Costco Foods That Taste Different Now

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  • Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
  • If your favorite Costco treats suddenly have you feeling like you're chewing on tires or cleaning a swimming pool, you're not alone. These are the foods at the big box store that shoppers have noticed are…not the same.
    #Bread #Muffins #Bagels
    Ciabatta bread | 0:00
    Mixed nuts | 1:03
    Chocolate chip cookies | 1:52
    Thick cut bacon | 2:52
    Frozen cheese pizzas | 3:51
    Granola bars | 5:03
    Rotisserie chicken | 6:11
    Double chocolate muffins | 7:22
    Olive oil | 8:28
    Croissants | 9:32
    Bagels |‌ 10:37
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  • @MashedFood
    @MashedFood  17 дней назад +8

    Have you noticed the taste for these foods changing, or does it still taste the same to you?

  • @ulrichvonstomp6031
    @ulrichvonstomp6031 18 дней назад +72

    it's not just Costo. Food everywhere has changed for the worse in the last 3-4 years.

  • @carobella6058
    @carobella6058 17 дней назад +21

    100% agree about the artisan/ciabatta bread and pizza. I used to buy this bread and pizza weekly. As for the olive oil, the price went up by 100%. I remember paying $9.95 then $12.95 and now it has gone up to $24.95. And I wish they would bring back the old croissant. I'd rather pay more for a quality product and pay less for unappetizing, inferior quality.

  • @rebeccaturner5503
    @rebeccaturner5503 16 дней назад +26

    I don't know if its me or the manufactures but so many foods just do not taste right anymore. I am doing a lot of baking and cooking at home now. Its not just the cost but the taste seems to be off. I thought it was just me and my taste buds

    • @rebeccaturner5503
      @rebeccaturner5503 16 дней назад +2

      Also the last time we go pizza at the snack bar it was definitely lower quality and value.

    • @TheYellowrose21
      @TheYellowrose21 5 дней назад +1

      Agree!!!

  • @VA_QUALITY
    @VA_QUALITY 14 дней назад +23

    Nothing goes back to being good once changed, things only get worse.

  • @sunshinecoolwater9528
    @sunshinecoolwater9528 18 дней назад +15

    I'm not gonna lie, but I've never liked the seasonings and spices used on any rotisserie chickens.

  • @AlexAlex-gj4jd
    @AlexAlex-gj4jd 9 дней назад +15

    The Kirkland location is selling the roasted chicken in a bag...horrible.

    • @Vicki_Benji
      @Vicki_Benji День назад +1

      I hate that they started doing that.

    • @phylis3917
      @phylis3917 12 часов назад

      Saving money.

  • @OTatime
    @OTatime 18 дней назад +13

    Kirkland EVOO has an ingredient label that makes me not purchase it. The source of the processed oil is more than six countries. That raises my concerns about consistency. I prefer a single source, ideally California or Italy. When the label says “from Italian grown olives” or “traceable chain of Italian origin,” it means that the olives were grown in Italy then shipped out to other countries for processing and refining. That can make a huge impact on quality. I’ll buy my EVOO at the market in smaller quantities that are labeled with a production date. Oxidized olive oil is unhealthy and can cause inflammation.

    • @phylis3917
      @phylis3917 12 часов назад

      Processed oils in itself bad; many. Countries? Not so good.

  • @Stevenngo
    @Stevenngo 18 дней назад +12

    Bring back the old chicken bake! And COMBO PIZZA

  • @OTatime
    @OTatime 18 дней назад +14

    The Kirkland brand starts out in a category of interest by partnering with national brands to package their products disguised under the Kirkland labels. For example, Starbucks roasts some coffees sold as Kirkland. After a few years, Costco wants a higher margin and they don’t want to pay for the reputable national brand anymore. So Costco takes over production and starts making the products themselves. That’s when consumers notice the drop in quality, changes in texture and odd tastes. Costco is skilled at buying high quality items and getting great prices out of national brands. However, Costco is simply not great at producing their own products in all categories. They seem to trade savings over quality when they take over from the national brands. It will be their undoing.

