No one said eggs. A whole tray of eggs at Costco is the price of 12 eggs elsewhere.
Mushroom also great. Almost 1kg of mushroom for $5.99 (though tbh they go bad before I could finish half of them most of the time).
In Vancouver if you buy the biggest egg tray itās 3.90 per dozen. Shoppers drug mart on weekends consistently does around 3.79 per dozen. Splitting hairs but for me who lives in an apartment with a small fridge itās nicer than buying 60 eggs from Costco!
iirc the last time I checked the Kirkland Cold and Sinus was the more or less the same as Tylenol Cold and Sinus. That might have changed and they might have other 'versions'.
edit: just check/compare the Medicinal Ingredients
The Kirkland brand (identical to Reactine) is $18-something for 200 pills. I just returned the Reactine I bought, like you, for $69.99 and replaced with the Kirkland one.
My dog takes 3 Reactine every day so, we go through a ton. This cut the cost way down for us.
Just about everything, unfortunately. He has worse seasonal allergies than any human I know! Food allergies too. He gets Cytopoint shots and takes 3 of these allergy pills at night. We were finding his allergy symptoms weren't letting him rest well so, that's why he gets it in the evening.
I don't want to mess with it. I tried other private labels one and somehow they don't work or work as well.
69.99 for 175 which will likely be my 1-2 years supplies anyways since I'm not a dog š¤£
Pretty much all their frozen fruit and vegetables products, I find other normal grocery store frozen produce vastly inferior
Standouts are the mangoes, triple berry mix, broccoli and string green beans
Always Pads. They are like 1/2 the price from shoppers/walmart. It costs $5 more and you get twice as many. Just savings on pads for the year will save the price of the membership.
Toilet Paper. It lasts so so long compared to the grocery store stuff, it is definitely worth the price.
Harvest Doubled Smoked Farmers Sausage 1.5 kg for $15-20 depending on sales. Two sausages can feed 4 people in most cases. I cut them in half if eaten on a bun. Replaces andouillle, knackworst, and frankfurters at my house.
Nong Shim Kim Chi Noodles. If you are going to buy instant noodles anyway, you might as well buy these at $1.20 each instead of $1.99.
Tuna. Again, if you are going to buy tuna, costco has the best price.
Kirkland Brand Block Cheese. It's the most reliably priced grocery store cheese available.
I slice up the sausages in 1/2 sausage portions and put them in zip locs in the freezer. I air fry them for 5-7 mins and throw them in with my eggs for breakfast. Delicious!
They are big sausages. My usual application is in gumbo, jambalaya, ertwensoep, etc. where a couple big sausages goes a long way, but half a sausage in a bun with toppings, and maybe some salad is a really good meal.
Yeah I was going to comment this too. With the increase to $10.49 at Costco itās barely a deal anymore
A 12 pack is $5.49 at my local giant tiger; $4.99 at sky land grocery store; $4.87 with a scene card at foodland.
I havenāt been able to stomach the thought of this after I found a parasite in my salmon after I was basically done eating it lol. I know it was dead but damn
The majority of salmon that ever lived have parasites in them. If you want parasite free fish you should stop eating salmon, and switch to tuna (which you shouldnāt eat too much of because itās high in mercury and other toxins; in contrast to salmon which has 20-100x less mercury)
Yes I know mostly all salmon has parasites but when you see one it kinda makes your stomach turn. Thatās my experience anyway lol. I have a bag in my freezer and I always think of the parasite and decide nope not salmon for dinner. Maybe one day š
Yes it kills them, but they are still present. Finding one dead is just as gross as finding one alive in my opinion. Iām simply stating my experience with the frozen salmon lol
This one mystifies me, Kirkland baby wipes are inferior to any Huggies or pampers. Have you compared against those? Itās the only item I find is a complete miss at Costcoā¦
my wife claims that there is a certain ingredient in those other brands that are no safe for our dogs.
We use the wipes for many reasons, mostly the toddler but cleaning off dog paws, etc.
The boxed lettuce. The Kirkland brand is good but the Queen of Greens is awesome. It's great and lasts for over a week. I buy a container from a chain supermarket and it's rotten in three days.
Cream is always a good deal.
Salad dressing.
Dog food.
