I use the liquid and a bag then I add salt to taste.
I find the premixes are a little too salty as well but its all in the amount you use, a shorter soak time reduces how salty they get too.
if you use less mix then they call for and taste it as you go you will find the right amount for your pot and the amount of water you use.
after you get the water tasting right, bring it up to a boil and have at it. just remember the water is going to be stronger seasoning then the flavor that gets inside the bugs so it needs to be strong salty and pepper tasting water for them to come out mildly seasoned just right.
its an art that everyone must find just the right seasonings for their own taste and the soak times that give them a good flavor.
I will say adding corn and sausages and all that ads a flavor to the bugs as the oils come out the meats so I like to pre-cook those separate then add them in during the soak just to get flavored
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