Walking through the soup aisle, you're bound to find a section dedicated to chicken bouillon, or stock cubes as they're sometimes called. If you're a home cook who loves making soups and stews, you've ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Powdered bouillon is one of those ingredients that gets an unfairly bad rap.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of bouillon cubes with gold foil - Ermak Oksana/Shutterstock Bouillon cubes and powders are the ultimate culinary cheat ...