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Default Costco Skipjack Tuna

On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 8:42:53 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Janet B wrote:
> >
> > Since you occasionally shop Sam's Club, you should check out their
> > canned tuna. I am assuming that they are mimicking Costco and Costco
> > canned tuna is 7 ounces just like it used to be in our regular
> > supermarkets. Costco refused to reduce the size of canned tuna.

>
> I've never seen or heard of 7oz canned tuna. 5 ounces now but used to
> be 6 ounces back since at least the 1970/s. I've got the old BC
> cookbook that recipes always called for 6 ounce cans.
>
> G.


Costco sells their Kirkland brand tuna in 7oz cans. I don't think you're gonna see tuna sold like that in most supermarkets. The Costco brand seems to be higher quality too - not random chunks scattered in tuna mush.