Must-Know Tips and Tricks for Your Best-Ever Soups and Stews.A super soup or stupendous stew can be a blessing during cold, dreary winter months.Here are some pointers that will help your soups taste their best:.The immersion blender is one tool no soup-maker should be without. Make sure you have one, and you won't regret it.Skip the bouillon cubes and canned stock; instead, just boil down scraps from other dishes to make your own.Always brown your meat before you make soup or stew. The complex flavor that comes from browning is irreplaceable.Use fresh herbs instead of dried, because they really help bring the flavor out of your other components.Soup gets better the longer it sits, so try not to eat your soup the same day it's prepared