Both grocery giants offer great variety and value overall, but how do their meat departments compare? For many shoppers, there's a clear winner.

On the whole, Costco is a reliable source for a variety of high-quality groceries. However, the warehouse chain's meat department has taken a hit recently.

Costco's Kirkland Signature provides a frozen smoothie blend, the Three Berry Blend, but Costco doesn't produce it itself.

If you're like us and you break a sweat hiking through the aisles of Costco, then you might find the refrigerated produce room particularly refreshing. But if you're hanging out in there to cool off ...

I compared prices of my go-to groceries at Costco and Aldi to see which had better deals for me. Several items were cheaper at Costco, but things like beef and bagels were a better deal at Aldi.