| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: | ||
| What makes DiFiore Seasoning™ different than the Italian seasonings I buy in the grocery store or the ones that are available through the internet? | ||
| Most other seasonings are available in a bottle and only contain a few basic herbs and spices with no effort to balance the amount of each herb or spice. Sometimes, the cost of the individual ingredients determines how much of each ingredient the mix contains. There is also no indication of how much seasoning to use. If you use too much, your meal is ruined. If you use too little, your meal lacks taste and flavor. DiFiore Seasoning™ contains seven herbs and spices which were specially blended in order to ensure that proper flavoring is achieved every time. DiFiore Seasoning™ is also in premeasured packets so there is no guesswork regarding the proper amount of seasoning to use. | ||
| Why don’t other Italian seasoning packagers have premeasured packets? | ||
| The simple answer is, it’s expensive. Putting a few basic herbs and spices in a bottle or container is relatively inexpensive. You will also notice that typical Italian seasoning mixes contain herbs and spices which look very similar. The ingredients are approximately the same size and weight. Unfortunately, the right blend of herbs and spices contains ingredients which vary in size, weight and flavor intensity. The only way to achieve the proper blend is to carefully blend all the ingredients in small batches and immediately place them in a flavor sealed pouch. That can not be done in a typical seasoning container because the ingredients would separate and there would be no way to get the right amount of each herb and spice every time. | ||
| What if I want to make more or less of the things I find in your recipes? | ||
| A lot of effort went into determining the proper relationship of seasoning to the main ingredients of meals. DiFiore Seasoning™ portions are designed to make cooking as simple and easy as possible. The amount of seasoning in each packet coincides with easily measured amounts of other ingredients and main dishes. All recipes can be doubled, tripled or increased or decreased by any multiple to meet your needs. | ||
| Can I add any ingredients to your seasoning? | ||
| The whole concept behind DiFiore Seasoning™ was, to give you everything you need, in one easy to use packet. We do understand that tastes differ and that there will be some people who may prefer a stronger flavor of one particular herb or spice. The important thing is, it’s your food and it should taste the way you want it to taste. If you feel the urge to add anything to the seasoning packet, go ahead! Enjoy! | ||
| Can your seasoning only be used for making Italian dishes? | ||
| We knew someone would ask us a question we could not answer. We don’t know. We have been so busy testing Italian recipes that we haven’t even considered other ethnic cooking possibilities. We can’t think of any reason why DiFiore Seasoning™ would not be a great base for other ethnic meals especially Mediterranean or Western European dishes such as Greek cuisine. The thought also occurred to us that DiFiore Seasoning™ might benefit barbeque dishes and/or sauces. If you find other cuisines that taste better with DiFiore Seasoning™, please let us know. We’ll be happy to test the recipe. | ||
| Will your seasoning be available in grocery stores? | ||
| We have no immediate plans to offer DiFiore Seasoning™ in grocery stores. We are happy with our “internet only” distribution program and see no changes in the immediate future. | ||