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Author’s Note: As always, I have no affiliation with Costco<\/a>, and this is not a paid review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a single lie was told.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I love to complain about Costco food. But not today. I have no complaints. Not a single lie was told. These are excellent french fries. And verrrry crispy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m relieved, because I bought a yuge<\/em> 5-pound sack of these taters. Behold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was a bit apprehensive after the “sad diet sticks” I got with my Aldi Fish & Chips meal<\/a>. I preemptively made some homemade honey mustard sauce, in case Costco’s fries were also tasteless without sauce. It turns out my sauce was unnecessary. Unsaucessary? These fries are scrumptious, even without anything extra. Hooray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re not especially salty fries, but they’re super flavorful<\/em>. They have just enough<\/em> demure saltiness to be tantalizing. Notably, they don’t have added<\/em> flavors or spices. They’re just innately flavorful? Self-made flavor? Like the entrepreneurs of the potato world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Sort of like these Aldi frozen Hash Browns were full of inherent potatoey goodness. Read my silly review here<\/a>.) <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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While crisp on the outside, Costco’s fries are soft and natural-tasting on the inside. The gentle, salty flavor seems to extend all the way through the innards of the fries. Tangent: if you’ve ever wondered what a french fry looks like in your camera’s “portrait mode,” well, it looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shape-wise, these fries have a long, narrow, elegant shape. If you prefer soft, short, meaty fries, these aren’t for you. These are for the crunch-lovers. Let us have this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bag gives three cooking methods: Oven, Deep Fry, or Air Fry. I opted for the Oven, as that seemed like the lowest common denominator. I cooked mine on a parchment-lined pan for about 26 minutes (without<\/em> flipping or stirring), and they came out sizzling and crispy-browned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While they taste best right out of the oven, they get even crisper as they cool. At room temperature, they’re not soggy, even after sitting out for an hour. Impressive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Something I appreciate about Costco’s french fries is the natural potato skin. There isn’t tons<\/em> of it, but it’s enough to make the fries seem more earthy and wholesome. Even if they aren’t. These look much more homemade (or chef-made<\/em>) than I expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I happen to like potato skin, though. I typically leave it on my mashed potatoes, too. If you’re a potato-skin-hater, maybe these aren’t for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The frozen fries are evenly coated in some kind of solidified oil substance, which seems to be pre-mixed with the salt. My frozen fries were in excellent shape \u2014 no freezer burn, no clumping together. No weird mutant shapes. The whole bag is great quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Costco Extra Crispy French Fries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here are the ingredients, from the label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n