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When you don’t have time to marinate, seasoning salts give your food a flavour boost in just seconds. These three Canadian-made blends are great for all your grilling needs.

Seafood

From Amy Mumby and Adam Delorme in Prince Edward County, this superb seasoning starts with a base of smoked Sicilian sea salt. Dried lime zest, fennel seed and dill are added to make it the perfect flavour enhancer for seafood, not to mention potatoes.

Cured Spice Co. Salmon & Seafood Spice, $ 5/50 g, curedspice.com

Beef

From one of Canada’s oldest restaurants, Barberian’s steak spice has had a cult following since 1959. Rubbed into steaks, it gives the beef a savoury hit of garlic and onion plus a little heat from black pepper. You can use it throughout the year in meatloaf, brisket and even as a rim for Caesars.

Barberian’s Steak Seasoning, $6.99/198 g, loblaws.ca

Chicken & Pork

Ted Reader’s gently spicy barbecue rub is made from a blend of 13 herbs and spices. It’s not too sweet and not too salty, just right for seasoning butterflied chickens and pork ribs for grilling or smoking. It’s pretty tasty on popcorn, too. Ted Reader Original Bonedust, 15.99/286 g, dicksonbbq.com