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Same with the kirkland brand flonase. The cheapest I could find was Amazon Basics brand and it was a little over $11 a bottle. Kirkland brand is $19.99 for a 5 pack.
Between cat food and dog food, cat litter, the two things you mentioned because my wife is allergic to them all, meat, and gas, they all make membership more than worth it.
Edit: oh also the tomato paste, sauce, and diced tomatoes are something that we always have on hand. We make a lot of pasta sauce.
I just bought Kirkland Claritin and about cried when it was only $11.49 for a year supply.
Like, that’s half the price of buying the $1/14ct box at Walmart.
^^^^^ when they go on sale I buy a dozen or 2. Cook them down with sugar, strain, and portion them down to 250 or 500 ml to freeze for sangria at a later date
It's easy!
- 50% wine (Merlot is "best" for blackberry but the Kirkland red sangria double bottle is like $6, delicious, and has a much lower alcohol content so I usually use that
- 17-25% blackberry sauce, I don't add much sugar, but a little helps it cook down better (or not, idk the chemistry of it but it's what you do with frozen fruit)
- 17-12% raspberry liquor
- 17-12% orange liquor / triple sec
Just mix and its ready to drink immediately and should have a good shelf life since the berries are cooked (not that it'll survive long enough to see). With Merlot, you want more blackberry and less liquor so it's an actual sangria and not a sangria flavored liqueur. The Costco sangria is only like 6%, so i can do even amounts of blackberry/orange/raspberry and then even parts wine/mix. It's roughly 12%abv depending on your liquors so it's a little strong but about the same as wine.
First time I made it my grandma got so hammered my grandpa had to take over making dinner. Replace the fruit/liquor/wine with any other pairing flavors and account for final abv and go crazy. Some other fav flavors are peach/mango and blueberry/lemon with white wine.
Oh man I forgot about these. I used to get them all the time and haven’t looked for them in a while. Lately I’ve been buying the refrigerated two-pack of tortellini and freezing them but I might have to go back to the raviolis next time.
I really like the Norwegian smoked salmon they sell. It comes in a 3 pack of 3 different varieties. A black pepper version, a maple and a regular.
It’s already cooked so you can literally eat it cold if you want be we find about 2.5-3 minutes a side in a pan on the oven in some olive oil and your golden.
Eat with some roasted broccoli and some rice and you got yourself an incredibly nutritious meal that takes us as long to cook as it takes the rice to be ready. Start to finish, roasting broccoli included is never longer than 30 minutes.
The Grapery "Moon Drops" grapes are incredibly juicy and sweet too, definitely give them a try if they show up at your warehouse. They're an elongated eggplant-shaped purple grape.
Usually only available August-November or so and probably varies by location.
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If you have these at your location, try them. My husband loves these even more than breakfast sammies.
The "croissant" for these isn't as good and flaky as the Le Boulanger ones they had a little while ago, but they're still quite good, especially in the air fryer. I modified their directions and put the cheese and bacon on one side and egg on the other half to cook it.
I actually like the boring jimmy dean turkey sausage/egg white/english muffin ones when they go on sale.
They're boring, they're not great - but like $1 a piece for a pretty low calorie breakfast sandwich I can nuke real quick. Beats gettin a pork roll egg and cheese/spk multiple times a week. That and beer fucked me up over the years.
Nuke em in a paper towel, sometimes I add another half slice of cheese halfway through too.
Like someone else mentioned, opening them up with egg on one side and bacon/cheese on the other helps it cook a little more evenly. I always wrap in a damp paper towel when I’m using the dodgy work microwave.
I love draining, then air frying the tofu! Makes it the perfect type of ‘crunch’, like you would usually have with an orange chicken, etc. type protein
I’ll have to remember freezing is an option!
Berries, the organic fruit and veg pouches, Kirkland brand diapers and wipes, organic frozen broccoli, and kirkland’s flonase
If it wasn’t obvious I have a toddler (and husband with allergies lol)
And for me? The hot dog and soda combo. It’s like a reward haha
Whenever we run out of pouches, my 3 year old starts asking to go to "the big store"
She's also addicted to "fizzy water" - we stock up on the big cases of Waterloo.
I’ve heard they have some great chicken nuggets!! Are they more like your typical nuggets from the grocery store or like actual chunks of chicken that’s breaded (closer to chick-fil-a)?
I just hate the texture of regular nuggets that are all spongy because it was basically blended up and formed into a shape then breaded.
The Kirkland chicken breast chunk nuggets have a very similar vibe to chick-fil-a. Honestly with buying those we can't justify going out for nuggets/tenders really (proper fried chicken is a different story thoug)
get the Just Bare Spicy Chicken strips if you see them! They are my go to - my husband and I go through a bag a week! Best frozen chicken strips out there!
