On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:24:58 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2013-11-15 1:20 AM, sf wrote:
>
> > Actually not big at all and they take up a lot of space. I just ask
> > myself what I want to do more - replace herbs and spices yearly or
> > shop like a metro (or town center) European? I choose shopping more
> > often for things I use immediately.
> >
> I get my spices and dried herbs at the bulk barn. The cost a small
> fraction of what you pay for the bottled stuff. Most of mine are kept
> in stainless cannisters that I got at Lee Vally.... 200 ml, almost a
> cup. I replenished my supply of dried parsley and oregano. It was less
> than 50 cents for both. they would have been $3-4 for a jar less than
> half that size at the grocery store. Last year I got ground ginger
> there.... $4 for a jar.... 14 cents to get enough to fill the old jar.
>
> Herbs and spices degrade over time. At the the prices I pay I really
> don't worry about the cost.
>
Do whatever you think is right for you. I buy high quality spices in
bulk and pinch pennies too.

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