sf wrote:
> On Mon, 13 May 2013 05:26:07 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/13/2013 12:31 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 May 2013 16:24:43 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been buying the Tellicherry black peppercorns at Costco.
>>>
>>> What is the BFD about "Tellicherry" peppercorns? I've bought
>>> unnamed black peppercorns and I've bought "Tellicherry"... not
>>> because I wanted to buy them, but because that's what Costco sells.
>>> I don't understand why people feel the need to name it. It's
>>> pepper. Period.
>>>
>> What I don't understand is the obsession with "expiration" dates.
>> She wrote, "What I had, expired. I think maybe in 2011?" (This
>> isn't the first time she's brought up expiration dates.)
>>
>> Yes, peppercorns and spices in general do lose potency over a long
>> period of time, sure. I don't see any reason to freak out or throw
>> them away because of some random date printed on a package.
>>
>> Think of the time it took to transport spices from the Orient back in
>> the day (Marco Polo, anyone?). I'm pretty sure no one on the ship
>> was saying, "Hope for a good strong breeze, lads, these peppercorns
>> are going to expire!" LOL
>>
> Agreed! Sheesh. I've had peppercorns practically forever and never
> even thought about checking for an "expiration date". Whole anything
> keeps a long, long time. It's pepper, you grind it and it tastes
> fresh.

This pepper for sure did not taste fresh. That's why I checked. I even put
the ones that I tossed down the garbage disposal and there was barely any
aroma. Normally I fill my grinder over the sink in case a couple of corns
miss the grinder. When I put those loose corns down the disposal it makes
me want to sneeze. But these did nothing.