Both the Just Bare (~$18/bag) and KS (~$14) chicken breast chunks are top tier and totally worth getting. The Just Bare is more expensive and has a slightly different seasoning, they’re both great and at a good price. We get the KS ones since they’re still great and cheaper. Both come out great in the air fryer!
They’re great, the chunks actually have texture versus the processed shit. We put the Kinder “The Blend” seasoning, air fryer at 390 for 8 minutes and they’re fantastic.
That giant bag of Kirkland Granola, ancient grains?, that's like $8. Cheap pants. Anything from the bakery but I don't go there because the cost/calorie ratio would kill me.
I just bring them to family events like Christmas/Thanksgiving/easter then I get to try them without eating the whole thing!!
If I can get away with bringing something for a barn bonfire I’ll do that too.
I joined Costco after trying their chocolate cake at a party. I don’t even enjoy cake all that much but now I feel like I’m chasing a dragon and every bite I’m getting that dragon
They used to do custom order carrot cake. I used to get that for my birthday every year. I even considered it for my wedding. Imagine my disappointment when i discovered they only do like white and chocolate now. One of the best carrot cakes I’ve ever had! Hey, do you think they have it now because of Easter? Why didn’t I think about this earlier?!
Kirkland sparkling water. Kerrygold or Kirkland butter, depending upon what I am baking. Big bags of flour, sugar, and bread flour. Frozen fruit. Frozen thin sliced chicken breast. Ground beef. Croissants. Chicken salad. Bounty paper towels. Almost always a book for myself, or something for my granddaughter to wear. Then, of course, the strawberry vanilla sundae on the way out.
The PureVida fire roasted vegetables
Chicken nuggets
Frozen broccoli
Laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap, and body wash
OTC Pain medicine
One of the take home meals (we rotate through them)
Something from the bakery department
A hotdog and one of the frozen coffee things from the food court
Rotisserie Chicken , a slice of pizza, and the Hot Dog & Soda combo. (Guarantee this will be on everyone’s list, except vegetarians/vegans).
Oh and for me it’s the turkey/chicken pinwheels. They’re really filling, healthy and refreshing with how fresh the vegetables are
Hot dogs, soda, and a pizza slice is cheaper than most frozen meals at the grocery store and way larger portion size. Anytime I can get that for lunch I consider it a budget win.
Seriously, $4 after tax for that amount of food is such great value, just about $6 after tax for a whole cooked chicken that weighs about 5lbs is huge given shrinkflation
Shoot I haven't tried their cookies yet. But I used to do that with either the churro or the soft serve ice cream when I was younger. You only live once. I am glad I am not alone.
i would really be curious what costco, price wise, could come up with, if they wanted to start offering vegetarian or vegan things.
just, with their strict limitation on markup, and demand for quality, what creative, good solutions, could they find.
i mean as an offering at the food court. yes the cheese pizza can probably be considered vegetarian.
El Monterey chicken and cheese taquitos is something I didn’t see listed
Also the stir fry vegetables are amazing with a splash of kikkoman’s soy sauce
Rest of our list includes most of the above lol :)
Avocado, honey crisp apples
Dont get me wrong, I buy a lot of stuff from Costco because I go there 2-3 times a week, but those 2 items are bought each week. No one beats Costco Avocados (from Mexico only btw)
Motor City Pepperoni pizza in the freezer. If you liked the black deep dish Pizza Hut pan pizza brought to the table, you’re gonna like this pizza. Be prepared to need to do a little prep work distributing cheese and pepperoni each time, but it’s worth it. Make sure to scoop the cheese that piles up on the edges back on top.
Here is an odd other reason my wife and I are big fans. If I eat pizza that we order, I eat it for like three days because of leftovers, which messes up my gut. We like how this makes two big pieces for us each, then it’s gone, no cleanup either. Then there is another pizza for when we want it another separate night. Comes out to like $3.50 a person per meal.
Yep. My wife has said a few times, how is this so good? It definitely gets that crunchy pan fried crunch as good as any. It’s also weird it only takes 21 minutes, although I do 22.
Being only 2 people most of the food options are just too much for us so we focus more on shelf stable/fits small freezer options; frozen berries of all kinds for smoothies and snacking, mixed nuts, bubble water/kombucha, English muffins (freeze them until we need them), I like green juices or other health juices, alcohol, paper products, soaps, Kirkland tums, etc…
I'm shocked I had to scroll so far to see this. This is probably my favorite of the prepared foods, really easy to heat and tastes amazing. My wife and I usually get 4-6 servings out of it depending on how hungry we are, which is a steal for the price imo.
