Okay I am now convinced. Ode to organic whole chickens.

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CathyZ

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Forever I have been buying "regular" whole chickens- mostly Foster Farms because that is what is offered here. I roast chickens frequently.

One day my DH came home from Costco with the two chickens I told him to get but he got organic chickens and paid twice the amount. I was upset until I roasted one. Plump, juicy, really wonderful flavor, much better. I keep a "bone bag" in the freezer with chicken carcasses, bones from red meat to make stock/broth from. Honestly, even the BONES are different in the organic chickens.

Now I have roasted maybe 5 organic chickens and have one spatchcocked and ready to roast right now for dinner. I will not go back to "regular" chicken ever. Try it. You will see why if you don't already know.

 
I second your opinion on organic chickens. I bought an almost 6 pound one at Whole Foods and did a

"beer can" chicken using a good sturdy holder. I did a dry rub in the morning and let it sit in the fridge all day. Wine and an handful of herbs from my garden in the holder. It was the best chicken ever. Thank you emails all agreeing. Expensive but not considering I fed 5 people and had two lunches and could have had a base for soup but I worried about the remainders of the rub.

 
PS

did it on the grill with a small onion stuck in the neck to keep the steam in. Cooked it to 170 degrees. About an hour and a half at 350.

 
Agree. Have been using organic chickens from several stores for years now.

Caved and bought regular when the price seemed so cheap for quarters.
BUT...by the time we cut away the backbone (part of a quarter) AND the huge chunk of fat and the excess skin (not sure where that even came from) I lost at least 1/3 of the overall weight. So..not such a great deal. And the taste wasn't similar at all.

Back to organics and stock up when it's BOGO.

 
Definitely will try. Wish their rotisserie chickens were organic

Just checked and they're not. 3#, "brined"/420mg sodium/serving, pre-seasoned, gluten free, and Costco is moving to raise their own chickens cage-free, and remove antibiotics, while still keeping the $5 price. (Hmm, "internet" says they lose $30-40 million/year on their rotisserie chicken). Didn't know that Whole Food's rotisserie chickens, while more expensive, are low sodium and organic. Colleen

 
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