PSA: Costco gazpacho is really good

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Anonymous wrote:It comes in plastic pouches? Gross!

I'd rather bring my own mason jars and have a disinterested clerk in a hairnet slop it in with a ladle out of a huge uncovered vat that attracts flies, myself.

Where is this store?!!?!? I have dozens of mason jars from buy nothing I need to use.

Drink out of them! Tie raffia ribbon on them and fill with rocks to gift to the "farm to table poster" as a centerpiece!

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Anonymous wrote:How does it compare to Soupergirl? Andres' wife is from Andalucia, the region where gazpacho comes from. He uses her recipe. Years ago the Post published it and that's how I make it. The secret ingredient is sherry vinegar.

OP here. I liked Soupergirl too. This one is smoother and thicker, and tastes a little more mellow.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey kids, don't you have anything better and more fun to do than waste it on a mommy forum?

Yes. I need to have a serious discussion with my personal chef over next week's menu. The drudgery never ends!

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Nasty! Make your own.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the tip, OP! I love gazpacho but rarely make it.

It's so easy. While at Costco, get the magic bullet smoothie maker and throw the ingredients in that.

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Anonymous wrote:It comes in plastic pouches? Gross!

Nothing says I love my kids like a bag of mystery soup from a big box store!

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Anonymous wrote:It comes in plastic pouches? Gross!

Stop by a restaurant supply store and you’ll learn that a lot of the food you’re served started out in plastic packaging.

Some yes, just like in the store. Most is in cardboard boxes with holes in it for ventilation. I get deliveries every day as we sell so fast. We separate any spoiled ones so they won't spoil others.
What do you expect them to use?

A glass jar.

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Anonymous wrote:It comes in plastic pouches? Gross!

I'd rather bring my own mason jars and have a disinterested clerk in a hairnet slop it in with a ladle out of a huge uncovered vat that attracts flies, myself.

Where is this place? I’d love it!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It comes in plastic pouches? Gross!

I'd rather bring my own mason jars and have a disinterested clerk in a hairnet slop it in with a ladle out of a huge uncovered vat that attracts flies, myself.

Where is this place? I’d love it!

DP, but I would want to do my own dipping to make sure I get the *good* soup.

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Costco prepared food is all prole slop.

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I love gazpacho but have a mental barrier about making it. All. That. Chopping. (I don't like the texture from a blender or food processor.)

Then I make it and think, hey this is really no big deal. Repeat.

I think the Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen recipe is great.

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Hard pass.

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Anonymous wrote:They have these pouches of gazpacho by Jose Andres’ brand in the deli section. I picked one up to try and we all liked it. I assume it’s a seasonal product.

vehemently disagree. It tastes like salty orange garlic. You cannot even discern the tomato, let alone a cucumber. I fell for the Andres name but realized too late that processed food leaves no room for nuance.

back to vitamix and making my own. Only takes 3 minutes - the trick is to actually have ingredients on hand, which is hard

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have these pouches of gazpacho by Jose Andres’ brand in the deli section. I picked one up to try and we all liked it. I assume it’s a seasonal product.

vehemently disagree. It tastes like salty orange garlic. You cannot even discern the tomato, let alone a cucumber. I fell for the Andres name but realized too late that processed food leaves no room for nuance.

back to vitamix and making my own. Only takes 3 minutes - the trick is to actually have ingredients on hand, which is hard

disagree. Don't we usually have tomato, cucumber, pepper, evoo, s&p and vinegar? That's all you "need" and I'm not even sure you need the green/orange/red pepper. That said, the "hard part" is the ripe tomato. I like it so ripe it has to be eaten today for the perfect veggie smoothie.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have these pouches of gazpacho by Jose Andres’ brand in the deli section. I picked one up to try and we all liked it. I assume it’s a seasonal product.

vehemently disagree. It tastes like salty orange garlic. You cannot even discern the tomato, let alone a cucumber. I fell for the Andres name but realized too late that processed food leaves no room for nuance.

back to vitamix and making my own. Only takes 3 minutes - the trick is to actually have ingredients on hand, which is hard

disagree. Don't we usually have tomato, cucumber, pepper, evoo, s&p and vinegar? That's all you "need" and I'm not even sure you need the green/orange/red pepper. That said, the "hard part" is the ripe tomato. I like it so ripe it has to be eaten today for the perfect veggie smoothie.

A jar of crushed tomato works in a pinch.