Homemade taste. Kitchen Basics - an American original. Just like homemade. Cooking stock is a central ingredient for soups, sauces and marinades. It is used by many to flavor vegetables, potatoes and rice dishes. For years, making stock from scratch has been the only way health-conscious cooks have been able to control and limit ingredients, such as salt and artificial ingredients. But who has the time to make stock from scratch? In 1996, Kitchen Basics first introduced ready-to-use cooking stocks. Our founder's grandmother's recipes were the key inspiration behind our culinary line of cooking stocks. Kitchen Basics embraces the fundamentals of homemade stock and brings to you cooking stocks that are slow simmered for that rich taste and made from meat, vegetables and herbs. No MSG added.