Gotta love Costco chickens! I like the ones from the local grocers as well but they’re not as big.
The best rotisserie chicken I’ve ever had were from the rotissasado (sic?) in Mazatlan. Open spit rolling over kiawe wood fire. They were small in size, open range chickens - one was a good size for a big guy. They would have about 60 cooking at once but you were prolly gonna stand in line to get one - there were usually half a dozen or so little Mexican senorita’s grabbing 8-10 at a time.
Sooo good!
I was on a tour by the Costco CFO at the Bellevue Costco about 15 years back. He explained that Costco chickens have an extra week to grow, so they are bigger.
We were driving through the rainforest in Puerto Rico in 1980. In the middle of nowhere there were two guys with a wood grill basting about 6 birds on a spit. They even asked us to pick the one we wanted. Chicken, some home baked bread and a couple of ice cold cokes. 2.00. They were basting it with a gallon glass jar filled with solidified butter and lots of seasonings. Best chicken ever. We made it to the coast and sat on a bench watching the waves.