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Salt & black pepper. They are used in goddamn near everything.

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Salt, pepper, and melted butter.... The secret to a restaurants' success

They should just roll butter cubes in a salt and pepper mixture, throw it on the broiler for 10min, and then plate that with a nice side of carbs and veggies

I love the people that eat at "healthy" restaurants. They have no idea how many cups of butter is on their plate of grilled tilapia with fresh mixed vegetables and pilaf along with 450-1500mg of salt!

Ras al hanout (the "prime" of spices, basically moroccans throw all leftover spice together and you get this beauty)
Commonly bought it is: Koriander/cilantro, Kurkuma, Fenugreek, Fennel, salt, mustard(seed/flour), cayenne/spanish pepper

But yeah black pepper is love, black pepper is life.


^Use that a lot too

For steaks, Rightclick image and save it on your computer.

Alan Rockefeller said:

What are some proper uses of melted butter?


I am getting hungry and there is a ton of butter in my house, but I am not sure how to properly apply it.

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foodsgoodtoo said:

cayenne french fries
thai peppers sauces fish fruit about everything with black pepper
then crushed peppers

still trying to replace sauces with seasoning its not working

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Aser said:

foodsgoodtoo said:

still trying to replace sauces with seasoning its not working

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I honestly don't think that's possible. If it were, sauces wouldn't exist. You can be lazy and just use powdered spices and have your food taste really good, but if you want to take it to the next level, sauces can't be beat.

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Mayonnaise is love, mayonnaise is life.

Once you have mayonnaise you can go further to cocktail

Mr. Bojangles said:

I realized today that while I have a cabinet full of spices, I really only use black pepper and old bay for everything.  Granted if a recipe that I'm trying out calls for one out of the norm, I use it...but for everyday spice and seasoning, it's always those two.  Eggs, meat, vegetables...you name it.

I'm curious if anyone else has a favorite or staple spice and what foods you primarily put it on?  I'm looking to branch out a bit but I don't want to blindly be putting nasty combos together. 

It's gonna be hard topping the Bay though...

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Among the ground spice mixes, Old Bay is pretty good, I agree, but not the best in some styles of cooking.

Perhaps change up the way that you prepare foods to include things that aren't ground? For example:

- Marinade stuff. Soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, yogurt, etc. Look into other cultures (Indian, etc) for alternative preparations.
- Make soup. There you can drop in all sorts of interesting stuff, and create new flavors. Garlic, ginger, smoked ham hocks/turkey necks... you can get great flavors!
*** Honorable mention here is chiles: in my opinion, the best "spice" on earth. Toss a habanero in your pot, and let it simmer for a few hours. OMG delicious!
- Make roasts. Great thing about these is that they're relatively easy, and you get a lot of meat. Pork (butt) shoulder, a ham, chuck roast, rib roast, or my favorite: leg of lamb (to die for!). I usually end up slicing pieces off and pan-frying to get crispiness.
- Get interested in cooking. A fun meal for you to prepare would be "Old Bay Soup," where you use the ingredients in Old Bay--to create a soup! I just pulled my tin off my spice rack to look at the ingredients: celery seed, salt, paprika, pepper... a couple others. Perhaps make an Old Bay seafood chowder with these fresh ingredients?

Get interested in creating new and interesting flavors.