Tastes as good as the regular gravy mix
By Mike Thayer
Packaged gravy, I call it “Hurry Up Gravy” is convenient, I’ve always got a few packages in a variety of flavors stashed in the pantry. It’s no fuss, following the package instructions all you basically have to do is add water, heat and stir. In just a couple minutes, you’ve got gravy.
Is it as good as scratch made gravy? No, not when prepared as directed. But there are those times when you don’t have meat drippings to make scratch gravy with, especially when it comes to eating leftovers. Have some leftover mashed potatoes in the fridge but no more leftover gravy to go with them? Grab the gravy mix. Leftover turkey but out of gravy? Grab the gravy mix. Wanting to do something different with ground beef? Brown it up, grab a brown gravy mix and pour it all over egg noodles.
Brown gravy over leftover pork roast and mashed potatoes
The convenience factor alone makes gravy mixes worth having on hand and I’ll tell you what, doctoring the package mix stuff kicks the flavor profile up a notch. A tablespoon of butter or olive oil substitutes quite nicely for meat drippings. Adding some garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and/or cayenne pepper elevates the taste factor as well.
Stone Mill makes a perfectly fine gravy mix and their reduced sodium version tastes every bit as good as the regular mix. Easy to prepare, the gravy doesn’t turn out lumpy and the mix rivals any name brand gravy mix you can think of such as McCormick or Knorr.
Costing me just 45¢ at Aldi, I’m giving Stone Mill Brown Gravy Mix 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. It’s convenient, tasty as is, even tastier doctored up and very reasonably priced. Compare Stone Mill to McCormick, which costs 99¢ at the mainstream grocery store. That’s a savings of 54¢ on the gravy alone! Imagine how much more you can save by shopping at Aldi.
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Food Review: Stone Mill Brown Gravy Mix – Bachelor on the Cheap
Tastes as good as the regular gravy mix
By Mike Thayer
Packaged gravy, I call it “Hurry Up Gravy” is convenient, I’ve always got a few packages in a variety of flavors stashed in the pantry. It’s no fuss, following the package instructions all you basically have to do is add water, heat and stir. In just a couple minutes, you’ve got gravy.
Is it as good as scratch made gravy? No, not when prepared as directed. But there are those times when you don’t have meat drippings to make scratch gravy with, especially when it comes to eating leftovers. Have some leftover mashed potatoes in the fridge but no more leftover gravy to go with them? Grab the gravy mix. Leftover turkey but out of gravy? Grab the gravy mix. Wanting to do something different with ground beef? Brown it up, grab a brown gravy mix and pour it all over egg noodles.
Brown gravy over leftover pork roast and mashed potatoes
The convenience factor alone makes gravy mixes worth having on hand and I’ll tell you what, doctoring the package mix stuff kicks the flavor profile up a notch. A tablespoon of butter or olive oil substitutes quite nicely for meat drippings. Adding some garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and/or cayenne pepper elevates the taste factor as well.
Stone Mill makes a perfectly fine gravy mix and their reduced sodium version tastes every bit as good as the regular mix. Easy to prepare, the gravy doesn’t turn out lumpy and the mix rivals any name brand gravy mix you can think of such as McCormick or Knorr.
Costing me just 45¢ at Aldi, I’m giving Stone Mill Brown Gravy Mix 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. It’s convenient, tasty as is, even tastier doctored up and very reasonably priced. Compare Stone Mill to McCormick, which costs 99¢ at the mainstream grocery store. That’s a savings of 54¢ on the gravy alone! Imagine how much more you can save by shopping at Aldi.
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If you appreciate this review and want to support more great food, product, service review content, recipes and other great information on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike