{"id":3347,"date":"2024-09-21T17:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T17:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=3347"},"modified":"2025-03-23T18:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T22:51:52","slug":"costco-baguette-bread-kirkland-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/21\/costco-baguette-bread-kirkland-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Baguette Bread (Kirkland) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author\u2019s note: These are my own crusty opinions. I wasn\u2019t paid (or compensated in any way) to write this review, and I have no affiliation with Kirkland nor Costco<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karma is gonna get me. Someday.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This bread wasn’t on sale, so I’m not sure why I bought it. It was a total impulse buy. I don’t buy bread at Costco often, because it always comes in enormous packages that take too long<\/em> for my lonely little stomach to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway. This<\/em> is the Costco Baguette Loaf<\/a>, which is only available in a 2-pack. Although the label says 1.5 pounds, I weighed the package on my kitchen scale at nearly 2 pounds. That’s a lot of bread!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had seen reviews of these baguettes floating around the internet where people complained that they went stale rapidly and\/or grew mold. So, I was extra<\/em>-worried about eating all this bread before it spoiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because I’m a weird hermit with no life, I also measured<\/em> these loaves. They’re 22 inches long. Almost 2 feet. Another useless piece of data. You’re welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do Costco baguettes taste like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These baguettes<\/a> are remarkably hearty! They’re chewy and have thick, satisfying crusts. This isn’t at all like most grocery store “French” baguette loaves \u2014 where the outside is “crisp,” and the inside is airy and insubstantial. On the contrary, this<\/em> is “meaty,” dense bread. Rich, satisfying bread. Beefy carbs. It’s not as tender as other loaves, but it’s got a wonderful substantial quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flavors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The bread itself is deeply flavorful. In fact, this is some of the most flavorful bread I’ve eaten in a while. Some of that excellent flavor may be from the added buckwheat flour<\/a>. And the malted barley flour<\/a>. Plus the “sourdough” itself. There’s also a pleasant (but not overbearing) saltiness that rounds out all the other flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of sourdough, I previously reviewed Costco’s Sourdough Loaf, which I liked, and which (for me) had a very long shelf-life. I was impressed to see these baguettes have a similar sourdough culture in the ingredients, instead of merely commercial yeast. More about the ingredients later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, despite the sourdough culture, there isn’t a “sour” flavor. If you dislike “tangy” bread, this may make you happy. It’s tang-less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appearance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The baguettes have a lovely, rustic appearance. The surface is scored and lightly floured. The bottom of the loaf has a slightly coarser, floured texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are a lot of medium-sized holes in this bread. I don’t mind this at all. A baguette is sort of “side bread” anyway. Nobody is making sandwiches out of baguette slices. I mean. I don’t think they are. Are they? Are you?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once sliced, the baguette produces tidy little chunks, perfect for serving as a side item with a meal. Hobbit-sized slices. Here is a slice in my own bitty hobbit hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storing Costco Baguette Loaves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I made a fatal error when storing my baguettes. As I wrote in this earlier review of Costco’s Sourdough loaf<\/a>, the bread comes in a plastic bag with zillions<\/em> of tiny holes. The itty-bitty holes allow enough air circulation to keep the lovely crust…crusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, I was exhausted when I brought my loaves home, and my kitchen was dimly lit. So, when I peered (sleepily) at the baguette bag, I did not see the holes. I stored my sliced baguette loaves in the holey<\/em> bag for a couple days before I realized my mistake. The holes allow too much air inside for long-term storage, which means your bread will get rock-hard and stale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had to transfer mine to another, un-holey<\/em> bag. This isn’t easy to do, because the 22-inch loaves don’t exactly fit in standard kitchen bags. I had to cut the baguette in half and put it in a large plastic bread bag. Some bakeries sell their bread in paper bags, to keep them crusty, but include an extra<\/em> plastic bag inside, for later. It would be nice if Costco included an unholey<\/em> bag, too. But they don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients in Costco Baguette Bread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here are the ingredients from the label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n