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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!
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>>>> 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.
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> 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!



No doubt it is delicious stuff. But I use it very sparingly because it can
be too salty.

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Evelyn

"Even as a mother protects with her life her only child, So with a boundless
heart let one cherish all living beings." --Sutta Nipata 1.8