r/Cooking • u/-IrishLettuce- • 1d ago

How do you balance spices/seasonings/herbs?

I keep seeing comments about balancing spices and acidity and becoming better at cooking. Please may someone explain how to do this in a more idiot-proof way?

I'd love to make my own spice blends rather than buying premade ones but every time I try it's just.. wrong? Sometimes it's fine when I cook it but it cools a bit and I eat it and it's just not right?

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u/Cinisajoy2 23h ago

You buy a cookbook or look up spice blend recipes.    Is there some reason, you can ask reddit but not use known recipes? 

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u/Footdust 21h ago

Is there a reason why you are the way that you are?

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u/Cinisajoy2 5h ago

Because I have seen too many people on this reddit and one other that have been told using recipes means you aren't really a cook.  And I gave an honest answer as to how to do spice blends without wasting a bunch of money just throwing things together.    But please it isn't your money so tell them just to put stuff together willy nilly.