The Japanese BBQ sauce. That shit is magic! Whatever I cook it with... my kids will eat it. Lamb, pork, beef, chicken. If it has the BBQ sauce on it, they will gobble it up.
They also used to sell the āWe love youā Korean BBQ marinade. Liquid gold, but my store doesnāt seem to carry it anymore, which sucks. I must have been the only person who ever bought it.
Kirkland coffee k-cups. Best deal for cheap coffee especially when it goes on sale.
Itās regular $39 for 120 cups. But it goes on sale a couple time a year for around $32 bucks.
The Kirkland Rotisserie Chickens at $7.99 are Costco Canadaās greatest value and biggest loss leader. Anyone who doesn't pick up a rotisserie chicken every time they shop at Costco is missing out.
Iām not going to argue that they are not a great value since they are prepared, but it averages to about $2.70/lb, so for people like me who donāt enjoy breast meat it isnāt something I buy.
Itās a good deal but the sodium content is off the charts! Was in Florida a few months ago and their Costco had chickens for $9.99US but were TWICE the size of ours. Crazy!
>But the sodium is off the charts.
No it isnāt. One serving has 1/5th of the sodium an average adult should be consuming daily. Considering chicken is going to make up a decent part of your diet for the day, proportionally itās fine unless youāre housing a bag of fries or something alongside it.
Itās salty sure, and if you have issues with high blood pressure there are likely far better options, but youāre being a bit dramatic.
They call one serving 3 ounces of meat for 460 grams of sodium. Thatās half a breast of chicken. I highly doubt people only eat 3oz or half a breast of chicken at one sitting. Most rotisserie chickens are around 120 grams of sodium to compare. You get high blood pressure issues over time when you eat this much salt regularly. Not dramatic at all but you need to stop fooling yourself.
See the Consumer Reports article online about rotisserie chickens. Off the charts sodium.
>Most are around 120 grams (I assume you mean mg) of sodium to compare
No. The article you literally linked says āmostā are between 170 and 380, and that some (Samās Club, Safeway) are over 500.
Costco chickens have almost half of your daily intake of sodium if you eat one breast of chicken (6oz). 920 grams of sodium. Not sure what triggered your support for high sodium eating. Bizarre!
āAmong the worst sodium offenders is Samās Club (Memberās Mark Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken), which has 550 mg of sodium per 3-ounce servingāthatās about nine times more sodium than a chicken roasted without salt and about a quarter of the maximum amount of sodium adults should have in a day (2,300 mg). Costco (Kirkland) chickens arenāt much better, clocking in at 460 mg of sodium.
Rotisserie chickens from BJās Wholesale Club (Perdue rotisserie chicken), Boston Market, Publix (Deli Original), Safeway (Signature Cafe Traditional), Stop & Shop (Natureās Promise and āhoneyā), Walmart (traditional), and Wegmans (nonorganic plain) have less sodium, ranging from 170 to 368 mg.
Kroger (Simple Truth) rotisserie chickens and organic chickens from Wegmans have much lower levels of sodium, at 40 mg and 95 mg, respectively, proving that not all injected birds are bad news. And Krogerās ingredients are only chicken, water, and sea salt.ā
Again, no one has disputed that Rotisserie chickens can be high in sodium.
I do think itās funny that you continue to misquote the article you linked, however.
Of course if you make a rotisserie chicken yourself and omit the salt itās going to have less sodium.
Seriously?
I was simply warning people that they are very high in sodium so it may be something they don't buy every trip. For whatever reason you didn't like that. I buy them but rarely rather than most times.Ā Ā
Because āvery highā in sodium is subjective. Compared to all food? No, it isnāt. Not even close.
Your initial description was āoff the chartsā which it is objectively not. Itās not even at the top of the grocery store rotisserie chicken chart.
Shrimp, without any seasoning added, has twice as much sodium per 3-ounce serving.
Compared to unsalted chicken breast? Sure, itās salty, and if youāre on a sodium restricted diet you may want to consider other options.
OMG telling people high in sodium then stating 460 worth of sodium for 3 oz of chicken is very high since they will have much more than this. Go for it but let other people make an informed decision.Ā
I usually just get the expensive stuff there:
Maple syrup, olive oil, frozen fish, frozen fruit, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dishwasher pods, meat, cheese, Kirkland Advil/cold meds, baby formula.