    • @gjd424
      @gjd424 18 дней назад +3

      Your exactly right! Even the hot dogs have changed from Hebrew and if you noticed the white onions you have to ask for now and they no longer out the hot dogs in the foil wrap to stay warm!

    • @OTatime
      @OTatime 18 дней назад

      @@gjd424 Costco doesn’t trust their customers/members - they don’t believe they’d be willing to pay more for keeping the quality at the same high level.

    • @mariecollins4063
      @mariecollins4063 15 дней назад +1

      AND THAT'S WHAT SAMS CLUB DID WITH THEIR SEASONINGS😮😮😮

    • @jaelancaster5506
      @jaelancaster5506 10 дней назад +4

      Agree, I am avoiding Kirkland brand after some months of trying some of the Kirkland. I was so disappointed in the cashews that are now poor quality, mushy and no real cashew flavor
      I do save money over the long run, but only buying brand name products that I know I like
      Not appreciating the change

    • @jaelancaster5506
      @jaelancaster5506 10 дней назад +2

      Absolutely ….the ‘ new’ chicken is horrible ….especially if you have leftovers for the next day…inedible …..

  • @hermenutic
    @hermenutic 4 дня назад +5

    I like the jars the cashews and chocolate covered raisins come in.
    I repurpose the containers to hold my snacks and use the top with the lids on them to dispense kitty treats for my family of three cats.
    Last time in the store I noticed that the container holding roterise chicken was changed to a bag.
    I stopped buying their chicken.

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 18 дней назад +13

    Probably due to the high inflation, they're making cuts to try to keep price increases down.
    One Man's Opinion: Keep the quality, even if the price goes up. What I buy, I want it to be good.

    • @ritad.6316
      @ritad.6316 18 дней назад +4

      They do increase prices! And lower the quality of everything. The company is too greedy!

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota 18 дней назад +3

      @@ritad.6316 I don't think it's as much "greed" as runaway inflation and their fear of losing their price-conscious customers. I prefer quality to price, otherwise I'd be shopping at Walmart.

    • @ritad.6316
      @ritad.6316 18 дней назад +2

      @@josephgaviota I don't consider myself being a price-conscious customer. I love Whole Foods and Wegmans and trust in their quality products. Costco is hit or miss for me.

    • @phylis3917
      @phylis3917 12 часов назад

      👍🏿

  • @twitchbiddy6880
    @twitchbiddy6880 16 дней назад +9

    More reasons to always cook from scratch.

    • @TRUTHRULES777
      @TRUTHRULES777 4 дня назад +1

      You can say that, but what are they really doing to our cooking ingredients that we cook with whether it be flour anything we put in our food? I prefer that myself but yet I wonder?

  • @seemaprasad6677
    @seemaprasad6677 День назад +3

    Food at restaurants and at grocery stores have become inferior in quality but high in cost.

  • @Evelyn-rf2tq
    @Evelyn-rf2tq День назад +2

    This is not happening only in costco . The monkfruit sugar in the supermarket particularly the brown sugar is not the same anymore . It looks pale now very anemic . Every company are trying to save money due to high inflation . 😔

  • @jaelancaster5506
    @jaelancaster5506 10 дней назад +5

    This post has put to rest the nagging doubt of sanity in the legions of us who have been thinking we were “ only imagining things’….I bought at least 4 rotisserie chickens that tasted awful before I decided even if it was “ only my imagination” I was never buying another one….they are truly terrible .
    so disappointing they used to be so yum

  • @VivianCastillo
    @VivianCastillo 18 дней назад +6

    Awesome share!

  • @ke-lynke-a8266
    @ke-lynke-a8266 День назад +2

    Costco up the prices too while changing the quality of there foods. Take the salad in the snack shop. It's not as full no tomatoes, about a third less chicken and no cheese. Also no croutons. To make you not smile it was $3.99 before removal returning to a new price of $6.99.

  • @EHCBunny4real
    @EHCBunny4real 18 дней назад +9

    Publix's cakes and bakery breads taste different after the pandemic.

