Costco chicken nuggets12/25/2023 ![]() I even tried dipping both nuggets into Chick-fil-A sauce, but tasting one after the other, the difference was still unmistakable. These Costco-stocked chicken nuggets made me think of the frozen popcorn chicken of my childhood, which isn't a bad thing at all, but it's no Chick-fil-A. ![]() There was a little bit of a spicy, white pepper kick, but nothing major - there is no hint of heat in Chick-fil-A's nugget flavor profile. On the other hand, the Just Bare nuggets were saltier and more directly savory. The flavor made me want to keep going back for more, and more, and more. It's such a distinct flavor, one I've never gotten from something savory outside of these little golden drops of chicken-y goodness. It's hard to put a finger on the quality, but it reminded me of the underlying sweetness of a pie crust. Rachel Askinasi/InsiderĬhick-fil-A's bite-sized breaded chicken has a sweetness to it that I hadn't noticed until I pit it against nuggets made by another company. On the other hand, Just Bare was coated in what felt more like a flour-based breading which easily pulled away from the meat.Įven Chick-fil-A sauce couldn't make Just Bare taste exactly like Chick-fil-A. When I took a look at the Chick-fil-A coating, I was able to see the consistency across chunks - crunchy bits held up, but soft bits never became soggy.Ĭhick-fil-A has an outer layer that's more like breadcrumbs that have completely fused with the meat itself. While some of the Just Bare coatings were crunchy and held up over time, others were softer and soggier and separated easily from the actual chicken inside. Though Chick-fil-A's nuggets aren't completely uniform in size and shape either, they were mostly all within the same range, about the size of a walnut. Some of the Just Bare white meat pieces were crunchy and the size of a bottle cap and others were softer on the outside and the size of my palm. Right off the bat, I could see a clear difference: The Just Bare chicken piece sizes were all over the place. The two brands looked similar, but not exactly like. So to test this claim, I put on my most critical nugget-eating hat and pit the two against one another for a side-by-side comparison to see if the Costco chicken chunks could serve as an at-home replacement for Chick-fil-A, which cost me $9.85 for a 12-piece order. Many other TikTokers who tried the nuggets agreed, posting taste-test videos under the hashtag #justbarechicken, which has 3 million views at the time of writing. Bare chicken nuggets from Costco #fyp #foryoupage #costco #chickfila #justbare #justbarechicken #costcofinds #costcomamma #costcohotfinds ♬ original sound - Costco mamma The video, which had 2.3 million views at the time of writing, shows and her daughter swooning over the Just Bare chicken (A 64-ounce bag retails for $17.40 at the wholesale club). It just hits differently than any other breaded or fried chicken I've had.Īnd while I've tested numerous brands of frozen nuggets sold in supermarkets, I hadn't yet tried Just Bare's lightly breaded chicken breast chunks from Costco, which TikTok user says taste exactly like the beloved fast-food. There's something special about Chick-fil-A's chicken recipe.
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