Another way to keep fresh spices on hand is to buy them in small quantities. I’m never going to empty a whole spice jar’s worth of some spices like cloves that I love but infrequently use. I don’t know how available they in other parts of the country, but Spicely sells a wide variety of quality organic spices in small 0.45 oz boxes. It’s a pricey way to buy herbs and spices you use all the time like oregano and cinnamon, but it makes more sense than buying a whole bottle of something used so infrequently that most of it is bound to go stale. I just dump my Spicely box contents into an old jar I’m refilling or into a new one.
I always find your videos to be fun and interesting even if they are covering a subject I thought I knew a lot about. This is one of those. I would be very interested in one covering how long foods stay viable in the freezer, always a concern for me. Keep on making videos and I for one will be watching them. Thank you ------
I lost my sense of smell last year. I love cooking and don’t know when I’ll be able to smell spices again. I threw away a new bottle of Italian seasoning because it didn’t have any smell. (My friend got it out of trash and passed it around so everyone could see it was fine.) for now, I’ll go by the date.
My Grandmother would say, If you don't remember when you bought your spice, or if you didn't date them, get fresh. Nothing will ruin a dish faster than a funky smelling spice.
Can you do a video on the difference between all the different chili sauces because theres a lot of them on the market and it’s hard to tell the difference between Thai sweet chili homemade style chili sauce Hines has they’re own sauce brand chili sauce and a million more I would love some help with this! Love y’all’s videos!
Great advice (as always from ATK). I'm wondering if there is another alternative to the plastic-lidded spice grinder like the Krups that you show in the video. If you're grinding anything hard, these things add some of the plastic your grinds. I don't worry about that for coffee because with a filter or even a press, little if any of it ends up in my cup. But with spices it goes right into the food. A morter and pestle is ideal but just too tedious for weeknight meal prep. Any ideas?
That rice trick didn't exactly do the job. For cracking or pulverizing small quantities of spices, wouldn't a mortar and pestle be the best tool, esp. given the ease of cleaning up?
@@LisaNix2 Do you know how many brands of herbs and spices there are on the market? Hundreds. It would be impossible to test all of them, especially considering that brand names change depending on what part of the country you are in or what store you are buying at. If you are purchasing small quantities in bulk, it may even be impossible to discern the brand name or company supplying the particular product.
2:21 Tip: never use a blade grinder for coffee unless you're super hard up. Invest in a good burr grinder for a consistent grind size - especially if you buy quality beans - because those blade grinders are atrocious for that purpose. You'll have everything from dust size powder to large chunks, which means some of your coffee will be over extracted and some will be under extracted, and you'll be prone to clogging and inconsistent flow through the coffee bed.
I wish we lived next door to Jack! What a nice man!
The thumbnail leads you to believe there will be a comparison of grinder models.
Perfect timing, I was just going over all my spices as I'm currently moving.
Me too, I can’t believe it- I have been googling all morning about buying online 🤣
LOL... Jack, you made my day with that Ginger sniff test. great video, thank you
I was going to comment that the sniff test can be useful for clearing the sinuses.
Another way to keep fresh spices on hand is to buy them in small quantities. I’m never going to empty a whole spice jar’s worth of some spices like cloves that I love but infrequently use. I don’t know how available they in other parts of the country, but Spicely sells a wide variety of quality organic spices in small 0.45 oz boxes. It’s a pricey way to buy herbs and spices you use all the time like oregano and cinnamon, but it makes more sense than buying a whole bottle of something used so infrequently that most of it is bound to go stale. I just dump my Spicely box contents into an old jar I’m refilling or into a new one.
Awesome tips. Thanks for sharing and making us home cooks better.
Jack enjoyed smashing those peppercorns a little too much
It got a little creepy for a moment.
Yeah, he's a wild yin all right.😃😃😃
Jack, clean that grinder. It needs more than just some ground rice (although that's a good tip).
I always use a small brush.
@@donnalamerson7376thank you
The rice-cleaning method is clever!
Love this. Great tip to date your spices! Thank you. If you think your spice grinder is dirty you should see my coffee grinder! Lol
Pestle and mortar?
I just use a small natural bristle brush to clean out the grinder and maybe a damp cloth as well... my brush is round in shape.
