Montreal Steak Seasoning Calculator, Scaled to Your Batch

By , Ready Utilities

This montreal steak seasoning calculator scales Culinary Hill's Montreal Steak Seasoning, which mixes paprika, crushed black peppercorns, kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, ground coriander, dill seed, and red chili flakes and makes about 3/4 cup.

Common batch sizes

Tap a batch size to load it into the calculator, and the exact amounts appear below.

Montreal steak seasoning calculator

Scale by

Weight mode needs a USDA gram weight for every ingredient; whole black peppercorns, crushed doesn't have one.

From 0.25 to 20. Use 0.5 for half a batch.

Salt

Grind changes how much salt fits in a spoon. Amounts match by weight.

Heat

Heat changes only the red chili flakes. It's a taste preference, not part of the recipe.

Your batch

Paprika, crushed black peppercorns, kosher salt, and garlic powder are tied for the largest share here, each about a sixth of the blend by volume. Culinary Hill also gives a marinade using this seasoning: 4 teaspoons whisked with 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/4 cup soy sauce for 2 pounds of steak, chicken, or pork.

Salt and heat settings are preferences. Taste as you go.

The base recipe

Montreal Steak Seasoning

Adapted from Montreal Steak Seasoning, Culinary Hill

Yield: 3/4 cup (36 servings of 1 teaspoon)

  • 2 tablespoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 tablespoon dill seed
  • 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl or jar and stir until evenly mixed.

Scale this recipe

On this page

Batch size chart

IngredientHalf batchBase batchDoubleTriple
paprika1 tbsp (6.9 g)2 tbsp (14 g)1/4 cup (28 g)1/4 cup + 2 tbsp (41 g)
whole black peppercorns, crushed1 tbsp2 tbsp1/4 cup1/4 cup + 2 tbsp
kosher salt1 tbsp2 tbsp1/4 cup1/4 cup + 2 tbsp
garlic powder1 tbsp (9.3 g)2 tbsp (19 g)1/4 cup (37 g)1/4 cup + 2 tbsp (56 g)
onion powder1 1/2 tsp (3.6 g)1 tbsp (7.2 g)2 tbsp (14 g)3 tbsp (22 g)
ground coriander1 1/2 tsp1 tbsp2 tbsp3 tbsp
dill seed1 1/2 tsp (3.2 g)1 tbsp (6.3 g)2 tbsp (13 g)3 tbsp (19 g)
red chili flakes1 1/2 tsp1 tbsp2 tbsp3 tbsp
Total volume1/4 cup + 2 tbsp3/4 cup1 1/2 cups2 1/4 cups

Montreal Steak Seasoning from Culinary Hill, scaled with the site's kitchen rounding. Weights from USDA FoodData Central where USDA lists the exact form. Salt is shown as the recipe lists it.

How the scaling works

Montreal Steak Seasoning totals 3/4 cup as published, across 8 ingredients. Every one is multiplied by the same number, so paprika stays 17% of the blend whatever size you make. Pick a multiplier directly, or enter the amount you want and the calculator works back to it from that 3/4 cup total.

The salt and heat controls change only those lines. Turning the red chili flakes down does not make the paprika go up. Amounts under 3 teaspoons round to the nearest 1/8 teaspoon, and larger amounts round to the nearest 1/4 teaspoon in tablespoons.

Worked example: doubling the base recipe

IngredientBasex 2
paprika2 tablespoons1/4 cup
whole black peppercorns, crushed2 tablespoons1/4 cup
kosher salt2 tablespoons1/4 cup
garlic powder2 tablespoons1/4 cup
onion powder1 tablespoon2 tbsp
ground coriander1 tablespoon2 tbsp
dill seed1 tablespoon2 tbsp
red chili flakes1 tablespoon2 tbsp

How this was checked

This recipe is Culinary Hill's Montreal Steak Seasoning by Meggan Hill. Cedrick Reese checked the amounts against Culinary Hill's own recipe page for Ready Utilities, and the calculator shows every amount exactly as published. The recipe lists kosher salt without naming a brand, so the salt line is shown as a range between the two major brands. Whole black peppercorns and a couple of other ingredients show no gram weight because they're measured whole or aren't in USDA FoodData Central in this form. Culinary Hill describes the recipe as inspired by McCormick's Grill Mates Montreal Steak Seasoning; this page scales Culinary Hill's own published copycat version, not McCormick's formula.

Frequently asked questions

What is in Montreal steak seasoning?

Culinary Hill's recipe uses 2 tablespoons each of paprika, crushed black peppercorns, kosher salt, and garlic powder, plus 1 tablespoon each of onion powder, ground coriander, dill seed, and red chili flakes.

Is this the same as McCormick's Montreal Steak Seasoning?

No. Culinary Hill describes this as a copycat inspired by McCormick's Grill Mates version, and this page scales Culinary Hill's own published recipe rather than McCormick's proprietary formula.

How do I use Montreal steak seasoning as a marinade?

Culinary Hill whisks 4 teaspoons of the seasoning with 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/4 cup soy sauce, enough to marinate about 2 pounds of steak, chicken, or pork.

How is this different from the Steak Seasoning recipe on this site?

This recipe includes coriander and dill seed, which the other steak seasoning recipe doesn't have. The two come from different named sources and taste noticeably different.