Who has best rotisserie chicken?

Submitted by TheSchmarms t3_11acoga in Connecticut

Costco is obviously best value. Bulkiest and house favorite for transforming into other dinners.

My dad loves BJs - says it has the best taste but hard to get there.

Stop & Shop can be dry/small.

Thinking I might get Stew Leonards for family dinner tomorrow.

UPDATE : went with stews Leonard’s rotisserie chicken with lemon pepper seasoning. Big hit. Plus they have awesome sides. Creamed spinach. Broccoli rabe. Premade salads. Awesome family dinner.

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blackberrysangria t1_j9r7ogg wrote

Stop and shops is the absolute worst. Last time I got it, it was so hard that it was literally crunchy on some pieces. Shop rite is better but still small for the price. I agree with your dad! BJs for sure. It is always juicy, flavorful, and so big for the price. I haven’t tried stews so let us know how it is! Can’t imagine anything from there would be bad.

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DungareeManSkedaddle t1_j9re0hm wrote

Literally just finished a BJs chicken with the family. Tasted great.

Might be I’m a weirdo, but I like to wash my hands really well and then just rip off the meat and put into a serving dish. Carving is too much work for a chicken. Ensures no waste, anyway.

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XDserpa t1_j9rf3lj wrote

Are there any CT restaurants that do a great rotisserie chicken?

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FoundationBrave9434 t1_j9rflw9 wrote

Sams Club is very good, same price as Costco. I grab 1 or 2 every time I visit

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B6304T4 t1_j9rhue0 wrote

Costco, Big Y, Bjs/Sam's, Boston Market, Everything else, Hospital cafeterias, Stop and shop

In that order.

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mikeyo73 t1_j9rjp99 wrote

Sorry that I'm not answering your question exactly, but roasting a chicken is so easy and a billion times better than the crap you get in a store. It's cheap too. Get a cast iron pan.

Step 1

Put a cast-iron skillet on a low rack in the oven and heat the oven to 500 degrees. Rub the chicken all over with the oil and sprinkle it generously with salt and pepper.

Step 2

When the oven and skillet are hot, carefully put the chicken in the skillet, breast side up. Roast for 15 minutes, then turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees. Continue to roast until the bird is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh reads 155 to 165 degrees.

Step 3

Tip the pan to let the juices flow from the chicken’s cavity into the pan. Transfer the chicken to a platter and let it rest for at least 5 minutes. Carve and serve.

BOOOM.

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KLR_eddit33 t1_j9rjtvs wrote

Costco. Stew's are small and always look like they've been sitting all day.

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halfwayhipster2 t1_j9rm0y6 wrote

Ugh there is this rotisserie chicken chain in New Jersey called La Rosa and it is some of the best chicken I’ve ever had

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licpl8man t1_j9ro5n3 wrote

Costco and Big Y are at the top of the list. If you’re in the Danbury area Caraluzzi’s is also very good

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Zootallurs t1_j9rr3dj wrote

Whole Foods, followed by Wegmans, but ya gotta cross the line for those.

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RetroIsBack t1_j9rsvsx wrote

BJs because you don't need to be trained like a pigeon to bring in stupid silver and gold coins to get an affordable price.

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srddave t1_j9rtz61 wrote

Costco chickens are cheap, yes but really low on taste and seasoning. The best chickens come from Peruvian Restaurants (“pollos a La brasa”) and Boston Market is pretty damned good.

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Toroceratops t1_j9rwhb0 wrote

Big Y is outstanding. Whole Foods is surprisingly bad.

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uconnhuskyforever t1_j9s1p7k wrote

Another vote for BJs, hands down. The seasoning is different at Costco, though I do know a few who prefer Costcos.

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No-Coast-Punk t1_j9s3oji wrote

Has anybody else lived on the west coast and had zankou chicken?

I want that.

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Hot-Pension946 t1_j9s5byw wrote

Walmart- they use Tyson chicken. They’re on the small size but to me, when fresh, are juicy. People have said they are on the salty side and I can see that buts it flavor. The skin never makes it home

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19GK50 t1_j9s5ch3 wrote

We do Big Y, BJ's and Shop Rite as all 3 are less than 10 minutes from our house, once in a while we'll do Boston Market, but that's 15-20 minutes drive..

