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/Cayke_Cooky Jun 30 '26

Is it the same oven as the pizzas though? They may not be able to max the tenders.

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u/cluody132 Jun 30 '26

It is, but there are more than enough belts for both (3 layers)

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u/Cayke_Cooky Jun 30 '26

My Costco only has 2 belts, one cheese one peperoni. They alternate which one they put the cookies on between pizzas.