Blackstone Customers Swear By This Seasoning: 'Tacos Never Tasted Better'

Got a tiny pantry? Seasoning blends are incredible for lending your dishes oodles of flavor without taking up prime real estate in a petite cupboard. One such seasoning that Blackstone customers swear by is Street Taco Seasoning. Sold in 17-gram bottles on the popular outdoor grilling brand's website, this slender vial boasts several 5-star reviews, with customers stating that "tacos never tasted better!" and that "this is good stuff! I bought 3 of them." Shoppers also like the way the seasoning has a slight smokiness to it that makes it different from other varieties on the market.

Blackstone's Street Taco Seasoning is made with spices including chili pepper, salt, paprika, dehydrated garlic and onion, and sugar (there's also an additive in there to stop the powdered ingredients from caking inside the bottle). The chili pepper brings warming heat, the dehydrated garlic provides aroma, and the sugar counters the salt to produce a balanced seasoning. It can be added straight onto meat that's sizzling on an outdoor griddle, but you could just as easily use it indoors when cooking on a regular stovetop. While you can make your own taco seasoning, it's much easier to grab a bottle of the ready-made stuff to save time in the kitchen. Moreover, on every occasion you make a batch of fun and fresh tacos, the flavor is guaranteed to be consistent no matter whether you prepare them with beef, chicken, or tofu.

Taco seasoning is perfect for sprinkling over taco meat to lend it some aromatic spiciness, but it can also be used as a dry rub, scattered over roasted vegetables, or mixed into dairy products, like yogurt and sour cream, to make dips for chips. Several reviewers on Blackstone's website use the taco seasoning in other inventive ways to lend their dishes some smoky character. For instance, one shopper adds the seasoning to corn, cilantro, and a squeeze of mayo; tosses it together on the flat top; and finishes it with a sprinkle of goat's cheese, lime juice, and more seasoning to make Elotes Callejeros. Blackstone also has a specific recipe for chicken and elote tacos, where a tablespoon of street taco seasoning is used as a dry marinade on chicken thighs before they're seared and cooked through on the flat top. Meanwhile, another reviewer uses the seasoning on burgers – you can either incorporate the seasoning into your patty meat before shaping or add it to your condiments to give them a spicier quality and warmth.

If you don't like your seasonings to have a little kick, Blackstone also stocks an Essential Blend Seasoning that nixes the chili peppers and features only salt, dehydrated garlic, spice, and sugar, which can be used in a similar way.