The Surprising Truth Behind Costco's 5 Dollar Rotisserie Chicken 

Are you a fan of the Costco rotisserie chicken?

I prefer Costco over Dr. Oz

How DARE they add natural flavorings!

5 dollars for that chicken is an incredible deal. Don't ruin it for me! I like it!

Basically if you don't prepare and cook the food yourself you can call it processed nowadays. Lol

And? You don't think any off-the-shelf dry rub you season a fresh chicken (then allow to sit for a few hours to over-nite for the flavors to go throughout the chicken) with has the same preservatives added to keep flavor and prevent clumping? Even if you make your own rub, the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and the like will still have preservatives and additives to prevent clumping and preserve freshness/flavor. Being preseasoned at a factory is no different than doing the same at home using an already prepared rub or marinade. And if you don't think the chicken you buy at a store has been frozen before shipping; I've got a bridge to the moon to sell you. Short of killing the chicken yourself, you aren't getting a bird that's not been frozen for shipping. The benefit of buying at Walmart, Sam's, Costco etc.. is you don't have to cook it or clean up afterwards, and often the price is neraly identical to buying a raw bird and having to do all that work yourself. I swear, Mashed/Buzzfeed and the like are all just a series of click-bait videos with no redeeming value, and often outright incorrect information presented in a way to sound alarming when the information is anything but.

You can't go wrong with a Costco chicken. Only side effect is a full belly.

People have been brining chickens in sugar and salt for centuries. It's really not a big deal.

Wow, there's sugar on the chicken. It must be terrible for you.

Many decades ago, when the US still had agrarian roots, I remember my grandmother going to her chicken coop and grabbing a hen for Sunday dinner. (I must say, the poor chicken's very quick death scene is still seared in my memory 6 decades later, lol.) That was the most delicious chicken I've ever had! It tasted NOTHING like even the freshest grocery store chicken, which beats Costco by a mile.

MSG was bad for my mom. She used it by the spoonful. Unfortunately she died young. She was 97. My brother took after her and he lasted only 89.

Using Dr Oz and one of his guests as a reference? Weak.

Still going to eat it

I don't care, their are $5.00 and can't even buy and cook it for that.

This is a lie about the preseasoning I work for Costco and we ship raw chicken every day literally

None of these birds featured were from Costco... such a scam

That guy is just looking for something to bit*h about.

Why are you guys trying to demonize seasoning with brown sugar? It's not like there's an excessive amount of it in three

I like how everyone thinks everything is soo bad for them when it comes to food..... just so they can look like they are soo precious with their bodies and how important they are so they avoid anything at all costs, even if they don't know anything.

Costco rotisserie chicken is great for soup. Just take off some of the easy to get at meat, and dump the rest in a large pot with veggies. Easy, flavorful, not too bad for you, cheap, feeds many.

"It actually looks like chicken". where do they find these people?

I thought there was going to be some horror story behind the chicken. I love Costco shopping, but have never bought the rotisserie chicken. I think I might try it. As suggested in the video it is moderation. Enjoy it with a healthy side of salad or vegetable. Probably should not eat a whole chicken, seven nights a week, all by yourself.

I saw this episode of Dr. Oz and it is real chicken. This guy didn't know what he is talking about Dr. Oz corrected him in saying " let's not get carried away this is real chicken".

Watching this me:still goes out to get it 2 rotisserie chickens for Costco's for dinner tonight

Dr Oz is such a credible source lol

Oh, please... they are pointing out Brown Sugar on the back of the label & complaining that it has brown sugar in Costco's recipe chicken rub. While making a big deal that the Costco's whole chickens are pre-seasoned at the processing meat factory before it's actually sent to their local Costco's for employees to put on the rotisserie. This all is much ado about nothing! NOTE: Dr Oz & his TV show has been close many times over the years in actually being criminally charged for many of his bogus claims & those by his guests who push their products giving the public and his TV show viewers false medical assumptions & data results w/out proper studies & medical hard science to back their claims. Dr. Oz has been continually investigated by the the Food & Drug Administration and or sued many times over the years since he's been pushing his Dr. Oz brand. See: JUNE 19, 2014 - U.S. Congressional hearing investigates Dr. Oz 'miracle' weight loss claims: www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/senate-grills-dr-oz/index.html See: JAN. 29, 2015 - Lies, fraud, conflicts of interest, and bogus science: The real Dr. Oz effect by Scott Gavura - sciencebasedmedicine.org/lies-fraud-conflicts-of-interest-and-bogus-science-the-real-dr-oz-effect/ See: DEC 1, 2016 - Dr. Oz Is Being Sued For Making Factually Deficient Claims About Olive Oil: www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/2016/12/01/dr-oz-made-false-attacks-on-olive-oil-and-now-hes-getting-sued/#1f3b47da6949 These are only 3 cases out of many...... www.dictionary.com/browse/processed?s=t The word: PROCESS noun, plural processes [pros-es-iz, ‐uh-siz, ‐uh-seez or, esp. British, proh-ses-iz, proh-suh-seez] (Show IPA) 1. a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk. verb (used with object) 10. to treat or prepare by some particular series of actions, as in manufacturing.

