{"id":3754,"date":"2024-10-02T01:15:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=3754"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:21:59","slug":"costco-turkey-breast-oven-browned-kirkland-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/02\/costco-turkey-breast-oven-browned-kirkland-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Turkey Breast Oven Browned (Kirkland) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author\u2019s note: Not a paid review! These are my own silly opinions. I have no affiliation with  <\/em>Costco<\/em><\/a> or IKEA<\/a>. I bought this turkey with my own dad-gum money.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gobble-gobbled it up.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I don’t eat a ton of lunchmeat \u2014 partly because it’s spendy, and partly because of health concerns. Processed meat is considered a significant contributor to “chronic diseases and mortality.<\/a>” The World Health Organization even classified it as a “carcinogen”!<\/a> Sheesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, sometimes I get cravings for a nice, meaty sandwich. I bought this Costco Oven Browned Turkey Breast<\/a> because it was only $4.79 per pound, and had impressively natural ingredients. More about the ingredients later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does it taste like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The texture straddles “deli meat” and “home cooked turkey.” It’s not as smooth or solid as a processed cold cut, but has a slightly<\/em> different grain than a freshly baked, unprocessed turkey. It leans a little closer to the latter, however.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The meat is tender and juicy with a natural “turkey” taste. It essentially has no additional flavor. If you want other flavors, you’ll need to add them yourself. This turkey is not very salty \u2014 but also not bland. I added salt to mine, but I salt virtually all<\/em> my food. I love salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My turkey had no unwanted parts. No fat. No gristle. No jiggly bits. No skin. No fillers. Just solid, lean, tender meat. This made me very happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you also hate jiggly bits? Perhaps you would enjoy my humorous review of Costco’s Chicken Street Tacos Meal Kit.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was some liquid in the package when I cut it open \u2014 probably less than 1\/4 cup. So, still<\/em> mostly turkey, by weight.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Costco’s turkey breast also tastes admirably fresh. And smells fresh. The meat is soft enough to easily cut with a fork. Basically, it’s really good. Better than I expected!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What did I make with my Costco Turkey Breast?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’d like to tell you all the cool things I did with this turkey, but the truth is I mostly<\/em> used mine for sandwiches. That’s what I did. I made sandwiches. A LOT of sandwiches. So many sandwiches.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used Costco’s (new?) Rustic Italian Loaf for bread, and some Youngsters Baby Swiss (from the Netherlands, but also purchased at Costco). The only thing I did to “enhance” my turkey is a generous grate of fresh pepper, and some salt. It was delicious without anything “extra.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I also cubed the cold turkey breast and added it to a charcuterie board. The meat held a good shape, but was tender enough to melt in my mouth, even as thick cubes. Here’s what my board looked like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here are the turkey cubes. They were nice dipped in the jams on my board, as well as spicy brown mustard, and a truffle-hot-sauce (which I may eventually review…maybe<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think this turkey would also work well as carved cold cuts on a party buffet. Or even as hot slices in a traditional Thanksgiving-style meal (with mashed potatoes and gravy and suchlike). Although it’s not 100% the same as a regular home-baked turkey, it’s passable. And tasty. And easy? I like easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are eating this on sandwiches, like I did, this is the thinnest I could slice my turkey with my sharpest, serrated knife. I’m sure I could do better with a deli slicer, if I had one. Anyone want to buy me a deli slicer? What, no one? Oh, bummer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Turkey Breast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here are the ingredients from the label:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n