    • @octonoozle
      @octonoozle 14 дней назад

      oh no not publix too! I'm going to kms or just keep making my own bread

  • @TRUTHRULES777
    @TRUTHRULES777 4 дня назад +3

    I don’t go to Costco anymore, but I noticed the change in food the texture flavors we cook mostly we eat well. My boyfriend makes bread sometimes and different things but we don’t eat tons of bread, but I cook a lot at least like for five nights a week and we have leftovers a couple nights. Yeah, food is, not so good from the store. Why does it Taste different? Hmm

  • @RubyW7944
    @RubyW7944 4 дня назад +4

    Start looking at the ingredients list, everything has geo-bio-engineered products. It went mainstream last Christmas w/Cheerios. It is added to everything, usually listed as the last thing on the ingredient list.

    • @phylis3917
      @phylis3917 12 часов назад

      👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

  • @rvboyett
    @rvboyett 18 дней назад +7

    Costco's rotisserie chicken has gone from top tier to garbage. I won't touch it. IMO it's probably bad for you at this point.

  • @mcfly7
    @mcfly7 18 дней назад +7

    All food taste different.

  • @winkieblink7625
    @winkieblink7625 9 дней назад +3

    Costco won’t change anything back. They are out to make more profit. Period.

  • @rlb2444
    @rlb2444 6 часов назад

    I agree with everything covered in this video. I purchased on bag of the mixed nuts and it seems most of the nuts were almonds and peanuts. Got stale at about the half bag level. Bread, could never finish it..that bad. Don't forget the prices. Pies and cakes start at $18. The $5.99 pumpkin pie is the winner of all of them.

  • @sherice1730
    @sherice1730 4 дня назад +5

    There is something up with those Costco chicken. First the are saltier and bigger than the rotisserie chickens I buy at the grocery store and Walmart. Also, when I’m cutting meat off of the Costco chicken, I give my dog a piece of the chicken. My dog gets sick almost every time I give him the Costco chicken. If you ask me, it’s whatever brine they are using. I will just stick to the grocery stores smaller less salty chickens.

    • @sandyrose2398
      @sandyrose2398 3 дня назад

      Costco's rotisserie chickens are seasoned - that's probably what's making ur dog sick. I only give my dog a small piece. You could also rinse off the chicken you're giving to ur dog.

    • @raye5071
      @raye5071 3 дня назад +1

      We quit eating the chicken it tasted more and more like bleach?! Stomach issues were also a reason to stop. What did they do to it? Scary…

  • @WurdNinja007
    @WurdNinja007 4 дня назад +2

    They may be trying to cut cost in attempt to keep the prices the same but quality loss is never an option for me. For some things, I would be willing to pay a little more if the quality stays the same. One thing at Costco that really jumped up in price is their 2lb package of smoked pulled pork, which taste phenomenal but it was $10.99 a year ago, then it jumped to $12.99 and now it's $14.99. I used to buy it 2-3 times per month, but with the price jump I very seldom buy it now.

  • @TRUTHRULES777
    @TRUTHRULES777 4 дня назад +2

    Years ago, I heard that Costco had olive oil that was pretty good overall. I don’t go there anymore so I don’t really know but nothing would surprise me. Anymore we can’t just keep going and shopping for the things that we always bought because things are changing and we notice the taste the texture. We don’t buy a lot of baked goods but occasional treat something small like a one person type thing for and we get two of them because we just don’t eat a lot of bakery items, but I’ve noticed a difference.

  • @NBZW
    @NBZW 3 дня назад +3

    Stopped buying the rotisserie chicken 5 years ago, chicken has been altered to the point that it’s tasteless. “We want our customers to eat healthy food “. Buy a chicken from an individual small producer and compare. We stopped using the food court when they removed the Polish. I’ll not let some mega corporation dictate what I eat. If it doesn’t taste good, don’t buy it.

