Costco's new dogs

Re:Costco's new dogs (ScreenBear)

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:11:26 GMT

Thanks for the confidence, but I'm not so sure I could teach them a thing or two. However, I would be curious to know what hot dog experience the person calling the Hot Dog shots at Costco has.

I'd also be curious to know how sales compare after this transition to Kirkland dogs. I've heard many a hot dog discussion that included a paean to the great Hebrew National Frankfurter & Soda combo deal offered at Costco's.

And come to think of it, Issaquah sounds so much cooler than Kirkland.

Well, I'll just have to try this Kirkland dog and report back.

The Bear

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:53:41 GMT

ScreenBear

"Would you rather have a Kirkland dog or a Issaquah dog.."

Hmmm. I'll have to think about it. I'll get back to you.

The Bear

Bear, you could probably teach these guys a few things about good quality dogs. They should not let a Pacific Northwest Company think they know more than a Jersey boy when it comes to dogs.......................PNWC

Re:Costco's new dogs (ScreenBear)

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:16:10 GMT

"Would you rather have a Kirkland dog or a Issaquah dog.."

Hmmm. I'll have to think about it. I'll get back to you.

The Bear

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:15:20 GMT

ScreenBear

David_ NYC, if anyone can tell us who makes the Kirkland dogs for Costco, it's you.

And while I'm at it, I believe that if a company has a proprietary brand, why not just call it by the company name? Who was Kirkland? Why not just call it Costco's and be done with it?

The Bear

Costco Headquarters used to be located in Kirkland, Washington..................They are located in Issaquah Washington now...........Would you rather have a Kirkland dog or a Issaquah dog.................

Re:Costco's new dogs (leethebard)

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:42:22 GMT

Many stores have house brands.It's a common practice. A&P,has Ann Page for example, and there are countless dozens more!!! Maybe they think it looks classy,or some people are too out of it to realize it's a house brand, or maybe it just looks better than a generic!!

Re:Costco's new dogs (ScreenBear)

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:39:51 GMT

David_ NYC, if anyone can tell us who makes the Kirkland dogs for Costco, it's you.

And while I'm at it, I believe that if a company has a proprietary brand, why not just call it by the company name? Who was Kirkland? Why not just call it Costco's and be done with it?

The Bear

Re:Costco's new dogs (smokestack lightning)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:36:48 GMT

PNWCHEF

Foodbme

If they don't have Liver & Onions on the menu, it ain't a Diner! Absolute requirement if they profess to be a true Diner!

I don't think I ever had a bad meal in a diner, In my area we always went there for a Homemade meal. I remember Hot Beef Sands, Real mashed potatoes and gravy, hot turkey dinner, stuffed cabbage, and everything from Spaghetti and meat sauce to burgers and fries.......I remember having Liver and onions on my menu in the 80's and 90's, it was always the old farmers that would come back to the kitchen and thank me.............

Ahh you have been luckier than me or I am more demanding. I have had lots of mediocre diner meals. Average mashed potatoes, so so turkey, ok burgers. But occasionally you find a great one and it keeps one searching.

Re:Costco's new dogs (leethebard)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:22:57 GMT

smokestack lightning

Foodbme

If they don't have Liver & Onions on the menu, it ain't a Diner! Absolute requirement if they profess to be a true Diner!

Nonsense!!!!!
!!

Funny,that was my thought too!
!

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:53:51 GMT

Foodbme

If they don't have Liver & Onions on the menu, it ain't a Diner! Absolute requirement if they profess to be a true Diner!

I don't think I ever had a bad meal in a diner, In my area we always went there for a Homemade meal. I remember Hot Beef Sands, Real mashed potatoes and gravy, hot turkey dinner, stuffed cabbage, and everything from Spaghetti and meat sauce to burgers and fries.......I remember having Liver and onions on my menu in the 80's and 90's, it was always the old farmers that would come back to the kitchen and thank me.............

