Thick-It-Up Low Carb Food Thickener: - Make Your Health Food Taste Like Junk Food - Great for Soups, Gravies, Sauces (Sugar Free!)6 Oz.

I find this product to be a must in my low carb pantry. Used properly, you can achieve the texture and viscosity of normal sauces, gravies, or syrups. As it is easy to go over the edge in application, which results in a gluey mess, so add slowly, at the starting rate of 1/4 tsp per cup of liquid. I find it blends best by bringing your liquid to a simmer, then sprinkling a small amount over the surface, then whisking it in. Add that 1/4 tsp slowly. Then simmer/whisk for an additional minute, as it will thicken up more during that interval. Be sure to bear in mind that as your product cools, it will thicken further.If, after those steps, you evaluate that it needs more, only add a pinch, then repeat as above. I have never used more than the 1/4 tsp per cup, and my product always turns out well. I have used it to make zero carb pancake syrup, Thanksgiving gravy, sauce for chicken piccata, and veal Marsala. I use it consistently to add body and smoothness to my sugar free ice creams. No one knows that the syrup or ice cream wasn't a commercial product, or that the sauces weren't roux-thickened.Most of the negative reviews for this product appear to have been the result of user error. You need to err on the side of less. You can always add a bit more, but once you overdo it, it's trash fodder. A gluey or slimy product is the result of either using too much or adding it too fast/not whisking it in quickly. Used properly, (and "properly" IS the operative word!) this is a stellar product that allows low carbers to enjoy foods that they might not have been able to create otherwise. The best suggestion I can give to minimize the chance of turning your food into industrial-strength glue is to keep a salt shaker filled with this product next to your stove. When you want to thicken something, shake it once or twice onto the surface of the liquid and immediately whisk in. Wait a minute to see if what you added was adequate, and if you still want it thicker, give it another shake/whisk. Wait a minute, or until it simmers again before adding additional. It's almost always thicker than you think at first. The shaker helps you control the amount going in. This is a product that is highly dependent on a light hand. The shaker allows for that, every time, so you can hit the mark predictably. Just remember to exercise patience, and you'll be rewarded!Whereas it isn't an inexpensive item, recognize that you only use a small amount each time, so the bag will last quite awhile. Just keep in mind that time-honored mantra that "less is more" and you, too, can ditch the carbs and keep keto while enjoying so many of your favorite dishes again. How sweet is that?!

Thick-It-Up solves a typical problem with low carb diets where soups and stews are too thin and watery due to inability to use typical thickeners like flour or corn starch. Thick-It-Up permits easily thickening soups and stews to desired consistency without adding any carbohydrates or calories.Thick-It-Up is a natural ingredient. It is made from ground locust beans/guar/xanthan which are commonly used in processed foods as a thickener.You will need to follow a simple technique for adding the Thick-It-Up to avoid lumps of thickener in final dish ... you sprinkle a light dusting of the powder from a teaspoon over top of soup or stew while stirring. The big no-no is to simply dump several teaspoons directly into the stew ... it will instantly coagulate into an unappealing rubbery lump!Large amounts of xanthan gum or guar can cause stomach distress (growling noises and gas) in some individuals so don't eat the whole pot of stew by yourself at one meal anymore than you would eat a whole bag of sugarless candy!

Well, all the comments about SLIMY and GLUE left me a little worried. I have to say none of happens if you actually know how to cook. The same would happen with many of the common high carb cooking thickeners. The ingredients are common in the food industry are all-natural and tasteless. The biggest trick is not adding table spoons of this stuff to any recipe. Use a salt shaker filled with this and some rice(too keep it powdery) instead. Start with a very tiny amount, whisk, simmer... WAIT... too runny... add a tiny bit more and repeat until you get what you want consistency-wise. I have now served this to many family and friends without anyone noticing the change from carb-rich to low-carb. If you're in need of such a change this is the product for you. My favorite is Chicken/veal Marsala... cauliflower mashed potatoes with gravy, and any stews that need some body are close runners up.

Just opened my Amazon box and like most other people, feel ripped off, 6oz for $25, really!? Haven't tried this product yet and hope it isn't as disappointing as people have posted in other reviews. Would love to make my own, now I will have to spend time looking for recipes. Wondering if Xanthan Gum works just the same?Don't be fooled like I was with picture of the "BIG" bag, that's all you will get is a big oversized bag containing just 6oz.Most likely won't purchase this item again, wish I had read the reviews!

I'm so impressed with this thickener! I've been on Atkins on and off for years, but missed many foods, including gravy. I ran across this product somehow on Amazon, and decided to try it. It arrived late this afternoon, and I happened to have a left over pot roast in its juices with mushrooms. I put the juices and mushrooms in a saucepan, and decided it looked to be about a cup and a half of liquid, so added 3/4 tsp of Thick-it-up. This gravy was perfection!! It wasn't thin and glossy like using cornstarch. It actually looked very much like good gravy made by using a flour roux. Not exactly, but close. The taste and texture was perfect, too. There is no hint of a strange mystery ingredient, it just tastes like perfect gravy. Wonderful!

This stuff is terrible. I just made an Atkins recipe, Cream of Broccoli Soup, that specifically called for this thickener. An ingredient also listed is heavy cream and I should have just stopped there because these were the last two ingredients. I added the cream first and then the Thick Stuff which is an understatement because it should simply be called glue-it-up. I ate a small amount but can't handle anymore even though I tried because I used a lot of organic ingredients. Save your money I should have listened to the other reviews.