So saw in costco packages of "hand pulled rotisery chicken" selling for $5.5/lb ($16 per package). I guess chickens that don't sell they "disaasemble" and package it. Got me curious, Is it worth paying for hand pulled? how much meat is in a full chicken and average cost per lb?
So got one chicken, pulled myself, remove bones, skin and anything not pure meat..took about 5 minutes ...and weighted. Total Weight was 2.1 lb .. About $5 bucks/chicken.. so $2.5/lb. The labor more than doubles the price. Do you want to pay >2x per pound for pre pulled?
This is one of those convenience/made for people with limited dexterity kinda things on top of what one would guess is them using the unsold rotisserie chickens. If you have the time and body then absolutely buy the whole bird to pull it yourself.
I don't have a costco in my city anymore but the walmarts around me throw their rotisserie chickens on 50% off after 7 so I can usually get one for $4. I quarter them right when I get home, freeze the carcass for broth and go to town on a dark quarter while it's fresh. One of the breasts usually end up being pulled or sliced and frozen.