On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:26:13 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:
>On 8/26/2013 11:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:09:14 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>
>> Found it on line:
>> http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...5009341&page=1
>> At $1.50/7oz I don't see it as any bargain, and I don't believe it is
>> better quality than the other major brands...
>
>The difference here is that I have had both ... first I watched
>major brand tuna decline massively in quality over the years,
>then I tried the Kirkland. No comparison. It's not a contest.
>
> > canned tuna is a natural
>> product and therefore will vary somewhat can to can regardless which
>> brand...
>
>Kirkland allows only the solid loin in one piece goes into the can.
>It's a major difference.
>
> > overall I find Bumblebee as good as any. And Costco doesn't
>> have their own cannery, all they do is have their label placed on some
>> other brand.
>
>You can read about it he
>
>http://www.costcoconnection.com/conn...04/?pg=75#pg75
I read it but I'm not convinced.... the other major brands market
*select* tuna too, also in 7 oz cans... COSTCO is very likely Bumble
Bee/StarKist select. Most stores don't carry the select tuna because
placed along side the standard tuna the price difference would keep
folks from buying. In fact most folks buy the chunk tuna because
it's cheaper and for most folks it's fine for tuna salad, after all
it's all mashed up with lots of mayo, and all sorts of
herb/spices/condiments with celery, onions, etc... with all folks add
they all taste the same. To me the premium tuna is only worth the
extra price if it's eaten straight from the can with no additions and
no mashing, just lightly crumbled. Making the proverbial tuna salad
from premium tuna is no differnt from using Royal Crown for a whisky
sour. There is no COSTCO close to where I live now, the closest is on
Lung Guyland... if ever I get the opportunity I will buy some and give
it the test. When I feel like treating myself I'll buy tuna packed in
olive oil and dump it on a bed of lettuce and vine ripened tomatoes
with a squeeze of lemon and nothing else. Bumble Bee calls their
select grade Prime Fillet, only available at select markets:
http://www.bumblebee.com/products/tuna/
Nowadays most tuna brands come from the same canneries... all major
market chains carry their own brand of tuna, only thing different is
the label.