Does Costco pizza use real cheese?
Yes, a cheese pizza really does contain one-and-a-half pounds of "aged, buttery cheeses (an 80 percent—20 percent blend of low-fat, part-skim-milk mozzarella and provolone) and 10-month-aged shredded Parmesan," according to The Costco Connection.
Costco's $1.99 pizza is extremely popular with its customers and there's a simple reason why. The supermarket uses a "pizza robot" which evenly distributes the tomato sauce on the pizza dough. This ensures that every slice of pizza has the same amount of sauce, cheese, and other toppings.
INGREDIENTS: CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)), WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SALT, SUGAR, WHEY, YEAST, YELLOW CORN FLOUR.
Worst: Cheese Pizza
Those giant pizza slices at Costco come with a price, health-wise. "A slice of cheese pizza from Costco contains 760 calories, 40% DV fat and 75% DV for saturated fat, and around 1,500 milligrams of sodium, which is more than half the DV," says Amy Tao, MS, of Based Wellness.
- Dominos calls theirs “Pizza Cheese.” Hilarious.
- Papa John's says theirs is “100% real cheese MADE FROM mozzarella.”
- And Pizza Hut says, “We proudly serve only 100% real cheese MADE WITH whole milk mozzarella.”
- Toppers Pizza* uses 100% Real Wisconsin Mozzarella Cheese, aged to perfection and never frozen.
While some of these Costco foods are only available in regional food courts, Costco pizza is a universal experience. By the end of your journey, the perfectly browned cheese and crispy crust on every mouthwatering slice is a well-earned treat.
Kirkland Signature Pepperoni Pizza, 19.05 oz, 4-count | Costco.
Costco's food court makes $1 billion in sales each year
That's right. The warehouse chain generates quite a lot of money from food court sales.
According to a review by the blog Cheapism, Costco's pizza, hot dogs, and savory baked items reigned supreme in a taste test against the equivalents at Sam's Club. The blogger described the Kirkland slice of pepperoni: "After having Sam's Club's pizza, this slice feels like a revelation.
How Costco's Delicious Pizza Is Really Made - YouTube
Can Costco make pizza without cheese?
Costco Food Court - Veggie Pizza (Dairy Free - No Cheese)
To wrap things up, Costco offers three main pizza varieties – pepperoni, cheese, and a combo that contains meat and veggies. The pizza at Costco is delicious and tasty, with a crispy crust and foldable slices. The pizza emulates a New York style on how it's prepared, meaning its sauce is tomato-based.
According to the Reddit thread, the culprit behind the cheese pizza's higher calorie count is, well, the cheese. The cheese pizza, comments say, likely contains way more cheese than the pepperoni one in order to make up for the lack of another topping which also accounts for the pizza's higher calorie count.
There's so much cheese
But it's the amount of those cheeses that Costco uses on its cheese pie that will blow your mind: One pizza contains a whopping 24 ounces of the mozzarella-provolone blend. That's right — one-and-a-half pounds of cheese alone.
Costco Food Court Slice Cheese Pizza Calories
There are 760 calories in a Slice Cheese Pizza from Costco Food Court. Most of those calories come from fat (36%) and carbohydrates (43%).
All Kirkland Signature (Costco) cheeses EXCEPT PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO AND MANCHEGO are made with microbial rennet and are suitable for vegetarians.
™: Kirkland Signature is a trademark owned by Costco Wholesale Corporation and is used under licence in Canada. a $25 delivery surcharge.
How Costco's Delicious Pizza Is Really Made - YouTube
To wrap things up, Costco offers three main pizza varieties – pepperoni, cheese, and a combo that contains meat and veggies. The pizza at Costco is delicious and tasty, with a crispy crust and foldable slices. The pizza emulates a New York style on how it's prepared, meaning its sauce is tomato-based.
