This is the best clam chowder hands down

This soup was great. Next time I will thicken it up more, as we like our thick. I also added bacon as suggested by another. Thanks so much!

Excellent.

THE WAY THE CLAMS WERE ADDED TO THIS RECIPE WAS A BIG DISSERVICE.....WHAT IS A QT. OF SHUCKED CLAMS TO MOST OF US? SO, I MADE THE CHOWDER EXACTLY AS WRITTEN HAVING HAD A LG. [49+ OUNCE] CAN OF CLAM BROTH IN MY PANTRY JUST WAITING FOR THAT LONG SOUGHT AFTER PERFECT NEW CREAMY NEW ENGLAND STYLE CLAM CHOWDER. AND I NOTICED MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN USE THE AMOUNT OF BROTH THE RECIPE ASKED FOR. THAT BROTH WAS WASTED DUE TO THE CLAM DESCRIPTION.....I GUESSED @ 2 CANS.....SHOULD HAVE USED MAYBE 4! ALSO, IT COULD HAVE USED MORE POTATOES, & MAYBE SOME SWEET RED PEPPER FOR A LITTLE PUNCH..... I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SAVED THAT HUGE CAN OF BROTH FOR A BETTER RECIPE. SORRY BUT CAN'T SEE HOW THAT RECIPE WON AWARDS.....

This was my first attempt at clam chowder. Based on the rating and review, I took a gamble on this one. Tripled the recipe for our weekly neighborhood get-together, and followed the suggestions of others, by adding 4 celery stalks to the butter/onion roux. I also used 3 tsp old bay seasoning, 6 cans whole baby clams, 3 bottles clam juice,15 cups of chicken stock, 9 cups half-n-half and 8 pounds of potatoes. This recipe was pretty easy to prepare and cooked up thick and hearty. The taste is rich and delicious and I love the addition of the dill. This chowder was an absolute hit and deserves its 5 star rating!!

I have been looking for a fabulous Clam Chowder recipe as my husband is a big fan and orders it whenever we go out to eat. I don't usually like clam chowder but this one was great. It was even better the next day! If you are making it for company, make it the day before. I only used 2 bottles of clam juice, substituting chicken broth for the others, I added celery and I used canned baby clams as suggested by others. This is a keeper. My husband loved it! I will be making it again.

This was my first attempt at making Clam Chowder and I wish all my first attempts in life turned out this good! I did make a few minor adjustments according to personal tastes and what I had on hand. Instead of using canned clams and bottled clam juice, all I had was leftover steamed clams and the water they were cooked in. I chopped up the clams as small as I dared but there still wasn't half as much as the recipe calls for. Oh well, next time. The clam water saved the day as an excellent stock; yes! Also, I added celery to the onions and used dried thyme and bay leaves instead of dill weed. If tonight the chowder tastes this so amazing, I can't wait to eat it again tomorrow!

I gave this 4 because I thought it was a 3 and my husband thought it was a 5. He thought it was really delicious and requested that I make it again. I, on the other hand, thought it was sort of runny and just odd. I followed the recipe exactly. My butter/onion/flour mix was so lumpy and the lumps never dissolved. I think it has potential with modifications, but I will probably try another recipe before I attempt this one with modifications.

I have made this twice,everyone thinks it is excelent. I do cook my potatoes in

This chowder was the very best I have ever made. I did add a little paprika and cayenne pepper which gave it a little kick. I made this for a chowder party and everyone raved about it. It was a little expensive to make for 16 people using fresh clams, however, it was will worth it.

Good recipe. I think the next time I will half the clams and double the potatoes.

I made this exctly from the recipe.... I bought some razor clams at the nearby fish place and sliced them up. This Chowder is awesome!!!

This is a wonderful tasting chowder. It would have been helpful, however, if the recipe had stated the total amount of clam juice needed. I did modify the amount of clam juice. We had clams that we dug ourselves and they had a lot of juice of their own. I used only an additional 27 ounce can of clam juice and it was perfect!

EXCELLENT chowder. I doubled the recipe because I was having a crowd. Followed the recipe exact except for adding some salt.....just a preference. Everyone raved. I liked the fact that I didn't have to deal with cooking bacon too like so many other chowder recipes. This one is a keeper!

This clam chowder is sensational! We have a strange family tradition of eating clam chowder on Christmas Eve. This is the first year I spent Christmas Eve with my husband's family and I made this chowder. It was a huge success!I might use less flour next time because the soup was a bit rich. This is probably going to replace our old recipe and become the new tradition!

We made this for Christmas and it was such a hit, I have shared the recipe with family and made it again at their request! We substituted; 4 cans clam, 1 bottle clam juice with 5 cups chicken broth, added 3 celery stalks and 3 bacon strips and 2 cups of half and half. This recipe is worth the trouble!

Good stuff! I used canned clams and they were fine. I felt nothing needed to be changed in this recipe, except next time I may add another potato out of preference. Good work!