Shifty's Seasoning Review...

[Terry Green]

I received both Classic and Red from Shifty and I have already tried the classic on Steak, and Eggs, and Both on the same sausage loaf, and the Red on Chicken Wings. Tonight  I am going to use Classic on one Pork Chop, and Red on another.  I'll try and post my experiences and thoughts on them in a timely manner.

I would like to Thank Denny Sturgis Jr for turning me onto them. Looks like I won't be buying McCormick's any more.....

OK, 1st were Steak and a sausage loaf....

I used the Classic on a NY Strip for me and on a Filet Mignon for my wife, and on the Sausage loaf I used classic on one side and Red on the other....

Finished beautifully......

OK, I used only the Classic, no marinating in out favorite Dale's Sauce, just Shifty all by himself.... I seasoned both sides of my strip and only one side on my wife's filet.  I pressed the seasoning in really well two hours before I put them on the grill, i.e. Traeger.

I liked it, a lot. Reason is the it tasted great for one, was not too spicy, and complimented the taste of the steak without over powering the flavor. AND, it has a hardy taste, and I strongly guessing its the coffee in the ingredients. Oh, and my wife liked it also, and she's picky about her fillets, she want them the same every time so that's saying something. 

Now on the same grill session, was the Sausage Loaf that I was going to have the next morning for breakfast.... it had Classic on one side and Red on the other.  This is a mild sausage from a local butcher, not jimmy deans.  I sometimes season it further with Italian or Greek spice to change it up a bit.  This combo was delicious. I will use these two again on the next loaf I grill that's for sure.  I wasn't expecting it to be that good. It was really really good.

I'll be back to report back on how the rest went soon....

[STICKBENDER98]

Terry, you have me curious about the sausage loaf, is it meatloaf but with sausage?  I have used the classic Shifty's before and it has a very good flavor, I need to order more.  The red has me very curious, I like a some heat, but my wife not so much.


Jason

[Terry Green]

OK, sausage loaf is just sausage pushed out of the 1# bag and squashed down into one large elongated 'loaf'.  Its shrinks in width and raised in height as it cooks ... I just call it a loaf as it looks like the shape of a small loaf of bread.

The red has a kick for sure, but not lip burning, sinus clearing, or tobascoish in any way... but it does have a little heat.  I do not like hot spices or really hot sauce, but I like this.

[shoes]

I ordered one of each and am looking forward to trying it after your review of the flavors. Looks like a winner.

[Terry Green]

Alright, now for the eggs, as I stated above, I really liked the sausage....

Now I get a little carried away with my pepper at times, so I liberally sprinkled my eggs like I do my pepper.  It was good, but I over did it a bit out of habit, and it was a little much for the eggs....

This morning I went sparingly and it was much better... great taste to change it up a bit. (as I do with chicken broth granules at times, great in a scramble)

Now onto the chicken wings and the tenders for my wife.....

[Terry Green]

Red on both sides of full size chicken wings...... LOVED IT!!!

[Roy from Pa]

Awesome looking grub there...

[Burly]

It does look good,now I'm hungry lol.

[Pine]

This ^^^^^

[Flingblade]

Are them hoe cakes next to your eggs there?

[Jayrod]

Great stuff its all we use now as well!! Shifty keep up the GREATWORK!!

[Terry Green]

Are them hoe cakes next to your eggs there?

Ho cakes down here are Giant biscuits, much bigger than cat head biscuits.  Ho cakes are made in a small iron skillet and one Ho cake takes up the entire skillet....

Ok, where was I at..... Oh, yeah... Pork Chops....

[Roy from Pa]

Terry those wings on the grill look great.

Have you ever done wings in a smoker ?

They come out super.

[Terry Green]

Roy, the Taeger is a smoker grill... so yes!

[Terry Green]

OK, I used the Red on both sides of one, and Red on one side and Classic on the other of Chop #2

I felt the Red on both was a bit much for me, but the Red and the Classic was fabulous, just like the sausage loaf I did earlier.  I will definitely do that again on my next chops...

Overall, I would recommend anyone these seasonings.... as I lookforward to using them both on other dishes to come.... as the venison I have thawing out 

I will report back on that as my final review of Shifty's Seasoning... 

[STICKBENDER98]

I couldn't stand all this review/teasing, I had to order some more classic, and some of the red to try this weekend.  Since I have some coming, I'm going to pull my name out of the give away drawing.  Thanks for the reviews Terry, and I'm going to try that sausage loaf when I get my seasonings.


Jason

[Terry Green]

Sorry. I totally forgot to continue about the 'ho cakes'...

That is sliced polenta, an Italian take on corn.  It's a paste of sorts and comes in different flavors.  This is Italian herb, and there are several ways to cook it, but i just slid it in the skillet with butter. I call it fried cornbread.

There, fried cornbread.... bet that made some of ya drool. 

[Roy from Pa]

Terry I've been on a diet and I've lost 15 pounds the past 6 weeks.

But all these awesome looking food pictures you are posting are not helping me any.

LOL

[Terry Green]

Easy Roy...... just chicken and venison, antelope and elk, bison and moose.....

NO FRIED CORN BREAD!!! 

[Roy from Pa]