Beef broth or chicken?

(Matt Otero) #1

Is store broth ok and is beef or chicken better every chicken box i see has some carbs is that ok or is bone broth the best ?

(Ethan) #2

Bone broth is best. Or just make your own…boil bone in water…done… Add mushrooms and veggie broth if you want. No need for anything with sugars!

(Mike W.) #3

Add rotisserie chicken carcass to crock pot. Fill with water. Add two tbsp of ACV. Come back in 24-48 hours. You can add veggie scraps or peppercorns or whatever flavors you want, but this is basic. Also, salt as you drink it. Enjoy.

(Sophie) #4

If you are buying off the shelf, always look for “Stock” and not broth. People always assume that “broth” is made with bones and that is incorrect. Only “stock” is made with bone and is therefore heartier and healthier. It’s become common to use stock and broth interchangeably and it causes a lot of confusion.

http://altonbrown.com/the-difference-between-stocks-and-broths/

#5

Hm. Interesting. Your point is well taken regarding confusion and there doesn’t seem to be any universal rule. Maybe your distinction only applies to off the shelf and not with higher quality places? For example, these folks use grass fed bones for their “broth.” And it’s darn tasty. https://www.kettleandfire.com/our-bone-broth

(Sophie) #6

I don’t think so and I don’t think quality has anything to do with it. I know people have been making stock for hundreds of years. I think maybe it’s cuter or more trendy to refer to it as “bone broth”, perhaps it’s marketing? Maybe people think of smelly stock yards when it’s called “stock”. :roll_eyes:

#7

Interesting. I think you’re onto something with the marketing angle…

(Judi Campion) #8

I’ve made my ownbroth and I’ve found I can’t use beef bones! I get extremely nauseated. So chicken bones it is. I don’t use commercial broths because they seem to come with extras I don’t want.

(Chris W) #9

If you are looking at commercially produced stock or broth at the store, read the label carefully, most have either sugar, starch, or one of the new names they use to hide sugar and/or starch listed as ingredients. I have found that Costco in the US carries one brand of both beef and chicken stock that has a clean ingredients list. Costco in Canada has the beef stock, but the chicken stock they carry in Canada has sugar :frowning:
You can find stuff that is OK, but you have to get good at reading the labels.
On a related note, surprisingly the Costco rotisserie chicken sold in Canada also has added starch as an ingredient on the label :frowning: I’m not exactly sure why they feel the need to add stuff to it, just putting a chicken on the spit and loading the rotisserie oven would seem to me to be all that would be necessary.