Ema Nymton wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>> "Ema Nymton" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Better Than Bouillon tasted salty, to me. I cut back on my salt, so it
>>>> could just be me.
>>>
>>> It is very salty.
>>
>> I don't think Better Than Bouillon is meant to be consumed straight
>> from the package... it's a concentrate... shouldn't it be diluted with
>> liquids and solids?
>> http://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Bo.../dp/B00016LA7K
>
>The instructions say to use 1 teaspoon to 8 ounces of boiling water. I
>did and it tasted salty. America's Test Kitchen gave it the thumbs up in
>their blind test of chicken bouillons, but I wish it did not taste so salty.

Did you use a leveled measuring spoon or just scooped with an ordinary
teaspoon? I'd say if you are going to use that product for a plain
cup of broth then you need to adjust for taste, same as with instant
coffee. Try using less, you can always add a bit more. I think all
bouillons are more a seasoning meant for using in recipes and when
using bouillon omit salt from a recipe until the end and then add salt
to taste, a little at a time... I tend to under salt dishes and let
people add salt to their individual taste... some idiots salt
everything without tasting. I've found that even for myself my taste
for salt is very different while cooking and tasting at the stove than
it is later while tasting at table... it's easy to build a temporary
immunity for tasting salt when tasting often while cooking especially
when tasting several foods at different levels of saltiness. I'll
sometimes have a cup of bouillon but I'll use half again as much the
recommended water but then to compensate I'll add spices and herbs....
with chicken bouillion adding a little powdered ginger, white pepper,
and dillweed adds a lot of complimentary flavor and no salt... I never
prepare a cup of just bouillon concentrate and water, I always use
more water and doctor it. My regular chicken bouillon concentrate I
always have on hand is Goya brand, each envelope says makes two cups,
but I get three cups... I eyeball half the envelope into my 12 ounce
mug. The foil envelopes are easy to roll down to seal for later. I
don't like bouillon in that Better Than Bouillon format, with that
paste it's too easy to use more than intended and those tend to have
not much chicken flavor nor are they consistant, I prefer powdered. I
think Goya brand has the best chicken flavor. I don't care for the
cubes either, they take too long to dissolve plus they can't be easily
divided.