"There is a tiny window in which mozzarella sticks exist in that perfect state between cold, gummy cheese and molten cheese that leaks out of the breaded coating, leaving you with a hollow shell. If you can get a perfectly cooked mozzarella stick where all the cheese stays inside and gives you a great cheese pull when you bite into it, that's a thing of beauty."
"Sure, not all mozzarella sticks come with marinara sauce for dipping. Even when they do, the sauce is sometimes pretty bad, but at least they include it. The box of Petite Cuisine shows a dish of sauce, but apparently it's for illustrative purposes only. When our taste tester reviewed the best Costco snacks to cook in an air fryer, these mozzarella sticks came out on top. Nevertheless, the lack of sauce seemed like a missed opportunity for something that was already so good."
Petite Cuisine Mozzarella Sticks from Costco achieve a near-perfect texture between cold, gummy cheese and molten cheese, producing an unreal cheese pull and a seasoned, crunchy coating. The sticks offer a pronounced mozzarella flavor and perform well when cooked in an air fryer. The product packaging depicts a bowl of sauce, but no marinara is included in the box. Many shoppers on Reddit praise the sticks, and Rao's marinara—available at Costco—is frequently recommended as a dipping companion, with Rao's Calabrian chili marinara suggested for a sweeter, spicier kick. The absence of included sauce is viewed as a notable drawback.
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