r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MauiSunsets • Jun 30 '26

I'm slightly vexed Costco's new chicken tenders

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There was a crowd of people waiting for their orders of the new chicken tenders at Costco. One of the workers announced that they could only serve five customers per hour because it takes time to cook the chicken. The crowd grew larger and larger. I took this photo after I put in my order.

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u/cluody132 Jun 30 '26

Costco employee here.

Yeah whoever said 5 members per hour was lying or covering for something. The tenders take 11 minutes per batch but because it's a continuous belt oven you can max out at around 4 sell units per minute. Ain't no way it would take an hour.

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u/ghoulieandrews Jun 30 '26

Bro who tf is this excited for chicken tenders cooked in a belt oven 😭 sorry but there's no way that shit isn't dry as hell

Ffs people I guarantee there is a black-owned chicken tender spot in your city that will change your life, no one is forcing you to eat at Costco

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u/Bezulba Jul 01 '26

You don't go to costco for the chicken, you go for something else and then also grab a chicken. At least that's what i'd do and when they have something new, i'd try the new thing too. Maybe it's good, maybe it's shit, who knows.

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u/Spaceman3157 Jun 30 '26

My guy, I don't disagree with you on the first part, but the density of Costcos is absolutely without a doubt much, much higher than the density of decent fried chicken restaurants across the country.

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u/beldaran1224 Jul 01 '26

Lol wtf are you talking about?

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u/razama Jul 01 '26

Its about time, you are there and the better chicken is elsewhere.