re: Chackbay Seasoning

I've followed this thread since its inception and I've been very eager to try chackbay. Today I finally did. I must say...it wasn't the hit I thought it'd be. Everyone (6 people) thought that it was okay. It just wasn't great. Everyone suggested I go back to my old trusty recipe as it was better. And I agreed with them. The recipe I used is as follows:

1.5 bags of chackbay
1.5 boxes of salt
1.5 cups of cayenne
2 cups of zats liquid (larger jar)

It was like the 1st few were pretty good but the more you ate, the less flavor you could taste. It was kind of odd. If I were to use the recipe again, I would go for the full 2 boxes of salt. I'm sure other people have had great success, but my test run resulted in not very raveworthy results. If anyone cares, my trusty recipe is as follows:

1 4.5lb bag of louisiana seasoning
1 lg bottle of crystal hot sauce
Optional-1 to 2 cups of cayenne If cooking for a crowd looking for more heat

After the fire is cut:
1 sm jar of zats liquid
1 bottle of lemon juice

I've tried a few different recipes over the years, but this one has been the most reliable for me.