Good Food tastes and rates six supermarket roast chickens to find out which rules the roost.

  • Talos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Roast chooks are so expensive these days. I swear just a few years ago they were much cheaper. Except the Costco one they are all $12-$13.50! I’m not going all the way to Costco for a chicken in a bag, though. I guess they lost their loss leader status.

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      1 year ago

      Local charcoal chook might cost twice as much, but maybe twice as big. And you can get chips with chicken salt there. Paid $10.50 for a 1/4 + chips today.

      KFC probably about sparrow size, and makes you feel queasy after. With soggy chips. And will cost you at least twice as much.

      Roast chook even at $15 will get you at least a couple of meals. I’m impressed that the supermarket chooks stay moist in the fridge. Though that makes me wonder…pumped full of something??

      • ijustdoeyes@kbin.socialOP
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        1 year ago

        Though that makes me wonder…pumped full of something?

        You can achieve the same at home if you inject the marinade which is what I expect they do

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      1 year ago

      I remember when they used to go for $8. These days I usually just wait till they’re marked down to $5 or less.