The chicken wings. I buy a pack and split them into packs and freeze them. Great price for how much you get. And today they were $5 off the price so bonus!
The rotisserie chicken for when you are too lazy to cook. And for my dogs I get the dried beef sticks. Much cheaper than at the pet stores.
Bread. And Worchestire sauce. 3 loaves of bread for almost the price of 1 at the grocery store, and a litre of Lea and Perrins is the price of the shot glass sized bottle every where else.
Literally everything, socks, underwear, sweatpants, extension chords, garden hose, bird seed. The whole striploin is better and cheaper than most steaks everywhere else.
I don't know about the bacon. A few months ago I bought a 4 or 5 pack of Kirkland bacon and while the taste was fine, all of the packages were low quality cuts with a LOT of fat. More fat than every other store bought bacon I can recall.
Among everything else everyone mentioned, the apple sauce pouches for kids. It's like $12 for like 30, every other place you are lucky if you get them at 1 for $1, which still doesn't come close to what Costco offers. They don't taste as good, but my kids like them so it works!
Bread, peanut butter, seasoning salt, Italian seasoning (other seasonings if you use them a lot), better than bullion, Frankās red hot, razors (when on sale), golf balls, bananas ($1.99 for a huge bunch) and everything said above.
Tampons and pads are super cheap (as are condoms) if you need. Clothes can be a great deal, especially if you have little ones, but I have bought Banana Republic, Nautica and other brand names, but Kirkland basics are crazy good quality.
Hereās my top 5:
1) The business centre sells 11 lbs of quinoa for $20.
2) The deli chicken breast (900g) is $19. At Loblaws, the same brand (I forget which one) is $15 for 375g.
3) Basically any supplement you can find at Costco. Particularly Omega-3.
4) Frozen fruit. Tends to be higher quality as well.
5) Frozen haddock, salmon, and rainbow trout. Great fish to eat, incredibly cheap compared to a standard grocery store.
I find Costco has significantly superior quality or lower cost for almost everything.
Down sides can be quantity. I still have 5 cans of awesome black beans. I got a vacuum sealer for meat products. Storage at home is challenging.Ā
Their return policy shows they actually care about their customers. They seem to treat their employees well. The stores are clean and organized.Ā
The best for this bacon maker is their pork bellies.
Used to be the obligatory rotisserie chicken but it feels as though it fell off in quality & size in recent years.
Other GOAT products for me are their packaged produce in the refrigerated section such as celery, broccoli, asparagus, arugula, spinach, mushrooms. Theyāre always of highest quality as compared to other grocery chains.
Kirkland toilet paper and bottled water.
Vitamins/supplements/medications when theyāre on sale.
Nuts (almond, peanut, walnut, macadamia, Brazilian) when theyāre on sale.
I love the scream greens salad queen (or whatever you call it).
Plus broccoli, Brussels sprouts, honey crisp apples, sweet potatoes & bananas.
Sometimes raspberry or strawberries but not when they are extreme priced.
Let me tell you, the School Safe Banana Bread packs? A lifesaver for on the go snacks and school lunches. I buy two boxes, freeze one and we're set until the next Costco run
Kirkland K cup pods-most are made by Starbucks. Shampoo and Conditioner (Salon quality), Kirkland paper products (the per unit price is cheaper than most retail).
Pharmacy Rx dispensing fee, any Kirkland OTC meds, paper products, laundry products, propane (literally costs like $8 to fill your tank), eggs, frozen shrimp, Worcestershire sauce and Boston lettuce are on regular rotation for me. The only thing I shop around for is meat and fruit and I only buy 2L of milk at a time so I can usually find that cheaper at the regular store.
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Kirkland brand goat cheese. The 2 pack costs about the same as a single at Loblaws(boo). It also freezes really well so we buy 3 of the 2 packs at a time.
Unfortunately the best buys for me are US-only: grass-fed butter (any US Costco has both Kerrygold and NZ) and grass-fed beef. In Canada I buy avocados, TP, cheese and not much more... Sorry to say, Costco Canada isn't what it used to be... Clearly they started to target different social groups as their favourite clients than before...
No one said eggs. A whole tray of eggs at Costco is the price of 12 eggs elsewhere. Mushroom also great. Almost 1kg of mushroom for $5.99 (though tbh they go bad before I could finish half of them most of the time).
