Anonymous wrote:For the millionth time on the forum... Costco is a horrible place to shop and a waste of money.

Not really. Some Costcos are horrible, like Fairfax and Pentagon city, but some others are fine. There’s lots of good stuff there, and there are good deals to be had if you poke around.

I’ve gotten bad chicken from Costco too. I took it back because it smelled weird. I’ve also found that the quality of the tenderloin filets vary by store. Our closest Costco has the worst butchers. I have to trim and throw away so much that it’s cheaper to just spend 60% more per lb at the smaller local high end specialty store. The Costco further away has better cuts.

We do like the big bags of frozen chicken though and the price is really reasonable. I use it for pulled chicken to make tacos, enchiladas, soups, butter chicken (Indian) , chicken pot pie etc.

Costco meat is fine. You however, OP, not so much.

Bell and Evans chicken is worth it.

For the millionth time on the forum... Costco is a horrible place to shop and a waste of money.

Their rotisserie chicken is edible but they have to throw a bunch of stuff on it to make it taste of anything. If we buy one we use it to make something else, like chicken salad or soup.

Anonymous wrote:The best rotisserie chickens are the ones we purchase when we are in Germany. The local Hähnchenmann roasts them in his food truck outside of Globus or similar.

I'll run right out and get one of those ... oh, wait ...

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Anonymous wrote:I tried the rotisserie chicken once and found it really salty.

+1

I hate most stop bought rotisserie chickens. All too salty and they sit steaming in those containers and they are dry and tasteless.

It really depends on the store and staff. Some stores don't have well-trained staff or enough food turnover.

Anonymous wrote:Chicken in the US is messed up.

Newsflash. Only in the US do chickens have blood and bones. You're eating a slaughtered animal. What do you expect? A completely sanitized experience?

Bleached and drenched in Guidance 46, obviously.

Anonymous wrote:Every time I g go to Costco I spend 500 dollars. That store needs to close.

Exactly. 😉

Anonymous wrote:The best rotisserie chickens are the ones we purchase when we are in Germany. The local Hähnchenmann roasts them in his food truck outside of Globus or similar.

Helpful. OP should plan a Germany trip.

Anonymous wrote:We buy the organic chicken (breast, thighs and whole) at Costco and have never had the problems you list.

Same. OP, are you a s* cook? What you describe is a young chicken. Their bones are not fully calcified and the hemoglobin is seeping out. The blood is because they're very fresh and not dried out. Killing animals results in blood.
Costco has great raw chicken and now, also grass fed ground beef. They have great mangos, organic berries, and pineapple now. The only things that I don't like there are the bananas and Parmigiano.

Anonymous wrote:The best rotisserie chickens are the ones we purchase when we are in Germany. The local Hähnchenmann roasts them in his food truck outside of Globus or similar.

The best are El Pollo Rico. They use an indoor oven in a building.

Anonymous wrote:I would never get poultry from Costco so I can’t comment, but your criticism of their toilet paper is unfair.

Agree. I never buy meat at Costco but I love their toilet paper!

Chicken in the US is messed up.

Newsflash. Only in the US do chickens have blood and bones. You're eating a slaughtered animal. What do you expect? A completely sanitized experience?