Review of Kirkland Signature Beef Dinner Franks

My latest product write up involves a Costco product purchase. We have held a Costco membership for many years since one opened up in our neighborhood about five years ago. Like Sam’s Club, warehouse club memberships are a brilliant concept as the main benefits include competitive gas prices, great bulk purchase items, and a tasty low cost food court that offers delicious pizza, frozen yogurt and quarter pounder hot dogs.

We recently purchased a package of the Kirkland Signature Beef Franks this past week at Costco. These hot dogs or “franks” are sold in the frozen foods section. There are fourteen franks to a large package. These enormous precooked franks are the same hot dogs sold in the food court.

The 3.81 pound of hot dogs cost $12.93.  That comes out to about ninety two cents per hot dog. Not too shabby for a quarter pound dog. Each frank is about the equivalent of two smaller sized Vienna style all beef hot dogs which go for approximately $5.00 for package of eight.  That comparable serving price would be sixty two cents per dog x two Vienna dogs or $1.24 for equivalent meal. The Kirkland dog is thirty two cents cheaper.

Do I consider the taste of a Kirkland frank to be better than Vienna? No. I don’t think any dog is better than a Vienna all beef dog. But the Kirkland frank is all beef and has a nice hint of garlic and other spices that give it a quality finish whether the dog is steamed, boiled, or grilled. This is a great option for outdoor grilling when someone has a taste for a large dog instead of building two separate ones. I like the Kirkland Signature Dinner Frank for my freezer. I would like these even better if Kirkland would come up with a way to package these in reseal able packaging. I rate this product a solid purchase.