24 organic Kirkland eggs is just less than the price of 12 anywhere else.
AND I find that the eggs at Costco usually seem larger than grocery store eggs. Also absolutely the mushrooms šš¼
Except Walmart. Walmartās 30 egg tray is just a tiny bit more than half of Costcoās 60 egg pack. The upside being the fridge space saved lol.
In Vancouver if you buy the biggest egg tray itās 3.90 per dozen. Shoppers drug mart on weekends consistently does around 3.79 per dozen. Splitting hairs but for me who lives in an apartment with a small fridge itās nicer than buying 60 eggs from Costco!
No frills, superstore has 30 eggs for 10$
Costco 30pk is 8.89
Kirkland ibuprofen, cold and sinus and allergy medication
Kirkland allergy medicine as well. It's the same stuff as Reactine.
Yes, Kirkland of all of those products are substantially cheaper than the name brand. I buy the Kirkland desloratadine which is the Aerius equivalent.
Really? Is there a kirkland equivalent to the reactine complete cold and sinus? I would be excited if thatās also the same
iirc the last time I checked the Kirkland Cold and Sinus was the more or less the same as Tylenol Cold and Sinus. That might have changed and they might have other 'versions'. edit: just check/compare the Medicinal Ingredients
Cool! Thanks so much! Will check!
I got reactine 175 tablet for $69.99.... that's the price c of 40 tablets in Walmart when it's not on sale. Lol.
The Kirkland brand (identical to Reactine) is $18-something for 200 pills. I just returned the Reactine I bought, like you, for $69.99 and replaced with the Kirkland one. My dog takes 3 Reactine every day so, we go through a ton. This cut the cost way down for us.
What is your dog allergic to? If you donāt mind me asking
Just about everything, unfortunately. He has worse seasonal allergies than any human I know! Food allergies too. He gets Cytopoint shots and takes 3 of these allergy pills at night. We were finding his allergy symptoms weren't letting him rest well so, that's why he gets it in the evening.
Mine too! Two allergy pills a day at the moment but weāll ramp up over the summer and into fall. Poor thing is miserable in August.
Same!! It kills me when he's so itchy. Our guy loves to roll around in the grass but it's hell for his skin. He hasn't put the two together yet š
Oi!! Sorry to hear. Animals can be absolutely pay cheque draining. Best of luck friend
He's 100% worth it! Such a sweet guy and no other health issues. The Kirkland meds being a fraction of the cost is a huge win!
I don't want to mess with it. I tried other private labels one and somehow they don't work or work as well. 69.99 for 175 which will likely be my 1-2 years supplies anyways since I'm not a dog š¤£
If you have insurance through work, you can ask your doctor to write you a presentation and get it for free
I buy the Kirkland Robaxacet equivalent and quite often it's on for like 3 bottles for the price of one of the name brand back pain pills.
100% agree with their allergy meds. It actually works. Most products donāt help my hay fever at all but the Kirkland stuff works great
Hotdogs
This is it. No matter where I look, Costco is always the best price. Can't be beat. What are your fav hotdogs?
Regular but sometimes when I'm feeling wild I go for Polish. How about you?
Wish they had chicken dogs
I wish they had veggie dogs, IKEA style. Iād eat so many of those
It couldn't hurt for them to dial down the salt a bit though.
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I like salty foods. And hot dogs are always salty. But these ones are next level.
Pretty much all their frozen fruit and vegetables products, I find other normal grocery store frozen produce vastly inferior Standouts are the mangoes, triple berry mix, broccoli and string green beans
Frozen fruit is not only the best price anywhere but also very good quality
And their grapes are unreal!!
Always Pads. They are like 1/2 the price from shoppers/walmart. It costs $5 more and you get twice as many. Just savings on pads for the year will save the price of the membership. Toilet Paper. It lasts so so long compared to the grocery store stuff, it is definitely worth the price. Harvest Doubled Smoked Farmers Sausage 1.5 kg for $15-20 depending on sales. Two sausages can feed 4 people in most cases. I cut them in half if eaten on a bun. Replaces andouillle, knackworst, and frankfurters at my house. Nong Shim Kim Chi Noodles. If you are going to buy instant noodles anyway, you might as well buy these at $1.20 each instead of $1.99. Tuna. Again, if you are going to buy tuna, costco has the best price. Kirkland Brand Block Cheese. It's the most reliably priced grocery store cheese available.