Love the rice cleaning tip!!!! 😀
I always find your videos to be fun and interesting even if they are covering a subject I thought I knew a lot about. This is one of those. I would be very interested in one covering how long foods stay viable in the freezer, always a concern for me. Keep on making videos and I for one will be watching them. Thank you ------
I lost my sense of smell last year. I love cooking and don’t know when I’ll be able to smell spices again. I threw away a new bottle of Italian seasoning because it didn’t have any smell. (My friend got it out of trash and passed it around so everyone could see it was fine.) for now, I’ll go by the date.
Ever seen a mortar and pestle? Yea, that what you use it for hahaha! Perfect for pepper!
If I did the sniff test like Jack did with the ginger, I'd be sneezing up a storm.
IKR?!? Jack thats Ginger….not Acapulco snow!!👃🏼❄️
My Grandmother would say, If you don't remember when you bought your spice, or if you didn't date them, get fresh. Nothing will ruin a dish faster than a funky smelling spice.
Useful video.
Can you do a video on the difference between all the different chili sauces because theres a lot of them on the market and it’s hard to tell the difference between Thai sweet chili homemade style chili sauce Hines has they’re own sauce brand chili sauce and a million more I would love some help with this! Love y’all’s videos!
shaking and tilting your grinder causes enormous bearing wear due to the shifting forces. The bearings are not designed for lateral loading.
When shopping how do I know that they haven’t been siting on the shelf in store for a year?
I'm surprised that there was no mention of using a motor and pestle.
Cause they suck more spices end up on the floor
mortar and pestle are the best assuming you don't mind the physical work
Great advice (as always from ATK). I'm wondering if there is another alternative to the plastic-lidded spice grinder like the Krups that you show in the video. If you're grinding anything hard, these things add some of the plastic your grinds. I don't worry about that for coffee because with a filter or even a press, little if any of it ends up in my cup. But with spices it goes right into the food. A morter and pestle is ideal but just too tedious for weeknight meal prep. Any ideas?
That rice trick didn't exactly do the job. For cracking or pulverizing small quantities of spices, wouldn't a mortar and pestle be the best tool, esp. given the ease of cleaning up?
Love my stone mortar and pestle. It has a rough interior, so easily crushes seeds .
Stone mortar & pestle 100%!!!
What are your comments regarding how spices have been found to have heavy metals? (see the new issue of Consumer Reports)
This wasn't a health report. What would YOU recommend? That everyone simply stop using spices and eat tasteless food?
@@barcham I was hoping to hear about brands that don’t have lead? I don’t have a recommendation🤷🏻♀️
@@LisaNix2 Do you know how many brands of herbs and spices there are on the market? Hundreds. It would be impossible to test all of them, especially considering that brand names change depending on what part of the country you are in or what store you are buying at. If you are purchasing small quantities in bulk, it may even be impossible to discern the brand name or company supplying the particular product.
Barcham, calm down. It was just an innocent question.
@@diamondtbar9818 lol, it seems calm YT and twitter comments are not really a thing.
2:21 Tip: never use a blade grinder for coffee unless you're super hard up. Invest in a good burr grinder for a consistent grind size - especially if you buy quality beans - because those blade grinders are atrocious for that purpose. You'll have everything from dust size powder to large chunks, which means some of your coffee will be over extracted and some will be under extracted, and you'll be prone to clogging and inconsistent flow through the coffee bed.
The way he almost died sniffing that ginger too hard made me crack up. I felt that way too often. It's instant regrets in a jar
What's the difference in quality between a $1-2 jar vs a $10 jar?
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The “sniff test” is actually inversely proportional to the size of the schnoz…
I have a about 100 year old coffee grinder for my spices
Would you be so ind as to provide for us a full list of your 63 spices?
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The big rule when cracking spices, don’t think of your ex while doing so. 😎
Keep all mine in the freezer
Hi jack
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Non pro tip: put the expiration date on the label with “exp” . Then you don’t have to calculate when it’s done.
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if you are using that crappy grinder for coffee... you are doing it wrong. That is a spice grinder.
Lame
my top tip is to put the lid back on when you're done and put it in the cabinet. The rest is just you being pretentious.
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