10 super specific ways to use less plastic

Small ways to start.

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Last week, I shared ten high-impact ways to reduce single-use plastic in the kitchen.

How to use way less plastic in the kitchen

This week, for paid subscribers, I share ten super-specific ways I have reduced single-use plastic in the kitchen.

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1. Replace broth cartons with bouillon.

Store-bought, plastic-lined cartons of vegetable (and meat) broth can easily be replaced with the concentrate paste bouillon, Better Than Bouillon ($8). For far less waste, a teaspoon of the BTB paste in eight ounces of water can substitute for one cup of store-bought broth. It tastes better, too.

If I’m making a soup that calls for vegetable broth, I don’t bother heating and mixing the broth separately; I just pour the water and paste directly into the soup pot. Most mainstream grocery stores carry the brand, or you can add a few to your next iHerb order.

It could be argued that BTB is an ultra-processed food, so the ideal solution would be to make your broth and stock, which you can either pressure can (for vegetable and meat broth) or freeze (concentrates and broths). I have frozen vegetable stock in the 743 Weck glass jars ($44 for 4) with the plastic lids ($13 for 6) and an inch of headspace. Cool the stock in the refrigerator overnight before putting it in the freezer.

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