  • @arthurgreene8799
    @arthurgreene8799 День назад +1

    I have noticed that some of the baked goods are not nearly as good as they were a year ago. The croissants are acceptable, but the cookies for the most part are barely acceptable. The piecrust, and indeed the pie fillings are not the same. They are definitely not putting butter in their piecrust anymore, and the filling seems exceptionally bland Now it is to the point that I am reluctant to buy their pies at all. In 😮addition at the Costco close to my house, I was having a problem with the produce not being fresh and beginning to spoil within 2 to 3 days within my refrigerator. I paid $1500 for the refrigerator from Costco. So they could not claim it was my refrigeration, after I inquired about complaining to headquarters, I gave them another try and their produce is lasting longer now.

  • @winterbalm
    @winterbalm 3 дня назад +2

    it would be more honest if instead of downgrading their ingredients to keep the prices low they would keep same ingredients and rise the prices accordingly
    if the customers can’t afford it they just won’t buy
    but don’t substitute something good with crap just to keep appearance

  • @KaLee-gc7oq
    @KaLee-gc7oq 8 дней назад +2

    I have not tried everything on this list but, of the ones I have tried, I have not noticed any taste difference.

  • @brad3042
    @brad3042 18 дней назад +6

    Shrinkflation and greed. Cheaper ingredients/smaller sizes mean bigger returns for shareholders and/or CEOs.

  • @ZKH6969
    @ZKH6969 15 часов назад +1

    Taste first to go when companies change to inferior ingredients to save money. They hope consumers won’t notice. Consumer always notice when food they once enjoyed , is no longer any good. Many restaurants are joining fast food chains as well.

  • @steveskouson9620
    @steveskouson9620 18 дней назад +2

    Last month, I was able to buy Pilgrim's Pride
    chickens, for 33 CENTS a pound. Yes, they
    ALL had that stretchy string on them.
    steve

  • @carmengholipour426
    @carmengholipour426 4 дня назад +2

    YES IS VERY SAD TO AGREE THAT QUALITY AND WEIGHT ON THE FOOD INDUSTRY WENT DOWN A LOT EVERYWHERE, AND COSTCO ONE OF THEM, BAD FOR US.

  • @hillyseattlenarrowstreets6087
    @hillyseattlenarrowstreets6087 18 дней назад

    Some locations have Korean Bulgogi meat in prepared meal cooler. Fry it up and get flour snack tortillas & Kim Chee makes a Yummy Korean Street Taco.

  • @Mr.56Goldtop
    @Mr.56Goldtop 18 дней назад +4

    This is very sickening. Obviously Costco doesn't care that much for it's customers anymore because they are trying to pass off Inferior products and not listening to customer complaints. And the company would NEVER admit that they have changed some of their products for the worst.

    • @steveno7058
      @steveno7058 18 дней назад +1

      You really going to take the word of random people on reddit? 😂

  • @WurdNinja007
    @WurdNinja007 4 дня назад +1

    A couple of things I've bought from Costco, I will never buy again are the Southwest chicken Taquitos or Flautas (with black bean), the Chicken & Cheese Flautas and the Gyro Slices. I just didn't like the flavor of the southwest Flautas and the Chicken and Cheese ones didn't taste like real meat. The Gyro slices had a strange flavor, unlike Greek & Lebanese restaurants. The Jack Cantina Salsa taste fresh made EVERY time. The spicy garlic wings made in the deli are phenomenal. The Padrino's tamales are good too.

  • @winterbalm
    @winterbalm 3 дня назад +3

    these are not foods
    these are some products that you can put in your mouth, chew and swallow and get some dopamine release
    in exchange for diabetes somewhere along the line

  • @user-gb3kl7jd5s
    @user-gb3kl7jd5s 8 дней назад +2

    You could say the same thing about Panera. As the prices go up, the quality goes down! Pecan braids are totally gone, replaced by supermarket quality yuck!

  • @MrGleeiscool
    @MrGleeiscool 18 дней назад +3

    My Costco is moving buildings and putting in a winco in its place

  • @steveskouson9620
    @steveskouson9620 18 дней назад +3

    "...suddenly tasted like chemicals."
    Newsflash, EVERYTHING tastes like
    chemicals. PERIOD!
    steve

  • @charlesyu8866
    @charlesyu8866 День назад +2

    apple pie no good anymore

  • @songsenkei
    @songsenkei 12 дней назад +2

    Basing a video exposé based solely on Reddit comments? Really?