Re:Costco's new dogs (smokestack lightning)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:13:13 GMT

Foodbme

If they don't have Liver & Onions on the menu, it ain't a Diner! Absolute requirement if they profess to be a true Diner!

Nonsense!!!!!

Re:Costco's new dogs (leethebard)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:24:08 GMT

Ha!!!!!

Re:Costco's new dogs (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:57:28 GMT

Sorry you dislike hot dogs.

Re:Costco's new dogs (leethebard)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:32:49 GMT

From hotdogs to liver...ugh, can we stray!!!!

Re:Costco's new dogs (Foodbme)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:08:17 GMT

If they don't have Liver & Onions on the menu, it ain't a Diner! Absolute requirement if they profess to be a true Diner!

Re:Costco's new dogs (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:38:46 GMT

PNWCHEF

Michael Hoffman

Ah, you folks who don't like liver don't know good food.

I think Chewy thinks the Kirkland dogs are made from the Tenderloin area.......

I bet there are many people on this site, that have had, or remember the diners having Liver and onions on the menu in many areas...............I used to have it on my menu in the 80's....

The absolute finest liver and onions I've ever had was at -- of all places -- a Holiday Inn restaurant in either Grand Haven or South Haven, Michigan -- I can never get them straight. It seems that Holiday Inn was owned by a restauranteur from Detroit who wouldn't allow less than the best.

But, the next finest I've ever had is served at the two Cap City Fine Diners in Columbus and Gahanna. They use Provimi veal liver, and their sauce (rather than gravy) is beyond superb. The carmelized onions are exquisite, as are the mashed potatoes. In fact, the liver, onions, sauce and potatoes are so deliciously ambrosial that the currently correct "crisp" broccoli and carrots served with the liver can be excused, or, as I prefer, ignored.

Re:Costco's new dogs (mar52)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:10:09 GMT

Liver Lover!

Never had it in a sandwich unless it was wursted.

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:05:05 GMT

Michael Hoffman

Ah, you folks who don't like liver don't know good food.

I think Chewy thinks the Kirkland dogs are made from the Tenderloin area.......

I bet there are many people on this site, that have had, or remember the diners having Liver and onions on the menu in many areas...............I used to have it on my menu in the 80's....

Re:Costco's new dogs (ann peeples)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:59:42 GMT

I would love one of those liver sandwiches.My Mom always served her liver with bacon( and onions, of course)

Re:Costco's new dogs (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:45:42 GMT

Ah, you folks who don't like liver don't know good food.

Re:Costco's new dogs (chewingthefat)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:13:46 GMT

Michael Hoffman

The only club in Bridgeport with which I was familiar was the Algonquin Club, and that wasn't ethnic at all. But those sandwiches sure sound fantastic.

Not as good as a grilled Kirkland Hot Dog!

Re:Costco's new dogs (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:06:02 GMT

The only club in Bridgeport with which I was familiar was the Algonquin Club, and that wasn't ethnic at all. But those sandwiches sure sound fantastic.

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:56:42 GMT

Michael, I don't know if you remember, or even were involved in private clubs/ bars around the Bridgeport area. On the Eastside of Bpt every Nationality had their own private club, The Polish Club, Ukrainian club, and so on. During the summer they would have club picnics, one of the more popular items was having grilled Liver, bacon and onion sandwiches on a good rye bread. The liver was sliced real thin and cooked in the bacon fat, they then added the bacon and grilled onions to build the sandwich, this was a melt in your mouth sandwich. There was nothing like eating those sandwiches, drinking beer and shooting craps all day long...............

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:59:04 GMT

Michael Hoffman

chewingthefat

Michael Hoffman

PNWCHEF,

You should get a real good yield from both. I notice lots of places featuring the angus these days, not the least of them being McDonald's.

And the Waffel House, if you know the owner!

I know the owner of most of the Waffle House places in Ohio, and I don't think she's selling angus. But I saw an ad in today's paper that said Arby's is using angus beef.

