Who Else Can't Stand MSG?

Wesman61 · 12-23-2012, 03:15 PM

My Mom used MSG all the time when I was in my teens (70's) I made some ribs a week ago and used some store bought rub without checking. It had MSG listed second. I was really disappointed with the outcome mostly because of the metallic taste the MSG imparts.

yakdung · 12-23-2012, 03:21 PM

One of the very few things I'm allergic to. It will cause tightening of my chest.

Bluebird · 12-23-2012, 03:32 PM

Sometimes it will give me a terrible headache.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 12-23-2012, 03:37 PM

Never has bothered me but I never knowingly use or eat it.

buccaneer · 12-23-2012, 03:53 PM

Me.
Anything that dehydrates me and gives me sensations after consuming is not to be consumed.
Common sense rule.

Edit after reading excited raves on how to discuss MSG;
This is from observing effects on my own body.
I stated it knowing full well the FDA findings and conclusions, but since I observed these effects despite believing all I had read,I would need to suffer insanity to deny reality and follow a belief.
YMMV

Bluesman · 12-23-2012, 03:59 PM

Read this

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...&highlight=msg

Boshizzle · 12-23-2012, 04:42 PM

After dealing with digestion issues for over 25 years, only by the grace of God did the true cause of my problems ever get diagnosed. Nowadays, I can eat anything without a problem. There was a time when I was on 40mg Nexium twice a day and still had issues even when watching my diet. My doctor told me I'd have to be on that stuff for the rest of my life. He was wrong! I haven't had Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Axid, Pepcid, or any other acid reducer/blocker for over seven years. It was like a miracle when I was properly diagnosed and treated.

Bring on the MSG! It doesn't bother me.

mallorjc · 12-23-2012, 05:58 PM

I've never noticed a metallic taste (maybe it was those4 years in Shanghai), or any particular benefit. Won't try to avoid, and will not add.

J-Rod · 12-23-2012, 07:39 PM

I avoid anything that's not a necessary ingredient in food. So unless I'm eating Doritos, which is a rare occasion, I don't eat anyhing with MSG.

Pappy Q · 12-23-2012, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boshizzle

After dealing with digestion issues for over 25 years, only by the grace of God did the true cause of my problems ever get diagnosed. Nowadays, I can eat anything without a problem. There was a time when I was on 40mg Nexium twice a day and still had issues even when watching my diet. My doctor told me I'd have to be on that stuff for the rest of my life. He was wrong! I haven't had Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Axid, Pepcid, or any other acid reducer/blocker for over seven years. It was like a miracle when I was properly diagnosed and treated.

Bring on the MSG! It doesn't bother me.

If you don't mind me asking, what was diagnosed? I ask because I have the same issues.

Boshizzle · 12-23-2012, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pappy Q

If you don't mind me asking, what was diagnosed? I ask because I have the same issues.

Check your PM.

SmokinAussie · 12-23-2012, 08:16 PM

I never use it, and have never used it in asian food at all. In the restraurant I worked in through college, they put it in everything. It was in the stock, the fried rice, the batter, the marinaded meats... everything. When I cook similar foods at home, I never use it and the food is way better anyway as you taste the natural ingredients. The food is not masked with that all intruding MSG flavour.

In particular, the thing that concerns me is the use of MSG in injections for Brisket and pulled pork. If you have to use that ingredient to make a winning competition brisket... you shouldn't be winning.

Cheers!

Bill

caliking · 12-23-2012, 08:21 PM

Gluten is the new MSG (unless you have medically diagnosed celiac disease).

Pass it on.

Boshizzle · 12-23-2012, 08:23 PM

My wife has celiac sprue. It's become a very prevalent problem nowadays for a lot of people, unfortunately.

Soybomb · 12-23-2012, 08:35 PM

I don't believe in the msg boogey man, I think its a useful tool in my spice rack.

12-23-2012, 03:15 PM	#1
Wesman61 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-06-08 Location: Caldwell, Idaho	Who Else Can't Stand MSG? My Mom used MSG all the time when I was in my teens (70's) I made some ribs a week ago and used some store bought rub without checking. It had MSG listed second. I was really disappointed with the outcome mostly because of the metallic taste the MSG imparts.

12-23-2012, 03:32 PM	#3
Bluebird is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-11-12 Location: Floyd Va	Sometimes it will give me a terrible headache. __________________ Weber 18.5"OTS, Weber SS Performer, 18.5" WSM, Chargriller Akorn, Weber Genesis, LBGE.

