Comments on: The Weekly Waste Word: Making Stock http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-29187 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-29187 Hmm...this sounds like putting the stock before the chicken. Could she use the chicken meat in the soup or separately after it's been boiled? If not, I'd suggest going for a <strike>slightly</strike> much less chickeny stock. Hmm…this sounds like putting the stock before the chicken.

Could she use the chicken meat in the soup or separately after it’s been boiled? If not, I’d suggest going for a slightly much less chickeny stock.

]]> by: Michele http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-28959 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:36:13 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-28959 I just dicovered your blog, so I'm sorry for commenting in old posts. Saying that, my mom makes chickes stock often (she loves it!). But the thing is that to make this stock she takes 3 whole chickens and a lot of vegetables (good ones!) and in the end the only thing that she accually uses from all this is the stock. I feel horrible because we lose 3 chickens and all the vegetables for a pound of stock. How can she waste less food on that? I just dicovered your blog, so I’m sorry for commenting in old posts.
Saying that, my mom makes chickes stock often (she loves it!). But the thing is that to make this stock she takes 3 whole chickens and a lot of vegetables (good ones!) and in the end the only thing that she accually uses from all this is the stock. I feel horrible because we lose 3 chickens and all the vegetables for a pound of stock. How can she waste less food on that?

]]> by: rowina http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-28926 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:33:23 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-28926 I work in a restaurant and there is so much food wasted I just can't believe it. It makes me sick. Thank you I just needed to get that off my chest. I work in a restaurant and there is so much food wasted I just can’t believe it. It makes me sick. Thank you I just needed to get that off my chest.

]]> by: Danielle http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-27402 Tue, 20 May 2008 20:28:13 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-27402 My husband often makes his own chicken stock with carcases however his attempt to make vegetable stock was disappointing. It was not even close to as potent as the store bought and seemed to be a big waste of the vegetables. At the time we were not composting. I think I might try again... any advice about ingredients not listed above or ingredients/proportions that give it more kick? Are oranges or orange peels reasonable to add? My husband often makes his own chicken stock with carcases however his attempt to make vegetable stock was disappointing. It was not even close to as potent as the store bought and seemed to be a big waste of the vegetables. At the time we were not composting.

I think I might try again… any advice about ingredients not listed above or ingredients/proportions that give it more kick?

Are oranges or orange peels reasonable to add?

]]> by: Einat http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14887 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:17:03 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14887 A tip I've recently started using is to fill a few ice cube trays with stock and freeze it. Some recipes only require a little bit of stock and it comes in really handy to break off a few cubes at a time. I also heard the veggie broths (once cooled down) are great for houseplants -- if you think you've made more than you can handle. A tip I’ve recently started using is to fill a few ice cube trays with stock and freeze it. Some recipes only require a little bit of stock and it comes in really handy to break off a few cubes at a time.

I also heard the veggie broths (once cooled down) are great for houseplants — if you think you’ve made more than you can handle.

]]> by: Amanda http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14669 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:50:07 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14669 Actually, the difference between broth and stock is that stock is made using only bones. Broth can be made using both meat and bones. Actually, the difference between broth and stock is that stock is made using only bones. Broth can be made using both meat and bones.

]]> by: ladygoat http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14619 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:43:36 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14619 I love the idea of keeping scraps in the freezer for stock! I usually just end up scavenging the bottom of the crisper for stock parts. Sometimes I end up having to buy the boxed stock at the grocery store, and I always feel so ashamed when I do. I love the idea of keeping scraps in the freezer for stock! I usually just end up scavenging the bottom of the crisper for stock parts.

Sometimes I end up having to buy the boxed stock at the grocery store, and I always feel so ashamed when I do.

]]> by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14605 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:25:49 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14605 I'm just taking notes from you guys...thanks for the tips. I especially like the freezer idea, which should cut back on the rotting produce smell. I’m just taking notes from you guys…thanks for the tips. I especially like the freezer idea, which should cut back on the rotting produce smell.

]]> by: meg http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14596 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:34:20 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14596 Yeah, I do compost the stock-strainings; I totally forgot about that. Yeah, I do compost the stock-strainings; I totally forgot about that.

]]> by: Chile http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14582 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:42:53 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/17/the-weekly-waste-word-making-stock/#comment-14582 If you make vegetarian stock, then you still compost the vegetables after straining out the stock. Cook up your bones separately. Back when I ate meat, I'd pressure cook the chicken or turkey carcass until the bones were mush so that I could mix a little in with my dogs' food with no risk of sharp points puncturing their insides. If you make vegetarian stock, then you still compost the vegetables after straining out the stock. Cook up your bones separately. Back when I ate meat, I’d pressure cook the chicken or turkey carcass until the bones were mush so that I could mix a little in with my dogs’ food with no risk of sharp points puncturing their insides.

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