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[tanwen.livejournal.com]

What the hell is charcoal seasoning?

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[jena.livejournal.com]

Damn, that's what's missing from my well-stocked spice cabinet! Charcoal Seasoning and MSG!

[air-and-angels.livejournal.com]

OMG there's actually a jar labelled MSG!
WANT, just as a curio for my mantlepiece.

[air-and-angels.livejournal.com]

I think maybe the 'charcoal seasoning' is supposed to make food grilled in the kitchen taste like it was char-grilled on a barbecue. I'd like to have a good spice rack one day - but I'd need a more spacious kitchen for it not to feel like clutter, so I'll try to get that first.

[afranjes.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, charcoal seasoning...tastes like carcinogens! I'm pretty sure my mom had this exact same spice rack.

[leahtaur.livejournal.com]

I'd heard that MSG is okay in moderation, does anyone know if this is true?

My mom still uses a bit of it for a chicken wing recipe. Now I feel nervous. >_>

[otana.livejournal.com]

MSG's absolutely fine, the hype about it being evil is completely unsupported by any kind of scientific trial.

[randomneses.livejournal.com]

MSG is generally fine but it gives some people headaches and some just don't want an additive like it in their food.

[lisasimpsonfan.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it tastes like liquid smoke? I can remember my grandpa using that in recipes when I was a kid.

[misstia]

i remember that!!! you could buy bottles of liquid smoke.....can you still buy that?

[misstia]

charcoal seasoning?! yes, what the hell is it....

can you still buy green bell pepper flakes??

[meezergal.livejournal.com]

Yes! penzeys.com sells green bell pepper flakes (and red bell peppers too) under "Bell Peppers" on their list!

We have a number of stores here and I can tell you personally the quality of their stuff is excellent. :)

[gairid.livejournal.com]

I remember that being in my mom's spice rack, but it was always full, so I guess she never used it. The MSG was up there, too!

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Egads, I grew up with one of those!!

[tudorlady.livejournal.com]

Same here. I took one look at that and remembered that we had one in our kitchen when I was tiny.

[roeskva]

Charcoal seasoning: http://www.americanspice.com/catalog/search.html?SEARCH=1&WORDS=charcoal+seasoning&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=s_type&_ssess_=f6bc1722afab6469135c5b84f8529ca3

Ingredients (according to webpage): Salt, Dextrose, Activated Charcoal, MSG, Dehydrated Onion, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Propylene Glycol, Silicon Dioxide.

Usage:
This, sprinkled on fried hamburgers makes them taste like grilled.

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

omg, it actually has charcoal in it? Gross gross gross.

[randomneses.livejournal.com]

Charcoal seasoning wat?!

[my-hypocrisy.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful! I remember those.

[thebazu.livejournal.com]

I bet charcoal seasoning is akin to liquid smoke, which is something I can't live without- and contrary to popular belief, there is nothing unhealthy, artificial, or carcinogenic about it.

And MSG... mmmm. Let's just say, I'm glad I'm not allergic to it, because that stuff is addictive.

[lexixanatos487.livejournal.com]

I wonder if eating charcoal seasoning would help if you've ingested poison? *ponders*

[basking-lizard.livejournal.com]

lol I totally remember that one!

[a-wittyusername.livejournal.com]

So, erm, does anyone know when McCormick's changed the bottles/labels away from these?

Because all my spices happened to be courtesy of my roommate's deceased grandmother. And my spice rack looked exactly like that ad, with the exception of charcoal seasoning, season all and red pepper flakes.

[wasabirobot.livejournal.com]

McCormick has this sweet/terrifying tool on their website that you can use to determine how old your spices are.

http://www.mccormick.com/Spices101/HowOldSpices.aspx

[whoseline_wlsc]

Those are pretty bottles. I wish those still were sold.

[itskelp.livejournal.com]

am I the only person wondering wtf is in "Season All"?

[1girl.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's the same as Seasoned Salt?

[leoprincess.livejournal.com]

I cannot afford McCormick seasonings. Saw them out here, picked up a bottle to inspect, saw the price, had a near heart attack, put it back and wheeled like a bat out of hell from the spice aisle.

I'm sure they're great, but maybe when I'm rolling in money.

[fynoda.livejournal.com]

The trick to spices is to buy them at Asian food stores, especially things like curry powder. You can get good deals at dollar stores or by drying your own.

[eurynome1967.livejournal.com]

Season all is just some universal stuff that can be used on anything, similar to, but not the same as All Spice.

I have not read any of the sub-replies because I am in work, but no one seems to remember that the point about charcoal is that it stops you farting! Old people and dogs in the first half of last century were constantly eating charcoal biscuits for this reason (the black ones in Spiller's Shapes).

I like MSG, I think it's nicer than salt. No way you can get it in England? But yes, it does seem to give some people headaches when they eat lots of Chinese food...

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

Lol at the MSG.

missing spices

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I see the parsley. Wanna bet the missing ones are sage, rosemary, and thyme?

[bagecka.livejournal.com]

we had that cayenne pepper and were seriously using it until a few months ago. stuff lasted forever.