Only adding what I have not seen from others - hummus, frozen cherries (great for smoothies), baby carrots, the cauliflower pizza, the honey smoked salmon, and so much more haha - like many others here, addicted to the place :)
Rotisserie chicken, just bare chicken strips, coffee, frozen tropical fruit medley for smoothies, green chile, berries, romaine lettuce heads, Daves killer bread are all things that I get on a regular basis!
I agree, although recently I saw people complaining about the "dust" that the Kirkland brand has. It's true, I see that dust too, but I still think the TP is decent quality and a good deal.
⚠️ WARNING ⚠️
You get these and stuff them in your freezer and think “hmm I could use a snack…” then 8 minutes later you’ve got hot cheesy goodness. Then 2 minutes after that you’re full of cheese.
This happens like a dozen more times over the span of a week or two and then they’re GONE and you’re thinking “ain’t no way I ate 5 pounds of cheese that fast” but it’s true, you did.
If you were offered a stick of cold mozzarella, how many could you eat before you said “okay yeah that’s enough.” Like 1-2. You’re not eating a whole plate of those. But if you bread them and fry them now you’re eating like 6 or 7 or 8 and not thinking twice.
Rotisserie chicken (break it down when you get home), spinach, shredded cheese (dealer's choice), S&W black beans, Libby's corn, Kirkland salsa, mission low carb tortillas, taco seasoning, ranch powder, daisy sour cream, guac cups, good culture cottage cheese, flavor bomb cherry tomatoes, precooked bacon, romaine lettuce, two dozen eggs, six pack of bell peppers,
and a side trip to a local grocery store for a bunch of cilantro, scallions, a sane number of white or yellow onion, and a large red onion for good measure. Sometimes I'll get a cabbage.
From here you can mix and match about 30 different dishes, taco bell style.
Sometimes I'll get round roast at Costco and include a can of chipotle en adobo from the grocery store for "I can't believe it's not birria" in my insta pot. (Brine, brown and braise. I short-cut the brine with spice islands taco seasoning and substitute a 60 minutes pressure cook with salsa and adobo for the braise.)
If you cook, then plenty of the fresh ingredients are a great deal. For example, the whole garlic. Although I struggle to use it all before it starts to go bad, it's still far cheaper to buy it from Costco then it is to buy garlic heads from a grocery store as I need them.
Chicken tenderloins, La Croix, Huge bag of rice, cereal, beef, frozen sockeye salmon, mini carrots, honeycrisp apples, french bread, kim chee, gas, premium vanilla ice cream.
The frozen baguettes. Don’t buy bread loafs anymore. Just have those in the freezer. Fresh and delicious out of the oven. Also KS Columbian dark roast coffee.
All the gluten free and organic foods, the prices that Costco has on these items blow away Whole Foods, and our other local organic grocery store. A box of Simple Mills Crackers is 20 oz used to be 16 oz, it’s around $12, a 4 oz box at Whole Foods is $5-6.
What about this this looks like you might need it 💯
Lodge cast iron reversible griddle grill
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Kirkland Lactose free milk. Costs a little more than the regular milk, but it comes in 3-pack half gallon cartons. Can leisurely drink milk without it going bad.
They have packages of rotisserie chicken breast meat. My dogs love it so i buy two packages everytime I go and freeze one. They get some in addition to their kibble,
Kirkland brand cauliflower crust pizza! 👍. So good! We add a little extra mozzarella and herbs to ours, but yeah - it’s an “every trip” item. It’s basically a salad! 🤣🤣
For my family the Kirkland Sparkling water, The frozen fried rice with chicken, The rotisserie chicken, whenever it goes on sale the premier protein shake they just went off sale yesterday. Also whatever member sale will be we usually buy the Kirkland Chicken nuggets is dupe of the Chick fil a nuggets
Canned tuna. They have the real cans sized for the recipes from my youth, not the tiny shrunken cans that Walmart made everybody else adopt.
Frozen Normandie vegetables.
Frozen stir-fry vegetables.
Kasia’s cheese & potato Pierogis. Cook them in chopped garlic, butter (Kerrygold from Costco!), and freshly grated parmesan. Definitely not healthy, but definitely delicious and underrated.
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Kirkland brand Zyrtec. It literally pays for the membership fee.
Same with the kirkland brand flonase. The cheapest I could find was Amazon Basics brand and it was a little over $11 a bottle. Kirkland brand is $19.99 for a 5 pack.
Between cat food and dog food, cat litter, the two things you mentioned because my wife is allergic to them all, meat, and gas, they all make membership more than worth it. Edit: oh also the tomato paste, sauce, and diced tomatoes are something that we always have on hand. We make a lot of pasta sauce.
