Redpill me on spices/seasoning

[Anonymous No.17827589]

My whole life I've been used to my parents cooking with blended spice containers like pic related. It only occurred to me recently that I've never seen this pre-mixed stuff in videos or on cooking shows. What does /ck/ think?

[Anonymous No.17827625]

>>17827589
there are few cases where its better to use a blend. its almost always better to just have the individual spices so you can fine-tune to your own tastes after adding them to the meal initially. and y'know, sometimes you just wanna get crazy wit da spices.

i think the only times where a blend is actually very useful is when you need a LOT of spice like cooking for a big crawfish boil.

[Anonymous No.17827630]

>>17827589
You have seen this stuff, they just hide it so no one knows what they are actually using
Aaron Franklin of Franklin BBQ in Austin, the famous brisket guy who "only uses salt and pepper" was outed by one of his former employees for using Lawry's seasoned salt on his briskets
Just one example

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[Anonymous No.17827654]

>>17827589
I make my own blends, buying individual spices in bulk is a lot cheaper and you avoid the ridiculous ammounts of salt and MSG retarded companies add.

[Anonymous No.17827693]

>>17827654
This was my main concern. Everything has salt in it, and I think of all the times I'd help my mom cook and she'd put that stuff in and then ALSO add a bunch of salt. Makes me rethink seasoning in general.

[Anonymous No.17827858]

It depends on the seasoning.
Any mix that looks like they're selling to hipsters you can probably do cheaper.
A lot of the bulk mixes you genuinely cannot beat on price though.
Are they selling you a mix, or are they selling you globohomo like op?

[Anonymous No.17827928]

>>17827654
msg and salt is based though
most people don't get enough salt anyways

[Anonymous No.17827978]

i wanna know the secret ingredient of fry salt
i just know its orange and it only works on hot fries

[Anonymous No.17828452]

>>17827928
Based on what?

[Anonymous No.17828480]

>>17827589
I make my own spice mixes because i couldn't stand the high salt content in of convinience mixes. There were also often some oustanding flavours i couldn't stand.
So i weigh the spices with a drug scale and write the recipes down. Often i adjust them a bit but you get a feel for mixes/ratios that could work.

[Anonymous No.17828489]

Badia italian for me bros

[Anonymous No.17828493]

>>17828452
based on seaweed innit

[Anonymous No.17829083]

>>17827589
So what? That's just creole seasoning salt but instead of cayenne there's poppy seeds?
This one's also real good as a do-all seasoning.

[Anonymous No.17829188]

>>17827654
>>17827693
>msg and salt are… LE BAD!
Who started this meme

[Anonymous No.17829230]

>>17829188
It's pretty bad when it's half of your "flavor mix" without calling it seasoning salt.

[Anonymous No.17829279]

>>17827589
My mother has like two cabinets full of seasoning mixes that have been opened at most once and have then solidified into a single chunk of mostly salt never to be used, I have no idea what it is about the labels or names that appeal to her so much. I don't know why they sell but they apparently do.

[Anonymous No.17829289]

>>17829279
Cooklets see the label and think of something they had at a restaurant that was good once and connect the two and think that's how cooking works. So they buy it and put it in some cooklet sloppa once and it's just salt and random dried out ground spices that have lost all their taste,

[Anonymous No.17829301]

>>17829188
excess salt is absolutely bad for you, fucking brainlet

[Anonymous No.17829408]

>>17829188
Salt makes you fat, newfriend

[Anonymous No.17829451]

Imagine being from North America and not using https://www.laboiteny.com/ and https://www.kalustyans.com/..

Imagine being from Europe and not using https://www.epices-roellinger.com/fr/, https://www.terreexotique.fr/, https://www.ingredientsdumonde.kingeshop.com/ and https://www.comptoir-des-epices.com/..

Where's your self respect?

[Anonymous No.17829507]

>>17827589
Pretty much what everyone else has said.

Pre-measured spice mixes are the result of focus groups and shit. People will naturally say that lots of salt and MSG makes things taste better, so they're loaded with sodium.

