Forums > Specific Focus > Mexican Kitchen

Anonimo

Jun 16, 2008, 10:53 AM

Post #1 of 6 (8197 views)

Shortcut

Knorr Caldo de Pollo OR Consomé?

Can't Post | Private Reply

Agreed in advance: real stock, made from real chickens and aromatics, is superior to powdered bases and concentrates.
But, there are many times and uses for a quick boost of flavor with a powdered stock base.

Recently, in Costco Morelia, I saw both Knorr Caldo de Pollo AND Consomé de Pollo. The prices IIRC, are similar if not the same. Which might be superior?

I noted that both have lots of salt and MSG, etc etc.

Saludos,
Anonimo

julietl

Jun 18, 2008, 11:13 AM

Post #2 of 6 (8159 views)

Shortcut

Re: [Anonimo] Knorr Caldo de Pollo OR Consomé?

Can't Post | Private Reply

I am not sure about the difference between the Knorr products, but if your store carries Borvil brand I would go with that one.

Comes in a little jar, chicken or beef, a gel-paste consistency, very concentrated, usually found in the salsa section and is about $50-$60 pesos.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Anonimo

Jun 18, 2008, 11:58 AM

Post #3 of 6 (8153 views)

Shortcut

Re: [julietm] Knorr Caldo de Pollo OR Consomé?

Can't Post | Private Reply

Thanks for the tip, Juliet; I hadn't thought of that.

esperanza

Jul 2, 2008, 1:27 PM

Post #4 of 6 (8095 views)

Shortcut

Re: [Anonimo] Knorr Caldo de Pollo OR Consomé?

Can't Post | Private Reply

In Reply To

I spent a little while poking around on the Internet when you first posted this question. I found lots of non-essential information about the Knorr Suiza line of stock bases, but no ingredients list. The flavors include tomato, vegetable, shrimp, chicken, beef, and costilla jugosa.

I was at Costco today and compared notes on the two Knorr Suiza chicken stock base products. The first ingredient of each is salt. MSG is three or four ingredients down the list.

The Caldo de Pollo has perejil (parsley) as an ingredient. The Consomé does not. The lists of ingredients on the two products appear to be in slightly different order but by and large the same.

I've looked at Mega and Superama and have not found the Knorr Suiza Consomé de Pollo, only the Caldo de Pollo. The Caldo comes in cubes, in small jars, and in refill bags. I have two giant jars, one for Caldo de Tomate and the other for Caldo de Pollo, and just refill them over and over again from the Knorr Suiza bags. These jars have been in my Mexican pantry for at least couple of decades!

As far as I can tell, the only real difference between the two Knorr Suiza chicken products is the price. Consomé costs two pesos more.

If you haven't tried Knorr Suiza Costilla Jugosa, you might like that, too. It's only available in cubes and little jars. I sometimes use it in gravy, to kick the flavor up a bit.

And by the way, here in Mexico, all of these Knorr stock base products are pronounced norsuiza. All one word.

http://www.mexicocooks.typepad.com

Anonimo

Jul 2, 2008, 1:52 PM

Post #5 of 6 (8088 views)

Shortcut

Re: [esperanza] Knorr Caldo de Pollo OR Consomé?

Can't Post | Private Reply

Thanks for the diligent research, Esperanza. Seems to me thay are both basically flavor enhancers rather than true stocks. But, they are nevertheless handy.

In Reply To

If you haven't tried Knorr Suiza Costilla Jugosa, you might like that, too. It's only available in cubes and little jars. I sometimes use it in gravy, to kick the flavor up a bit.

Yes; I used two of those Costilla Jugosa cubes today when I made a "beef" gravy for some meatloaf. It was delicious, but of course, I enhanced it wiith several other ingredients.

As our 2-year supply of Knorr-Suiza Caldo de Pollo powder is nearing its end, I'm eying those Costco sized containers of flavor powder in the next week's Costco expedition.

Saludos,
Anonimo

Jetski

Mar 26, 2009, 5:54 PM

Post #6 of 6 (7768 views)

Shortcut

Re: [Anonimo] Knorr Caldo de Pollo OR Consomé?

Can't Post | Private Reply

Thanks for posting this Anonimo, I got looking at our stock of Caldo de Cameron cubes and yup, salt, beef fat and MSG are the first three ingredients. I'm going to look into making some frozen ice cubes of homemade concentrated flavor concentrates I think.

.