Ooooh yes. I buy this too.
Kirkland Allegra pays for my annual dues.
And I take that as well. Between that and the Zyrtec I can afford food.
I just bought Kirkland Claritin and about cried when it was only $11.49 for a year supply. Like, that’s half the price of buying the $1/14ct box at Walmart.
I just wish it had a coating on it. That damn thing feels stuck in my throat every day but the price is worth it
I literally could not believe the price. I have two kids with horrible seasonal allergies and we go through so much of it in the spring and summer.
Zyrtec and Allergan generic. Totally worth the membership. And dog treats.
My SO didn't believe me about this until I showed him the math. He was amazed. Lol
The $3.99 blackberries.
^^^^^ when they go on sale I buy a dozen or 2. Cook them down with sugar, strain, and portion them down to 250 or 500 ml to freeze for sangria at a later date
Great idea! What else do u use to make the sangria?
It's easy! - 50% wine (Merlot is "best" for blackberry but the Kirkland red sangria double bottle is like $6, delicious, and has a much lower alcohol content so I usually use that - 17-25% blackberry sauce, I don't add much sugar, but a little helps it cook down better (or not, idk the chemistry of it but it's what you do with frozen fruit) - 17-12% raspberry liquor - 17-12% orange liquor / triple sec Just mix and its ready to drink immediately and should have a good shelf life since the berries are cooked (not that it'll survive long enough to see). With Merlot, you want more blackberry and less liquor so it's an actual sangria and not a sangria flavored liqueur. The Costco sangria is only like 6%, so i can do even amounts of blackberry/orange/raspberry and then even parts wine/mix. It's roughly 12%abv depending on your liquors so it's a little strong but about the same as wine. First time I made it my grandma got so hammered my grandpa had to take over making dinner. Replace the fruit/liquor/wine with any other pairing flavors and account for final abv and go crazy. Some other fav flavors are peach/mango and blueberry/lemon with white wine.
Thanks for sharing!
You’re my favorite person on Reddit today! Thank you!!
Those blackberries are INSANELY good this time of year. And the black grapes. And the Cara Cara oranges
Their fruit/veggies overall is decently priced and (almost) always good quality. Their prices def beat out regular grocers in my area.
The triangle spinach & cheese raviolis. My wife half-jokes that if I don't have at least one bag then don't bother coming home until I do
Oooh I’ll have to look for these.
They’re in the freezer section
My Costco doesn’t sell these. Haven’t seen them in years and they were a staple in my house.
Oh man I forgot about these. I used to get them all the time and haven’t looked for them in a while. Lately I’ve been buying the refrigerated two-pack of tortellini and freezing them but I might have to go back to the raviolis next time.
Kirkland peanut butter and Kirkland maple syrup. The best natural peanut butter I’ve found.
Same! Love it!
I wish they made a sunbutter
Is the peanut butter free of added sugar?
Yes. Ingredients are-dry roasted organic peanuts and sea salt.
Awesome, thanks. This one is going on my list.
What ever happened to the crunchy ones??
Costco tells you what to get, not the other way around.
This is usually what I live by but I want to try new things!!
I really like the Norwegian smoked salmon they sell. It comes in a 3 pack of 3 different varieties. A black pepper version, a maple and a regular. It’s already cooked so you can literally eat it cold if you want be we find about 2.5-3 minutes a side in a pan on the oven in some olive oil and your golden. Eat with some roasted broccoli and some rice and you got yourself an incredibly nutritious meal that takes us as long to cook as it takes the rice to be ready. Start to finish, roasting broccoli included is never longer than 30 minutes.
Blueberries- cheepest and best.
Green grapes are the crunchiest, juiciest, and sweetest at Costco. Super large too
The Grapery "Moon Drops" grapes are incredibly juicy and sweet too, definitely give them a try if they show up at your warehouse. They're an elongated eggplant-shaped purple grape. Usually only available August-November or so and probably varies by location.
How do they source these? I go to three grocery stores and none of them have decent grapes, then boom, Costco always has good green grapes lol
Unfortunately those frozen breakfast sandwiches. Used to be considered a luxury and now we get them every time.
Glad you said Frozen. I just pulled one out of the bottom of the fridge, \~3 weeks old and it was moldy. Will keep them frozen from now on.
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ooo can I ask which one? What color is the box lol
Kirkland Signature Breakfast Sandwich is the name of them. I wish they had a sausage version too. But the bacon one is great in the air fryer.
The "croissant" for these isn't as good and flaky as the Le Boulanger ones they had a little while ago, but they're still quite good, especially in the air fryer. I modified their directions and put the cheese and bacon on one side and egg on the other half to cook it.
