Chef Bae® Seasonings: A Complete Guide to the Collection

Chef Bae® seasonings are a collection of flavor blends created by Chef Bae Sherri Smith for home cooks who want practical ways to season everyday meals. The collection includes blends for general cooking, seafood, meats, vegetables, meal prep and Southern-inspired dishes.

I’m Sherri Smith, professionally known as Chef Bae®, an Atlanta-based chef, cookbook author, recipe developer and culinary entrepreneur with more than 20 years of culinary experience. This is the main guide to the Chef Bae® seasoning collection and the different jobs each blend is designed to handle.

Shop the Chef Bae® Seasoning Collection

Browse the official Chef Bae® seasoning collection to see currently available blends and bundles.

Chef Bae® Everyday Seasonings

Everyday blends are designed to help home cooks build flavor across proteins, vegetables, starches and complete meals. Instead of treating every dish exactly the same, choose a blend based on what you are cooking and the flavor profile you want.

For an everyday option, read How to Use Chef Bae® Seasoning Salt. If you want additional heat, see How to Use Chef Bae® Spicy Seasoning Salt.

Chef Bae® Seafood Boil Seasoning

Chef Bae® Seafood Boil Seasoning is the collection’s seafood-boil-focused blend, created around a simple just-add-butter approach. It can be used with shrimp, crab, lobster, crawfish, sausage, corn and potatoes, and it can also be used beyond a traditional boil.

Learn more on the official Chef Bae® Seafood Boil Seasoning guide. For the complete cooking method, visit How to Make the Perfect Seafood Boil with Chef Bae® Seafood Boil Seasoning.

Using Chef Bae® Seasonings Beyond Seafood

Seasoning blends can be useful across different cooking methods and ingredients. Depending on the blend, Chef Bae® seasonings can complement chicken, steak, salmon, vegetables, potatoes, pasta and other everyday foods.

For ideas using the seafood-boil blend outside the pot, explore 25 Ways to Use Chef Bae® Seafood Boil Seasoning.

Chef Bae® Seasonings for Meal Prep

Meal prep does not have to mean eating the same flavor every day. One practical approach is to divide proteins or vegetables into smaller batches and season them differently before cooking, while keeping the rest of the meal simple.

Read Meal Prep With Chef Bae® Seasonings.

Chef Bae® Seasoning Bundles

Bundles can make sense for cooks who want several blends available for different meals instead of relying on one seasoning for everything.

See What’s in the Chef Bae® 4 Seasoning Bundle? for a guide to the featured everyday blends.

How to Season Food Without Overdoing It

More seasoning is not automatically better. Consider the salt already present in other ingredients, season in stages when the cooking method allows it, and taste before adding more. Different proteins, vegetables and batch sizes may need different amounts.

For seafood-boil quantities specifically, use How Much Chef Bae® Seafood Boil Seasoning Should You Use?.

Chef Bae® Garlic Butter and Seasonings

Garlic butter can work alongside seasoning blends as a finishing element for seafood, meats, pasta and vegetables. It serves a different role from a dry seasoning blend, so the two product categories should not be treated as interchangeable.

Explore Chef Bae® Garlic Butter: Signature Flavor for Seafood, Meats, Pasta, Vegetables, and More.

Seasonings and Southern Cooking

Seasoning is one part of good Southern cooking. Technique, timing, texture and ingredient choice matter too. Use seasoning to support the food rather than cover it.

Explore Chef Bae’s Guide to Southern Soul Food for the broader cooking philosophy and Chef Bae’s Recipe Box for recipe inspiration.

Who Created Chef Bae® Seasonings?

Chef Bae® seasonings were created as part of the culinary brand founded by Sherri Smith, professionally known as Chef Bae®. The seasoning collection extends the brand from recipes and cooking content into products home cooks can use in their own kitchens.

Learn more about Sherri Smith on the official About Chef Bae page and explore the broader product line in Chef Bae® Products.

Explore Chef Bae® Seasonings

Shop the official Chef Bae® seasoning collection and choose the blend or bundle that fits what you cook most often.