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    Kitchen question

    Recently my neighbor borrowed my baking soda so I bought a new box. One good thing I found was that it now comes in smaller boxes. How often do you buy it? Me...maybe 2 or 3 times in a lifetime??? Anyway, I asked a woman who was at the same spot in the grocery store as I was "do you periodically buy new bkg soda and other spices, or wait till you run out? She said she never buys new unless she is out of it. But, she did google it and found out the shelf life is a very long time. My question is: do you periodically replace your spices or just buy it when you run out? I'm not seeing any expiration date on them.

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    Re: Kitchen question

    Since I bake a lot, I tend to use baking soda a bit. I aslo use baking soda to clean with.
    So I buy it when I notice that is running low, since I don't want to be in the making a batter and then realize that I don't have enough baking soda. Since that has happened to me before with flour!

    Last summer , I did a clean sweep of my spices. I went thru what I had , matched up spices that were the same. Found out that I had quite the same amount of certain spices. I got rid of some spices that had been around for a while. So I replaced the ones that needed to be replaced.

    So as a result of doing this, I have kept better tabs on spices that I have and don't get any unless I am running low.
    shelley

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    Re: Kitchen question

    I go to spice home parties so I have a ton! Epicure Selections - love all their stuff! I never get to use all my yeast before it is too old to work but I admit some of the others in there that came over on the Ark. Curry needs to be fresh, I find, but we use quite a bit of it so it never gets a chance to get bad.
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    Re: Kitchen question

    Last year I went through all my spices and threw them out, Then I bought new as I needed and dated them- As far as baking soda I buy large bags of it and once a month put baking soda, vinegar and hot(boiling) water down all my drains. I also use it for cleaning and brushing my teeth- Nancy

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    Re: Kitchen question

    Occ I replace what I need. I don't cook much I only buy what I need. I do use baking soda for lots of things so I buy it more. I use it in the refrigerator etc..

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    Re: Kitchen question

    Glad to see I'm not the only one with "antique" spices. I use certain ones, like bay leaves, parsley etc and I replace those, but some of them are pretty old. I guess I'll google them and see what that says!!

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    Re: Kitchen question

    I keep a lot of my extra stuff that I buy in larger quantities in the freezer, but also go through most of my stuff fairly often. I know spices don't last more than a year or so before they lose most of their oompf so I try not to keep things way too long. It is going to make whatever you're cooking taste less yummy so why sacrifice taste. They aren't all that expensive. Luckily we have a Penzey's spices not too far and I love their stuff.

    Kathy

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    Re: Kitchen question

    Oh, Kathy...I never heard of Penzey's....is it a regular grocery store, or is it special for baking stuff?

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    Re: Kitchen question

    Well, we just finished a large thing of oregano that we purchased about 5 years BEFORE we moved to Charlotte 17 years ago next month!!! So I guess I would have to say, I wait until we run out. After 22 years, it still smelled and tasted fine.

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    Re: Kitchen question

    Interesting discussion, I only replace when I run out. I use Basil, oregano and paprika the most, and probably replace them once or twice a year. Other spices I know I have had for years and years.
    Sarah



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