Spices become wet and clumpy once I start cooking

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Lately, whenever I've been cooking food like chicken breasts or hamburgers, after I'm done seasoning them and set them on the pan, once I flip the food over I notice the seasoning gets really wet and starts clumping together or it sticks to the pan and dries up. It didn't happen a few months ago but for the past 5 weeks it has. I've tried cooking at different temperatures and difderent pans but nothing works. I've looked it this problem everywhere yet I never find an answer.

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Best Answer

If searing the meat in the pan, then once you put the seasoned meat in the pan, do not move it. Leave it in position until you flip it to avoid the seasoning rubbing off onto the pan or clumping.



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Why are my spices clumping?

Your spices may have clumped because they were exposed to moisture or heat over time; either way, their flavor is likely diminished. Buy small jars of dried herbs and spices, mark the label with the date, and keep them for 6 months. After that, the flavor and/or texture is likely to be affected.


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