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Oldest spice in your cupboard?
- Thread starter Wag
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Probably no older than a year. I normally use up spices before they go stale, but if not I chuck them out.
It doesn't really matter with spices. They'll lose flavoring over time so you need to use more of it, but that's about it. (As long as you store them properly). That said, I'd never keep a spice as long as the OP lol
I have a jar of finishing salts that I'm sure have been in my possession for fifteen plus years. At this point, I suspect the finishing salts will never be finished.
There is something in a rusted tin can that has turned into a solid. It belonged to my grandmother, I just haven't tossed it yet.
I have a tin of Old Bay from back when G4 TV was still on the air that hasn't even been opened. I bought too much years ago and then stopped making seafood boils with it.
Maybe I'll steam some crabs with it and see if it still retains its flavor.
Maybe I'll steam some crabs with it and see if it still retains its flavor.
Knew there would be a post about this lolThis bad boy right here
All my spices are within a year old. I try to use them in a reasonable amount of time. If it's some spice I don't think I'll use again for a long time, I go to the bulk section at a nearby grocery store and I just buy what I need.
For me it's also Turmeric. I really just add it for colour, not flavor anyway, so I guess I don't really care if it's not at it's peak anymore in terms of flavor.
Generally I'll toss out anything past the date. Space is an issue and I hate to accidentally buy something I already have.
I found a container of 12 year old corn starch that survived multiple moves. Finally had a recipe call for it so tossed it and bought some more.
Chili flakes. I'm sure that container is at least 5 years old. Before that, it was a Costco sized container of Old Bay which was 10 years old (I used the last of it recently). I had much older spices than that, but I tossed a lot of them when I moved three years ago.
Last week I pitched a tin of Old Bay that got lost in the back and was well past its prime. I felt bad tossing it, but it wasn't good anymore.
I hope it was whole peppercorns and not pre-ground pepper.
Get ground beef.
Add cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. Congrats, you have taco meat.
Well when that runs out, do the cumin & paprika thing. Actually, cumin & paprika is also amazing on sweet potatoes.
Thank you for your wisdom. The cumin shall not go to waste.
*respectfully bows*
I do what I can. It's a spice I run out of constantly, so I felt the need to interject haha
i think i have some chinese five spice thats been there for like 6 years
i know that this gigantic bag of hot cayenne i got in an indian store in pittsburgh is 5 years old, as well as all the nutmegs i have
i know that this gigantic bag of hot cayenne i got in an indian store in pittsburgh is 5 years old, as well as all the nutmegs i have
I have a large jar of super ultra hot cayenne where you only need a dash for an entire pot of soup. It's lasted since I was a kid ~20 years ago and it's still as spicy as ever
yeah this stuff is just like, one bag literally lasts an entire lifetime
its just capsaicin dust
It's not a ridiculous question. The overwhelming majority of people I know just buy ground black pepper even though it's trash. Good on you.
What a coincidence - I'm cleaning my kitchen and found 20+ yr old peppers soaking in vinegar:
The smell was horrendous
what the fuck
Pretty sure if I looked at some of the less used spices at my parent's place I would find stuff from the early 90s. I tend to make only a handful of different types of food so I only buy the spices I need for the dishes, which means I never have some spice I used once and then never again.