stock pot

noun

A mass-produced plastic container of a standard size and shape containing a gelatinous bouillon.

Meanings

nounstock pot (plural stock pots)

plural stock pots

  1. AustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUKcookingA mass-produced plastic container of a standard size and shape containing a gelatinous bouillon.

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

    2017 May 14, Bronwen King, “Is packet stock as good as homemade?”, in stuff.co.nz
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    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.

    2011 September 12, Stuart Elliott, “Unilever Tries to Corner 'Stock' Market”, in NYTimes.com, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2011

    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.

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

    […] 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?).

    2017 October 9, Felicity Cloake, “Can't be bothered to make stock? Here are the ways to keep cooking simple”, in TheGuardian.com, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2017

Origin

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