Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

Love it!!! I used the bacon also but a little more than suggested. Bacon, everythingy is great when bacon is involved.

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MoMo

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2009

So simple and so good. I used beef broth in place of the water. Thanks for another keeper.

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Hummel97

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

This was a great recipe. I usually can't make gravies but, with this one I was able too. I will use this recipe again. Even my eight year old son liked it and he's hard to please. The only thing I did was use some browning sauce to darken it a little bit other than that the recipe was good as it is. Thanks, D for a easy recipe that I can make!

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Paula Bourne

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

Absolutely awesome! This was my very first attempt to making home made gravy from pan drippings... and it was delicious! My hunny said it was better than his favorite gravy that his mom makes - that should be another rating in itself!!! Thanks, D! It's delish!

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Fancy Pants

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

THE PERFECT gravy, and I've never had much luck with gravy in the past. Did it exactly as stated. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

GaBoi74, thank you! I needed a fast but tasty gravy recipe asap and yours did the trick! I did, however, add half an onion, minced and two beef bouillon cubes. I made enough for 8 ppl and everyone LOVED it! :)

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inthemix44

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

This was tasty, but took a long time to thicken. I used drippings from a pork roast.

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CURTISLEE

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

This gravy was wonderful! I made it with "A Good Easy Garlic Chicken" from this website and both recipes are definitely keepers!

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Theresa

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2008

awesome gravy

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radgal43

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2008

I used this recipe after I made pot roast and found that these changes worked best for this dish. I substituted one tablespoon of flour for an equal amount of powered brown gravy mix and mixed in with the butter and flour. Instead of water, I used two cups of the water the pot roast cooked in. I still added pepper, but left out the salt completely because the brown gravy mix is salty enough. I let this simmer for ten minutes and it came out really well - a smooth, rich gravy that really showed off the pot roast and potatoes.

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Rylliana

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2008

Very good, I am out of flour so I used 1.5 tbsp cornstarch and it was perfect. I too added a little bit of milk for creaminess.

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Carebear1982

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2008

This was very similar to my mother's homemade gravy, but I used 1 cup beef stock and 1 cup milk and omitted the salt. We were stingy with it at dinner so we'd have enough leftover for open-faced roast beef sandwiches the next night!

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Christine M

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

First time for me to make gravy from scratch, it was great! I poured it over fried pork chops from this site.

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Lil Mermaid

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2007

the only real way to make gravy is to make it yourself

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CHEFANDERSEN

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2007

I didnt try the gravy but my husband requested that I NOT make this again and he eats/likes pretty much everything that I make. He didnt like the flavor.

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Heaven

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2006

The gravy was a little thin so I almost doubled the flour, used 3 T. grease from roast as pr. recipe, and 2 cups of the liquid from roast. My husband doesn't like any gravy except chicken, and really loved this. Thanks for the simple yet taste recipe.

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beannay

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2006

Like a previous user said, I started with bacon drippings and it was FANTASTIC! I did 1 1/2 the recipe and made 1/3 of the liquid milk instead of water to give it creaminess. Incredible! I'll admit I added a few extra things like some black pepper, about 6 drops of hot pepper sauce and a little powdered beef stew seasoning and gravy thickener because I was worried it would be too thin. In the end, it was phenomenal and the texture was perfect. Like another previous user, I also knew the ingredients but not the proportions, and this one was right on the money! I also got my kids to taste it, as supper is still a couple of hours away, and they LOVED it!-- Simple and delicious--it would be hard to go wrong with this recipe as a base. Keep in mind, the liquid boils out so if you want a full two cups of gravy, change the recipe to say '3 servings' instead of 2. Enjoy!

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CHANTALDANISE

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2006

Pretty good. Not the country style gravy I was going for. Instead of 4 cups water, I did 2 cups water, 1 cup milk, and 1 cup buttermilk. I had to add cornstarch to thicken it up to my liking and added more salt and pepper. My dinner guests added more salt to it during dinner.

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EChambers

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Reviewed: May 1, 2006

Really good gravy. Really easy to make. Only advice, careful with the salt depending on what the meat was marinated or rubbed with and if you use beef broth instead of water. Mmmm, brought the mashed potatoes to life.

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2006

Very good, although I added beef bouillon shakers for extra beefy flavor. Also used 1/2 cup milk for extra creaminess. Thanks for a recipe that will be put to use often!

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