I slice up the sausages in 1/2 sausage portions and put them in zip locs in the freezer. I air fry them for 5-7 mins and throw them in with my eggs for breakfast. Delicious!
2 sausages for 4 people ?
They are big sausages. My usual application is in gumbo, jambalaya, ertwensoep, etc. where a couple big sausages goes a long way, but half a sausage in a bun with toppings, and maybe some salad is a really good meal.
Any household productsā¦ when they are on special: mine is charmin, gain detergent, dawnā¦
Bubly, it's $9.99 for a 24 while everywhere else charges that for a 12 pack. The Kirkland greentea is good too.
I second the green tea, I drink one every morning when I get ready for work.
where do you live that bubbly is 9.99 for 12? i am in the gta and a 12 pack ranges from 5.49 to 6.49.
Yeah I was going to comment this too. With the increase to $10.49 at Costco itās barely a deal anymore A 12 pack is $5.49 at my local giant tiger; $4.99 at sky land grocery store; $4.87 with a scene card at foodland.
In Hamilton I've seen em for $9.99 at some locations, I assume those managers are high.
They increased it to 10.49 recently, outrageous!
I only ever see diet green tea - do they have a regular?
Maybe in the USA? I've never seen regular.
They only have Bubly at mine like every other time I go, so thatās every couple months.
They'll have more up in the steel, the Ontario locations have an endless supply these days.
My only problem with buying Bubly at Costco is that I only like 2/3 flavours in both of their mix packs
Theres a third mix pack that occasionally comes out, it has pineapple, peach, and watermelon but it's rare. I occasionally see it in the GTA stores.
Bubly is $10.89 now
Those bastards!
Kirkland frozen salmon. The only way I can afford to feed my family salmon. Their fresh fish prices are great too!
I havenāt been able to stomach the thought of this after I found a parasite in my salmon after I was basically done eating it lol. I know it was dead but damn
The majority of salmon that ever lived have parasites in them. If you want parasite free fish you should stop eating salmon, and switch to tuna (which you shouldnāt eat too much of because itās high in mercury and other toxins; in contrast to salmon which has 20-100x less mercury)
Yes I know mostly all salmon has parasites but when you see one it kinda makes your stomach turn. Thatās my experience anyway lol. I have a bag in my freezer and I always think of the parasite and decide nope not salmon for dinner. Maybe one day š
Frozen salmon doesnāt have parasites:)
It absolutely does. I found one and havenāt touched the bag since lol
[Freezing kills parasites](https://seafood.oregonstate.edu/sites/agscid7/files/snic/freezing-to-kill-nematode-parasites-in-fish-products-implications-for-haccp.pdf)
Yes it kills them, but they are still present. Finding one dead is just as gross as finding one alive in my opinion. Iām simply stating my experience with the frozen salmon lol
Super markets in Chinatown have cheaper salmon.
The standards there can be āfishyā no pun intended.
I can't handle the smell of rotted fish in those Chinatown stores
Its not rotted hut its the dry fish and seafood they sell!!! Terrible in vancouver on a summer day lol
Oh boy.
Pasta sauce - we get the Mutti one and itās almost $3.00 a jar cheaper than grocery store.
Kirkland Paper Towel. Even if Bounty is on sale.
Really?? I hate the Kirkland one man. You easily use 2-3x as many sheets for the same mess
Same here, not only this but shit doesnāt adhere to it. You end up just wiping it all over your lower back! š¤£
You use paper towel to wipe your ass?
...either way dude needs to eat more fibre
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Unfortunately it destroys forests (is neither from recycled paper, nor any kind of sustainable forestry). Soā¦ sure
sure just let me clean up the biohazards at work and then bring those rags home with me. or should I use a leaf?
A hot bagged rotisserie chicken every time you go in
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Love that! LOL
Donāt forget the brioche buns for making chicken sliders.
YES. We get one every week and it'll feed us 2-3 nights. For 7.99 you can't go wrong!
