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For those of you old enough to remember: what did you season your food with before Tony’s?

Posted on 10/27/20 at 8:48 pm
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66922 posts
Posted on 10/27/20 at 8:48 pm
Was it just basic salt and pepper?
Did you make your own cayenne/garlic/paprika mix?

What did you do?
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10084 posts
Posted on 10/27/20 at 9:11 pm to
Salt & pepper is all I used. When meat is browned properly and the onions and garlic are cooked down it provides all the flavor you need. For some baked fish I would use S&P with thinly sliced lemons.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17881 posts
Posted on 10/27/20 at 9:21 pm to
Salt, pepper (black), maybe a touch of onion powder or onion salt, seemed we used celery seed and salt a good bit more than I do now

Posted by ssand
the Rez
Member since Mar 2004
1593 posts
Posted on 10/27/20 at 9:54 pm to
Konriko was all I knew back in the 80s. Haven't seen it much lately, but I buy it when I find it.
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
14108 posts
Posted on 10/27/20 at 10:43 pm to
McCormick’s Season-All. I wish I’d started off without a blend, though.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21364 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 12:09 am to
My mother put lemon-pepper seasoning on baked chicken, and we thought it was pretty exotic.
Posted by lazy
Member since Jun 2020
1594 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 12:19 am to
Yea, I do t use that salty shite.
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
11550 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 1:18 am to
quote:

Yea, I do t use that salty shite.


I have it it the pantry, and SYM, I bet they are caked up, have not been used in years.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
40383 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 1:57 am to
quote:

Yea, I do t use that salty shite.






Is it more salty than salt?
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
63833 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 3:35 am to
I don’t use Tony’s or any seasoning mix anymore.
Posted by sml71
Run if you hear banjos.
Member since Dec 2005
4474 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 6:22 am to
Cavender’s
This post was edited on 10/28/20 at 6:26 am
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
11084 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 6:31 am to
pepper and garlic salt. That's all my parents ever used for burgers growing up.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
290911 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 6:39 am to
Huh


I never season my food with Tony’s, ever.

Why?
Posted by sertorius
Third Plebeian
Member since Oct 2008
1594 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 6:48 am to
My mom used to like Nature's Seasoning, but we always had cayenne around.

Posted by Skaterboi
Member since Oct 2020
563 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 6:57 am to
TOnys and the like are great but putting it on everything is not the way to go imo. Plus Old Bay and Slap Ya Momma with the white pepper is superior to Tonys.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104060 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 7:03 am to
My granny loved to pull frozen steaks out, cook them in a skillet until well done, and season with salt & pepper.

I'm glad the culinary world has improved since then.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20052 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 7:11 am to
Most of the time just salt, pepper and a bit of garlic powder for general seasoning of meats.

If going for a southwest Tex/Mex flavor, the above and add cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika and sometimes a bit of cayenne.
Posted by MobileJosh
On the go
Member since May 2018
1292 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 7:56 am to
Lmao at all the frauds and pretenders who claim that it’s somehow beneath them to shake some Tony’s or other Cajun seasoning on a fried egg or in a pot of red beans. Hysterical. Should it be dumped on everything? Of course not. Is it over used by many people who don’t know any better? Absolutely. Many dishes need more precise measurements and ingredient control to be executed properly.

But to pretend that it doesn’t have a place and instead insinuate that A)you pull out 9 containers of shite to give something a little kick or B) only use salt and pepper to season your food makes you a disingenuous moron.
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
10200 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 8:07 am to
Tony's has been around since before the 70's.

Here's the original recipe:

Basic mix

26 oz box free flowing salt
1 1/2 oz ground black pepper
2 oz ground red pepper
1 oz garlic powder
1 oz chili powder
1 oz MSG

For seafood, to HALF of above recipe, add

1 tsp powdered thyme
1 tsp ground bay leaf
1 tsp sweet basil

Mix and store in an airtight container.

It's from his cookbook in 1977, already an 8th printing.
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
14108 posts
Posted on 10/28/20 at 9:43 am to
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I don’t use Tony’s or any seasoning mix anymore.
For most things I don't anymore, but for specific things I use a mix. I love Montreal seasoning on steaks and pork chops. I go back to Tony's for rice dressing and a few other Cajun things. But kosher salt and cracked black pepper are featured more prominently in my seasoning now than in the past.
This post was edited on 10/28/20 at 10:01 am
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