Nice to see Arby's start serving beef, now Chewy could stop going to Waffle Houses to eat steak

Re:Costco's new dogs (chewingthefat)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:29:50 GMT

John Fox

leethebard

Back to Coctco dog. Was there this morning, and by coincidence, Brick Costco just switched over to Kirkland dogs at the concession stand. They still sell Hebrew National...and Nathans...and(ugh) Ball Park...and in the summer, we're lucky enough to get Large Thumanns!!! Umbrellas now say Kirkland hot dogs...so I guess it's permanent. Next trip will try them. Now I.too, am curious who makes them!!!!!

The Costco near me still serves Hebrew National. I've never had the Kirkland dog but most comments I've read on other sites give them a thumbs down.

I love Hebrew National from Costco, I bought a package of the Kirkland, had two split and grilled on my flat top, I thought they were suprisingly good, actually right up there with the H N.

Re:Costco's new dogs (John Fox)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:14:52 GMT

leethebard

Back to Coctco dog. Was there this morning, and by coincidence, Brick Costco just switched over to Kirkland dogs at the concession stand. They still sell Hebrew National...and Nathans...and(ugh) Ball Park...and in the summer, we're lucky enough to get Large Thumanns!!! Umbrellas now say Kirkland hot dogs...so I guess it's permanent. Next trip will try them. Now I.too, am curious who makes them!!!!!

The Costco near me still serves Hebrew National. I've never had the Kirkland dog but most comments I've read on other sites give them a thumbs down.

Re:Costco's new dogs (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:11:27 GMT

Twinwillow

Michael Hoffman

Al, stuffed clams are made with minced or ground up clams. Clams Casino is made with whole clams topped with breadcrumbs, bacon and other stuff.

AKA "Clams Oreganata" where I grew up on Long Island.

Nope. They're different. For one thing, clams oreganata, unlike clams casino, requires oregano. For another, clams oreganata doesn't have bacon.

Re:Costco's new dogs (leethebard)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:10:17 GMT

Back to Coctco dog. Was there this morning, and by coincidence, Brick Costco just switched over to Kirkland dogs at the concession stand. They still sell Hebrew National...and Nathans...and(ugh) Ball Park...and in the summer, we're lucky enough to get Large Thumanns!!! Umbrellas now say Kirkland hot dogs...so I guess it's permanent. Next trip will try them. Now I.too, am curious who makes them!!!!!

Re:Costco's new dogs (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:05:01 GMT

chewingthefat

Michael Hoffman

PNWCHEF,

You should get a real good yield from both. I notice lots of places featuring the angus these days, not the least of them being McDonald's.

And the Waffel House, if you know the owner!

I know the owner of most of the Waffle House places in Ohio, and I don't think she's selling angus. But I saw an ad in today's paper that said Arby's is using angus beef.

Re:Costco's new dogs (pnwchef)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:33:02 GMT

annpeeples

Really? I was part of buying the State Fair steer in Wisconsin for years...Bob Gold. he sold the meat for a HUGE premium. But kept some for himself. If you can afford that meat for your cafe, then you are amazing, and we all should be flocking to your place.

Hi Ann, I will get about 56 cases of 4-1 patty's, 200 lb of bulk used for Meatloaf and all other ground beef needs, Top and bottom round that we carve for Roast beef dinners, hot beef sands and French dips, any other cuts that could be used for Tips, stroganoff, Oriental beef stir fry's, Fajitas, carne Asada and so on. I was telling Chewingthefat today that we will have 16 to 20 piglets next month, and I'm thinking about raising 6 to 8 of those for the cafe. I like the idea of giving my client Beef and pork raised by my company, it just sounds right.....

Re:Costco's new dogs (Twinwillow)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:12:31 GMT

Michael Hoffman

Al, stuffed clams are made with minced or ground up clams. Clams Casino is made with whole clams topped with breadcrumbs, bacon and other stuff.

AKA "Clams Oreganata" where I grew up on Long Island.