$5. 3 meals. super clutch.
they use regular chickens for this right?

sure, they just cut them up like regular chickens

from the meat department...
because otherwise, the math just don't work out right.
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>from the meat department...
>because otherwise, the math just don't work out right.

if i don't trust the grocer (unclean, shady practices), i ain't shoppin' there.

its one of the main reasons i refuse to shop @ pathmark in nyc (emergencies only, and that's for non-perishables).





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..and miles to go before i sleep...

on why you don't trust Pathmark. Not that I'm trying to defend to chain, but you might educate me or others reading on what your issues are.

..mostly because they know that a large contingent of their customers don't have the means to shop elsewhere ($$$, location, etc.).

i've shopped at a TON of different grocers in nyc (fairway is still tops in my book), but pathmark is the worst.

filthy stores (floors AND shelves)
pests/vermin infestation
horrible management
poor selections (too many exp product on the shelves)

admittedly, pathmark is one of the cheaper grocery chains in the area, but they clearly don't care about providing their customers with decent options. i've spoken to store managers, and most could care less about improving their stores.

*don't get me wrong, i'm not a food snob that only shops @ fairway, trader joes, or whole foods, but i refuse to shop at pathmark unless i have no other option.




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..and miles to go before i sleep...

I can't remember the last time I stepped inside a Pathmark.

And they all smell the same. Like raw meat.

Lawd, Pathmark, smh

Starret city pathmark in eny...not so much. I'd rather go food shopping through the window of the corner store at 2am then ever step foot in that pathmark again.

..i've just shopped in enough pathmarks to know that i don't plan to shop there again (willingly).


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..and miles to go before i sleep...

i remember pathmark being nice when i was little.
now they're all pretty shitty

on the shelf all willy nilly awaiting purchase by the less keen amongst us....

Just yesterday.....Oiko's yogurt just chilling on the shelf with a Nov 13 expiration date like WHHHHUUUUUT.

Meat STAY being on the cusp of expiration out these joints too...

I don't even fck with Giant like that either. But Every.Single.TIME. I happen upon that place on the humble, I come across this type of violation. Every.time.

The majority of our grocerying is done between Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and MOMs.

Meat from T.J.'s, produce from Whole Foods, various sundries from MOM's....
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..and the chain seems to be on point in northern va.

but i feel you on spot checks. i check to make sure stores are on top of the details.


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..and miles to go before i sleep...

Some are definitely better than others. The one in the Jewish area close to me tends to be the best though (also the most crowded)

that pathmark wasn't so bad when i was there (up until 2008)
but that fairway was like a off-brand Whole Foods
it was very nice for the money you spent in there

i think i ended up putting some sort of off brand sauce on it, just to be able to tolerate the taste....or lack thereof.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

i mean, for what?

That's the biggest thing for me....
Like I said, the math don't add up....
There's just GOTTA be something amis that allows them to sell an entire cooked chicken for LESS than they sell a whole UNCOOKED chicken for....
Which leads me back to; it's the joints that are past the expiration date getting cooked up and sold for cheap....less of a loss than straight up throwing them out.
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in my store the raw chicken is in the same aisle as the rotisserie chicken. every time i'm buying raw i can SMELL the rotisseries coming from the end of the aisle and it's like: why?

i have nothing to prove by cooking my own chicken.

rotisserie chicken legs sell for $4 - there are 5 in a box. that's 2.5 meals.
raw chicken wings sell for $4 - there are 6 to 8 in a package. that's 3 meals.

it makes little sense to buy the raw chicken. usually. i only do it if for some reason i have a hankering to cook. but usually i have the hankering to EAT, not cook.

Roast chicken fresh out of the oven is worth the light bit of work.

i've had enough roto chickens in my life to where i never want another one if it's left up to me.

they convenient as hell tho.

I used to work for Grand Union deli and that was one of the things I had to do everyday was set up and cook the chickens.

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this was like when costco first came around. AND PEOPLE BELIEVED HER!

