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Brooklyn1

On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:37:09 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>I recently found 1.5 ounces of ground pepper for $1, which is maybe 40% less
>than what I would pay, per pound, for peppercorns at my local Indian store.
>(Incredibly, my local health food stores charge MORE for peppercorns than the
>Indian store, even though they sell spices from bulk bins, unlike in the Indian store!)
>
>So, given that it IS convenient to buy only a small amount at a time, is there any
>good reason not to buy ground pepper?

Besides the fact that any previously ground spice will have already
lost a good deal of its potency and will continue to do so at an
accelerated rate... whenever possible buy whole spices and grind them
yourself... but the main reason not to buy preground peppercorns and
other preground spices is along with the spice 100% ah gar run tee
there'll also be preground rodent turds and insect parts.