- Just how good are Costco's
Kirkland, branded products. Welcome back to the channel and the YouTube deal guy, Matt Granite. Today I will test Costco's
famous Kirkland brand against the brand name equivalent. We're gonna battle it out on everything. From laundry detergent to garbage bags cookware sets the shocking
truth about paper towel and my wife and I will test
the most popular food products from Costco under the Kirkland brand. If you guys liked this content please give this video a thumbs up. This video was not sponsored in any way. Our first battle begins
with dishwasher detergent. So let's do a quick
price comparison Kirkland signature premium
dishwasher, detergent packs a 115 count is $11 and 79 cents. So it's roughly 10 cents per pack. If you were to buy what we
were using in our household in the past, which is the finish Powerball always a very popular
pick top rated the pricing at the time I am recording this is 27 cents per pack. So more than double the price of Kirkland I did two nearly identical
dishwasher loads consisting of almost the same dishes with almost the same amount of dirt. The duration was identical for both loads. One of the tests I love
to perform is I ensure there's no rinse aid
whatsoever in the dishwasher. And then I see if there's any type of residual deposit left on the glasses. So I'll tell you right now
when I ran the dishwasher load with the finished powerful
quantum infinity shine. Absolutely perfect. Not a speck of dirt or residue
left on any of the glasses. When I ran it with the Kirkland at less than half the
price identical performance despite all of the advertising
that goes into finish I will conclude that on the
dishwasher, detergent, pods it's a tie, but based on price I would obviously go with Kirkland over the big brand name. For the second comparison It's the bacon battle. And we purchased Costco's signature bacon which is very popular,
extremely well rated. And I tested it against the grocery store
alternative in our community. I wanna thank my wife who consumed a lot of bacon to help us
determine these results. I broiled up both batches of bacon. My wife had absolutely
no idea, which was which and while my wife does know her bacon I'm pretty sure that when she sat down and she had no idea
whether the Kirkland was on the left or the
right in this taste test - Definitely this one, it has
such a nice flavor profile. It has good taste to it. There's actual meat behind it. This one tastes like when you go to a bad diner and you order some eggs or something and they just
throw the bacon on the side that's a bad taste one definitely this one for the win. - You chose the Kirkland. (laughing) - It's really good. Third product comparison, garbage bags. And I purchased the Kirkland
scented kitchen bags with the drawstring. And I compared them to the glad drawstring, larger trash bags. Again, I couldn't find the identical size but just to give you a price comparison you're looking at almost
double when you buy glad or any of the other brands. But what really stood out to
me was when I put giant blocks of ice into each garbage
bags, swaying them around and they're both supposed to
be very tough and durable. If you look very carefully the puncture holes actually
appeared a little bit quicker in the glad bags they are
supposedly guaranteed to be strong, but with the
same amount of swinging and slamming the garbage bags
from Kirkland into the corner of the garbage bag dispenser,
the Kirkland hole showed up much later in the end, the glad bag was first to tear. So for the third product test I will also conclude that
Kirkland is in it for the win. Now, if you guys have made
it this far into the video and you just assume Kirkland
is gonna win every time that's not true. And there are some very
surprising results right around the corner on
something that everyone said was a much better buy at Costco. So bear with me, let's first
move on to product number four and that is the pizza taste test. So for this product test I purchased the Kirkland,
Costco, frozen pepperoni pizza and I purchased the delicious
pepperoni alternative put both pizzas onto the trays made sure my wife had absolutely
no idea, which was which and while I can tell you she enjoys all the frozen
pizza she has never had or at least not recently the Costco branded
pepperoni, frozen pizza. So I do not believe she
knew, which was which and these were the results. - Definitely this one wins,
the cheese is just goofy or it's more rich melts in your mouth. And the pepperoni tastes very high end. It just it's delicious in your mouth. The other one just tastes like your regular oven pizza
that you buy to frozen pizza. You put it in your oven. It's a nice quick dinner, but
it's not as good as this one. - So you have no idea, which is which - No. - You chose the Kirkland. You're eating Costco. - Delicious. And the number five spot for Kirkland versus the