That chicken is amazing. I'm sorry.

i'm skeptical
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The store is counting on you to pick up a rotisserie as well as some other items in the store. Maybe some of the other very high margin prepared foods at the deli

I doubt that unsold raw birds are the main source. The supermarket needs to have a consistent supply of rotisseries on a daily basis. If they are constantly overstocking their raw chicken, they have some serious inventory management problems

ever notice how these chickens are displayed with Hawaiian Rolls and half gallons of iced teas near by? Or in the deli? Plus, they're not whole chickens anyway...more like young birds. Similar to what you would get at a Boston Market.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Rock_Pigeon_(Columba_livia)_in_Ia%C8%99i.JPG

then i go to acme

but those two are my go two for those chickens

Oh I forgot...single with no kids. Never mind

first night: we eating off the bird with sides and veggies

second night: chicken salad cold plate dinner

thrid night: boil that carcass/whatever meat is left one it with some veggies toss some noodles in it chicken soup

I'm single with no kids and my fat ass will eat half the bird.

just did this with my costco chicken
me, wife and 9 mos old
9 mos old LOVEDEDEDED my chicken n gravy i whipped up for her

http://imgur.com/LehVfdJ
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http://imgur.com/Jbo0TdQ
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http://imgur.com/pSOpciV

looks good

>looks good

once you have used the majority of your chicken
try and remove some of the chunkier pieces by hand and put them in the bottom of that lil black container it comes it
so dont pick your chicken clean when eating your other meals or you'll only have chicken flavoring


it's really just a simple gravy recipe
1. melt some butter (i use bacon drippings) in a skillet
2. sautee some garlic and onions in it (chop these reallll fine so they almost melt in the gravy)

3. add a half tablespoon of flour to the pan and stir. should clump up like almost like play-doh

4. have you some damn near boiling water ready infused with chicken/beef boullion (i prefer to use stock and make my own with other rotisserie carcasses, bay leaf, carrot, garlic, onion, star anise). pour a lil in the pan and stir like crazy. never stop stirring.

i can't tell you how much water to use or flour to use. it all depends upon the consistency of the gravy you want. i took me YEARS to get this down. watching my mom and sisters churn batch after batch of PERFECT gravy out only to have mine taste like paste was disheartening. but i eventually got the hang of it.

5. reduce the gravy to a slow simmer and put the chicken carcass and pieces of chicken in it. keep laddling the gravy over the chicken and adding water/stock as necessary so the gravy dont get too thick and burn. also add your seasonings as this time: pinch salt, be VERY careful on how much salt you put in
pepper, dash cayenne...i put dang near everything in my cabinent in it. but that's cause pretty much all my spices go together except for the chinese five spice and nutmeg/cinnamon.

6. once you get gravy to the consistency/flavors that you like, laddle the mixture over your rice.

my pictures didnt come out good but boy oh boy them flavors was that good ol down home chicken n gravy taste that we all know and love



also, it took me longer to type this post than it does to make the gravy. it's really that quick

The Dominican joint around the corner sells a whole rotisserie chicken for $9, but having found them for $6 when I lived in Jersey, I know there has to be a better deal out there.

for 4-6 bucks

But I've never been to the one in Atlantic Terminal. I'll have to give it a try.

that's the only negative really
they usually inject them with some sort of brine to give them more flavor
of course the skin is bad for you and usually has another coating of the sodium mix that injected into the meat
google the nutritional facts for whatever brand you eat. you'll notice it's normally way worst then the numbers for basic home baked chicken

When I was single, I could eat that shit bout four nights a week.

i know they take whatever rotisserie chickens that dont sell and make chicken salad out of them

whole fresh chicken is bout $6-$7
whole cooked rotisserie chicken is $4-$9 (top end being Whole Foods)

but I should prolly pick one up once a week just cause it's a great time and money saver.

I can usually get one for 5 to 7 dollars depending on the time of day.

sorry, talking abt cheap food makes me happy


does it really matter?

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It's something magical in that Costco bird.

i kinda didn't like it
breast aint sposed to be THAT juicy
it was like eating an orange

i like the birds from alberstons, HEB, central market, whole foods and Vons
regular ol dry breast birds

Im sure theres a downside I just dont care to know lol
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Those things are huge compared to the chickens from this place near my job that gets Amish farm chickens.

...i won't mess with most grocery store's chicken, but i WILL hit up Sam's Club

...i took a Wal-Mart Chicken back cause it didn't look right after i got home....

>...i took a Wal-Mart Chicken back cause it didn't look right
>after i got home....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M4g9ARqyE4

I can't find the original video for that, but it was hilarious. I remember the chick repeatedly saying how disCUSSting it was.

.......i usually buy Sam's so i wasn't paying attention when i grabbed it

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live chickens multiply

kroger is cool too, but publix is where I normally get them.

publix has the best of anything deli, cooked chicken, and fruits. Fruits be all bright and sweet.

walmart is my last resort for those items, but since you can also get tools, pajamas, I end at walmart for other groceries too.

than one meal's worth of food for $5, you have to realistically set your expectations...

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