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(aside from blends)...and do you buy in bulk or at the grocery stores?

Would you buy online?

Just asking! Im thinking about adding bulk spices to my line of blended spices.

Let's see, trying to visualize my spice cabinet...

course Salt (kosher, sea, Hawaiian sea white and red), fleur de sel)
black & white peppercorns
Cayenne Pepper
Granulated Garlic
Hungarian paprika
a couple of different Chili powders
cumino seeds/powder
Mustard Seeds/powder
fennel seeds
celery seeds
nutmeg
bay leaves
anise seeds

as well as a varied assortment of dried herbs...

James.

James do you buy any of those in bulk - say 1lb bags or larger?

Big plastic bottles (quart size?) of Black peppercorns, granulated garlic, granulated onion, parsley, chile powder, oregano. Kosher salt in 3# boxes.

Gator wrote:James do you buy any of those in bulk - say 1lb bags or larger?

The following are all bought in largish containers such as found at Sam's/Coscto.

The Chili powders, also bought in larger amounts, are from different spice providers.

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course Salt (kosher, sea, Hawaiian sea white and red, fleur de sel)
black & white peppercorns
Cayenne Pepper
Granulated Garlic
Hungarian paprika
a couple of different Chili powders
cumino seeds/powder
bay leaves

I have just the common stuff that's been mentioned, and I do not buy in bulk. It is just me and my wife basically...

I have Sucklebusters, so don't need to make my own rubs etc...

Multiples peppercorns,
Restaurant grind black pepper,
garlic powder,
onion powder,
cayenne pepper,
chili powder....

Most common and bought in bulk from Sams or online at spice store. I sometimes also buy smoked salt.

I buy all most all my spices online. Some that I use aren't in the local stores. I buy larger bulk in pepper, certain salts ( reg Kosher I buy in store ) chili powder, onion powder, granulated garlic and onion, garlic powder. I order the larger portions about twice a year for making my own pepper mixes and rubs. I think the spices from the spice companies online are fresher than the ones in the grocery store and I have a better variety of herbs and spices to buy.

Yep I buy the larger containers. I counted 54 1 lb (or larger) jars in the pantry and this does not include peppers that I buy in bulk and roast and grind myself or the salts or curing salts. And lord knows how many smaller bottles I have. And believe it or not when Bowhunter and I made sausage ( 3 kinds) there was one spice (mace) that I had to go get.

Papa Tom wrote:Yep I buy the larger containers. I counted 54 1 lb (or larger) jars in the pantry and this does not include peppers that I buy in bulk and roast and grind myself or the salts or curing salts. And lord knows how many smaller bottles I have. And believe it or not when Bowhunter and I made sausage ( 3 kinds) there was one spice (mace) that I had to go get.

I would have cheated and used nutmeg

I thought about it Dats but wanted to follow the exact recipe the first time. Mace is the husk of nutmeg and the taste is similar but intensity is different.

I got every spice ever invented in different sized jugs cept sometimes I cant find it cuz some of it is in the camper..some in the cabinet and some in the pantry...and some of it I loaned out and they aint brought it back yet. I aint a very organized person.

bigwheel

For me, I don't tend to buy in bulk. Right now, for the family, I just go to the grocery store for the spices. Usually, that's because I need a spice for a recipe and need it right then.

Only bulk item I have is a bottle of HM.

Would I buy online and/or in bulk? A qualified "yes". Best intentions, I would, but don't plan around me. Heck, I usually go to Main Street for the SB products, cause I need them for that weekend or I'm in the area.

Large quantities of spices;

dried onion flakes
granulated garlic
kosher salt
black pepper
red pepper flakes
parsley
seasoning salt

I'm like most the others. Have bought bulk for a good while, but with gas, haven't gone to Dallas to buy any. Some I buy at Sam's. With the right price, bulk is always a good option, if shipping is reasonable. No names, but there's a couple big suppliers around Dallas.