BBQ’ing with my in-laws is challenging due to dietary restrictions including minimizing salt.
I smoked a boneless leg of lamb with a homemade rub of rosemary, thyme, garlic, onion flakes, celery powder, paprika, and 1/4tsp MSG (and very little salt) that I let sit for just an hour before the cook.
Brought it to 140 internal with ~3.5 hours of maple and olive wood on an offset.
Very tender and great flavor, though the texture was a bit different, maybe from the lack of salt?
by steeplebob
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Oughta be good, people hate on MSG but it really doesn’t deserve the hate.
Msg is awesome and agreed the hate and bs fake info around it is not justified
I just made a brisket with a combination of salt and MSG and it was the best one I’ve ever made! MSG is like my Frank’s, I put that shit on everything.
i made MSG a standard part of all my dry rubs. It really improves flavor.
I use it in almost everything.
Every time someone asks why my X is so good, the answer is usually, “MSG” or “more butter than you want to know.”
I’ll dry brine with MSG and kosher or seasoned salt before hitting it with my homemade low salt rub.
I think the extra time with the MSG really improves the flavor.
Chef Merrito Carne Asada seasoning has MSG in it and I have been using it on everything for years. No wonder briskets and Chuck come out so nice!
Are you just subbing msg for pepper? Everyone seems to be mentioning salt and msg and treating pepper like it’s not worth using. Sorry I got to stick up for pepper here.
People who say MSG is bad fall for racist propaganda.
Not a fan of MSG, break out when I have it. There are several people in my family the same way, terrible experience with anything MSG. Not sure a really good product needs it.
Uncle Roger would be so proud
MSG – Mono Sodium Glutamate.
It is a sodium salt
Where does one get seasoned olive wood?
There must be an MSG push or something. I tried it and it makes everything taste weird. Maybe I’m sensitive to MSG, but adding it to every rub would ruin everything I cook.
Another benefit to MSG is that you can back off a bit on salt. People tend to over salt things lacking in flavour/umami.
MSG. More saltiness less sodium.
MSG—Makes shit good
MSG is not a substitute for salt. It is an umami enhancer, not salt enhancer. While it may help lowering salt slightly, MSG is nowhere near a 1 to 1 replacement for it.