i love costco they're they're nice to me over there you love so much about
costco from the ridiculously big jars of mayonnaise to the sample tables at the end
of practically every aisle but one of the most popular sections of any costco is the bakery
so here are the top 10 secrets of the costco bakery you wish you knew sooner giant tiramisu
there are some baked goods that are nice and easy to make at home and not worth purchasing when the
option of homemade is available as long as you have even just a little baking ability however
tiramisu isn't one of them making tiramisu is a time-consuming process and the cost of
the ingredients alone can also add up depending on how many people you are looking to feed with
your espresso soaked marscapone layered creation and even those comfortable in the kitchen might
find it a little more complicated than they would like but did you know that your costco membership
provides you with access to not only a tiramisu cake but a giant tiramisu cake this delicious
creation weighs in at a wonderful 2.38 pounds and will easily serve you your guests your guests
guests and still leave you enough left over to throw in the freezer to enjoy at a later date
pro tip slice it up before you freeze it so you can easily grab a slice whenever the craving hits
also with the price tag for this large cake coming in at around 16
the cost per serving is pretty spectacular when compared to a made-at-home version sounds like
a win-win to us and at that price as long as you have enough room in the freezer why not buy two
both both both both is good are the sheet cakes coming back don't tell them what don't give me
hope in case you haven't been at a costco lately and or hadn't heard the sad sad news brace
yourself costco announced a few months ago that they were discontinuing their half sheet cakes
i have a lot of questions number one how dare you now while some of you might wonder why this
is even news at all those of you who have partaken in the sharing of sheet cake will know exactly why
this caused such a stir among costco fans it was a simple sheet cake but it was super delicious
it was big and it wasn't very expensive there are even multiple examples online of people serving
said sheet cakes at their wedding that's how beloved they were well maybe we can all
stop crying and our bulk bought boxes of kleenex because there is some hope that the cakes might be
coming back so you're telling me there's a chance near the end of july less than two months after
costco's announcement customers at a few costco locations in california started seeing the sheet
cake order sections again when the news outlets picked up the story costco again released the same
statement about how the cakes were discontinued without making any reference to the fact that some
stores were taking orders again what does this all mean we shall see we're waiting but it looks
like a little sliver of hope that the much adored bakery item won't be gone forever costco delivers
package delivery costco only recently got into the delivery game and it applies to the baked goods as
well as many if not all the other items in the stores one reason the retailer was a little slow
to start offering delivery is because people tend to purchase more when they are physically in the
store and are much more diligent about purchases when ordering online but in 2017 they started
delivering in the united states and the following year canadians were able to place online orders
for delivery as well in canada you can even order uncooked cookie dough from the bakery to make the
cookies at home in your own oven can i offer you some cookie dough you don't even have to leave
your house to get cookies because of their size oftentimes the closest costco is a bit of a drive
away so having the ability to just order online and have someone drive this stuff to you is an
amazing option there are some restrictions when it comes to delivery and not all locations offer
same day delivery however a simple search on the costco website will clear it all up
and let you know what the options are for your particular location the one downside to delivery
is that you will miss out on all of the in-store free samples but sometimes there is a price to
pay for convenience so if you don't mind missing out on the full costco experience switching to
delivery can save you a lot of time and trouble i wish this was 2019 where i could just eat
samples in the grocery store you can order in advance i'll go do that 10 steps ahead of you
so you're throwing a big party and you're going to need a whole lot of baked goods treats and sweets
well you could just go to costco the day of the party grab everything you need and just leave it
at that however there are two problems with that the first one is that you may not be able to find
everything you wanted if you go early in the morning sure you might be able to get what you
need but if you go later in the afternoon chances are you're going to go home empty-handed the
second problem is that if you do find everything you want and take it all that means there might
not be enough for all the other people who show up to costco later that day hoping to find
their favorite baked goods so instead of being that person be the person who orders what you need
in advance it's as simple as walking up to the counter and letting them know what you need and
when you need it generally they ask that you place your order 48 hours in advance some locations may
ask for 72 hours then when the time comes you head on down to your favorite costco and pick it up
you're happy your party guests are happy and all of the other costco customers will be happy as
well i'm just so happy you can freeze the baked goods that's great news while we all love the
amount of food you get per package at costco that bulk can also be a deterrent to purchasing some
items because you know you will never finish it all before most of it goes bad and that can
easily be the case with fresh bakery items and while it's generally understood that freezing
baked products isn't always a good idea they don't often unfreeze back to their tasty selves
it appears that that isn't the case with costco bakery items according to various folks online
costco products actually do freeze well and return to their proper form and taste when
thawed this would make sense given that costco knows they are selling bulk items and unless
you were a big family or a professional eater one or two dozen giant muffins a huge pack of
croissants and so on aren't all going to be eaten by the best before date best before november 1959
damn it so now you know you don't have to stuff your face with baked goods or have a big party
in order to make sure you finish everything before they go bad just go ahead and freeze them
and enjoy them later this will allow you to save a few bucks in the end as you won't have