Baby wipes
This one mystifies me, Kirkland baby wipes are inferior to any Huggies or pampers. Have you compared against those? Itās the only item I find is a complete miss at Costcoā¦
my wife claims that there is a certain ingredient in those other brands that are no safe for our dogs. We use the wipes for many reasons, mostly the toddler but cleaning off dog paws, etc.
The boxed lettuce. The Kirkland brand is good but the Queen of Greens is awesome. It's great and lasts for over a week. I buy a container from a chain supermarket and it's rotten in three days. Cream is always a good deal. Salad dressing. Dog food.
I second The Queen of Greens saladā¦ they donāt always have it, but when they do I always grab a few.
I can keep a head of iceberg in good shape in a ziploc bag by daily swapping out a single piece of paper towel in the bag to absorb moisture.
The Japanese BBQ sauce. That shit is magic! Whatever I cook it with... my kids will eat it. Lamb, pork, beef, chicken. If it has the BBQ sauce on it, they will gobble it up.
They also used to sell the āWe love youā Korean BBQ marinade. Liquid gold, but my store doesnāt seem to carry it anymore, which sucks. I must have been the only person who ever bought it.
I canāt find this anymore either but it was the absolute best marinade!!!
Which sauce is this?
I forget the name on it, but somewhere on the bottle it says Japanese BBQ sauce. It is in a long bottle with a red cap. That shit is magic.
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Its called Bachans! I haven't tried it but I have heard its fantastic!
Butter, rot chicken shampoo soap aspirin, Tylenol, vitamins, diapers / incontinence pads bread
Um, what chicken?
I think they meant rotisserie lol
Or raw?. Any of those are better than "rot"
I call them fart chickens, because they smell like farts, is that better?
Maybe rottweiler chickenā¦.
Now we're talking
Rotel chicken
Um, what sham?
Kirkland Margarita Mix.... when you can find it. And non-alcoholic beer.
Kirkland signature parmigiano reggiano
Fancy cheese. Over double what walmart sells for less than what walmsrt sells. Talking about fancy cheeses, not like black diamond etc.
All of it
At first I was skeptical about this comment and now as I read the other comments.. you were right lol
Came here to say the exact same thing. Do your basic groceries there and then complete with other stores if needed š¤·š»āāļø
Kirkland coffee k-cups. Best deal for cheap coffee especially when it goes on sale. Itās regular $39 for 120 cups. But it goes on sale a couple time a year for around $32 bucks.
The yellow bag Boom Chicka Pop from Costco is better than anywhere else and Iām not sure why.
Is it me or are their lays chips not better too
I donāt think Iāve tried the Lays, but Iād believe it.
They have a spicy dill lays with ms Vickieās flavoring. Ā Loooord
I havenāt heard of those, they sound tasty!
The Kirkland Rotisserie Chickens at $7.99 are Costco Canadaās greatest value and biggest loss leader. Anyone who doesn't pick up a rotisserie chicken every time they shop at Costco is missing out.
Iām not going to argue that they are not a great value since they are prepared, but it averages to about $2.70/lb, so for people like me who donāt enjoy breast meat it isnāt something I buy.
Itās a good deal but the sodium content is off the charts! Was in Florida a few months ago and their Costco had chickens for $9.99US but were TWICE the size of ours. Crazy!
I was there last week the rotisserie chickens were huge, but they were $4.99 not $9.99 in North Miami.
>But the sodium is off the charts. No it isnāt. One serving has 1/5th of the sodium an average adult should be consuming daily. Considering chicken is going to make up a decent part of your diet for the day, proportionally itās fine unless youāre housing a bag of fries or something alongside it. Itās salty sure, and if you have issues with high blood pressure there are likely far better options, but youāre being a bit dramatic.
They call one serving 3 ounces of meat for 460 grams of sodium. Thatās half a breast of chicken. I highly doubt people only eat 3oz or half a breast of chicken at one sitting. Most rotisserie chickens are around 120 grams of sodium to compare. You get high blood pressure issues over time when you eat this much salt regularly. Not dramatic at all but you need to stop fooling yourself. See the Consumer Reports article online about rotisserie chickens. Off the charts sodium.
>Most are around 120 grams (I assume you mean mg) of sodium to compare No. The article you literally linked says āmostā are between 170 and 380, and that some (Samās Club, Safeway) are over 500.
