Rotisserie chicken

Rotisserie chickenis a chicken dish that is cooked on arotisserieby using direct heat in which the chicken is placed next to the heat source.
Electric- or gas-powered heating elements may be used by using adjustableinfraredheat.These types of rotisseries have proven quite functional for cooking rotisserie-style chicken.Leftoverrotisserie chicken may be used in a variety of dishes such as soup, chicken salad, and sandwiches.
Rotisserie chickens are often sold at a lower price than raw whole chickens in grocery stores. Two explanations are often given to justify this phenomenon. First, some grocery stores may use rotisserie chickens asloss leadersto bring shoppers into the store.The logic behind this theory is that if customers come to a store for its rotisserie chickens, they will buy other products while they are there, as well, particularly higher-margin side dishes and alcoholic beverages to accompany the chicken.Second, rotisserie chickens are often made with poultry that is about to reach its "best by" date and would otherwise have to be destroyed unsold.By cooking and selling the chickens, the grocery stores are able to recoup some of their expenditures.
The two major supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, both sell chickens cooked in large ovens. A common variation on the localfish and chip shopis one that also sellscharcoal chicken, rotated and cooked above charcoal.
Rotisserie chicken has been a popular food in Canada since the 1950s, and is a staple of Canadian pop culture.
Two Canadian casual dining restaurant chains,Swiss ChaletandSt-Hubert, dominate the market for chicken, though the dish is also the central item for other Canadian chains, popular international chains such asNandos,  or individual restaurants. Swiss Chalet owns a cable channel that exclusively airs content related to rotisserie chicken, "twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week."It typically airs chickens rotating on a rotisserie.Occasionally, a dancing man appears wearing a costume that looks "like a container of Swiss Chalet's dipping sauce."
Most Canadian supermarket chains (includingCostco) sell rotisserie chicken as a loss leader, similar to supermarkets in the United States.
Napoleon Bonapartewas a frequent consumer of rotisserie chickens.
In Mexico, rotisserie chicken is called "pollo asado" or "pollo rostizado" (which literally mean "grilled chicken" and "roasted chicken" respectively). Rotisserie chicken is often sold at restaurants specializing in rotisserie chicken and is eaten withtortillas,salsa, and sides ofarroz rojoand refried beans; it can also be found at supermarkets or warehouse clubs such asCostcoorSam's Club, similar to supermarkets in the United States.
Pollo a la brasa(literally "roasted chicken") is a national dish, with Peruvians consuming it an average of three times per month and with rotisserie chicken restaurants accounting for 40% of the fast food industry in the country.Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken has been growing in popularity worldwide, especially in the United States, where a large number of such restaurants have opened in the past two decades.
In theUnited States, ready-to-eat rotisserie chickens were available in supermarkets and some butcher shops during much of the twentieth century.However, they did not become a widely available option for consumers until the early 1990s,whenBoston Markethelped popularize the selling of packaged rotisserie chickens.
Rotisserie chickens are now highly popular.In 2010, 600 million rotisserie-cooked chickens were purchased by consumers "in U.S. supermarkets, club stores and similar retail outlets."In 2018, over 900 million rotisserie chickens were sold by foodservice outlets and retail stores.
In the U.S., chickens used for rotisserie cooking may be injected with brine to retain moisture.Additional ingredients may be used to add flavor and to brown the chicken, such as oleoresin, yeast extract, sodium tripolyphosphate, and natural flavorings.
Most American large supermarkets (including Costco and Sam's Club) sell rotisserie chicken as a loss leader.
Costcois one of the largest producers and vendors of rotisserie chickens in the United States, with one commentator describing it as "the undisputed king of rotisserie chickens."In 2017, Costco sold approximately 87 million rotisserie chickens in the United States.That number rose to 106 million chickens in 2021.Costco's CFO, Richard Galanti, has repeatedly rebuffed suggestions that Costco might eventually increase the cost of its chickens above $4.99,which has been the price of a Costco rotisserie chicken since 2009.
In 2017, Costco broke ground on a new 414-acre facility inFremont, Nebraskathat would include a hatchery, feed mill, and processing plant.The facility – which is expected to produce around 100 million chickens per year,or roughly 40 percent of Costco's needs– has been reported as costing between $275 million and $400 million.The plant opened in 2019, and is operating as Lincoln Premium Poultry.
In 2024, CEO Ron Vachris reiterated how Costco has gone to "great lengths" to maintain the prices of itshot dog comboand rotisserie chicken, and promised that raising those prices would not happen on his watch.
In 2022, Alexander Tominsky, a waiter inPhiladelphia, became a local celebrity after eating a rotisserie chicken every day for 40 consecutive days.
Also in 2022, Spanish-speakingTikTokuser @donpollo2982 gained notoriety in June after sharing videos of him eating food in his car, usually rotisserie chicken, while often being interrupted by sounds emitted from hisAndroidsmartphone.