Bullion

What is the difference between chicken stock and chicken bullion?

I am cooking, and the recipe calls for 6 cups chicken stock. All I have are the little chicken bullion cubes. Are they the same, or at least interchangable?

Public Comments

1. as you can tell chicken stock is the water with the "cubes premixed" so to say it is much better then the cubes but cheaper i don't see why you could not dissolve some cubes in the 6 cups of water
2. Chicken stock is the broth from boiling chicken or leftover bones from a chicken carcass and vegetables like celery, onion, carrots, and parsley. Chicken bullion is some chicken flavor and a lot of salt. You could use it instead of the stock but it will seriously affect the flavor of your recipe. It's better to use carton or canned chicken broth if you don't have homemade stock.
3. Yes, check the label on your bullion cubes. It should tell you how much to use per amounts of water.
4. You will never tell the difference? Just add the required water on the directions. Stock is the preferred but who the heck, other than a chef, makes stock on a regular basis.
   
   Go for it.
5. Yes they are interchangeable but they are also different: using bullion cubes are very high in sodium, but you know when you add water to it, that can serve as a makeshift broth. chicken stock is more healthier persay because it doesn't have a high salty content.. and it can be store bought in a box that you refrigerate instead of from the can... But if that's all you have, there's nothing wrong with improvising... But remember if you ever have chicken, boil it and keep that water because that will serve as a broth you can use later for many recipes and it can be frozen as well..