  • @mattw4496
    @mattw4496 18 дней назад +2

    I've never had Costco food. I feel like I'm missing out!

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota 18 дней назад +2

      _I feel like I'm missing out!_
      I would have said "you are," but after this vid, I'm less sure ...
      (although I do go to Costco every month)

    • @mattw4496
      @mattw4496 15 дней назад

      @@josephgaviota I think I've only been 1 time ever

  • @rdoubled1384
    @rdoubled1384 18 дней назад +3

    Everything in processed foods has changed. What they get away with now is insane, if you only knew.

    • @catw6998
      @catw6998 14 дней назад +1

      How much and which ones have recall or within a couple weeks, get recalled?

  • @ensignj3242
    @ensignj3242 2 дня назад +1

    I seldom eat fast food but when I do…. It tastes different now.

  • @judywyatt4790
    @judywyatt4790 13 часов назад +1

    Make your own then you know how it is made and what exactly is in it.

  • @jimcheng8170
    @jimcheng8170 22 часа назад +1

    Costco cut quality on everything go to SAM club in stead

  • @galinavigdorchik2149
    @galinavigdorchik2149 3 дня назад +1

    Almost all food products got down in quality, down in size(weight or volume) and up in price- all simultaneously. And the same story in most stores and any shopping places, unfortunately.

  • @BrendaOsif-zk4fp
    @BrendaOsif-zk4fp 3 дня назад +1

    They don’t make cherry pies anymore.🙁 I asked why and the lady told me, “they’re too much work”. Of course we know it’s all about profit! 😡

  • @catw6998
    @catw6998 14 дней назад +3

    Is there a potato chip bag where it’s not mostly broken chips?

    • @OTatime
      @OTatime 10 дней назад

      Most kettle fried potato chips have less breakage as the potatoes are cut slightly thicker…a bit more sturdy. You can also look for a bag that is very full of “air.” The air in the bags protects the chips from being crushed in handling. Contrary to urban legends, it is not a gimmick to sell fewer chips by making the bags look full. Chips are sold by net weight, not by volume. Some chip bags are nitrogen flushed…meaning the gas in the bag is nitrogen, as it eliminates moisture and spoilage. Always check the price per ounce to get the best value.

    • @catw6998
      @catw6998 3 дня назад

      @@OTatime Good idea, to check air fullness in bag. I did buy Pringles every so often. Now I’m just looking for some of the flavors I haven’t tried. I put the flavors in notes. Checking them off

    • @OTatime
      @OTatime 3 дня назад

      @@catw6998 Pringles are not potato chips as they are not sliced from whole potatoes. They are a “potato snack” They are only 42 percent potato content made from reconstituted potato flour with added wheat, corn and rice flour, along with seasoning and preservatives.

  • @user-hp4vz4mv2m
    @user-hp4vz4mv2m 18 дней назад +2

    Blue berry bagels have a different recipe they taste worse and look different, sadly.

  • @dorothybermudez8904
    @dorothybermudez8904 4 дня назад +1

    I heard kirkland was bought by Nabisco and quality has deteriorated.

  • @karensydenstricker3848
    @karensydenstricker3848 2 часа назад

    Just in the pat 6 months, I uSed to give both of my dogs some scraps of the Costco rotisserie chicken. The past 2 times I’ve given my dogs Costco chicken they have gotten terrible diarrhea. What has changed? I won’t buy it anymore because they’ve put something different in it.

  • @sandyrose2398
    @sandyrose2398 16 часов назад +1

    I purchased the 4-pack of Costco's Pepperoni Pizza. It doesn't taste good.

  • @Castle743
    @Castle743 День назад +1

    Cheaper...
    quality has gone to hell

  • @Darkseid300
    @Darkseid300 15 дней назад +1

    When did Costco got rid of there Chicken Parmesan?

  • @sterlingbell6370
    @sterlingbell6370 2 дня назад +1

    Vote Blue Live Blue!

