On 5/17/2025 at 9:26 AM, Smithy said:
In truth, my experimentation has been rather pedestrian.
But the biggest discovery for me was learning that freshly ground black pepper is nothing at all like the years-old, long-gone-stale, heavily used ground pepper in a can that my dear departed grandmother used on everything. 🙂
I still prefer white pepper, but fresh black pepper vs. stale black pepper was a revelation.
@Smithy May I offer the following as a great place to start exploring pepper:
https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/peppers
Click on the name of the pepper to get a description of its characteristics.
