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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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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,
>>>>>
>>>>> You are kinder than I!
>>>>>
>>>>> and tell Angela that she did
>>>>>> a good job!
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, Angela deserves praise not abuse.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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!
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> No doubt it is delicious stuff. But I use it very sparingly because it
> can be too salty.

But this is a man who overly salts all of his food. And guess what he ate
for lunch today? Yep! The leftover steak. Even asked Angela if she was
going to eat it before he sank his teeth into it. No complaints today!