I have had good experience with other Better Than Bouillon products, so was drawn to try the Chili Base.  I used two (2) tablespoons as the exclusive seasonings in two quarts of ingredients that included home-canned plain tomato sauce, 1.3 pounds of ground round, a can of thoroughly rinsed mild chili beans, and 1/2 cup each of chopped onion, green pepper, and celery.  The addition of the Chili Base took the pot from bland ground beef soup to bright-colored tasty chili that I will be proud to serve to anyone.  This is well worth the investment.  Please note that the suggestions on the jar said use 4 (four) tablespoons of Chili Base in about that amount of chili--half that amount is plenty for my taste, besides making it more cost effective.