stock pot

English

Etymology

From stock +‎ pot.

Noun

stock pot (plural stock pots)

1. (cooking, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A mass-produced plastic container of a standard size and shape containing a gelatinous bouillon.
   • 2011 September 12, Stuart Elliott, “Unilever Tries to Corner 'Stock' Market”, in NYTimes.com‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 September 2011:

     In this country, the product - a concentrated stock sold in a four-pack of small tubs, each of which makes three and a half cups of broth - is called Knorr Homestyle Stock. Other names in markets around the world include Knorr Stock Pot, Knorr Marmite de Bouillon and Knorr Bouillon Pur.

   • 2015 September 15, Tony Corbin, “New Coley Porter Bell-designed Oxo range unveiled”, in www.packagingnews.co.uk‎^[2], archived from the original on 20 September 2015:

     In order to show customers that the product is presented in a wet format, Coley Porter Bell has added a stock pot shaped cut out to reveal the actual product. […] Having recently redesigned the core Oxo Cubes packaging to be more modern and iconic, we wanted to take the essence of that work into the new Oxo Stock Pot design.

   • 2017 May 14, Bronwen King, “Is packet stock as good as homemade?”, in stuff.co.nz‎^[3]:

     Continental stock pot - chicken: One unit contains four handy pots, each one making 2 cups of stock.

   • 2017 October 9, Felicity Cloake, “Can't be bothered to make stock? Here are the ways to keep cooking simple”, in TheGuardian.com‎^[4], archived from the original on 9 October 2017:

     […] a quick Twitter survey reveals the Michelin-garlanded Marco Pierre White is not alone in his devotion to jellied stock pots, while I prefer organic cubes (won't someone think of the chickens?).

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