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>>> Cheri wrote:
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>>>>> Has anyone used this before? If so, about how much did you use per
>>>>> steak? I ask this because of a possible mistake tonight. It is my
>>>>> husband's birthday and Angela cooked dinner for him. I bought a
>>>>> large bag of this seasoning at the health food store. I've seen it
>>>>> other places, but it had soy in it. This did not. Perhaps there
>>>>> are different versions of it? Anyway... We've never used it before
>>>>> and she is only familiar with
>>>>> steak rub. She put it on heavily like you would with a rub. I
>>>>> could see that it had large grains of salt in it and I fear this
>>>>> would be too much salt even for my salt loving husband.
>>>>>
>>>>> She tried to scrape some off and I tried to take more off with a
>>>>> paper towel.
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>>>>> In the end, he refused to eat it. Said it was inedible. Told her
>>>>> not to eat it or she would get sick. Oddly she is eating it and
>>>>> says it tastes fine. I can't try it because I don't digest steak.
>>>>>
>>>>> So have you used it? Did she put too much on?
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>>>>
>>>> Tell your husband I said Happy Birthday,
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>>> You are kinder than I!
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>>> and tell Angela that she did
>>>> a good job!
>>>
>>> Yes, Angela deserves praise not abuse.

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>> I know. She was very upset, thinking she did something wrong. But I
>> showed her where it said 1 Tablespoon for a pound of meat. If anything
>> she used a bit too little.
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>> That's the problem with a lot of the stuff I get at the health food
>> store. No directions! They buy stuff in bulk and repackage it. I need
>> to get after Jeff and have him put directions on his labels!

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> I think a tablespoon is a lot too. When using some new seasoning it is a
> good practice to use too little at first till you get the feel of it.
> Most prepared seasonings like that do tend to have too much salt in them.


I generally don't use prepared seasonings. I only got it because there is a
restaurant here that uses it and I figured if they used it, it must be good!