  • @aliberry1553
    @aliberry1553 День назад +1

    Chickens taste much better from Walmart,Kroger and Safeway,Albertson. COSTCO needs to improve the taste of those chickens. It is BIG but NO TASTE.

  • @sandyrose2398
    @sandyrose2398 16 часов назад +1

    Costco has so many great products and sold so many of them - why would they change them? Trying to make more $$$$$$$$$$???? Or - just going along with the trend: lower quality of food????

  • @arfriedman4577
    @arfriedman4577 8 дней назад

    I find rotisserie chicken salty.

  • @phylis3917
    @phylis3917 12 часов назад

    Real stuff - the best stuff cost a fortune. Stay aware folks. When stuff goes to plastic bag, a hint.

  • @geraldjohnson8871
    @geraldjohnson8871 18 дней назад +3

    Even the pasture raised eggs are a scam half of the 2 dozen are actually small not large as the packaging says, that makes me question pasture or feed lot. AMEN.

  • @peggysmith4277
    @peggysmith4277 День назад +2

    The fake food is here!

  • @user-gj8ms7jd8v
    @user-gj8ms7jd8v 3 дня назад +1

    And half their original size. :/

  • @bobalman
    @bobalman 18 дней назад +6

    We stopped buying the rotisserie chicken after finding out their chicken farms and processing plants are appalling in every way.

  • @TheYellowrose21
    @TheYellowrose21 5 дней назад

    Makes me glad I’m not a Costco member.

  • @evabacigalupo7054
    @evabacigalupo7054 2 дня назад

    The taste of Costco Rotisserie chicken is nasty!

  • @user-xq6be7xi3z
    @user-xq6be7xi3z 3 дня назад +2

    You guys are right. Just don't. Trust. It's about the Money. They don't Care. I don't Buy there anymore.

  • @mariecollins4063
    @mariecollins4063 15 дней назад +4

    EVERYTHING IS COUNTERFEIT.......... AI FOOD😮😮😮

  • @octonoozle
    @octonoozle 14 дней назад +1

    All the products you pictured in this video were way past their expiration date. That's probably why they taste funny.

    • @StreetPreacherr
      @StreetPreacherr 14 дней назад

      What did I just watch, and WHY? Aren't there a LOT of reasons for the cheese melting differently, like potential issues with the oven? lol

  • @DianeW-gd7dl
    @DianeW-gd7dl 18 дней назад +1

    Safeway has much better roasted chicken. Won't touch Costcos

    • @voxpopuli5663
      @voxpopuli5663 18 дней назад +2

      Absolutely Not True. Safeway has Awful roasted chicken

    • @user-qd1xm9pd8l
      @user-qd1xm9pd8l 18 дней назад

      Absolutely not true!!! Costco’s rotisserie chicken are the best!

  • @steveno7058
    @steveno7058 18 дней назад +1

    What an unserious video. Relying on random reddit posters as proof is laughable

    • @OTatime
      @OTatime 18 дней назад

      Have you been on this thread on Reddit?

  • @alde2243
    @alde2243 17 дней назад

    Stop complaining! Change is always hard.

  • @user-qd1xm9pd8l
    @user-qd1xm9pd8l 18 дней назад

    Reddit? C’mon! You can do better than this… Unsubscribe..👎

  • @michaelpatterson-jm8nq
    @michaelpatterson-jm8nq День назад +2

    Costco you know that at least 30% of shoppers will ignore, but the problem is the other 70% will destroy you, do i think youll listen no, because ceo’s never listen pump it up and destroy

  • @louisleoncini1033
    @louisleoncini1033 4 дня назад +2

    Folks if you could make it yourself do.

    • @InsideLookingOut99
      @InsideLookingOut99 3 дня назад

      People today do not even want to chop fresh vegetables. Baking is really out the question.

  • @direstraitslondon6034
    @direstraitslondon6034 12 часов назад +1

    Ribs are just garbage

  • @dollykuhn8327
    @dollykuhn8327 День назад +3

    It’s all fake food