Better than Bouillon comes in a jar as a paste, refrigerated after opening.
Cubes are easiest, but often are more salt than other ingredients. Salt is pretty easy to add and most people keep it on hand, super easy.
This is the powder I use. It's quite generic, and adding wine, tomato, or lemon gives it a lift.
Bouillon/Stock/Broth Powder (w/o salt) Salt can be added to your preference.
Mushrooms 20 oz (dehydrated ground mushrooms shiitake)
Onion 19.4 ounces (dried onion powder)
Carrots 14.21 ounces (dried cooked carrot powder)
Celery 7.05 ounces (dried celery powder)
Garlic 20 t or 6 T + 2 t (dehydrated garlic) (approx 2.5 ounces)
6 T of parsley, dehydrated and ground
3 T thyme dehydrated ground
5 t of black pepper ground
2 and 1/4 t bay leaf, dehydrated ground
End weight 3.9 lbs for 60 recipes. Store in glass jars.
1 ounce/quart of water.