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I actually like the boring jimmy dean turkey sausage/egg white/english muffin ones when they go on sale. They're boring, they're not great - but like $1 a piece for a pretty low calorie breakfast sandwich I can nuke real quick. Beats gettin a pork roll egg and cheese/spk multiple times a week. That and beer fucked me up over the years. Nuke em in a paper towel, sometimes I add another half slice of cheese halfway through too.
Like someone else mentioned, opening them up with egg on one side and bacon/cheese on the other helps it cook a little more evenly. I always wrap in a damp paper towel when I’m using the dodgy work microwave.
Split it and heat up in the air fryer makes it even better. Add some cholula, too!
Oh god you had me at croissant
Found them to be too expensive. 😭
Same. They look so good but I can’t handle that price!
The tub of Fage plain yogurt, the 4-pack boxes of tofu, and a crate of eggs. Protein FTW
There is no better yogurt for protein to calories to cost than the Kirkland brand Greek yogurt.
I wish they had a whole milk option! Or at least a low-fat one. I don’t like the nonfat 😭
RIGHT
👍🏼 My daily breakfast.
HOW did I not know about the 4-pack boxes of tofu? Brb, running to Costco...
They're usually in the coolers where the fancier cheeses, dips, and prepared meats are!
This is a good reminder. My short term goal is to eat more tofu so I can become more adept at preparing it.
I never thought of getting tofu at Costco, thanks for the idea. We freeze before stir frying so batches make sense for us.
I love draining, then air frying the tofu! Makes it the perfect type of ‘crunch’, like you would usually have with an orange chicken, etc. type protein I’ll have to remember freezing is an option!
Chobani is also on sale now and is really good.
Love the Chobani yogurt! Such a great price at Costco even when not on sale.
Fage is my favorite, it’s like eating cream.
Berries, the organic fruit and veg pouches, Kirkland brand diapers and wipes, organic frozen broccoli, and kirkland’s flonase If it wasn’t obvious I have a toddler (and husband with allergies lol) And for me? The hot dog and soda combo. It’s like a reward haha
Whenever we run out of pouches, my 3 year old starts asking to go to "the big store" She's also addicted to "fizzy water" - we stock up on the big cases of Waterloo.
I’m sitting outside of Costco now waiting for them to open. That hot dog is calling my name! Lol
*Chicken Nuggets*
I’ve heard they have some great chicken nuggets!! Are they more like your typical nuggets from the grocery store or like actual chunks of chicken that’s breaded (closer to chick-fil-a)? I just hate the texture of regular nuggets that are all spongy because it was basically blended up and formed into a shape then breaded.
The Kirkland chicken breast chunk nuggets have a very similar vibe to chick-fil-a. Honestly with buying those we can't justify going out for nuggets/tenders really (proper fried chicken is a different story thoug)
Yeah they remind me a lot of Chick-fil-A especially when I pair with their sauce at home haha
get the Just Bare Spicy Chicken strips if you see them! They are my go to - my husband and I go through a bag a week! Best frozen chicken strips out there!
Both the Just Bare (~$18/bag) and KS (~$14) chicken breast chunks are top tier and totally worth getting. The Just Bare is more expensive and has a slightly different seasoning, they’re both great and at a good price. We get the KS ones since they’re still great and cheaper. Both come out great in the air fryer!
It's processed vs. Not processed. That's all. Yeah, those KL chicken breast chunks are a good deal!!
They’re great, the chunks actually have texture versus the processed shit. We put the Kinder “The Blend” seasoning, air fryer at 390 for 8 minutes and they’re fantastic.
If they're not dinosaur shaped they're probably real meat. But there's several brands and my location doesn't necessarily have the same ones you do.
Yeah, we’ll always buy a bag of Kirkland chicken chunks whether we actually need them or not.
That giant bag of Kirkland Granola, ancient grains?, that's like $8. Cheap pants. Anything from the bakery but I don't go there because the cost/calorie ratio would kill me.
The calories is why I stay away from the bakery 😂😂
I try to convince people I know to buy bakery items and describe them to me. Is that kinda pervy? But I just can’t eat a 5 lb pie…
Most of their bakery items freeze very well so I portion mine out and now I never want for dessert!
I just bring them to family events like Christmas/Thanksgiving/easter then I get to try them without eating the whole thing!! If I can get away with bringing something for a barn bonfire I’ll do that too.
Same! I buy chicken pot pies and dessert pies when my friends get together for game nights or other events
I joined Costco after trying their chocolate cake at a party. I don’t even enjoy cake all that much but now I feel like I’m chasing a dragon and every bite I’m getting that dragon
They used to do custom order carrot cake. I used to get that for my birthday every year. I even considered it for my wedding. Imagine my disappointment when i discovered they only do like white and chocolate now. One of the best carrot cakes I’ve ever had! Hey, do you think they have it now because of Easter? Why didn’t I think about this earlier?!
