Chef’s Ingredient Outlet

I was in Cleveland, visiting from Chicago, and stopped in to replenish my stock of Minor’s bases. I could have ordered online at
but it’s is so much fun to go to the store and shop in person. I got my bases and award winning Slap Yo Daddy meat rub. They also have amazing cheesecake mixes. I bought chocolate mousse and chocolate raspberry flavors this time. We are also trying the balsamic catsup for the first time. You can taste anything you’d like before trying, so there are no surprises. Heidi and David, the owners are usually there and will answer all your questions. They will also give you recipes. They entire staff is friendly and helpful, just what you expect in a family owned business. I cant wait until my next visit!

This place is great! They have an amazing selection of soup/​sauce bases. A better selection than GFS. A good selection of other hard to find «instant» gravy and sauce bases. The customer service is top-​notch too.

So, I’ve been driving past this unassuming storefront for years, always noting in the back of my head that I should stop by. I did today… I am very, VERY happy I did.
I was greeted at the door by a very nice young lady who told me that I could not only look around, but sample just about anything in the place. Then, I did a reconnoiter.
The Outlet features loads of spices, rubs, sauces and some cookware items and all of it reasonably priced and of very high quality. I got some Saigon Cinnamon that I’d not seen anywhere else, and saved at least a few dollars on the price after comparing online. They bag their own spices and other items, thus saving the customer money in the packaging department, and they have everything you could want (in good volume) for making meals for two or twenty-​two.
Now, the presentation of the place is quite simple, compared to more… trendy places, but it’s clean, the folks are nice and helpful, and they don’t stick you on the prices. Not only that, but through their mail order site, at
, you can order all the stuff you see on the shelves and more.
I intend to stop there more often, and to do a lot, if not all, of my spice shopping there in the near future.
So, look for this little treasure on Mayfield Road and try a new «outlet» for cooking magic:)

Note: this store is also called
and has a website at
. You can friend it on Facebook and get notices of all their discount coupons.
The soup bases are 1000% better than any kind of cube or powder bouillion and and a fraction of the price of the jar bouillion you buy at the gourmet store. Also the soup bases come in such an array of flavors — lobster, shrimp, clam, fish, roasted chicken and regular chicken, and on and on. Really fabulous quality and value.]
It is fun to browse all their other items — like super strength vanilla extract with the beans in the bottle, and 2 different flavors of real cheese powder for popcorn, etc.

Friendly, knowledgeable owners that sell high quality products. I’ve actually been looking for some time for a good stock base for cooking; they have a wide selection ranging from standard chicken base to more uncommon bases such as mirepois and bacon. They also have various packaged products, such as stadium mustard, stuffing, roux mix, as well as various sauces to buy. The first time we stopped by here was when we randomly saw the outlet open on Mayfield, and decided to see what they had to offer. The owners were very friendly and willing to help with any needs we had. The next time we stopped by was several months later, and the owner remembered us from the first visit. So, good folks, good products, and a good location on Mayfield. Highly recommended!

This is a fantastic company to do business with!
(Chef’s Ingredient Outlet) is an online source for soup and stock bases. (And other things saucy.)
They carry the Minor’s line of bases, which are hard to get and sought after here on the West coast.
Ordering was smooth and turnaround wonderful. One item on my order was out of stock and is currently on back order, but Heidi not only emailed me regarding the backorder, she also placed a phone call to me as well. I found her professional and wanting to please her customers on a real genuine level.
I would not hesitate to continue purchasing from this company — they have been bookmarked!