"Tracy" > wrote in message
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> Zeppo wrote:
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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>>> I was at Trader Joe's this morning looking for chicken stock,
>>> and I saw a product I hadn't seen before. It is a concentrated
>>> chicken stock paste that comes in a little cardboard box
>>> containing 12 little packets. It's alleged that one packet
>>> is enough to make one cup of broth.
>>>
>>> I go through lots of cans of chicken stock. At about
>>> $1 per can, it seems excessively expensive to me.
>>> At $3.99 per box, the Trader Joe's product is 1/3 that
>>> cost, though the cans contain more than a cup. The
>>> way I used the packet, though, was equal to the way
>>> I would use a can because in either case I use one
>>> unit to make one pot of soup. I make less than a
>>> quart at a time, and eat it all immediately. I usually
>>> do this about three times a week, even in the summer,
>>> so I'm eating a lot of soup.
>>>
>>> I'm still undecided about the flavor. It seems to be
>>> good, but I'm not sure I like it better than Swanson's
>>> Natural Goodness. It sure has a lot less salt. That
>>> was immediately noticable. I don't use much salt,
>>> and I am aware the Swanson's product has a lot of salt
>>> in it. I don't dare eat two cans of that stuff in a
>>> single day, otherwise my feet swell up.
>>>
>>> I think I will switch to the Trader Joe's product,
>>> mostly because it is cheaper and lower salt. And
>>> I won't have to be lugging sacks of cans around all
>>> the time.
>>
>> Hi Mark,
>> I pay a lot less at BJ's for cans. I get a case of 12 cans of College Inn
>> standard chicken stock for ~$5. I use this for making rice or risotto or
>> other uses where the flavor of the stock isn't critical and use Swanson
>> Natural Goodness or Kitchen Basics for more critical use.
>>
>> At 40 cents a can I'm not as likely to quibble about wasting some if need
>> be.
>>
>> Jon
>
> I like Penzey's chicken base. You can make as much as you need with no
> need to save half a can or whatever. It's around 8 bucks but it makes a
> lot. Easily more than a case worth. Even with shipping.
>
> Tracy

Yeah, I need to pick up some of that. I started a Penzy's list a few weeks
ago I just haven't had time to get down there (Chestnut Hill section of
Philly).

I've been having trouble finding decent smoked paprika, so I want to sample
theirs and see if it will do. I recently had to dump a bottle of McCormick's
premium as it didn't have any smoky flavor at all. I also need some file for
gumbo.

Jon



Jon