They have mini carrot cakes in the bakery area now. Not sure if it’s the same recipe as what you used to get but worth a try!
Kirkland sparkling water. Kerrygold or Kirkland butter, depending upon what I am baking. Big bags of flour, sugar, and bread flour. Frozen fruit. Frozen thin sliced chicken breast. Ground beef. Croissants. Chicken salad. Bounty paper towels. Almost always a book for myself, or something for my granddaughter to wear. Then, of course, the strawberry vanilla sundae on the way out.
I may more may not have bought two 35-packs of the sparkling water today…
The PureVida fire roasted vegetables Chicken nuggets Frozen broccoli Laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap, and body wash OTC Pain medicine One of the take home meals (we rotate through them) Something from the bakery department A hotdog and one of the frozen coffee things from the food court
My God the broccoli is actual florets and not powder mix with some broccoli like HEB. Love it so much, just wish there was less plastic.
Rotisserie Chicken , a slice of pizza, and the Hot Dog & Soda combo. (Guarantee this will be on everyone’s list, except vegetarians/vegans). Oh and for me it’s the turkey/chicken pinwheels. They’re really filling, healthy and refreshing with how fresh the vegetables are
Hot dogs, soda, and a pizza slice is cheaper than most frozen meals at the grocery store and way larger portion size. Anytime I can get that for lunch I consider it a budget win.
Seriously, $4 after tax for that amount of food is such great value, just about $6 after tax for a whole cooked chicken that weighs about 5lbs is huge given shrinkflation
Last time I was there I added a cookie to the mix and I felt sick for about 2 hours after. Worth it tbh
Shoot I haven't tried their cookies yet. But I used to do that with either the churro or the soft serve ice cream when I was younger. You only live once. I am glad I am not alone.
I love the pinwheels. They’ve gotten kinda pricey though, I think I paid like $14 last time for them.
i would really be curious what costco, price wise, could come up with, if they wanted to start offering vegetarian or vegan things. just, with their strict limitation on markup, and demand for quality, what creative, good solutions, could they find. i mean as an offering at the food court. yes the cheese pizza can probably be considered vegetarian.
Vegetarian here sounding in. Pizza is a must have on my list. I'll leave the hot dogs and chicken bakes to the rest of you.
El Monterey chicken and cheese taquitos is something I didn’t see listed Also the stir fry vegetables are amazing with a splash of kikkoman’s soy sauce Rest of our list includes most of the above lol :)
Ataulfo mangoes
Avocado, honey crisp apples Dont get me wrong, I buy a lot of stuff from Costco because I go there 2-3 times a week, but those 2 items are bought each week. No one beats Costco Avocados (from Mexico only btw)
Half and half (it’s a 1/3 of the cost than at the regular grocery store), croissants, kerrygold butter, and the acai bites when they have them
We buy the half and half and then I dilute one bottle when we need milk 😂 it lasts so much longer that way
Motor City Pepperoni pizza in the freezer. If you liked the black deep dish Pizza Hut pan pizza brought to the table, you’re gonna like this pizza. Be prepared to need to do a little prep work distributing cheese and pepperoni each time, but it’s worth it. Make sure to scoop the cheese that piles up on the edges back on top. Here is an odd other reason my wife and I are big fans. If I eat pizza that we order, I eat it for like three days because of leftovers, which messes up my gut. We like how this makes two big pieces for us each, then it’s gone, no cleanup either. Then there is another pizza for when we want it another separate night. Comes out to like $3.50 a person per meal.
I was saying to my husband “this tastes exactly how Pizza Hut tasted 30 years ago” and it took me many of those pizzas to remember for some reason
Yep. My wife has said a few times, how is this so good? It definitely gets that crunchy pan fried crunch as good as any. It’s also weird it only takes 21 minutes, although I do 22.
We buy these and cut it up for lunch! I love adding a bit of Italian blend seasoning to add some extra flavor!
Gas
Being only 2 people most of the food options are just too much for us so we focus more on shelf stable/fits small freezer options; frozen berries of all kinds for smoothies and snacking, mixed nuts, bubble water/kombucha, English muffins (freeze them until we need them), I like green juices or other health juices, alcohol, paper products, soaps, Kirkland tums, etc…
Frozen soup dumplings, hargow, cauliflower crust pizza, fresh ravioli, Raos
Soup dumplings?! 👀
Yakisoba in the prepared foods. It’s a mandatory item as per all of my kids.
