something to a general malaise driving these chicken behaviors, but we defunded the people that could study that.
That "people have fulltime jobs" and "don't feel like cooking" arguments somehow baffles me. I somehow have no problem with finding time to cook and I work full time too. My parents also worked full time and at some time built a house after working 8 hours and two children. I remember that maybe once in 6 months my parents bought precooked food and on every other evening we had home cooked meals far from garbage.
I work full time but after commuting etc I was coming home at 9 pm. Same with my sister but she had 12 hr shifts. (On paper, she works at a hospital and she's always coming home late). Normal 9-5 is doable. The fuckass hours we have, not so much. I'd try though.
Yes.
Oh yeah totally. You nailed it! Wow! Amaze!
Do I sense some sarcasm here?
A less cynical answer is it's probably because around this time of year folks have a turkey or goose or some large piece of meat leftover from the holidays. These timely videos show how to make the most of food that could go to waste, which would be why a few different channels surface this topic each year around this time of year.
It was more about the videos giving tips how to safe money what made me wonder. And as an european I'm not in a position where I fear for my food savety.
As a human I try to not waste food. It's not about security. It's about respecting the food.
Yes, the richest country in the world only takes care of the top 1%.
So, I should be happy not living in the "best country ever"?
I can't watch the video right now, it might be answered there... But how much is a rotisserie chicken in Costco compared to a raw chicken?
Locally? Costco chicken is $6, raw chicken of around the same size is $11
That is insane.. the price difference is so big!