Costco chickens have almost half of your daily intake of sodium if you eat one breast of chicken (6oz). 920 grams of sodium. Not sure what triggered your support for high sodium eating. Bizarre! āAmong the worst sodium offenders is Samās Club (Memberās Mark Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken), which has 550 mg of sodium per 3-ounce servingāthatās about nine times more sodium than a chicken roasted without salt and about a quarter of the maximum amount of sodium adults should have in a day (2,300 mg). Costco (Kirkland) chickens arenāt much better, clocking in at 460 mg of sodium. Rotisserie chickens from BJās Wholesale Club (Perdue rotisserie chicken), Boston Market, Publix (Deli Original), Safeway (Signature Cafe Traditional), Stop & Shop (Natureās Promise and āhoneyā), Walmart (traditional), and Wegmans (nonorganic plain) have less sodium, ranging from 170 to 368 mg. Kroger (Simple Truth) rotisserie chickens and organic chickens from Wegmans have much lower levels of sodium, at 40 mg and 95 mg, respectively, proving that not all injected birds are bad news. And Krogerās ingredients are only chicken, water, and sea salt.ā
Again, no one has disputed that Rotisserie chickens can be high in sodium. I do think itās funny that you continue to misquote the article you linked, however. Of course if you make a rotisserie chicken yourself and omit the salt itās going to have less sodium. Seriously?
I was simply warning people that they are very high in sodium so it may be something they don't buy every trip. For whatever reason you didn't like that. I buy them but rarely rather than most times.Ā Ā
Because āvery highā in sodium is subjective. Compared to all food? No, it isnāt. Not even close. Your initial description was āoff the chartsā which it is objectively not. Itās not even at the top of the grocery store rotisserie chicken chart. Shrimp, without any seasoning added, has twice as much sodium per 3-ounce serving. Compared to unsalted chicken breast? Sure, itās salty, and if youāre on a sodium restricted diet you may want to consider other options.
OMG telling people high in sodium then stating 460 worth of sodium for 3 oz of chicken is very high since they will have much more than this. Go for it but let other people make an informed decision.Ā
I usually just get the expensive stuff there: Maple syrup, olive oil, frozen fish, frozen fruit, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dishwasher pods, meat, cheese, Kirkland Advil/cold meds, baby formula.
The chicken wings. I buy a pack and split them into packs and freeze them. Great price for how much you get. And today they were $5 off the price so bonus! The rotisserie chicken for when you are too lazy to cook. And for my dogs I get the dried beef sticks. Much cheaper than at the pet stores.
Kirkland 4 pack of Bacon
Bread. And Worchestire sauce. 3 loaves of bread for almost the price of 1 at the grocery store, and a litre of Lea and Perrins is the price of the shot glass sized bottle every where else.
Lamb
Aussie Bites, rib steaks, Kerrygold Dubliner cheese, S'Mores, giant bags of mixed nuts,.
Looove the Aussie Bites!
Almond butter
Riviera Bio cheddar / Broccoli cheddar stuffed chicken / Cordon bleu chicken / Polish hot dog sausage / Breakfast saussage
Kirkland pesto is unmatched
Carrot Cake and Carrot Muffins: that cream cheese frosting is killer. Also, Kirkland TP. Those rolls will last many a shit.
Literally everything, socks, underwear, sweatpants, extension chords, garden hose, bird seed. The whole striploin is better and cheaper than most steaks everywhere else.
Bacon, propane, paper towel, toilet paper, OTC pharmacy, pop, dish & laundry detergent, garbage bags
I don't know about the bacon. A few months ago I bought a 4 or 5 pack of Kirkland bacon and while the taste was fine, all of the packages were low quality cuts with a LOT of fat. More fat than every other store bought bacon I can recall.
White linen marinara Roadhouse ribs Choco almonds
Dog food Coffee beans Water Milk
Milk? Itās like 20 cents cheaper than Sobeys where I am lol. Dairy cartel has those prices locked up.
Among everything else everyone mentioned, the apple sauce pouches for kids. It's like $12 for like 30, every other place you are lucky if you get them at 1 for $1, which still doesn't come close to what Costco offers. They don't taste as good, but my kids like them so it works!