The Dr. Oz show was not about Costco chickens. Although there is too much sodium in Costco Chickens, there is no MSG or Gluten in them. The ingredients listed on the label of a Costco rotisserie chicken are: whole chicken, water and seasonings (salt, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, potato dextrin, carrageenan, sugar, dextrose, spice extractives).

1:34 "...it's definitely not kale." Wow, no shit Sherlock.

Chicken is so good. Yummy.

Those chemicals you cannot pronounce are NOT harmful unless you take them in massive quantities.

Those don't even look like Costco packaging.

I once worked at Sams Club, and we seasoned the chicken ourselves. It was just a big bag of Lawrys seasoned salt, but we did season them ourselves a day or two before they go in the rotisserie

"Looks like chicken, is actually chicken" Good grief! It may not sound like a chicken anymore, because its a dead chicken, but its freaking chicken, obviously!!! So stupid! I shop at Sam's by the way. I also rotisserie my own chicken, and its preseasoned too!

Still gonna stuff handfuls of that shit between white bread with mayo and American cheese

Dr Oz in the video? Thumbs down/

I don't know about Costco but I go to Sams. Sam's has Rotisserie chicken for $4.98. Fast moving item. My family loves it except me. I eat mainly Amish chicken no hormone, no antibiotics, veg fed and offcourse no GMO. It is always you watch what you eat , the FDA is highly compromised. I use my own judgement , I don't trust any article

i came to costco for a jug of milk left with 3 full shopping carts and costed 346 dollars

when I see people who "eat better" living longer and not dying of cancer, I will take them seriously. Its been too long of the bs and they get sick and die like any other.

I was interested in what the guy had to say, but then she said he went on "doctor" oz, which killed 110% of his credibility.

Who in their right minds would buy a rotisserie chicken for them to remove the skin and eat? That's the best part!

Define process chicken,,these are whole chickens ,,,Spam is processed?! ,,,salt and pepper in the store or in the plant,,it does not matter!

I'm guessing those chickens are "loss leaders" to get people into their stores to spend more money on other stuff. How many times did you go to Costco or Sams for a couple of things only to walk about with around $300 worth of items.

"Actually looks like chicken"? Well it has the bones, legs, thighs, wings, and breast. Yeah, I'd say it's a real chicken. I love it.....lol

If shorter ingredient list makes it healthier then deep fried butter must be one of the healthiest food out there!

I'd rather eat their chicken than the so-called shelf stable pudding.

Well first of all, I discount and discredit this video since it uses "Dr. Oz" as a reference - everyone knows his opinion (as well as his "expert" guests) are for sale. Second of all, people should know that "processed" actually is defined in several layers - the overall definition of "processed" is anything that is not in it's natural state - if you buy vegetables that are simply trimmed and washed, that is considered "processed." I am so glad that we have scare-tactic video producers like Mashable that just spread the misinformation without any full disclosure of facts and/or real information - but simply stick a catchy "gotta watch" title on crap videos.

Costco does sell lots of cheap unrefined staple foods like steel cut oats, quinoa, sweet potato, potato plus fresh greens, and costco also sells b12 supplement needed to reduce or eliminate animal products from the diet. Costco business center (and website) also sells in bulk black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo (chickpea), mayocoba bean (peruvian bean, canary bean), red bean, lentils.

Guys, it's just not that hard to buy an organic chicken at the Aldi or similar store, rub some organic spices on it, shove half an onion or half a lemon or a bit of both into the cavity, stick it in a disposable aluminum roasting pan, cover it with foil, and cook it in the oven at 400 degrees for an hour. Then, take off the foil and let it cook for another 10-15 minutes to brown the skin a little bit.

Never shopped at COSTCO, but now am looking forward to it, just to try the chicken, Thanx!

I'm still going to eat it. fuuuu it!

The Dr. Oz segment was NOT about chickens specific to Costco. Rather, just the typical chicken you find at a market

Now I understand a bit better why my "easily upset" digestive system does not like rotisserie chicken.

MSG, Yeast Extract, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, and Natural Flavorings... So these are the secret ingredients that makes it so good. 😁

My grandma lived 96 years eating shit like this

I never believe anything Dr. Oz talks about he likes to see people panic

Rotisserie Chicken is definitely not Kale. I'm shocked and astounded.

I love these Chickens from Costco and Sam's Club, but I remove the skin and give it to the dogs. They love it!

Organic rotisserie . Only $59.95 !

