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Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

klajfakj — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:28:29 GMT

Some recipes call for stock and others broth. I use what the recipe calls for but I REALLY cannot tell the difference. What is the difference and do they really make or break a recipe? I do find some off brands are very salty...which I do not like at all. Which do you prefer for flavor?

Re: Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

CelticCrafter — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:58:26 GMT

Stock is made from the bones, broth from the meat.

Stock is richer and more flavorful.

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panda1234 — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 09:48:24 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
Stock is made from the bones, broth from the meat.

Stock is richer and more flavorful.

I always use stock, broth seems watered down.

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phoenixbrd — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:07:37 GMT

@klajfakj Trader Joe's now carries both veggie stock and veggie broth so the meat/bones difference would not apply. Anyone know the difference. I bought the stock last time as I thought it would be hardier than the broth....but they are both veggie based.

Re: Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

CelticCrafter — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:09:01 GMT

@panda1234 - I prefer stock over broth too. When a recipe calls for chicken broth I always think of College Inn and how I can't stand the smell of it.

Re: Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

panda1234 — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:15:38 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@panda1234 - I prefer stock over broth too. When a recipe calls for chicken broth I always think of College Inn and how I can't stand the smell of it.

I feel the same way. I do think the College Inn turkey broth has more flavor than the chicken.

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AuntG — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:16:42 GMT

Stock I make, broth I buy - go figure.

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software — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:05:14 GMT

@klajfakj wrote:
Some recipes call for stock and others broth. I use what the recipe calls for but I REALLY cannot tell the difference. What is the difference and do they really make or break a recipe? I do find some off brands are very salty...which I do not like at all. Which do you prefer for flavor?

In a recipe you've never tried, how would you know what it's really supposed to taste like?

I've quit using either, I buy beef base and chicken base. It's very thick, comes in a small jar, must be refrigerated after it's been opened. Lasts a good while, doesn't take up much room and the flavor is amazing. I use a little of it in almost everything I prepare. I almost never use just water, when water is called for.

If I recall you can make a cup of stock by using 1 cup of water plus a tablespoon of base, the proportions are on the label.

As for the difference in stock vs broth, including the veggie kind is stock is usually full of veggies & herbs, the broth is less flavorful, but the herbs & such can be added to the finished product. If you are making a homemade soup, use broth because you are adding other ingredients to your soup. You don't want your soup to compete with stock.

Unless you are a gourmet cook or trained chef, there really isn't a lot of difference in the finished product, unless of course you are a vegetarian.

Re: Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

BirdieGal — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:22:07 GMT

@software

What you are referring to is Better Than Broth. I always have that in my fridge and is what I use when I don’t have homemade.

It’s actually 1 TSP for one cup of water.

I use all the flavors they have. Or at least I have found.

Beef

Chicken

Vegetable

Seafood

Good product.

. . .

debic — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:21:52 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
Stock I make, broth I buy - go figure.

This ^ I don't think I've ever actually seen stock in a store. Although it's the first ingredient in store bought broth. And I use meat in my stock.

Over all it doesn't make a whole lot of difference IMO.

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depglass — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:46:31 GMT

Knorr makes a highly concentrated form of both beef stock and chicken stock. A tiny cup makes 3 1/2 cups of stock when water is added. This has been a boon for me, getting a little old to lug cases or bags of cans down the hill from the car in the winter.

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hayseed00 — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:40:48 GMT

Good info, I always wondered and this is good to know, thanks

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software — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:55:30 GMT

@BirdieGal wrote:
@software

What you are referring to is Better Than Broth. I always have that in my fridge and is what I use when I don’t have homemade.

It’s actually 1 TSP for one cup of water.

I use all the flavors they have. Or at least I have found.

Beef
Chicken
Vegetable
Seafood

Good product.

Mine is not the same brand name, but the same type of product.

I buy Tone's at Sam's Club.

I've seen Better than Bouillon in the grocery stores.

Re: Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

TTerri — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:11:46 GMT

I've only used chicken stock once, Swanson's, and I couldn't tell the difference between that and lesser expensive broth.

I use Better Than Bouillon that I get from either Walmart or Food Lion. I've never seen the low sodium version but I recommened you buy that one if you can find it as this is pretty salty.

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BirdieGal — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:30:06 GMT

@TTerri

Yeah! That’s it!

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Sooner — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 02:32:43 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
Stock is made from the bones, broth from the meat.

Stock is richer and more flavorful.

Chicken broth uses bones. . . every recipe I have for it anyway.

Re: Stock vs Broth...is there a difference?

klajfakj — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:14:47 GMT

Thank you ALL so much. Now I know I don't have to stock up o both to cook.....just pick one.

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ID2 — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:48:35 GMT

Absolutely no difference in stock or broth when your dish is all said and done.

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ID2 — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:50:23 GMT

@TTerri wrote:
I've only used chicken stock once, Swanson's, and I couldn't tell the difference between that and lesser expensive broth.

I use Better Than Bouillon that I get from either Walmart or Food Lion. I've never seen the low sodium version but I recommened you buy that one if you can find it as this is pretty salty.

Be sure to buy the low sodium version!! The regular (pictured) is extremely salty! The low sodium has the true taste not just a highly salted taste.

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x Hedge — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:15:36 GMT

@klajfakj,

There was a lively thread about this last January.

Consumer Reports top rated Knorr for flavor, which was also judged a Best Buy for value. I ended up switching from Better Than Bullion to Knorr brand.

This link should take you there (if I did this right).

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Broth-or-Stock-When-Making-Soup/m-p/3461734#M71580