Making your own mixes or even just eyeballing what you like will make it better than any spice mix.

The only seasoning blend I really like is by Darren McGrady. But the price alone for what you get is not worth it.

[Anonymous No.17829572]

>>17829451
I don't know what any of that shit is, but sounds fruity.

[Anonymous No.17829582]

>>17829301
>for you
No, maybe you, but most of the population has no issue with high salt intake.

[Anonymous No.17829594]

>>17829188
Check out this faggot who can't cook!

You don't want salt in your seasoning mixes because salt needs to be controlled separately. Sometimes you want more seasoning but the salt content is already perfect.

[Anonymous No.17829617]

I use this.

[Anonymous No.17830746]

>>17829083
penzeys mural of flavor is goated

[Anonymous No.17830980]

>>17829083
Do Americans really season their frozen pizzas? Fucking hell it's crazy how my hated for them just doesn't stop growing.

[Anonymous No.17831017]

>>17829083
>>17830746
I wish they weren't liberal demons. I'm fine with someone or a company having different political ideals, but this company actively verbally assaults their customers and gives so much money in campaign donations I can't justify giving them a single red cent. They're also just about the only place i can go to in the entire county that all makes you wear a mask, you can even go into hospitals without one now but not penzys I guess. The home page on their site has an "About Republicans". I can usually ignore this stuff but with them is absolutely smothering.

[Anonymous No.17831149]

>>17827589
they're fine as long as you can understand what they taste like and season accordingly. is salt one of the top ingredients? well then, treat it like a seasoned salt and don't just dump a ton of it on everything. i'll repeat, use it akin to salt and don't add extra salt to whatever you're making on top of the mix.

irl example, local supermarket had those mccormick spice mixes on sale for $1.25. their garlic and herb one is nice, but if you read the ingredients, it goes:
>salt, onion, spices and herbs (including paprika), roasted garlic, annatto, citric acid, dill weed oil, and extractives of coriander

this is salt + onion + unknown + garlic + salt + stuff i wouldn't have in the house, because where the fuck would i get dill oil and coriander extract from. when i use it, i don't use any extra salt, because there's gonna be plenty in it.

compare that with their italian herb seasoning, you've got:
>spices and herbs (including rosemary, black pepper, and red pepper), garlic, onion, sea salt, tomato, and parsley.

see the difference?

[Anonymous No.17831417]

>>17827654
I'm guessing you just started learning how to cook. If you don't own a restaurant you're wasting money by buying spices in bulk. Spices and herbs rapidly lose their flavor in your pantry and you have to go out of your way to find recipes that use large amounts at a time if you want to use up the spices and herbs in a well stocked pantry

[Anonymous No.17831434]

>>17831017
Well, fuckit. At least the money stays in the state. Rayovac is also gay liberals, but I guess it's the lesser of two Jews when I'm at Menards (also faggots).

[Anonymous No.17831438]

>>17831417
So... you don't just have black pepper or oregano at your house?

[Anonymous No.17831444]

>>17827589
This shit is terrible and is only used by hipsters and Millennial/GenZ women who can't cook even if their life depended on it.

[Anonymous No.17831449]

>>17829408
Look up "science" you mongoloid

[Anonymous No.17831477]

>>17831449
why are there so many rainbow flags when i do this?

[Anonymous No.17831482]

>>17831477
>Not just """trusting""" the (((science)))

[Anonymous No.17831485]

>>17827589
I stopped using blends because everything around me has fucked up ratio of salt vs spices so either it ends up being salty or underseasoned.
I thought it is because of shelf life but I now I think they are simply jewing me out.

[Anonymous No.17831633]

>>17827654
>salt? in MY seasoning?
it's more likely than you think!

[Anonymous No.17831707]

I basically have three spice mixes i use.
salt+pepper+granulated garlic

"mexican" spice: lots of cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic, black pepper, a lil bit chipotle spice

"italian" spice: lots of dried basil, parsley, oregano, and a little thyme, and a little rosemary

[Anonymous No.17831782]

>>17829451
$16 for 2oz of zatar LMAO You have too much money