12-23-2012, 03:37 PM	#4
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	Never has bothered me but I never knowingly use or eat it. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

12-23-2012, 03:53 PM	#5
buccaneer somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-23-10 Location: The Never Never.	Me. Anything that dehydrates me and gives me sensations after consuming is not to be consumed. Common sense rule. Edit after reading excited raves on how to discuss MSG; This is from observing effects on my own body. I stated it knowing full well the FDA findings and conclusions, but since I observed these effects despite believing all I had read,I would need to suffer insanity to deny reality and follow a belief. YMMV __________________ Hold my dang beer... Last edited by buccaneer; 12-23-2012 at 04:10 PM..

12-23-2012, 03:59 PM	#6
Bluesman Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-01-10 Location: Planet Krypton Name/Nickname : Jon	Read this http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...&highlight=msg __________________ 2010 22.5 WSM Weber Q200 1983 WGA 2010 Brick Red Touch n' Go Performer Kitchen stove

12-23-2012, 03:21 PM	#2
yakdung is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Houston, Texas	One of the very few things I'm allergic to. It will cause tightening of my chest.

12-23-2012, 04:42 PM	#7
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	After dealing with digestion issues for over 25 years, only by the grace of God did the true cause of my problems ever get diagnosed. Nowadays, I can eat anything without a problem. There was a time when I was on 40mg Nexium twice a day and still had issues even when watching my diet. My doctor told me I'd have to be on that stuff for the rest of my life. He was wrong! I haven't had Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Axid, Pepcid, or any other acid reducer/blocker for over seven years. It was like a miracle when I was properly diagnosed and treated. Bring on the MSG! It doesn't bother me. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

12-23-2012, 05:58 PM	#8
mallorjc On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-16-12 Location: Greensburg PA	I've never noticed a metallic taste (maybe it was those4 years in Shanghai), or any particular benefit. Won't try to avoid, and will not add. __________________ Masterbuilt, Webers and cast iron - Pittsburgh style! Know your butcher!

12-23-2012, 07:39 PM	#9
J-Rod is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-15-12 Location: Irish Hills, MI	I avoid anything that's not a necessary ingredient in food. So unless I'm eating Doritos, which is a rare occasion, I don't eat anyhing with MSG. __________________ Okie Joe offset, UDS, Akorn, Weber Kettles, I'm JD.

12-23-2012, 08:16 PM	#12
SmokinAussie somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-19-09 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland! (Finally Escaped Melbourne) Name/Nickname : Bill	I never use it, and have never used it in asian food at all. In the restraurant I worked in through college, they put it in everything. It was in the stock, the fried rice, the batter, the marinaded meats... everything. When I cook similar foods at home, I never use it and the food is way better anyway as you taste the natural ingredients. The food is not masked with that all intruding MSG flavour. In particular, the thing that concerns me is the use of MSG in injections for Brisket and pulled pork. If you have to use that ingredient to make a winning competition brisket... you shouldn't be winning. Cheers! Bill __________________ A butterflies wings. About to bring down everything...

12-23-2012, 08:21 PM	#13
caliking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-13-10 Location: Houston, TX	Gluten is the new MSG (unless you have medically diagnosed celiac disease). Pass it on. __________________ [FONT=Arial Narrow][B]EZ wood handled 3 wheeler \| OTS \| OTS mod to OTG \| [COLOR=red]Ladybug[/COLOR] SS Performer \| UglyDrumTandoor \| UDS v1 \| midi UDS with [COLOR=red]red[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]nipples[/COLOR] \| SJG smoker mod \| Simpsons SJS \| [COLOR=black]Simpsons[/COLOR] OTG \| WGA charcoal \| SJP \| Stacked brick WFO \| Lodge Logic Sportsman's Grill cast iron hibachi/sigri \| [COLOR=green]LBGE \| sbge \| [SIZE="1"]mini bge[/SIZE] [/COLOR] [/B][/FONT]

12-23-2012, 08:23 PM	#14
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	My wife has celiac sprue. It's become a very prevalent problem nowadays for a lot of people, unfortunately. __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

12-23-2012, 08:35 PM	#15
Soybomb Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-19-11 Location: USA	I don't believe in the msg boogey man, I think its a useful tool in my spice rack.