Steak Seasoning Calculator, Scaled to Your Batch

By , Ready Utilities

This steak seasoning calculator scales The Speckled Palate's Homemade Steak Seasoning, which mixes black pepper, granulated garlic and onion, dried parsley, kosher salt, dried rosemary, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes.

Common batch sizes

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

Steak seasoning calculator

Scale by

Weight mode needs a USDA gram weight for every ingredient; black pepper, coarsely ground 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 pepper flakes. It's a taste preference, not part of the recipe.

Your batch

Black pepper and granulated garlic lead this blend at a quarter of the volume each, with granulated onion and dried parsley next. The Speckled Palate specifically calls for Diamond Crystal kosher salt, so this calculator converts it by weight rather than treating it as an unnamed brand.

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

The base recipe

Homemade Steak Seasoning

Adapted from Homemade Steak Seasoning, The Speckled Palate

Yield: 5 teaspoons (as published; the listed ingredients add up to 4 teaspoons)

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl or jar and stir until evenly mixed.

Scale this recipe

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Batch size chart

IngredientHalf batchBase batchDoubleTriple
black pepper, coarsely ground1/2 tsp1 tsp2 tsp1 tbsp
granulated garlic1/2 tsp1 tsp2 tsp1 tbsp
granulated onion1/4 tsp1/2 tsp1 tsp1 1/2 tsp
dried parsley1/4 tsp (0.1 g)1/2 tsp (0.3 g)1 tsp (0.5 g)1 1/2 tsp (0.8 g)
kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)1/8 tsp (0.4 g)1/4 tsp (0.7 g)1/2 tsp (1.4 g)3/4 tsp (2.1 g)
dried rosemary1/8 tsp (0.2 g)1/4 tsp (0.3 g)1/2 tsp (0.6 g)3/4 tsp (0.9 g)
smoked paprika1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp3/4 tsp
red pepper flakes1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp3/4 tsp
Total volume2 tsp1 tbsp + 1 tsp2 tbsp + 2 tsp1/4 cup

Homemade Steak Seasoning from The Speckled Palate, 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

Homemade Steak Seasoning totals 1 tbsp + 1 tsp as published, across 8 ingredients. Every one is multiplied by the same number, so black pepper, coarsely ground stays 25% 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 1 tbsp + 1 tsp total.

The salt and heat controls change only those lines. Turning the red pepper 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
black pepper, coarsely ground1 teaspoon2 tsp
granulated garlic1 teaspoon2 tsp
granulated onion1/2 teaspoon1 tsp
dried parsley1/2 teaspoon1 tsp
kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)1/4 teaspoon1/2 tsp
dried rosemary1/4 teaspoon1/2 tsp
smoked paprika1/4 teaspoon1/2 tsp
red pepper flakes1/4 teaspoon1/2 tsp

How this was checked

This recipe is The Speckled Palate's Homemade Steak Seasoning by Erin Parker. Cedrick Reese checked the amounts against The Speckled Palate's own recipe page for Ready Utilities. The published yield of 5 teaspoons is a bit more than what the eight listed ingredients add up to, so the calculator scales from the ingredient amounts. The source names Diamond Crystal kosher salt specifically, so its gram weight comes from that brand's own nutrition label rather than an unbranded range. Other gram weights are from USDA FoodData Central where an exact form exists.

Frequently asked questions

What is in steak seasoning?

The Speckled Palate's recipe uses coarsely ground black pepper, granulated garlic, granulated onion, dried parsley, Diamond Crystal kosher salt, dried rosemary, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes.

Can I use table salt instead of Diamond Crystal kosher salt?

Yes. Pick table salt in the calculator's salt selector and the amount converts by weight, so your steak ends up just as seasoned as with the original recipe's Diamond Crystal.

How much steak seasoning should I use?

The base recipe makes about 4 teaspoons. A light coating on both sides of a steak typically uses well under a teaspoon per steak, so a small batch goes a long way.

How is this different from Montreal steak seasoning?

This recipe has no coriander or dill, which are signature ingredients in the Montreal steak seasoning recipe on this site. The two are separately sourced and taste noticeably different.