A familiar name, with room for your own cooking
Some of the best meals begin without much ceremony. A pan warms on
the stove. Someone rinses the rice. A bottle comes down from the
shelf because its flavor belongs in the food you are about to
make. That is where the Lawry’s Casero collection makes sense: in
the everyday decisions that turn ingredients into dinner.
Casero brings together seasoning blends and individual spices for
cooks who want both convenience and freedom. A ready-made blend
gives you a clear starting point. A jar of cumin, oregano or
garlic lets you adjust one note at a time. Neither approach asks
you to cook in a particular way. The useful question is what your
meal needs, and what you enjoy bringing to it.
A restaurant beginning, a home-kitchen chapter
The wider Lawry’s story reaches back to 1938 and Lawry’s The Prime
Rib in Beverly Hills. Lawrence Frank developed the seasoning
associated with the restaurant’s prime rib, and that restaurant
connection became part of the brand’s identity. The familiar swirl
and the seasoned-salt bottle helped carry the name into
generations of kitchens.
Casero is a later chapter in that history. McCormick’s 2016
new-product announcement included Casero Total Seasoning, Carne
Asada and Adobo blends with and without pepper. These were
presented as ways to bring Mexican and Latino-inspired flavors to
home cooking. The distinction matters: the Lawry’s heritage is
long, while the Casero assortment has its own place within the
broader range.
Different bottles do different jobs
Total Seasoning brings a savory garlic-and-herb profile to rice,
beans, vegetables and proteins. Adobo with Pepper combines garlic,
black pepper, oregano and turmeric in a salt-based blend. Carne
Asada adds cumin, oregano and red pepper to its garlic foundation.
These are useful differences when you are deciding which bottle
belongs beside the cutting board.
Individual spices give you another kind of control. Cumin supplies
earthy warmth. Oregano contributes an herbal note. Garlic and
onion powders spread savory flavor through a dressing, rub or pot
of beans. Paprika and cayenne have different roles, so color alone
is not a reason to substitute one for the other. Read the name,
look at the ingredients and add a little before deciding whether
the dish needs more.
Care that continues after the bottle is opened
Production and ingredient controls are part of McCormick’s wider
food-safety approach. In your own kitchen, the practical work is
simpler: keep the cap closed, store spices away from heat and
moisture, and read the current package. A product’s ingredient
list and dietary marks are more useful than a broad promise about
an entire collection.
We bring the same attention to the meal itself. Let a
salt-containing blend do its work before adding more salt. Finish
rich dishes with something fresh. Keep toppings at the table when
different people want different amounts of heat. Casero can
provide the starting flavors; the choices that follow are yours.
For a closer look at the milestones and ingredients behind the
collection,
explore the Lawry’s Casero story.