If you truly want to buy in bulk, restaurant supply stores (eg. Cash and Carry, Smart and Final) are where it's at. A lot less consumer-friendly than Costco has become, and you can get legit bulk quantities of a lot of things (eg. gallon jugs of hot sauce) that you can't at Costco.
It is dangerous to your wallet and your waistline walking through those supply stores, so much bulk goodness you didn't know you wanted until you are walking down the aisle and spot a big ass can of it staring you in the face and think "holy shit thats a lot" and start wondering how fast you can use a 4lb can of Tuna.
Is that the "a1cashandcarry"? Just looking at the website, we appear to have those in Canada. I have bookmarked some restaurant outlets in the past, ones that let non-owners shop, but never been, not sure if it's worth the trip. Maybe if I had a pantry and a freezer to store it and make it all cost effective.
I don't think that's the same store, but the concept looks like it's the same. The one I'm thinking of has gone through a few names (I think its official name nowadays is "Chef'Store")
It's worth going to once I'd say, just to see the way it's different. Certainly if you're throwing a giant party and don't want to spend a lot of prep time on sides and appetizers they have a lot of it prepared frozen
If you truly want to buy in bulk, restaurant supply stores (eg. Cash and Carry, Smart and Final) are where it's at. A lot less consumer-friendly than Costco has become, and you can get legit bulk quantities of a lot of things (eg. gallon jugs of hot sauce) that you can't at Costco.
It is dangerous to your wallet and your waistline walking through those supply stores, so much bulk goodness you didn't know you wanted until you are walking down the aisle and spot a big ass can of it staring you in the face and think "holy shit thats a lot" and start wondering how fast you can use a 4lb can of Tuna.
Is that the "a1cashandcarry"? Just looking at the website, we appear to have those in Canada. I have bookmarked some restaurant outlets in the past, ones that let non-owners shop, but never been, not sure if it's worth the trip. Maybe if I had a pantry and a freezer to store it and make it all cost effective.
I don't think that's the same store, but the concept looks like it's the same. The one I'm thinking of has gone through a few names (I think its official name nowadays is "Chef'Store")
It's worth going to once I'd say, just to see the way it's different. Certainly if you're throwing a giant party and don't want to spend a lot of prep time on sides and appetizers they have a lot of it prepared frozen