Costco has a great selection of dumplings, potstickers, gyoza and spring rolls, and I’ve reviewed many of them over the years. These Siwin Potstickers caught my eye because they come with sauce, so I picked up a bag to review. Read on to find out how they compare to the other dumplings, gyoza and potstickers I’ve tried from Costco.
Location in Store
These are located in the freezer section at Costco, near the Bibigo Steamed Dumplings, Synear Soup Dumplings and the Bibigo Beef Bulgogi Mandu. The item number is 5502859.
Taste
hese potstickers are super tasty. They are basically a thick, delicious dough wrapper filled with perfectly seasoned, juicy chicken and cabbage. Siwin doesn’t skimp on the filling at all; they seem to have a pretty substantial amount of chicken and vegetables packed into these small dumplings.
I think the dough is the perfect texture and thickness. If the dough were too thin, they would not be able to put as much filling inside the potstickers without them falling apart. If cooked according to the package instructions, you end up with a soft, tender dumpling with a golden-brown, crispy bottom.
Whenever I serve these, everyone seems to really enjoy them, and there’s never any left. One thing that makes these even tastier is the delicious soy ginger sauce that comes in the bag of potstickers. You get four packets of sauce, so if you make 20 potstickers at a time, you have one sauce for each time.
I think I like these better than the Ling Ling Potstickers and I also prefer them over the Summ! Gyoza.
Cost
The 1.91-kilogram bag comes with about 80 potstickers and costs $14.99 Canadian, which seems quite reasonable. There are also four sauce packets in the bag, so you don’t need to go out and buy any additional dipping sauce. I find it interesting that the price in 2018 for the same amount of potstickers was $9.99 Canadian.
Convenience
The potstickers come frozen and take a bit of effort to cook. There are microwave instructions and frying pan heating instructions, and I always pick the frying pan instructions. I feel like any food tastes better when it’s not cooked in a microwave.
These are great as an appetizer, side, snack, or quick lunch. They’re best fresh, but you could refrigerate leftovers and warm them in the microwave if needed. The potstickers need to be kept frozen and have a best-before date that’s about a year and a half from when I purchased them.
Nutrition
Calories
Four potstickers contains 170 calories, six grams of fat, 22 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fibre, three grams of sugar, seven grams of protein and 390 milligrams of sodium. Three teaspoons of dipping sauce contains 25 calories, zero grams of fat and fibre, five grams of carbohydrates, five grams of sugar, one gram of protein and 400 milligrams of sodium.
Ingredients
The ingredients list isn’t very long, which I appreciate. The only ingredients I don’t love seeing are canola oil and sugar, but I honestly expected those to be in these potstickers. The rest of the ingredients list is simple, whole ingredients you’d use to make potstickers at home. The potstickers contain wheat, soy, and sesame but are dairy-free.
Scoring
Taste: 9/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 5/10
Nutrition: 7/10
Overall
Give it a try!
I have bought these multiple times and will continue to purchase them. I really love them as an appetizer.
Have you tried these Costco Siwin Potstickers? What did you think of them? Leave a comment below!
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My favorite pot stickers are Ajinomoto, from Costco. They were out of stock for a long time, but are just back this week – I was practically dancing down the freezer aisle. My #2 favorite is Trader Joe’s pork pot stickers. Costco carries Bibigo, but they have a strong spice that I’m not used to in pot stickers. Ling Lings wrappers are too thick. And BTW, pot stickers are my favorite food. For a dipping sauce, a good ratio is 50% soy sauce, 50% rice wine vinegar (unseasoned).
Note, have never seen the Siwin ones at my Costco in California.
Just recently bought and they taste funny.
You didn’t show the cooked end product or sliced with a pick of how the inside looks. Normally you do.
These are my favourite. They are so delicious! I usually just stick them in a soup and treat them like a wonton. The filling is just so yummy, its a great addition to any dish.
havent being availble at prince george costco for awhile now what gives?
Just had some today. And we all loved them. So good
Potstickers Siwin
Excellent
sodium high, 20% for 4 is a bit much