More than Gourmet brand base quality?

[phatch]

As a home cook, I don't always have stocks on hand to work with towards really great food. I don't have much freezer space either. And the canned and aseptic products aren't that good.

I saw a new base the other day in my local restaurant purveyor. More than Gourmet is the brand. The ingredient list is down right respectable and the price is high for the quantity. Fairly Low salt for a base, no MSG, the only iffy addition is modified food starch. But if the quality is there, I'm willilng to pay the price.

You can view the ingredient list for their different products on their web site. From the sauces link, flyout menus cascade to individual bases where you can review the ingredient list. Demi-Glace & Gourmet Sauces by More Than Gourmet: Chicken Stock, Veal Stock and Gourmet Vegetable Stocks

How is this product?

[jigz369]

I have not tried their product before so cannot comment on their quality.
If the only "iffy" ingredient is "modified food starch" I would have no concerns over it's usage. It's basically corn starch, but an industrial version of the same.
Just my opinion though....

[shipscook]

I have used Penzey's bases for a long time and am quite happy with them. However, do like trying new things. These are a bit more spendy, but ingredients sound wonderful
Modified food starch sometimes contains wheat. These do not and are gluten free. Am trying to incorporate as many GF products into my recipes as possible, know at some point, I will have clients needing these.
I have ordered the 4-pack at the 20% off offer and will report back.
I love to make stocks, but often do not have the times and seldom have the refer or freezer space to sotre large quanities.
Nan

[phatch]

Since the search feature here is weak on exact string searches, I used some advanced google features and found a few hits on Cheftalk that mention this product. Kuan says some good things about it a time or two as do a few of the older members who no longer post here. One of the hits was about More than Gourmet offering rendered duck fat for use in confit. I haven't seen that product at my store but I may have to take a gander at in online. Yes, that was amost a horrible pun, but mallard isn't a verb....

The store had some excerpts from Gourmet, Fine Cooking and I think it was Cuisine praising these products. Seems worth trying.

Phil

[shroomgirl]

I've ordered it in the past and like it. Kinda rough blowing through the volume though.....stews were bumped up a notch with the added umph.

[Breton Beats]

Bonewerks by Culinarte is pretty good too. A bit more spendy thought.