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Whether you’re doing some casual BBQ on the weekends, or cooking for your family of four, THE SPICE COACH​® gourmet spice blends help you bring out the best in all your dishes. Simple enough for casual cooks, yet sophisticated enough for seasoned chefs, THE SPICE COACH® gourmet spice blends are created to capture what Ray believes is the most important feature of food: flavor. When you purchase one of Ray’s signature mixes, you’re not just getting spices – you’re getting cooking inspiration.

A collection of specially selected, proprietary blends, THE SPICE COACH​​® gourmet spice blends combine flavors from exotic locations all over the world and pairs them with ​Ray’s refined taste and cooking experience. The result is a series of spices that are easy to use and unlike anything you’ve tasted before. Use these dynamic mixes as rubs, in marinades, during the cooking process or like salt and pepper to season an already cooked dish to perfection. "When I started developing the signature seasoning blend, I knew what I wanted, all the flavor as a

healthier alternative. In short, we wanted THE SPICE COACH® gourmet spice blends to be the best tasting and best for you. I’m not going to lie. It didn’t come easily.

"As a trained and experienced certified executive chef, I know that the fastest shortcut to savory bliss is salt. Salt can wake up other flavors. It can boost quieter flavor notes. The challenge was to build flavors without relying on salt found in spice blends today. Some over 50%! The best flavors come from the best ingredients. THE SPICE COACH® gourmet spice blends are 100% non-GMO. Preservatives like anti- clogging agents and MSG affect flavor negatively and aren’t healthy. Skipping preservatives was an easy choice. I want everyone to enjoy this blend. That’s the chef in me. Everyone loves when people want to know how they made their foods tasty. THE SPICE COACH® gourmet spice blends are kosher and gluten- free. (You’d be surprised how many seasoning blends aren’t!) Avoiding these common ingredients and allergens was a no brainier. The real work was in choosing, blending, and adjusting.

I want you to love the taste your food and not miss the excessive salt used in other blends and in my blends each ingredient is specifically chosen and has a role in the final product. Some are quiet, supporting and lifting. Some are forward. Some will waft gently to your nose, introducing a mouth- watering sensation. It took a lot of tasting and balancing, but THE SPICE COACH® gourmet spice blends is a success!

To date, I have fourteen different blends made amazing with spices sourced from all over the world. Once you start cooking with my gourmet blends, you’ll find uses for them everywhere. I genuinely hope you’ll love my gourmet spice blends. I predict it will be an indispensable item in your spice rack. It was a labor of love and you’re going to love it."