brand name equivalent. We're gonna have a
laundry detergent battle. And for this, I'm gonna
take Costco's Kirkland ultra clean signature, high efficiency laundry detergent packs in
152 count at roughly 14 cents per load and a price of $20 and 99 cents. At the time I'm uploading
this video will be compared to tide pods, liquid laundry
detergent packs at the 81 count for the specific deal
that I found on Amazon. You're looking at a, roughly 26 cent per load and almost
double the price compared to Costco's Kirkland brand. And also for the point of comparison I took my daughter's stained bodysuit and use the OxiClean stain remover as a pretreat for both
the load that I washed with the Kirkland ultra clean pods as well as the tide ultra clean pods. So what can I tell you a
nearly identical performance. I would say that in terms
of the stain removal from the white body suit
that I washed of my toddlers the Kirkland ultra clean pods might've actually performed
a little bit better. It's not a scientific
test, but I will tell you that just based on how
the laundry came out how it smelled and the
overall stain removal from all the other pieces of clothing I would call this a tie or perhaps the edge given to Kirkland. On their dryer sheets I compared the Kirkland signature fabric softener to the bounce. They both have an almost identical price. And it's really a matter of scent. I do think that the static
cling reduction over time might've actually been
better on the bounce but considering they're the same price and they're both sold at Costco. You do find with either
I may give the upper edge to the bounce dryer sheets for the point of this non-scientific comparison. In the number six spot I'm gonna let you guys decide on the shampoo conditioner battle. There are several
different types of Kirkland shampoo and conditioner. I took the least expensive the red bottled
alternative on the shampoo. And I compared this to just your regular everyday Pantene pro V
that my wife already had in the shower. Well, she prefers the Pantene pro V and as much longer, more luscious hair. I found that as a guy that Kirkland
shampoo performed just as well as the Pantene pro V and I actually have a
before and after of my hair. And I can let you guys weigh
in, in the comment section. I was actually told that after several washes with
the Kirkland products versus the Pantene pro V my
hair does look different. So you pick, did you like
the Pantene pro V hair or the Kirkland hair in terms of price Costco obviously had
the better performance on the Kirkland shampoo. It is roughly 30 or 40%, less
expensive than Pantene pro V or other name brand
shampoo and conditioners. In the number seven spot, it's
the canned tuna challenge. And I want to thank my wife for agreeing to eat tuna before
nine o'clock in the morning I took the albacore solid white
superior quality tuna packed in water, which works out to around $4 and 86 cents per pound. And compared it to the oceans best tuna which was sold at our local grocery store. Even when oceans is sold in a multi-pack it's triple the price compared to Kirkland even using a coupon in
purchasing oceans can tuna in a multipack is still almost
four times more expensive than the Kirkland can tuna. The big question is oceans
worth the extra price. - This one's not as salty and it tastes a little bit meatier. So you have like more
substance when you're eating between the two. I have to pick them this one. - Kirkland that's the darker one. In the number eight spot. It's a Kirkland hand and body lotion test against
the Vaseline intensive care. And I was so sure going into this that I knew exactly what was, what and I was gonna pick the
Vaseline intensive care. But during this blindfolded product tests even I was surprised and thought my wife was
playing a trick on me. This is for sure the Vaseline
intensive care it's thick but it absorbs nicely. Doesn't feel particularly greasy, but I'll continue with your tests. Let's wipe my hands now. This is for sure the Kirkland and my first time using it. This is the Vaseline. Did you give me the Vaseline twice? - No. - This actually feels like the Vaseline. Seriously. This is the Kirkland though, - Yes. It feels a lot like the Vaseline. I'm gonna call this a tie. Wow, I thought you were tricking me. No, this is very nice. I like this Kirkland Kirkland for the tie ended In the number nine spot. I compare Kirkland's cookware set to another major brand alternative. So let's take a look at Kirkland's very well-rated signature
12 piece cookware set. I purchased this and compared
it to what I already owned which is the granite
stones stack master 15 piece cookware set, both are nonstick. And yes, I did buy it because it was called granite stone also at a comparable price when it's
on sale and Amazon's choice. What surprised me, whether it
was the tacos I was comparing or the shrimp and veggies and stir fries and all the different things that I cooked in both cookware sets. Well, the non-stick performance
