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TIL Costco doesn't serve french fries at their american locations due to the lack of deep fryers. Customers who want fries generally need to go to Canadian locations to get some.
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Don_Dickle lemmy.world Patnou@lemmy.world
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BCsven lemmy.ca BCsven@lemmy.ca
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As a Canadian I can say Costco fries are really good

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TheGoldenV lemmy.world TheGoldenV@lemmy.world
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As a Canadian I can say Costco fries are really good

Now Iโ€™m doubly mad that my wife wonโ€™t let us move there. Sighโ€ฆ

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OhStopYellingAtMe lemmy.world OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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But then my hot dog is cold by the time I get there.

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๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐ŸŒ€ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
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I mean, they could bake them. They have ovens. Unless they make the chicken bake and pizzas in something else... ๐Ÿค”

I don't think anything other than the pizza is really made fresh in that kitchen; half of it is definitely the same stuff they sell in the store frozen or in the fridge like the chicken bakes and the hotdogs just being reheated.

Also: There is no way FRENCH FRIES COVERED IN CHEESE AND GRAVY would not do well in America. It's actually kinda crazy poutine isn't more common here.

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baggachipz sh.itjust.works baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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I mean, they could bake them. They have ovens. Unless they make the chicken bake and pizzas in something else... ๐Ÿค” I don't think anything other than the pizza is really made fresh in that kitchen; half of it is definitely the same stuff they sell in the store frozen or in the fridge like the chicken bakes and the hotdogs just being reheated. Also: There is no way FRENCH FRIES COVERED IN CHEESE ...

It's actually kinda crazy poutine isn't more common here.

I think itโ€™s the name. Call it โ€œEagleโ€™s Nestโ€ or some shit and itโ€™d catch on like wildfire

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BCsven lemmy.ca BCsven@lemmy.ca
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Now Iโ€™m doubly mad that my wife wonโ€™t let us move there. Sighโ€ฆ

Does she know about Poutine?

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TheGoldenV lemmy.world TheGoldenV@lemmy.world
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Does she know about Poutine?

Lamentably she does not do pork either. I bear a heavy cross indeed.

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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I mean, they could bake them. They have ovens. Unless they make the chicken bake and pizzas in something else... ๐Ÿค” I don't think anything other than the pizza is really made fresh in that kitchen; half of it is definitely the same stuff they sell in the store frozen or in the fridge like the chicken bakes and the hotdogs just being reheated. Also: There is no way FRENCH FRIES COVERED IN CHEESE ...

It's catching on!

At least here in the south. We love gravy down here anyway, and dipping fries in it has been around for ages. It's the curds that are entering the equation that's the new thing, but it's getting more and more common to find them in stores, and it's because of poutine

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TammyTobacco sh.itjust.works TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.works
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Now Iโ€™m doubly mad that my wife wonโ€™t let us move there. Sighโ€ฆ

Costco sells their Kirkland fries, oil, and probably a deep fryer. You have all the tools you need to get those fries.

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Godort lemmy.ca Godort@lemmy.ca
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Does she know about Poutine?

you can get a perfectly serviceable poutine at Costco in Canada

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DJKJuicy sh.itjust.works DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works
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Deep fryers are a pain to maintain. I totally get why they don't have them at US stores.

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Texas_Hangover lemmy.radio Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio
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Lamentably she does not do pork either. I bear a heavy cross indeed.

You could probably find you a new wife in Canada.

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TheGoldenV lemmy.world TheGoldenV@lemmy.world
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You could probably find you a new wife in Canada.

Canada Guy, โ€œThey took our wives!โ€

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pulsewidth lemmy.world pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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We have fries in Australian Costco's as well.

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Linktank lemmy.today Linktank@lemmy.today
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They're supposedly adding chicken strips soon? So maybe they'll be putting them in.

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PenguinMage lemmy.world PenguinMage@lemmy.world
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They're supposedly adding chicken strips soon? So maybe they'll be putting them in.

You can cook those in an oven (sorry to be the downer here)

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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

You could probably find you a new wife in Canada.

Probably even one at Costco

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unemployedclaquer sopuli.xyz unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
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#19 · Quote Reply

All that Costco hot food is so, so overrated. Like okay its a cheap hot dog. The pizza is disgusting. I wouldn't trust them with a potato

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taiyang lemmy.world taiyang@lemmy.world
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#20 · Quote Reply

And TIL you all get fries. Huh. Are they any good?

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AlmightyDoorman kbin.earth AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth
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#21 · Quote Reply

Me living in Texas, "Man i would really love some french fries, seems like i have to take a quick trip to canada to get some because apparently Costco is the only company with french fries"

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LibertyLizard slrpnk.net LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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There are in fact places to get French fries in the us besides Costco, so I'm not sure traveling to Canada is your best choice here.

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masterspace lemmy.ca masterspace@lemmy.ca
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All that Costco hot food is so, so overrated. Like okay its a cheap hot dog. The pizza is disgusting. I wouldn't trust them with a potato

In Canada they're just normal frozen Cavendish fries. They're solid.

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egregiousRac piefed.social phailhaus@piefed.social
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#24 · Quote Reply

I mean, they could bake them. They have ovens. Unless they make the chicken bake and pizzas in something else... ๐Ÿค” I don't think anything other than the pizza is really made fresh in that kitchen; half of it is definitely the same stuff they sell in the store frozen or in the fridge like the chicken bakes and the hotdogs just being reheated. Also: There is no way FRENCH FRIES COVERED IN CHEESE ...

The pizzas and chicken bakes go in a conveyor oven that is likely too hot for fries.

Not sure what they are baking the recently-added chicken tenders in.

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egregiousRac piefed.social phailhaus@piefed.social
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#25 · Quote Reply

You can cook those in an oven (sorry to be the downer here)

Yep, their tenders are baked.

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Manjushri piefed.social Manjushri@piefed.social
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#26 · Quote Reply

All that Costco hot food is so, so overrated. Like okay its a cheap hot dog. The pizza is disgusting. I wouldn't trust them with a potato

The pizza is disgusting.

To each, their own, I guess. I like their pizza.

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kgbbot lemmy.dbzer0.com kgbbot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#27 · Quote Reply

No poutine In the USA either

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