Knorr Stock Pots

I bought a pack of Knorr Stock Pots from Tesco because they were on buy one get one free. That meant that I got 16 of these for £1.44 which looked like a good deal. Each one in a plastic pot filled with concentrated beef stock and you simply add 500 mils of water to get your stock. I must admit that I didn't read the outside labelling before I used one of these to flavour a beef stew. The smell was not at all like beef stew; it was just kind of spicy, peppery and greasy. I sat down to eat my beef stew to which I had added no salt and was amazed at just how salty it was. A look on the product outer wrapper told me why. A 100ml portion of stock made ...  Read the complete review

I normally like to cook meals totally from scratch including stocks for casseroles, but last week I was a bit pushed for time so I bought a pack of Knorr Beef Stock Pots in a bid to save time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Price and availability ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Priced at £1.44 in Asda for a pack of 8, I felt they were a bit expensive compared to products like Oxo, but I was sucked into buying them by the manufacturers blurb on the side of the packaging and the fact that they are semi-endorsed by Marco Pierre White. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Manufacturers claims ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The blurb on the packaging reads as follows - ...  Read the complete review

The secret to a good soup is starting with a good quality stock for the base. I make my own chicken stock by boiling down chicken bones with water and it makes an exceptionally tasty soup but when I make my lentil soup only knorr ham cubes will do. I had spotted the knorr stock pots on the shelves of the supermarkets several times and wondered if they were any good but the price of around £2 for a box of eight potions put me off. Luckily one day they were on half price offer so I chucked them into my trolley. Knorr claim that these stock pots are "a rich concentrated stock made from selected meats, herbs and spices that are gently simmered into a ...  Read the complete review