Homemade Costco $5 chicken 🍗

Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not eat this chicken. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps used in mass-produced rotisserie chickens. Costco is not literally soaking the chicken in bleach- they source cheap chickens that have gone through a similar, low-concentration chlorine bath (a practice that’s banned in the EU). They’re also not using industrial cleaner TSP for the trisodium phosphate, they’re using a food-grade equivalent. Chlorine washes, brine injections, and food additives like TSP, carrageenan, and modified starches are all approved for use in food. This video does not claim that eating Costco’s rotisserie chicken will directly harm you. It’s meant to shed light on how highly processed even “simple” foods can be- especially when mass-produced for consistency, cost-cutting, and shelf stability. When food additives are described as “safe,” remember that we often lack long-term studies on their full effects. While these ingredients may be “generally recognized as safe” in small amounts, I personally see no benefit in consuming them at all. At the end of the day, eat what you want- but be informed about what you’re actually eating. For those of you crying that this is ‘wasting food’ - if this video gets one person to think before they put anything in their mouth then maybe it’s not a waste?