Dry rub contains: Brown Sugar. I feel so betrayed!

Where are coscos? I leave in the northeast of the u.s (Rhode island to be specific) and I’ve never heard of the store?

What a crock this video is! Love Costco... We eat that for a meal and then turn the leftovers into a quick chicken noodle soup! Delicious....

1 rotisserie chicken 1 loaf of white bread 1 jar of MIRACLE WHIP mouth heaven

One of these Costco chickens gave me the worst case of food poisoning ever. I was on the toilet for over a week. Thought I was going to die. Never again.

Sounds like Sam's club paid for this video. I'll take the Costco chicken every time. Excellent quality, taste and fantastic value.

there no study that say msg is bad though.

This video basically recommends the chicken - it's a commercial.

"meeeeeeew I don't understand science, so things I can't pronounce are scaaaary."

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Fake news

"INCLUDING SUGAR!" really? lmao.. I think a majority of people realize you can't pick up whole, cooked chicken for $4.99 and expect it to be "natural"

First off, Dr. Oz and the people on his show are extremely disreputable at best with "information". Second, the ingredients he claimed were in the chicken (if they in fact even are) are literally harmless. Just because something was seasoned earlier does not mean it is dangerous in any way shape or form; all it means is it will taste better because those ingredients had time to soak in, which is the entire point of using rubs and marinades. Just because you don't know what an ingredient is does not automatically make it dangerous.

So adding spices to food before you cook it, is called processing.

Lol okay so those chemicals are fine for you lol, lterally msg has been found to not cause any problems, dotn take it from me just look them up.

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you weren't even showing costco chickens. LOL

A chicken's life is not even worth $5 to the chicken breeder? lol

By this video's logic, if a fine dining restaurant, season's our food FOR US, that means it's processed food.

I've literally watched chefs on youtube cook with MSG and how the hell do you not know what yeast extract and brown sugar is

Buy local, pastured meats and give your taste buds a treat you'll never get with a rotisserie bird. The extra cost is not only helping your community but your health also.

What did a Dr. Pepper whisper in Dr Oz’s ear? .. ‘Funny how everyone thinks that we’re BOTH doctors’ ..

Just buy a whole chicken and rotisserie it yourself at home. Takes about an hour and you can put whatever herbs or spices on it you like.

I can't leave Costco without a rotisserie chicken. They taste so good. But nothing beats smoking your own chicken.

"the chicken is not kale". Wow they sure got a great food expert there, I will try and remember that the next time I am at Costco so I don't make that mistake again. Also, good to know that putting spices on something makes it processed, after all, it's not like pepper, oregano, parsley or virtually every other herb and spice is derived from plants. I guess all the organic, anti-processed food people will be throwing their spice cabinets out right about now.

Anyone who grills or smokes poultry knows that it helps to brine the bird before cooking. Most brines contain salt, seasonings and brown sugar..surprise, surprise.

One day the TV news will interrupt a network program with this announcement. "The FDA, has discovered that living on the planet earth is bad for your health".

I was born in the late 50's so my body is used to all of the lousy food. I have friends who only eat Whole Foods and they are over weight and out of shame. I am 5.8 about 165, I mt bike, ski, work out and hike all the time. I think I will continue to eat the chicken and also eat well.

Btw the video image made me hungry and I went for Costco chicken. Debated all afternoon what to eat for dinner and this helped. Thanks

I love making stock from the bones and skin. I spend 8 hours extracting all the flavor and the next day I skim and clean out all the debris before adding fresh veggies and chicken pieces to finish it off.

I always wondered how terrible the chicken must be if they can profit by selling it for $5.

I though you were going to say it is pigeons!lol

As The HodgeTwins say, ... "EAT WHATEVER THE F*** YOU WANNA EAT!"

Food critic named Shatzker hahahaha

1:35 --- Thanks for clearing that up. I was having trouble telling the difference between chicken and kale.

Stills better than two burgers,fries and sodas.The same priced.Only Ways more healthier is to do it yourself.One of the best way is to do it with a crockpot slow cooker.Just putting in all the spices ingredients together and the whole chicken in it with a full glass 6 once of water and set it for 8 or 10 hrs.After you’re coming home from work.The chicken it well taste so good.

"... And (evil thunder) NATURAL FLAVORINGS (more thunder)"

Everything costs more in Vancouver. Costco chickens are $7.99 here!

I know of at least one person that ate a Costco rotisserie chicken and died the next day.

The farmer got .33 cents for that chciken

The only concern is that the chickens aren't washed properly. They come straight out of the barrel into those huge BBQ rods then are seasoned and roasted then packaged. The chickens are placed in a salt brine in the barrels. They should rinse the birds off before they roast them.

I go to Wal-Mart when the EBT money goes out in middle of the week. 1 or 2 days before all those 🐔 are 1/2 price $2.60.