I cannot throw out turkey, beef or chicken bones ever. If I don’t have time to make a stock right away, the bones go into a ziplock bag in the freezer, waiting for a Sunday in the kitchen. Once you see how easy it is to make homemade stock and how good it tastes, you will never throw the bones out again. I am not saying I don’t use purchased chicken stock, I do always have it on hand. However, if I have the bones, I will make the stock.
Making your own stock also helps you control the sodium. You will put less salt in a big pot of stock than there is in a 14 oz. can of soup. Oh and canned soup, I will never eat that. Homemade soups all the way. Don’t be afraid of the jello look of the stock the next day, that is just the gelatin from the bones.
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