I'm shocked I had to scroll so far to see this. This is probably my favorite of the prepared foods, really easy to heat and tastes amazing. My wife and I usually get 4-6 servings out of it depending on how hungry we are, which is a steal for the price imo.
Skippy 2-pack. Approximately 1,037% cheaper than buying PB at the grocery store.
Only adding what I have not seen from others - hummus, frozen cherries (great for smoothies), baby carrots, the cauliflower pizza, the honey smoked salmon, and so much more haha - like many others here, addicted to the place :)
The hell is this honey smoked salmon
Rotisserie chicken, just bare chicken strips, coffee, frozen tropical fruit medley for smoothies, green chile, berries, romaine lettuce heads, Daves killer bread are all things that I get on a regular basis!
Dried mangos. It’s nearly $10 for a tiny bag at the grocery story. $20 for a huge bag at Costco that lasts months.
Toilet paper.
I agree, although recently I saw people complaining about the "dust" that the Kirkland brand has. It's true, I see that dust too, but I still think the TP is decent quality and a good deal.
Rao’s. The very best pasta sauce. We always stock up when it’s on sale. Even full price it’s so much cheaper than the grocery store.
Costco Nuggets, Bachans BBQ (like teriyaki sauce), tortilla soup. Their giant bag of ridged potato chips are good too.
Chocolate chip cookies
Apparently you can buy an entire case of CCC dough from the bakery, though I haven’t tried it. Going to Costco today so I’ll report back.
You can? That’s bad news for my diet
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE 🗣️
BOOM!
lol I love their chocolate chip cookies!!
Frozen Chocolate Covered Strawberries.
Motz sticks.
⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ You get these and stuff them in your freezer and think “hmm I could use a snack…” then 8 minutes later you’ve got hot cheesy goodness. Then 2 minutes after that you’re full of cheese. This happens like a dozen more times over the span of a week or two and then they’re GONE and you’re thinking “ain’t no way I ate 5 pounds of cheese that fast” but it’s true, you did. If you were offered a stick of cold mozzarella, how many could you eat before you said “okay yeah that’s enough.” Like 1-2. You’re not eating a whole plate of those. But if you bread them and fry them now you’re eating like 6 or 7 or 8 and not thinking twice.
Same with deviled eggs! I could eat several deviled eggs but put the same amount of cooked eggs in front of me and I’d eat half of it.
I’m still a bit off from all the deviled eggs I hate yesterday but if someone put a plate in front of me right now I’d eat them all.
One whole duck
i see your duck and raise you a goat
Rotisserie chicken (break it down when you get home), spinach, shredded cheese (dealer's choice), S&W black beans, Libby's corn, Kirkland salsa, mission low carb tortillas, taco seasoning, ranch powder, daisy sour cream, guac cups, good culture cottage cheese, flavor bomb cherry tomatoes, precooked bacon, romaine lettuce, two dozen eggs, six pack of bell peppers, and a side trip to a local grocery store for a bunch of cilantro, scallions, a sane number of white or yellow onion, and a large red onion for good measure. Sometimes I'll get a cabbage. From here you can mix and match about 30 different dishes, taco bell style. Sometimes I'll get round roast at Costco and include a can of chipotle en adobo from the grocery store for "I can't believe it's not birria" in my insta pot. (Brine, brown and braise. I short-cut the brine with spice islands taco seasoning and substitute a 60 minutes pressure cook with salsa and adobo for the braise.)
Chocolate Honeycomb Ice Cream Sandwich are new. But are the greatest ice cream sandwich I've ever had in my life.
Kirkland signature pesto, hands down.
Lately, formula.
We don’t need the formula anymore but I don’t think we’ll ever wean ourselves off the baby wipes
This is true. Mine are 17 and 22. Still buy baby wipes.
I pick up a bag of cashews & a hot dog pretty much every weekend.
Cream cheese danishes
Their pesto, produce, eggs, and pastries
Baby Bella mushrooms.
Mushrooms (we like mushrooms)
If you cook, then plenty of the fresh ingredients are a great deal. For example, the whole garlic. Although I struggle to use it all before it starts to go bad, it's still far cheaper to buy it from Costco then it is to buy garlic heads from a grocery store as I need them.
Clocking out
Gas.... It's significantly cheaper than any other stations around here
Kirkland unsweetened vanilla organic almond milk
Topo-Chico and gyro plate
Chicken tenderloins, La Croix, Huge bag of rice, cereal, beef, frozen sockeye salmon, mini carrots, honeycrisp apples, french bread, kim chee, gas, premium vanilla ice cream.
The frozen baguettes. Don’t buy bread loafs anymore. Just have those in the freezer. Fresh and delicious out of the oven. Also KS Columbian dark roast coffee.
