Do You Order Spices Online
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i started making one with you in mind, i have used commercially bought Greek Seasoning, it was ok but i think i have a pretty good mixture..
pm me your addy and i will send you out a sample..see what you think
I answered yes as I buy seed off of the internet from time to time. However I buy most of my actual pantry type spices that I don't grow in groceries stores when shopping. I don't buy spice blends at all however as I find most of them easy to make with a lot less salt.
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lol.
its hard to find a jerky recipe that is completely sodium free... the sodium(salt) helps draw the moisture out but i do have a few salt free seasoning mixes in the works...
chowhound
New member
Yes I do.
Popular prodding on another site had (has?) me convinced that ordering from Penzeys would give me much fresher spices than the ones in the grocery store aisle, so that's what I've been doing for virtually everything. (Gotta have my Grillmates steak seasoning for my fries though). Plus, lately I've been buying more and more online anyway. I think I'm turning into a hermit.....
Popular prodding on another site had (has?) me convinced that ordering from Penzeys would give me much fresher spices than the ones in the grocery store aisle, so that's what I've been doing for virtually everything. (Gotta have my Grillmates steak seasoning for my fries though). Plus, lately I've been buying more and more online anyway. I think I'm turning into a hermit.....
buckytom
Grill Master
we have several ethnic/foreign markets near me where i can buy just about any spice known to man. but if the prices were good and the freshness guaranteed, i'd definitely consider an online source.
especially if free samples were involved...
for instance, in the past i've had to look in several places for whole star anise for a chinese marinated pork recipe, and culantro for a caribbean dish. it was a little work finding them, so if they were available online at a good price, i'd save the effort and just click away.
especially if free samples were involved...
for instance, in the past i've had to look in several places for whole star anise for a chinese marinated pork recipe, and culantro for a caribbean dish. it was a little work finding them, so if they were available online at a good price, i'd save the effort and just click away.
Online shopping is just not practical for me - if it come from the US, the duty is 100%. So, I mostly make my own mixes - find some at Costco, and some fresh.
RobsanX said:
Right. I started to add some comments about that and remembered our prohibition on discussing politics. Never mind.
I only buy at the grocery store when I have no choice, but I do buy often from a local bulk food store.
AllenOK
New member
I voted "No", as I haven't ordered spices online before. I was usually in a situation where either I didn't have plastic to order with; or, I had plastic, but all funds were tied up in cost-of-living expenses which left me with little to no miscellaneous spending money.
I'm now in a situation where I can order online. I've already bought a couple of cookbooks, and some fishing lures that I just can't find locally, all from the internet.
I haven't contemplated ordering spices online, as I can usually find anything I need locally. That said, I would be willing to order some stuff in bulk, at a future date. My supply of home-grown dried sage is really low. I need a good crop this year to replenish my stash. Just last night, I pitched my bulk bottle of ground red pepper, as that darn thing was growing weevils! WTF?!?!?!?! I will admit I really ought to pitch most of my bulk spices anyways, as the only ones I can justify buying in bulk right now are thyme (which I use in just about everything), sage (grow myself), black pepper, cumin, and coriander.
If I can get the Indian cookbook I want to get, I probably will order some stuff online. I haven't found a local source of curry leaves, and fenugreek seeds. I'll probably be toasting and grinding my own curry powder when I get the cookbook.
I'm now in a situation where I can order online. I've already bought a couple of cookbooks, and some fishing lures that I just can't find locally, all from the internet.
I haven't contemplated ordering spices online, as I can usually find anything I need locally. That said, I would be willing to order some stuff in bulk, at a future date. My supply of home-grown dried sage is really low. I need a good crop this year to replenish my stash. Just last night, I pitched my bulk bottle of ground red pepper, as that darn thing was growing weevils! WTF?!?!?!?! I will admit I really ought to pitch most of my bulk spices anyways, as the only ones I can justify buying in bulk right now are thyme (which I use in just about everything), sage (grow myself), black pepper, cumin, and coriander.
If I can get the Indian cookbook I want to get, I probably will order some stuff online. I haven't found a local source of curry leaves, and fenugreek seeds. I'll probably be toasting and grinding my own curry powder when I get the cookbook.
Deelady
New member
what if free samples were offered, say from an up and coming new merchant???
LOL so what are you saying Bucky??
Between the grocery stores and the Penzy's down the street I have no need of doing so at this time.
An up and coming merchant like BAM maybe???
yah i think that is what he was talking about..lol
there will always be free samples when i ship spice blends...but for now i am just checking the market and "testing the waters" so to speak