You may well use more or at aleast use their stuff more frequently because it tastes soo good.
Interesting point!
You may well use more or at aleast use their stuff more frequently because it tastes soo good.
Thanks for the input. Cheaper is always good, so is more flavor because I'll equate that to not using as much... cheaper yet.
I think I'll see what I'm running low on, besides peppercorns, and get an order placed with them.
I have heard rave reviews on this site about Penzey's but have never ordered anything from them yet. The prices seem quite a bit high.
I still recommend going to local ethnic stores to buy spices. I buy mine at Hispanic stores and also Indian stores. The spices are great quality and at a steal of a price.
I only buy whole spices (the only exception is turmeric). Even chili powder I grind my own. I have close to two dozen (if not more) whole spices in my pantry and I just dry roast them quickly for a minute in the microwave to release the oils and then it goes in my coffee grinder and into the dish I am making. It could not be easier and the spices stay fresh for ever.
Check out your local stores if you have one where you live. For those who live in Chicago suburbs, check out Vali produce, they have whole spices at super affordable rates.
Penzey has very good paprika at a reasonable price. Many of us who live in the boonies do not have the luxury of patronizing ethnic shops. Furthermore, with the advent of concerns over materials like melamine, QC is becoming a more prominent issue. With the decline in the dollar it's not surprising that Penzeys prices have gone up.
You have a couple of choices. Buy a bottle of a spice and if you like it, buy a larger quantity in a bag and refill the bottle. OR Buy empty bottles and fill them from the bags.
I use 1/2 pint, pint, and qt. mason jars...
I use a lot of onion powder when I do ribs, I'll throw that in the cart, too. And try their garlic, but I see it is granules and not powder...
so where do y'all keep your spices? I see a lot of them come in a bag. Do you need to pinch them out each time or put them in an old shaker?
Yeah, but aside from salt, I'm a shaker, not a pincher