@DoubleD how familiar are you with cooking and the use of spices and seasoning?
@ButtWorldsMan Indeed. Why do you ask?
@DoubleD maybe I just need to find a sampler pack, but I'm looking for tips to spice things up.
I currently only have garlic powder. I like pizza and it works. It also works in other things like white rice, especially when mixed in with soy sauce. I also mix the garlic powder with sour cream for when I bake spicy beef patties. There have to be other spices I can reliably fuck with other than garlic. Preferably not sweet.
@ButtWorldsMan
Start with these spices:
Salt, pepper, garlic (dehydrated).
Garlic powder often has salt in it; so, check the ingredients.
Start with dishes you currently like like pizza.
Instead of getting sauce from a jar, get a can of pureed tomatoes, and make your own sauce for the pizza keeping everything else the same. Start by experimenting with differing amounts of pre-mixed Italian seasoning with your garlic, salt, and pepper.
@ButtWorldsMan
Once you have determined the amount of premixed seasoning that you like, get some of each of the component spices: basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary, marjoram. Experiment with different amounts of each to try to replicate the flavour of the premix.
What you're doing is reverse engineering the flavours that you like.
@ButtWorldsMan You can do the same thing with BBQ rubs, steak seasonings, chili spice mixes, etc.
After you acquire an understanding of spice amounts and blends and their interaction with salt, branch out into treatments of spices: infusion with fat, suspension in water, their flavours when caramelized, etc.
