Common food seasoning should have?

Question

I'm totally new to home cooking. I am wondering are the basic cooking ingradient with long shelf life I should have in my kitchen at all times??? Please help!!!

Answer 1

i say salt!

Answer 2

First start with cook books and the basics. I suggest better homes and gardens as well as betty crocker. They have the best recipes for those just starting out.

As for things to have on hand. Make a menu for yourself for every meal. This includes breakfast or lunch, this way you know specifics of what to buy i.e. cream and sugar for coffee, mayo and mustard for sandwiches, etc...This may sound silly, but it works. Do this for about a month then when you get used to what you need just make a menu for dinner so that you are not buying more than one item at a time or that you already have on hand.

As for staples, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, Ms. Dash, w/o sauce, olive oil, white vinegar, balasamic vinegar, italian seasoning, flour, sugar, tea bags, mayo, mustard, ketchup, italian dressing (it makes a great marinade), peanut butter, jelly, tomato paste, tomato sauce, macaroni or pasta noodles, rice, oatmeal, cream of wheat. With a lot of these dry ingredients you can increase the shelf life by storing them in airtight container. Tupperware modular mates are the best and you can pick then up cheap at flea markets, just run them through the dishwasher before using them and let them heat dry, this will sanitize them.

Answer 3

A good meat seosoning like mccormicks grill mates
seasoning salt (lawry's)
garlic powder/salt depends on your taste
italian seasoning (oregano, etc) for pizzas, pasta
good ol` salt and pepper
lemon pepper seasoning
I always keep some italian dessing and soy sauce/worchester sauce in the frig to use as a meat tenderizer or marinade

Answer 4

The bare basics are salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, minced onions, paprika, seasoned salt chile powder and poultry seasoning. Also keep canned broths, soy sauce, worsterschire, and cooking wines on hand.

As you get more experienced, keep ground cumin, coriander, dry mustard, curry, tarragon, rosemary, thyme, nutmeg, allspice and ginger on hand.

Answer 5

A seasoning like Lawry's. It's orange, but tasted good on meat, tater tots, chicken.
Paprika, pepper, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla

Answer 6

garlic salt, pepper, lawrys seasoned salt and a good make your own everyday seasoning

1/4 c. salt
1/4 c. pepper
1/4 c. garlic powder

works great on everything!

Answer 7

onion powder, seasoning salt, worcestire sauce, garlic powder or salt, salt & pepper of course, some type of steak rub spice, italian seasoning

Answer 8

Always have seasoning salt, salt, pepper, accent, and meat tenderizer. Their are others but these are the ones you should always have or never run out of.

Answer 9

Salt,pepper,sugar,

All Spice Ground

Whole Anise Seed (Tea) See Also: Star Anise . Alum .

Anise Ground Annatto Ground Annatto Seed Whole

Apple Pie Spice, Bacon Bits Imitation Bacon Bits Real

Basil Rubbed (Sweet Basil) Bay Leaves (Laurel) Cajun Spice

Caraway Seed Ground Caraway Seed Cardamom Ground

Green Cardamoms Decorticated Cardamom Celery Flakes

Celery Salt Celery Seed Ground Celery Seeds Whole

Chamomile Flowers Chili Powder Chives

Cilantro (Coriander Leaf) Cilantro Powder Cinnamon Sticks 1 inch

Cinnamon Sticks 3 inch Cinnamon 6 inch Cinnamon 10 inch

Cinnamon Ground Citric Acid Crystals Cloves Ground

Whole Cloves (Tea) Coriander Ground Coriander Whole

Creole Seasoning Cream of Tartar Cumin Ground

Cumin Whole Curry Powder Dill Seed Whole

Dill Weed Chopped Extreme Hot Fajita Seasoning

Fennel Seed Whole Fennel Ground Fenugreek Seed Whole

Fenugreek Ground Garlic Fine Powder Granulated Garlic Powder

Garlic Minced Garlic Roasted Garlic Salt

Ginger Ginger Root Hibiscus Italian Seasoning
Laurel Leaves (Bay) Lavender Flowers Lemon Peel Granules

Mace Ground Marjoram Flakes Marjoram Ground

Meat Tenderizer Seasoned Tenderizer Mint (Spearmint Herb)

Mustard Seed Powder Mustard Seed Whole No salt seasoning

Nutmeg Ground Whole Nutmegs Onion Powder

Chopped Onion Granulated Onion Minced Onion

Onion Salt Onion Powder Toasted Chopped Onion Toasted

Orange Peel Granules Oregano Chopped Oregano Ground

Hungarian Paprika Spanish Paprika Parsley Flakes

Ground Table Black Pepper Coarse Black Pepper

Black Pepper Lemon Flavor Whole Black Pepper (Peppercorns)

Green Peppercorns Pink Peppercorns Tellicherry Pepper

Mixed Peppercorns Whole White Peppercorns Guajillo

Ground White Pepper Jalapeno Peppers Jalapeno Powder

Cayenne Pepper Crushed Red Hot Peppers Red Hot Pepper

Chile de Arbol Hot Pepper Seeds Peppermint Flake

Pickling Spice Poppy Seed Poultry Seasoning

Pumpkin Pie Spice Rosemary Ground Rosemary

Sage Ground Sage Rubbed Sage Leaves

Saffron Threads Savory Ground (Summer savory)

Fine Sea Salt Coarse Sea Salt Extra Coarse Sea Salt

Grey Sea Salt Fleur de Sel Sea Salt

Hulled Sesame Seeds Natural Sesame Black Sesame

Seasoned Salt Spearmint Herb (Mint) Star Anise

Steak Spice Taco Seasoning Tarragon Leaves

Thyme Leaves Thyme Ground Turmeric Ground

Madagascar Vanilla Beans Uganda Vanilla Beans

Vegetables Mixed Wasabi Powder

Answer 10

Lawry's seasoned pepper and Taco Seasoning (I use it to season so many meats)

Answer 11

garlic