to throw away stuff that's gone bad and the need to restock your pantry with baked goods won't be
as frequent either too much bread yes buy frozen or uncooked can i have one of those uncooked ones
purchasing the items fresh is the most expensive option when it comes to costco bakery items
and this makes sense of course because well it's the freshest and most convenient option
buy them fresh and everything is done for you you can even start eating them in the car on the drive
home if you want don't worry you're not alone we all do it however if you can wait until you get
home and saw a few items out then purchasing the goods already frozen is definitely an option you
should be considering especially if you weren't going to finish all the fresh items and plan on
freezing some of them anyway many of costco's bakery items are available frozen and as such
they obviously have a much longer shelf life which even allows you to purchase more of them
if you so desire as one example online pointed out a container of fresh cookies comes to about
35 cents per cookie while the frozen option gets you 19 cents per cookie that's almost a 50
savings and all you have to do is thaw them out and because costco bakery items do generally thaw
nicely and warm up just as tasty as before they were chilled it is even more worthwhile purchasing
them already frozen that's a genius move great place to buy bread and and i bake bread bread
bread when it comes to bulk buying there are certain items that many people skip right past
bread seems to be one such item unless you have a big family or eating sandwiches for lunch and
dinner there's almost no way to consume all of the bread you could buy at costco before it went bad
for that reason most people probably skip the bread section and pick up a loaf here and there
when needed from their local grocery store or corner store but wait don't ignore the costco
bread any longer the deals and savings are pretty great in fact a couple years ago one cooking
website set out to determine who had the best deals on bread between costco trader joe's and
whole foods and in pretty much every category costco came out on top with the best deals on
bakery bread sandwich bread rolls and both hot dog and hamburger buns and while you might be thinking
that a deal is great but not if most of it is going to go to waste anyway remember that you can
freeze a portion and saw it out in the future when you want it there are plenty of great tutorials
online to help you figure out the best way to defrost bread so that it returns to its full
potential of taste and texture so you no longer have an excuse not to give this bad boy a chance
just give them a chance free cookies for kids anyone who has done it knows that grocery
shopping with children or any shopping for that matter can be a lesson in patience and can easily
wear down even the most zen-like parent to their very last nerve one of the easiest ways to calm
a child down as you work your way through the grocery aisles is to give them something to eat
here eat the spaghetti sure you can break open that snack box but if you are at costco you
don't have to dip into your going to purchase groceries because the retailer will give your
kid a cookie for free we aren't sure if it's just cookies or any of the baked goods within reason
of course but all you have to do is ask and your child shall receive now obviously this comes with
a bit of a catch-22 while the delicious cookie will probably calm your child down for a little
while the sugar will probably start kicking in just as you get back to the car which means the
drive home could be a little intense if a sugar treat isn't something you want to give your kid
remember that costco is always giving out free samples of various food items around the store
it shouldn't be hard to find something your child wants to try and they usually don't mind if you
come back multiple times for the same sample free sample costco social media and website i've never
seen trending like this while most businesses have a website and a social media presence not all of
them provide useful content for both making it worth a follow or a visit well costco does
facebook instagram pinterest costco has accounts on all of them and they are all worth a follow if
you were at all interested in some cool tips and tricks from their bakery looking for some awesome
recipes to make using their bakery items visit the costco website and you will find plenty check out
some cool breakfast and lunch suggestions using the store's croissants and bagels want to make
dessert kebabs using churros well there's a recipe for that as well and since costco is a great place
to purchase bread buns and the like the website is also teaming with awesome sandwich recipes
including a father's day breakfast sandwich and a kirkland signature sub sandwich a quick browse of
the website before your next trip to costco will give you plenty of great ideas as you browse the
aisles you don't need to aimlessly wander the aisles for hours looking for inspiration on what
to eat anymore all you need is a good internet connection look our internet connection you can
return almost anything how do you afford all this stuff i just return to the next thing
a generous return policy is one of the best ways to keep customers happy and loyal and costco is
well aware of that fact so if you purchase anything at costco including from the bakery
and you aren't happy with it just return it the employees at costco are instructed to pretty much
take anything back that a customer wants to return good afternoon i'd like to return this merchandise
and do so with almost no questions asked you bought a box of big muffins but you decided
that you don't really want them return them you picked up five boxes of cookies for a party but
no one showed up and you don't want all those sweets sitting and tempting you from the cupboard
return them you picked up a large cake for a dinner party but half the people at the party
had just started the keto diet and couldn't eat it so there's still half a cake left return it yes
technically you actually can return a half-eaten cake a half-empty bottle of wine etc but do you
really want to be that person again just because you can do something doesn't mean you should and
you should also be aware that while employees are trained to be very open to returns they are
also trained to look out for repeat returners who are obviously just out to take advantage of
the permissive policy you can't just fly under the radar if you've returned that same box of
cookies six times in the last months they're going to know and they could even revoke your membership
if the excess returns keep on happening so try to stick to legit returning only in the end it will
be good for you and your costco karma karma oh i get it stay right here and tap that screen for
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