Where does everyone buy your spices? Would love to buy some big containers of things like paprika, pepper, etc. Grocery store gets expensive buying the little ones for rub and sausages. Thanks! Jason
Good question. Probably not if they are of equal freshness.
As a tangent to this question; are there significant flavor differences between, for example, McCormick small jars of onion powder and costco-size jars? While bulk sounds good to me, I have no idea if I'd be sacrificing flavor/quality for price.
Anyone?
As a tangent to this question; are there significant flavor differences between, for example, McCormick small jars of onion powder and costco-size jars? While bulk sounds good to me, I have no idea if I'd be sacrificing flavor/quality for price.
Anyone?
As Wade has said here it is not going to be the brand but how old it is. Spice may not go bad but it does loose flavor over time. Depending on how they are stored depends on how fast they loose flavor.
When you do buy it in bulk though don't be tempted to keep it too long. Spices age at different rates but with time they will all start to lose their flavour.
Amazon. I just moved back to the USA after ~10 years abroad and I'm very disappointed that my grocery stores don't carry the large containers anymore. BTW, the biggest advance in my cooking the last 5 years is the discovery that paprika from grocery stores is bland food coloring IMHO, but there is actually a wide range of paprikas available online with wonderful flavor and all sorts of heat. Pimeton is one example. Super expensive, but a great case-in-point. I generally use "Smoked Hot Paprika" and the label says it's from a place called "Whole Spice Napa Valley." Hot. Not nearly as complex as Pimeton, but very, very reasonably priced (Google it).Where does everyone buy your spices? Would love to buy some big containers of things like paprika, pepper, etc
You better believe it. Some spices don't seem to matter (e.g. granulated garlic, onion powder), but others are very widely variable (e.g. paprika, rosemary). Cooks Illustrated weighs in on this every now and then. Last time I was at my library I found an old CI book with a whole article on every type and variety of spice you can imagine. There were HUGE variations. And then I'll throw you one more curve ball, try fresh spices one time.As a tangent to this question; are there significant flavor differences between, for example, McCormick small jars of onion powder and costco-size jars? While bulk sounds good to me, I have no idea if I'd be sacrificing flavor/quality for price.