was nearly identical. The Kirkland set was
much harder to scratch. I ran metallic tongs up and down. The bottom of both cookware sets the granite stone scratched more easily. And the Kirkland signature
12 piece set was much harder to mess up and
both being dishwasher safe easy to clean with tempered glass lids. I would easily side with
the Kirkland set at $125 versus anything you would
find from a competing line at 99 180 or even 250 on what you can grab for your kitchen. In the number 10 spot. It's the moment that
you've all been waiting for before I get to the bonus products in the YouTube community
posts that I made, where many of you guys are kind enough to respond to my questions in the polls. You were adamant that I test Kirkland branded a toilet paper and paper towel against
the brand name equivalent. So I took Kirkland signature bath tissue as part of this first test which is 2-ply and roughly half the price of what you would find
from any major brand. And I didn't even realize it at the time but when I bought the
very well-rated Cottonelle it was a 1-ply rating toilet paper. And I didn't realize that
when I brought it home. So after I brought it home,
I thought, all right, well Kirkland 2 ply. It's gonna have the immediate advantage. I'm gonna need to go out
and buy more toilet paper. Well guys in the ice tea test performed on the floor of our bathroom. Not only did Kirkland lose it lost by a long shot
in terms of absorbency. And this is a 2-ply product compared to a 1-ply product. So Kirkland should perform
better just like it did on many of the other products,
but not on toilet paper. Now, surely that must have
been an isolated incident. And of course, when we test paper towel the performance should be different. I took the Kirkland signature
paper towels extremely well-rated also 2-ply. And I compared this to
the bounty quick size paper towels also
considered to be a 2-ply. And when you take the prices into account and all available coupons bounty is still a little
bit more expensive than the Kirkland on our
kitchen floor using milk. Not only did Kirkland lose again I can tell you that in terms of absorbency and how quickly the paper
towel tore afterwards bounty was a much better grab than the Kirkland product
to my shock and surprise. If any of you awesome viewers or subscribers have had
a different experience or you think I'm dead
wrong on the paper towel or toilet paper, please
leave me a comment. My tests were not scientific but usually Kirkland is a clear winner in a specific category as
I've already demonstrated. And it definitely was not the case on those two last product tests. Now for bonus number one it's the Kirkland peanut
butter test versus craft. I took the Kirkland signature,
organic peanut butter and I compared this to the
craft, peanut butter smooth and I compared it to the light version craft
retails for a couple of dollars more than the Kirkland
signature peanut butter. And this is what I
discovered in my taste test. That's for sure not the Kirkland. This tastes like craft. This is for sure the
Kirkland, this tastes more wholesome your favorites
because it's tastes legit. But if you're someone that doesn't want it natural peanut butter, this
one's a little bit more oily. And if you want that other taste the craft would be your choice. Both have their advantages. But personally, I think
we should have more of this in our household. We've been eating craft for
a long time, a little bit. And finally, for the big finale ham I figured I already fed my wife bacon. So let's go forward with ham. Although you can also
apply this to the deli meat which as a whole is very well-regarded at Costco, Turkey slices, chicken, anyhow for the ham I purchased the
Kirkland signature smoked ham and I bought a brand name equivalent from a higher end Ham line
at my local grocery store. Put them both onto plates
that belong to my daughter fed them to my wife with absolutely no way for
her to know which was which and this is what she concluded. - This one, this one is extremely
salty and very just slimy. This one actually tastes like meat. It's not salty. It's got like a good flavor to it as well. - Guess which one the Kirkland is. - This one. (laughing) It's very yummy. - There you have it. If you guys enjoyed this video please feel free to give
this video a thumbs up. And if you guys are subscribed with your notifications turned on I'd love to do a follow-up video. There's many more expensive
things that I could test from Costco. And I will do that with
your input and guidance. If you guys wanna join
my insider deal guide texting club 440-298-2181 is my number. Thank you for being here. Thank you for making
this far into the video and thank you for being a part
of our family product tests comparing Kirkland to the,
the brand name equivalent with all of your input along the way. Bye bye.
