Why is canned soup always so shitty?

Cream of Broccoli from any brand is the only one that's pretty much always good, and Wolf Brand Chili No Beans

Name me one thing in a can that's better than fresh

>>9265868
Peaches

>>9265868
Cranberry sauce

>>9265868
tomatoes out of season

>>9265868
Dolphin

>>9265914
>>9266186
agreed

>>9265851
>Why is canned soup always so shitty?

They're convenient. Progresso is ok. Wolfgang Puck is pretty tasty.

>>9265851
They always have a ton of salt added to them.

>>9265914
Don't know what kind of shitty peaches you're eating bud

>>9265914
What is wrong with you?

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>>9266250
>They always have a ton of salt added to them.
Agreed.
I have to follow a low sodium diet. I'll get Campbell's Healthy Request chicken noodle soup which has reduced sodium. I'll strain the broth, rinse the remaining contents, and then dump into a bowl mix with a cup of boiling water with pic related added.

>>9265868
>Name me one thing in a can that's better than fresh
I always liked canned green beans better. Del Monte makes them in single servings with no salt added.

>>9265868
i will get s hit on
but i hate fresh green beans, canned ones have a nicer texture and saltiness
fuck fresh green beans i hate their squeaky crunchy bullshit attitude

>>9265868
Water

>>9265868
Kidney beans

The key with anything pre-packaged is to deconstruct then reconstruct. Take a Progresso chicken and wild rice, for example. Strain it for the broth, then add some chicken bone broth for your base. Looking at your strainer, you'll see 90% rice, 5% vegetables and 5% chicken. That goes for any canned soup, basically. Lots of filler.

Pick out what you like and throw it back in--in the ratio you like best. I prefer light rice heavy vegetables. Sautee some spinach, peas, sweet potato, and for me...ginger and a serrano pepper. A shit tier can became a nice meal if you experiment...

I actively made an effort to make soup without adding any salt to it.
Salty as fuck anyways.
I follow this recipe http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/01/all-american-beef-stew-recipe.html
and obviously, all the salt is coming from the stock.
Is it even possible to make non-salty soup?
Am I required to make chicken stock from scratch?

pumpkin soup is okay from a can

>>9267501
>in order to make can soup better just homemake some soup
I feel like you're adding some unnecessary steps amigo.

>>9265868
sweet hot pickled tomatoes, the ultimate comfort food

>>9267694
Life is an experiment, hombre...why not mix it up?

>>9265851
Like any canned or frozen food, it's already cooked when you buy it. You then get home and cook it again, therefore overcooking it. Overcooked food doesn't taste good.

>>9268311
You aren't supposed to cook it, just heat it up.

>>9268311
>it's already cooked
No.

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>>9265851
>Gluten free
>Potato, broccoli and cheese
That does sound shitty. I love pic related.

>>9266250
>>9266321
With what brands? I've not found a soup that doesn't need a touch of salt and pepper.

They try to cut production costs by using lower quality stock, or if it's a cream soup they'll use less cream but add thickeners.

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>>9267501
Why not just make your own fucking soup at that point?

>>9265868
Price Albert

>>9265851
Campbells chunky is bretty gud

>>9266486
Same.

>>9269255
hey, let him out already!

>>9266191
best answer

>Why is canned soup always so shitty?
They load up sodium so it lasts longer. I lived in these for a while now, and they're better if you mix in some boiled potatoes, beans, or rice that is prepared separately. Convenience store packaged parmesan cheese and pepper helps a lot. I'm legally categorized as poverty(make 4 digit a year) and I've been living on a batch of these that I got on a sale for 50 cents a can. That's about as much as I'll pay for them, too. They aint worth 4 bucks that they go for, if you ask me.

>>9265868
Refried beans. It takes so much effort and time that it's not worth doing from scratch.

>>9265851
Last time I bought soup from a can was a long time ago when some major company started advertising their new line of soups as high-quality and full soups. I tried their onion soup. It was a watery mess with barely half a small onion in there and some vermicelli sprinkled on. This was supposed to be their best. From then on I only made my own soups.

>>9268494
I literally can't find that shit in stores

>>9265851
They are formulated to cater to a wide audience, so usually lack good/interesting seasoning. The standard american diet is heavy on the salt and light on diverse flavors, so that's what gets put in a can. It's probably also cheaper that way as well.

>>9265851
>always
it's not