Costco carries a variety of buns and rolls, including Kirkland Signature Cheese Buns, Kirkland Signature Ciabatta Buns and Kirkland Signature Brioche Buns, all of which I’ve enjoyed. I recently spotted these new Kirkland Signature European Style Crusty Rolls at Costco and picked up a bag to try for sandwiches. Find out what I thought of these crusty rolls and whether I’d buy them again by reading the review below!
Location in Store
These are located in the bakery section of Costco near the Kirkland Signature Sourdough Bread and the Kirkland Signature Artisan Pita Bread. The item number is 2078068.
Taste
The Kirkland Signature European Style Crusty Rolls are fairly soft and chewy with a light, crisp crust on the outside. The texture is somewhat similar to Costco’s Kirkland Signature Ciabatta Buns, with quite a few air pockets throughout the inside.
The rolls have a slightly salty flavor but are overall mild and tasty. They’re a little oddly shaped, but they work well as sandwich buns, although they’re quite large if you’re looking for a traditional dinner roll. The nice thing about them being so large is you can fit a lot of sandwich ingredients in one roll!
Cost
There are eight large, crusty rolls in the bag, which costs $7.49 Canadian at Costco. That works out to less than a dollar per roll, which I think is a pretty reasonable price.
Convenience
The best-before date on the Kirkland Signature European Style Crusty Rolls was only two days from the date I purchased them, so I recommend freezing them if you don’t plan to use them right away. We’ve enjoyed these Costco rolls both as a side with chili and in sandwiches, but I think they work better as sandwich buns.
They’re quite large as a side roll for soup or chili, and I personally prefer a softer roll when serving bread alongside a meal. These crusty rolls are a great option for sandwiches if you like a slightly chewy texture and a bit of crust.
Nutrition
Calories
One Kirkland Signature European Style Crusty Roll contains 230 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fibre, 1 gram of sugar, 9 grams of protein and 480 milligrams of sodium. The 9 grams of protein is a nice bonus for a bread roll, but 480 milligrams of sodium is quite a bit for one bun. Especially since I didn’t find the roll to taste particularly salty.
Ingredients
The ingredients list is pretty typical for a grocery store bought and made roll. I don’t love seeing vegetable oil in the buns but that’s commonly found in a lot of store bakery products. The buns contain wheat and barley and may contain milk, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, sesame, oats and rye.
Scoring
Taste: 8/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 0/10
Overall
GIve it a try!
Overall, I enjoyed these European Style Crusty Rolls and would buy them again. My favorite buns from Costco are still the Kirkland Signature Ciabatta Buns though.
Have you tried the Costco Kirkland Signature European Style Crusty Rolls? What did you think of them?
Nuts aren’t in the ingredients directly but the ingredients label states they may contain nuts.
You get eight large buns for $7.49 Canadian.
Definitely, I recommend freezing them as soon as poissble to maintain freshness.
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