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Since I was out of shallots, I begrudgingly picked up a small bag of shallots at a big-box grocery store -- the bag only had 250 g, or 8.8 oz, which totaled approximately 5 shallots. As I put the bag in my cart, I wistfully remembered summer days where local shallots were cheap and plentiful, and then moved on. A few hours later, I found myself at Costco, staring at a three pound bag of shallots.
The cost difference? The smaller was $3, while the large bag was around double that. As you can see from the labels, they're both from the same company. It's a shallot dream come true.
Now I've just got to decide what to make with them....
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1-21-2009 @3:36PM James said... Costco for meat is absolutely fab - over here in Scotland they have extra matured Aberdeen Angus thats brilliant!
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1-21-2009 @3:49PM peokuk said... I just got an automated call that my Clif bars I bought there months ago were being recalled (peanut butter salmonella). They really seem to do some things right.
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1-21-2009 @3:45PM Amanda said... I've enjoyed making the following recipe from Rachael Ray, and it's excellent.
http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/30-minute-meals/thats-shallotta-flavor-spaghetti/article.html
I'm sure you could class it up a little bit with some different cheeses, or by fiddling with the sauce in some way, but it's a good starting point.
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1-21-2009 @4:11PM Jesse Bragg said... Your not nuts...I do quick stops @ Costco all the time for grocery needs (it's on the way home) some things you just burn through quick!
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1-21-2009 @5:36PM Frank said... Oh, that's my favorite thing about Costco. Once you buy an ass-load of something you HAVE to think about creative and interesting ways to use it before it goes bad. (well, at least if you're as maniacal about not wasting food as I am...)
It's a great way to experiment with cooking.
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1-23-2009 @3:41PM Ras Thavas said... If you can't figure out how to recoup the membership fee in your first few visits then I doubt you are smart enough to ferret out the occasional better deal from other grocery stores.
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1-23-2009 @3:49PM Monika said... Ras - It's very easy to not recoup costs in the first few visits, and has nothing to do with smarts. It depends on what space you have for goods, and what you need. For a whole family, it's wonderful, but when it comes down to a one or two person household, it depends on the people.
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