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Stuffing mix
Savory and herby, tasting mostly of the broth and butter it's cooked with rather than the bread itself.
Lens analyzedStuffing mix is dried, seasoned bread cubes or crumbs sold in a box or bag, meant to be rehydrated with broth and butter to make a stuffing or dressing. It shortcuts the process of drying and seasoning bread yourself. It's most associated with holiday meals, though it works as a side dish any time of year.
Where it comes from
Boxed stuffing mix grew out of the broader wave of shelf-stable convenience foods that reshaped grocery aisles in the postwar decades, packaging a dish home cooks previously made from scratch with day-old bread. It became especially tied to North American Thanksgiving and holiday meals, where a quick side dish matters when the oven is already full of turkey.
Buying it
Check whether the mix is cubed or a finer crumb style, since the two rehydrate and hold together differently once cooked, and compare seasoning blends if you have a flavor preference.
Storing it
An unopened box needs nothing more than a shelf out of direct sunlight, and it'll sit there through a long stretch of pantry time. Once it's open, clip the bag shut or move it to a container, since the dried bread pieces pull in moisture fast.
Keeps about 1 year in the pantry.
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