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> Seattle 4 for 5$ at costco, if I remember correctly.

consumer451 1y ago
I wasn't a Costco shopper. More of a QFC dude. But are those fancy "perfect" Hass? If so, I wonder if I created a false memory based on the whole "skip avocado toast" meme, or something.
- lotsofpulp 1y ago
  Yes, they are Hass. Usually bigger than the ones at Aldi or equivalent cheaper store. Obviously not Avozilla size or anywhere near it (unfortunately).
- BobaFloutist 1y ago
  There have been on-and-shortages, due to complex supply chains and varying crops. But the avocado toast was more about overpaying for well-preserved food in trendy cafes. In America, you're almost always paying way more for labor and overhead than for supplies.
- toast0 1y ago
  Skipping avocado toast isn't about not buying avocados and bread and making a delicious snack for ~ $1 or $2. It's about not paying $12[1] to have once slice of bread and two or three slices of avocado at a restaurant. [1] Prices have probably gone up, maybe avocado toast at a restaurant is $20 now?
  - Izikiel43 1y ago
    same complaint my wife has, why pay 15/20$ for something I can do better at home for less than half?
  - consumer451 1y ago
    Yeah, I understand the restaurant part. Still, we are all easily programmed meat machines, at least I am. I would not put it past my mind to have blurred those things together into a false memory of some sort. Also, your username does indeed check out. ___ Complete tangent about cooking at home, and the glorious results of iteration on one's own: I recently realized that my charcoal BBQ chicken was never ideal, and I'd really prefer to eat more chicken than beef or pork. The outside 5mm of my chicken might be perfect, but then the core was still tough. By the time it was all cooked through properly, the whole thing was dry as heck. My "innovation:" I marinade de-boned leg meat for 24hrs in a jerk-type sauce and mixed herbs. I caramelize the outside of the chicken over hot coals, maybe 7 to 9 minutes per side. Then, I put each piece of chicken on a thick piece of aluminum foil, and put 1 to 2 tablespoons of water over it. Then I carefully fold 3 sides of the aluminum foil into a type of envelope, and put it back on the bbq for maybe even >20 mins. There should be no easy air leaks in the envelope. It blows up like a balloon when cooking. The result is better chicken than I've had anywhere outside of an Ethiopian restaurant. It has caramelization, and also falls apart when you look at it. I am truly addicted. It rained the other day, and I figured out how to make this in the oven on broil, and then in a dutch oven, with the oven appliance on low-med for 30 mins. I used to eat out a lot, and chicken-wise it was mostly terrible compared to this. I wasted so many meals and so much money. There's nary a cooking tip to be found on HN, but this felt too good not to share.
lotsofpulp 1y ago
Avocados have long been sold in bags of quantity 5 at Costco, and prices have been at least $9 per bag in WA state, if not $10 and $11 for the past year or two. Used to be $6 or $7 for 5 avocados around 2020. You can see in store prices in the Costco app now. Currently, the Kirkland, WA Costco says $9 for 5 avocados.
- Izikiel43 1y ago
  I stand corrected then, might have mixed them with the small ones from trader joes

I wasn't a Costco shopper. More of a QFC dude. But are those fancy "perfect" Hass? If so, I wonder if I created a false memory based on the whole "skip avocado toast" meme, or something.

lotsofpulp 1y ago
Yes, they are Hass. Usually bigger than the ones at Aldi or equivalent cheaper store. Obviously not Avozilla size or anywhere near it (unfortunately).
BobaFloutist 1y ago
There have been on-and-shortages, due to complex supply chains and varying crops. But the avocado toast was more about overpaying for well-preserved food in trendy cafes. In America, you're almost always paying way more for labor and overhead than for supplies.
toast0 1y ago
Skipping avocado toast isn't about not buying avocados and bread and making a delicious snack for ~ $1 or $2. It's about not paying $12[1] to have once slice of bread and two or three slices of avocado at a restaurant. [1] Prices have probably gone up, maybe avocado toast at a restaurant is $20 now?
- Izikiel43 1y ago
  same complaint my wife has, why pay 15/20$ for something I can do better at home for less than half?
- consumer451 1y ago
  Yeah, I understand the restaurant part. Still, we are all easily programmed meat machines, at least I am. I would not put it past my mind to have blurred those things together into a false memory of some sort. Also, your username does indeed check out. ___ Complete tangent about cooking at home, and the glorious results of iteration on one's own: I recently realized that my charcoal BBQ chicken was never ideal, and I'd really prefer to eat more chicken than beef or pork. The outside 5mm of my chicken might be perfect, but then the core was still tough. By the time it was all cooked through properly, the whole thing was dry as heck. My "innovation:" I marinade de-boned leg meat for 24hrs in a jerk-type sauce and mixed herbs. I caramelize the outside of the chicken over hot coals, maybe 7 to 9 minutes per side. Then, I put each piece of chicken on a thick piece of aluminum foil, and put 1 to 2 tablespoons of water over it. Then I carefully fold 3 sides of the aluminum foil into a type of envelope, and put it back on the bbq for maybe even >20 mins. There should be no easy air leaks in the envelope. It blows up like a balloon when cooking. The result is better chicken than I've had anywhere outside of an Ethiopian restaurant. It has caramelization, and also falls apart when you look at it. I am truly addicted. It rained the other day, and I figured out how to make this in the oven on broil, and then in a dutch oven, with the oven appliance on low-med for 30 mins. I used to eat out a lot, and chicken-wise it was mostly terrible compared to this. I wasted so many meals and so much money. There's nary a cooking tip to be found on HN, but this felt too good not to share.

lotsofpulp 1y ago

Avocados have long been sold in bags of quantity 5 at Costco, and prices have been at least $9 per bag in WA state, if not $10 and $11 for the past year or two. Used to be $6 or $7 for 5 avocados around 2020. You can see in store prices in the Costco app now. Currently, the Kirkland, WA Costco says $9 for 5 avocados.

Izikiel43 1y ago
I stand corrected then, might have mixed them with the small ones from trader joes