Old Bay Seasoning #2

Thank you for posting the Recipe for Old Bay Seasoning. I had not been able to find it in our area. I have found several recipes that called for it. I made up some this morning. I am making up some and putting into little spice jars for Christmas gifts. Also including recipes.

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A very good substitute for Old Bay Seasoning. I did use the optional ground mace and ground cardamom. To compare, I tasted this mix and Old Bay Seasoning. The only change I'd make is to double the celery salt next time. Thanks Marj..this is a good copycat recipe!

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Pretty darn good. I did a side by side taste testing. I thought it needed a bit more celery salt. It's sure got kick! Thanks for posting DiB!

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I had just recently run out of the last batch I'd made and couldn't remember where I'd found the recipe. Finally found it again! This is my favorite seasoning for fish, it really adds a great, unique flavor and compliments it well. I'm gonna make another batch today. Thanks!

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I used this seasoning for MomOnTheGo's Cheddar bay biscuits and they turned out so good! We don't eat a lot of seafood and I didn't want to buy a bottle for one recipe so this was a great alternative. Thanks for sharing!

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SO GLAD I didn't have to spend the dough on Old Bay for just one recipe! Thanks, Mirj. A good way to use up my existing spices. I'll keep this on hand and NEVER buy the actual mix.

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Thanks for the great recipe. I made MomOnTheGo's Cheddar bay biscuits and used this spice mixture as part of the topping. This was the first time I have used this but certainly not the last. I didn't have celery salt, so I used ground up celery seed and a bit of salt. Turned out great.

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Thank you for the recipe! It is a potent one for sure... I do have one concern though. We can not buy ground bay leaves in Canad, so I tried the best to grind it with the other spices. It did leave some pieces not quite broken down, however, it did not seem to be a problem. Just wondered if others have found the same problem.

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So wonderful and easy to throw together, I've used this in recipes calling for Old Bay and also to put on french fries, tofu, rice, and veggies. I didn't have mace so I used extra nutmeg, and threw in the pepper flakes and bay leaves into my spice grinder. Even better than storebought!

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needed old bay seasoning for a recipe but I don't use it on a regular basis so I cannot compare flavor. The recipe was used with a combination of other spices over a salmon which we found to be on the salty side which may have been a result of the celery salt in this recipe. OOps my fault, I was putting my review on the salmon and I saw that I was only suppose to use 1 tsp old bay and I used 1 Tbsp - no wonder it was salty.

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I'm not sure if it was the brand of nutmeg, but our mix was too strong on the nutmeg side. My husband agreed. We used it for making crab cakes.

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I have not used this knock-off in my cooking but I plan to make lots of it to use as Christmas gifts. A lot of posts are concerned with the ground bay leaves. Chefs started using ground bay leafs in their receipes to make certain that no whole leaves were overlooked before serving. There is no difference whatever in the taste. But, I have a suggestion -- at SpiceBarn.com you can get a one-pound bulk bag of the powdered leaves for $6.39 plus S/H. That should keep you, your family, all you friends, and many casual acquaintances supplied for several years.

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Thanks for sharing your recipe KGCOOK. It was quick and easy to make. I had to search high and low for the bay leaf powder, but finally found some. It is a very strong, fragrant spice blend. One that I have never tried before. I made it to use with crab cakes.

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Perfect seasoning. I used this in Old Bay Shrimp Dip and hope to use in my flour for chicken soon too.

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This was wonderful. Perfect blend of spices. Thanks so much for sharing. I used this to make Old City BBQ Shrimp

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Every cupboard should have this prepared seasoning. It's quite amazing on grilled salmon with a bit of lemon & butter. And what a lovely gift it makes all prepared with a recipe or two attached.

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Perfect! Simply perfect. Much to my chagrin, I found out after moving to the UK this year that Old Bay Seasoning was not readily available. So, I whipped up a batch of this and it was amazingly good. This recipe is spot on. Tastes just like the real thing.

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Fantastic reproduction! Thank you so much. I live in Annapolis, Maryalnd and Old Bay started in the area (Baltimore). The history follows after my comments below. I added more paprika, some garlic salt, substituted chili powder for the red pepper flakes and substituted nutmeg for the mace. My next batch I will add even more paprika. http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?ID=9257 Old Bay Seasoning was founded more than 60 years ago: a man named Gustav Brunn arrived in the United States from Germany with a hand-held spice grinder and a dream of starting a spice business. In 1939, Brunn settled in Baltimore and developed his secret recipe, which would later become Old Bay Seasoning. This unique blend of more than a dozen herbs and spices was created for a population passionate about steamed crabs, and has since become synonymous with the Chesapeake Bay and its locals. Celery, bay leaves, and mustard combine with the heat of red pepper and ginger to tempt palates from grilled fish and steamed shrimp to fried chicken, potato salad, and vegetable dips. This unique spice blend evokes images of seaside dining, salty sea breezes, and sandy beaches. Yet this fantastic blend is also at home adding flavor to bounty that’s fresh from the farm as well as the sea.

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Old Bay seasoning isn't available in the Netherlands so it's great to find a copycat recipe that duplicates it well (according to others reviewers in the know). I only had very fresh bay leaves from a friends bay tree and they want to mash in the food processor rather than go to a fine powder so I made a second lot without them until I have some that are more dried and will just pop a fresh bayleaf into any recipe that uses this in the meantime. Now I can make Zaar recipe with confidence that use this and know that my reviews are true becuase the seasoning is as it should be. Please see my rating system: 5 stars for giving me a recipe that gives me access to even more great Zaar recipes ! Thanks.

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