Dried herb and spice storage solutions

[Laurentius]

8 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Just to walk in there, the aroma put you right in heaven.

 

Absolutely.  As you know, their store in Pike Place Market is quite small, but they more than make up for that with their vast selection and fresh product. 

[Tropicalsenior]

15 minutes ago, Laurentius said:

As you know, their store in Pike Place Market is quite small

No visit to the Pike Place Market was ever complete without a visit to Marketspice. The aroma of their tea mixes and the tea that they offered always hit the spot. If there's one place that I miss most in Seattle, it is the Pike Place Market.

[liuzhou]

I try not to store spices; or, at least not for long. Most that I can want and get are sold in resealable 15g or 50g bags from a high turnover store. The once exception was coriander seed which until recently I could only buy imported and came in 500g packs. In just the last few months, I have found them in 15g bags, too.

 

The idea of year-old or more spices does not appeal, at all. I never use dried herbs other than bay leaf which again come in 15g packs.

 

Edited June 23, 2024 by liuzhou (log)

[FrogPrincesse]

Most of mine are in a drawer, stored upright. There is some excess in an adjacent drawer, and a couple of taller bottles on a shelf.

 

When i run out of space it is usually time to either make a dish that uses a lot of them (curry, etc) or throw away the ones that are past their useful life.

 

 

[FauxPas]

2 hours ago, FrogPrincesse said:

Most of mine are in a drawer, stored upright.

 

I love those Morton & Bassett ones with the names written on the lid! I wish all spices had that additional labeling. 

 

But why are some of their lids varying colours? Is there a plan to that?  🙂

 

Edited June 23, 2024 by FauxPas (log)

[Shel_B]

[FauxPas]

@Shel_B, it's a bit hard to see in the photo. Are those magnetic shelves on the side of your fridge? Or are they attached via something else? Either way, it seems to create a decent storage area. 

[Shel_B]

36 minutes ago, FauxPas said:

@Shel_B, it's a bit hard to see in the photo. Are those magnetic shelves on the side of your fridge? Or are they attached via something else? Either way, it seems to create a decent storage area. 

They are magnetic shelves.  I have two styles as I wanted two different sizes.  There are plenty of choices on Amazon. This is one of my sets:

 

(eG-friendly Amazon.com link) 

 

Perhaps I should mention that the shelves are very firmly attached to the fridge.

 

 

Edited June 25, 2024 by Shel_B
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