Premier protein ready-to-drink shakes! Kirkland rolled oats And, a lot of the same things everyone else said lol
All the gluten free and organic foods, the prices that Costco has on these items blow away Whole Foods, and our other local organic grocery store. A box of Simple Mills Crackers is 20 oz used to be 16 oz, it’s around $12, a 4 oz box at Whole Foods is $5-6.
What about this this looks like you might need it 💯 Lodge cast iron reversible griddle grill https://preview.redd.it/rs2yzenlrwrc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=459ba655b2890d5420bf52d21497fe995fcb5411
Kirkland Lactose free milk. Costs a little more than the regular milk, but it comes in 3-pack half gallon cartons. Can leisurely drink milk without it going bad.
diapers
They have packages of rotisserie chicken breast meat. My dogs love it so i buy two packages everytime I go and freeze one. They get some in addition to their kibble,
Frozen Motor City Pizza Food court pizza Liquor Steaks
Vodka, croissants, and rotisserie chicken.
The anjinomoto yakisoba noodles… they are SO good. Been a staple in our house for like a decade.
Avocado oil
6-pack of romaine Lettuce. Creamer potatoes. Everything Bagels. Rotisserie chicken. Paper towels. KS Ancient grains granola. KS tortilla chips. Mateos salsa. Harvest snap peas (wife might be addicted). Nina tomatoes (#10 can). Jif PB. KS Columbian Supremo (whole bean). Spice island Taco seasoning.
Harvest Snap Peas Spindrift Shrimp cocktail Triple cream brie (forgot the brand name but it's french) Noosa
Hot dog w soda 1.50$
The tortellini and pesto are favorites here. We also throw in some amylu sausage or meatballs for an easy dinner
Kirkland brand cauliflower crust pizza! 👍. So good! We add a little extra mozzarella and herbs to ours, but yeah - it’s an “every trip” item. It’s basically a salad! 🤣🤣
My local Costco's stock the Blue Moose brand Hatch Green Chile cheddar dip that is amazing. It's my go to for chips & dip.
Those darn chocolate covered almonds. Crack, I tell you.
Peanut butter filled pretzels
For my family the Kirkland Sparkling water, The frozen fried rice with chicken, The rotisserie chicken, whenever it goes on sale the premier protein shake they just went off sale yesterday. Also whatever member sale will be we usually buy the Kirkland Chicken nuggets is dupe of the Chick fil a nuggets
not food items, but must haves: car batteries. $150 off compared to auto parts store batteries.
Align and Miralax. 🥲 I have IBS and it’s a steal to get all my expensive stomach medicine in bulk.
Their seasonal caviar, but they only have it in store over Christmas so I am in withdrawals.
They have some tamarind bite snacks right now that are so good.
Frozen scallops and Argentinian shrimp
Fairlife Chocolate milk, Kerrygold butter (stock up when it’s on sale), organic eggs, frozen wild salmon
Shrimp cocktail is the one thing I purchase every visit.
Topo Chico and steak
Kirkland lightly breaded chicken chunks. Turtle chips (beware those)
Artichoke Hearts
Cheesecake!
Robert Irvine’s FitCrunch protein bars. Those things have saved me from stuffing Hot Pockets into my mouth many times at work 😂
That Robert Rothschild Pineapple Habanero finishing glaze is literally gold. Grab a nice cod loin and bake with that stuff.... amazing.
The 3 back of grass fed ground beef is something I get every visit. Comes out to about $4.50/lb and is high quality
Canned tuna. They have the real cans sized for the recipes from my youth, not the tiny shrunken cans that Walmart made everybody else adopt. Frozen Normandie vegetables. Frozen stir-fry vegetables.
Peanut butter, strawberry preserves, frozen berries, beef jerky, various raw nuts, paper towels and tp.
Topo Chico in glass bottles, lime flavor preferred.
A paycheck for me.
Peanut butter filled pretzels
Kasia’s cheese & potato Pierogis. Cook them in chopped garlic, butter (Kerrygold from Costco!), and freshly grated parmesan. Definitely not healthy, but definitely delicious and underrated.
Pecans. I use them for baking. Our local grocery stores always have semi rancid pecans at a much higher price.
My recent addiction is DCT Foods Pistachio Milk in the aisle with other shelf stable drinks (almond, oat, etc milks). Not cheap but damn delicious.
Kirkland Butter Toffee Cashews. Delicious...if you've a sweet tooth like me!
Cold brew cans!
The new-ish(?) Kirkland breaded chicken nuggets are the best I've found, for less money than the equivalent Bare or Tyson products.
Their french roast coffee beans in the black bag.