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mikeyo73 t1_j9sb1s8 wrote

Replying to TheSchmarms (#1,953,903)

I got this recipe from the NY Times cooking section. I do it all the time, it's so easy and quick. You can also make a nice gravy if you want. Anytime I see a whole chicken on sale I pick one up.

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iwanttobehappy2022 t1_j9sb39p wrote

Replying to mikeyo73 (#1,956,976)

Nope buy a fresh Costco one it’s ten times better than what you make guaranteed. You aren’t capable of brining the meat well nor is your oven as good. Face man you wrote a small book that provides instructions on how to make a less tasty chicken than Costco and way more expensive.

Your instructions don’t even brine or cure the chicken so already your recipe is trash. Admit your wrong.

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HazelFrederick t1_j9sbii5 wrote

Replying to mikeyo73 (#1,952,859)

Roast chicken is great but rotisserie is just a different thing. If you want a rotisserie chicken, you’re not getting what you want from a roast bird unless you have a rotating spit, which most don’t.

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mikeyo73 t1_j9sckjw wrote

Replying to iwanttobehappy2022 (#1,957,011)

That recipe is directly from the NY Times Cooking section, feel free to take it up with them. And feel free to enjoy your Costco chicken, I just wanted to show people another way to enjoy a tasty chicken dinner.

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aoballer1 t1_j9sswm8 wrote

Highland park market has bell and evans

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blueshirt23 t1_j9t7dhs wrote

Your dad and I have something in common. We both love BJ’s.

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PTunia t1_j9t9ryr wrote

Boston Market. Highland Park in Farmington.

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Wyngann t1_j9tb1k4 wrote

Big Y for me. ShopRite and stopnshop are not very good on the other hand

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NLCmanure t1_j9tcrvm wrote

although inconvenient, I prefer slow cooking a fresh roaster on the smoker/grill myself. absolutely scrumptious!

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mynameisnotshamus t1_j9tex97 wrote

Costco is gross- oversized and weird consistency.
S&S - you’re spot on.
Stews is good and cheap — gets my vote.

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Phantastic_Elastic t1_j9tn3zu wrote

Replying to HazelFrederick (#1,957,077)

You can roast a chicken so it's more or less indistinguishable from rotisserie... Slow and low, with a burst at high heat to crisp it up. It's just really time consuming. But you end up with the same falling off the bone texture.

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blackerjw6 t1_j9tzmz9 wrote

The one with the most accolades in the state of Connecticut is hands down cora cora in West Hartford.

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SpiderMuse t1_j9v2wi5 wrote

Stop & Shop used to have good rotisserie chicken, but they really went WAY down in quality the last couple of years. Pretty much made me stop eating rotisserie chicken period.

Thanks to this thread, now I can't wait to try out the chicken in the other markets.

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BeerPizzaGaming t1_j9v47sa wrote

>My dad loves BJs - says it has the best taste but hard to get there.

Did he remove some ribs first? :D

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Chemical_Ad7629 t1_j9v852q wrote

Replying to BeerPizzaGaming (#1,973,672)

Lmao I didn’t even really consider reading the second part of the sentence, but it really does just get better if you do lmao.

From the way it reads it seems more like his dad doesn’t actually love BJs, he just loves the way BJs taste, but it’s a lot of work to get that taste he so craves.

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Phantastic_Elastic t1_j9yhizr wrote

Replying to HazelFrederick (#1,965,418)

If you say so... I'm just going off my own experience with cooking and eating... roast chicken is infinitely variable and you can get similar results using different techniques. It's not rocket science, it's heat and time. Also if you want to levitate a roast chicken, use a wire rack.

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zmufastaa t1_j9yqvjw wrote

I grew up eating ShopRite rotisserie chicken. I moved here and when I tried it again after not having it for years I was disappointed. It was also 8:00 at night so there’s that.

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