That is annoying. Similarly, here large blocks of chocolate which used to be 200g (just right for many recipes) are now 180g. Grr.

I bought chocolate chips late yesterday. Three different kinds and they were all 12 ounce bags.

The worst part is that they don't say they're smaller in big letters on the packages compared to "NEW AND IMPROVED" touted for years on other kinds of packaging. Hardly see that anymore either.

One thing that doesn't seem to get mentioned in these threads is that there really isn't a standard size for a lot of things these days, because food companies will make odd sizes for large grocery chains when requested.

For instance, Publix is all about BOGO these days, but very often the product offered is either priced higher than normal or else a smaller size than the regular product. I wouldn't be surprised if Nestles chips aren't actually available in both the 12 oz and the 10 oz size, depending on what the store orders.

I got chocolate chips, but now all of them are in bigger bags! all of the kinds, including dark, white, semisweet and milk where in bigger bags. I wish they would stop changing them. I mean, more chocolate is good but it keeps changing.

Basilcook, I've seen those bigger bags too, although I haven't purchased any. I'd have to figure out the price per ounce to determine if I was getting a better deal, somehow I'm sure it's not cheaper just because the package is bigger. (sigh)

I checked my Nestle's chocolate chips, right now I have mini chips, chunks and dark chocolate chips, all in 12 ounce bags, I hit a sale for $1 a bag so I stocked up. The vanilla chips, though, are Ghiradelli and that bag is 11 ounces. (sigh)

Somehow I'm sure that the next time I buy chocolate chips, I'll be finding smaller bags. Grrrr.....

Annie

I got into trouble with this kind of thing when I, of course, put off till the last possible moment to make brownies for a party. The recipe called for 6 ounces of unsweetened chocolate. I had purchased the package of unsweetened chocolate a few weeks earlier in preparation. What I didn't remember, was that Baker had reduced their package to 4 oz instead of 6 some time ago. Yes I knew, but years of buying it in 6 oz packages was ingrained with me, and I don't use it that much, so I only got one package. There wasn't time to rush to the store, so I had to make a half recipe. Luckily, it was enough, but I was still very mad at them and at myself for the blunder. Especially since I had already sent Jerry to the store earlier to buy more chocolate chips, because as Donna said, the chips were in 10 oz packages instead of 12 oz.. Agh!

Sally

FYI Costco’s Kirkland brand chocolate chips are delicious. They come in Big bags too. I did not know the weight since I don’t have one handy, but check them out. I like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods brands better than Nestles semi sweet.

I didn't even have to buy chips, Amanda brought some yesterday while we were baking cookies. Yes, indeed, they are downsized, but they aren't even uniformly packaged:

And the white chips are 11 ounces! Geez, I'll have to start measuring chips, instead of just dumping them in. Grrrrr....

I do try to buy my chocolate at Trader Joe's, I buy the Pound Plus bars and chop them up myself, but I just couldn't pass up that $1 per bag price at Meijer. When these are gone, it's back to TJ's!

Annie

Did the same thing...sent DH to Kroger for chocolate chips and he brought home not 12 oz. bags, but 10 oz. bags!!! I am pissed off!!

We buy Costco Kirkland 4.5 POUND bags. DH says now that we are past all the Christmas season goodies, it is time to make a big batch of cookies. I use them for other desserts like brownies with chocolate chips. They stay good for a long time.

They still sell 12oz. bags. Stores here often have 10, 12 and 16 side by side.

oddly, for me, chocolate chips are one of the only things I dont measure anyway. I always end up adding more than the recipe calls for. Also, in Canada everything is labelled in metric, so a lot of recipes have to be converted so that doesnt always equal to 10 or 12 ounces. By the way, this is me, LouiseAb posting.

Me too, Louise, but then there are certain recipes where you just use the whole bag, and if the bag is the wrong size, on the smaller side, it becomes a problem. Out of curiosity, I looked at Amazon.ca, and while the lists gave the weight in grams, the Nestle bags were 12 oz. Another brand were 10 oz. One I'd never seen, and guess might be a Canadian brand, said 300 g., which is close to 10 oz., but I figure the round number wins. In the USA, we have a lot of products which are sold in metric quantities. It's probably easier for international companies to keep things uniform.

So irritated ….recipe for fudge messed up twice and then i figured it out! shrink flation my aunt alice😕

Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet chocolate chips are still 12 oz. The milk chocolate, mini, etc. are in smaller bags.

AFIK, Nestle's still come in 6 oz., 10 oz., 12 oz, 24 oz., 36 oz., 72 oz. and 50 lb. bulk boxes. I think they also used to come in pound and half pound sizes, but maybe not. I haven't seen them lately. If your store doesn't have the size you want, try another store.

Thread is six years old.

But still relevant.

they do it just to torque us off ... it tastes more like wax these days ... additives

A good reason to bake - and shop - by weight.

Since this has been resurrected...

Trader Joes has GREAT chocolate chips.

12 and 24 ounces at my market for Nestle’s Semi-Sweet.

I had to start using Enjoy Life chocolate chip years ago, because they are postive daily free. They are 10oz when all others were still 12 oz. All my recipes used 12oz. I have a scale and weighed the chips. 2 oz of chips are about 1/4 cup. So if you cannot weigh, just add 1/4 cup extra to the 10 oz bag.

This us killing me. i make a 1,2,3, fudge rec that now is messed up becau the size of the i have changed.

I bought white chocolate chips (Ghirardelli) to make some banana fudge for my granddaughter's birthday. I need a 12 oz bag and when I looked, it was 11 oz. WTF??? Now, I can't make the fudge until I go buy more chips.