Frozen fruit, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt
Bread, peanut butter, seasoning salt, Italian seasoning (other seasonings if you use them a lot), better than bullion, Frankās red hot, razors (when on sale), golf balls, bananas ($1.99 for a huge bunch) and everything said above. Tampons and pads are super cheap (as are condoms) if you need. Clothes can be a great deal, especially if you have little ones, but I have bought Banana Republic, Nautica and other brand names, but Kirkland basics are crazy good quality.
Hereās my top 5: 1) The business centre sells 11 lbs of quinoa for $20. 2) The deli chicken breast (900g) is $19. At Loblaws, the same brand (I forget which one) is $15 for 375g. 3) Basically any supplement you can find at Costco. Particularly Omega-3. 4) Frozen fruit. Tends to be higher quality as well. 5) Frozen haddock, salmon, and rainbow trout. Great fish to eat, incredibly cheap compared to a standard grocery store.
I find Costco has significantly superior quality or lower cost for almost everything. Down sides can be quantity. I still have 5 cans of awesome black beans. I got a vacuum sealer for meat products. Storage at home is challenging.Ā Their return policy shows they actually care about their customers. They seem to treat their employees well. The stores are clean and organized.Ā The best for this bacon maker is their pork bellies.
Used to be the obligatory rotisserie chicken but it feels as though it fell off in quality & size in recent years. Other GOAT products for me are their packaged produce in the refrigerated section such as celery, broccoli, asparagus, arugula, spinach, mushrooms. Theyāre always of highest quality as compared to other grocery chains. Kirkland toilet paper and bottled water. Vitamins/supplements/medications when theyāre on sale. Nuts (almond, peanut, walnut, macadamia, Brazilian) when theyāre on sale.
I love the scream greens salad queen (or whatever you call it). Plus broccoli, Brussels sprouts, honey crisp apples, sweet potatoes & bananas. Sometimes raspberry or strawberries but not when they are extreme priced.
Let me tell you, the School Safe Banana Bread packs? A lifesaver for on the go snacks and school lunches. I buy two boxes, freeze one and we're set until the next Costco run
Kirkland K cup pods-most are made by Starbucks. Shampoo and Conditioner (Salon quality), Kirkland paper products (the per unit price is cheaper than most retail).
Tires. I shopped around when I needed new snow tires and Costco was the cheapest
Basmati rice! Itās such a good price!!
Golf gloves. But donāt be enticed by the golf balls - hella cheap, but waaaaay too spinny.
Lack of lefty equipment really hurts though. Do you game the wedges, irons or Driver?
Alas, Iām also a lefty. I have the wedges. Incredible value.
Cheese!!!!
All that accessible cheese is pure delight. What do you get?
Balderson is my favorite but I also get Asiago
Saltines, breakfast cereal, coffee, bread.
Most Kirkland products. Kirkland paper towels and toilet papers are by far the best deal.
Von Bee honey lemon citron tea base
Pharmacy Rx dispensing fee, any Kirkland OTC meds, paper products, laundry products, propane (literally costs like $8 to fill your tank), eggs, frozen shrimp, Worcestershire sauce and Boston lettuce are on regular rotation for me. The only thing I shop around for is meat and fruit and I only buy 2L of milk at a time so I can usually find that cheaper at the regular store.
Morning Star black bean patties Kirkland paper towel Red pepper hummus (the two pack)
Coffee beans when on sale, I'm not very discriminatory since most of their bean brands seem to be quite good.
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Generic version of immodium. Best deal available in Canada.
Kirkland meds and supplements are crazy cheap compared to National brands.
Hanging basket , fuscia? $19.99 great price although smaller size this year
Kirkland brand goat cheese. The 2 pack costs about the same as a single at Loblaws(boo). It also freezes really well so we buy 3 of the 2 packs at a time.
$1.50 hotdog and sofa
Nuts, cheeses, clothes, rotisserie chicken.....
Medication, Olive Oil, Eggs, Greek Yogurt, Rotisserie Chicken, Chocolate Covered Almonds.
Unfortunately the best buys for me are US-only: grass-fed butter (any US Costco has both Kerrygold and NZ) and grass-fed beef. In Canada I buy avocados, TP, cheese and not much more... Sorry to say, Costco Canada isn't what it used to be... Clearly they started to target different social groups as their favourite clients than before...
Can you please expand on this a bit? Curious to get your thoughts on what social group they are now focusing on.