Cinnamon brands and types to use.

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Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Try the selections at http://www.penzeys.com

Stan Horwitz said:

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"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Try the selections at http://www.penzeys.com

I second that.

--Bryan

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"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there are no
additives.
--
Peace, Om

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Stan Horwitz said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Try the selections at http://www.penzeys.com

Oh yeah.. their Vietnamese Cinnamon is to die for! I never knew cinnamon
could vary so until reading others say how good it was. Quite a notch
above ordinary cinnamon!
Goomba

Omelet wrote on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:44:48 -0500:

??>> I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more
??>> cinnamon in my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type
??>> {powder or sticks} which someone could recommend? I use a
??>> store brand now. Also, what is an acceptable amount to use
??>> each day without using too much. Many thanks.

O> Brand of Cinnamon matters???

O> <boggles>

O> Cinnamon is cinnamon.

O> We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there
O> are no additives.

There is a good deal of argument as to what actually is sold as
cinnamon in the US. Some maintain it is actually cassia.
However, I have found that the Hispanic spices that are often
displayed in grocery stores around here are pretty good. Canela
entera ("whole cinnamon"😉 has seemed pretty good to me.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Goomba38 said:

Stan Horwitz said:

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wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use morecinnamonin
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Quoted message said:

Try the selections athttp://www.penzeys.com

Oh yeah.. their VietnameseCinnamonis to die for! I never knewcinnamon
could vary so until reading others say how good it was. Quite a notch
above ordinarycinnamon!
Goomba

Is it a sweet cinnamon? I generally use cinnamon on my oatmeal and
like some sweetness. Is it good in coffee w/o taking away the flavor
of the coffee?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Oh yeah.. their VietnameseCinnamonis to die for! I never knewcinnamon
could vary so until reading others say how good it was. Quite a notch
above ordinarycinnamon!
Goomba

Is it a sweet cinnamon? I generally use cinnamon on my oatmeal and
like some sweetness. Is it good in coffee w/o taking away the flavor
of the coffee?

Sweet? Hmmmmmm..No, I don't think so? It has much more "bite" than
standard grocery store cinnamon.

On Jun 13, 9:44 am, Omelet <[email hidden]> wrote:
..

Quoted message said:

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

I have to disagree with you on this one.... I love cinnamon in every
way, shape, and form, and although I often get tired of all the
worship at the church of Penzeys that goes on in this place, their
cinnamon is the real deal... There is no comparison between Penzeys
vietnamese cinnamon and what is typically found on the market shelf...

...fred

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kuvasz guy said:

On Jun 13, 9:44 am, Omelet <[email hidden]> wrote:
.

Quoted message said:

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

I have to disagree with you on this one.... I love cinnamon in every
way, shape, and form, and although I often get tired of all the
worship at the church of Penzeys that goes on in this place, their
cinnamon is the real deal... There is no comparison between Penzeys
vietnamese cinnamon and what is typically found on the market shelf...

..fred

Okay.

If and when they open a local one, I'll have to try it.

I will not be doing mail order for awhile.
--
Peace, Om

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Omelet said:

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kuvasz guy said:

On Jun 13, 9:44 am, Omelet <[email hidden]> wrote:
.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

<boggles>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

Quoted message said:

I have to disagree with you on this one.... I love cinnamon in every
way, shape, and form, and although I often get tired of all the
worship at the church of Penzeys that goes on in this place, their
cinnamon is the real deal... There is no comparison between Penzeys
vietnamese cinnamon and what is typically found on the market shelf...

Quoted message said:

..fred

Okay.

If and when they open a local one, I'll have to try it.

I will not be doing mail order for awhile.

I'm sure Andy would be more than happy to drop some off...

...fred

Omelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there are no
additives.

I agree about cinnamon being cinnamon. There may be some minor differences
in quality and freshness, depending on the distributor, but not likely
anything that someone in a position of having to ask would detect. I buy
my cinnamon in bulk at a local health food or bulk store. You pay a hell of
a premium for those little spice jars. They are handy to buy once for a
decent container with label, but when the time comes to replace the
contents you can get them in bulk for a small fraction of the cost of even
the store brand in a small container. Last year I ran out of ground
ginger. It was $3.99 a bottle at the grocery store, so i bought it at the
bulk store and filled my old bottle with 14 cents worth of bulk ginger.

Omelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there are no
additives.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

I have 2 different Penzey's ones- can't remember off the top of my
head, but they are quite different. I also got a huge container of
Schilling for making cinnamon dough out of, and it pales in comparison
to the Penzey's.

Dave Smith said:

Omelet wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there are no
additives.

I agree about cinnamon being cinnamon. There may be some minor differences
in quality and freshness, depending on the distributor, but not likely
anything that someone in a position of having to ask would detect.

It is occuring to me, that those of you who say Cinnamon is cinnamon,
haven't tasted all the different varieties.

There is a world of difference in different varieties of cinnamon. I
have some of the Penzeys Vietnamese cinnamon, but I am thinking of
branching out and getting some of the others as well. Some of the
other cinnamons are better for some dishes, from what I have read and
they have a different character than the Vietnamese. And are very,
very different that the cinnamon you can buy in bulk or get in
supermarket shelves.
Mexican cinnamon is another one that is very distinctive. I read
about it in Rick Bayless' books, and I tried it with one of the rice
puddings he has... I don't think this pudding would have had the same
distinctive character made with other types of cinnamon.

To me saying cinnamon is cinnamon, is like saying red wine is red
wine. And those of you who know wine, know that is not the case.

Christine

merryb wrote on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:28:42 -0700:

m> On Jun 13, 6:44 am, Omelet <[email hidden]> wrote:
??>> In article
??>> <[email hidden]>,
??>> "[email hidden]"
??>> <[email hidden]>
??>>
??>> wrote:
??>>> I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more
??>>> cinnamon in my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type
??>>> {powder or sticks} which someone could recommend? I use a
??>>> store brand now. Also, what is an acceptable amount to
??>>> use each day without using too much. Many thanks.
??>>
??>> Brand of Cinnamon matters???
??>>
??>> <boggles>
??>>
??>> Cinnamon is cinnamon.
??>>
??>> We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there
??>> are no additives. -- Peace, Om
??>>
??>> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
??>>
??>> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a
??>> [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

I have no idea where Penzeys is active but I've never seen their
stuff on sale. They do have quite a good web page:
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscinnamon.html
discussing cassia and cinnamon.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Christine Dabney said:

There is a world of difference in different varieties of cinnamon. I
have some of the Penzeys Vietnamese cinnamon, but I am thinking of
branching out and getting some of the others as well. Some of the
other cinnamons are better for some dishes, from what I have read and
they have a different character than the Vietnamese. And are very,
very different that the cinnamon you can buy in bulk or get in
supermarket shelves.
Mexican cinnamon is another one that is very distinctive. I read
about it in Rick Bayless' books, and I tried it with one of the rice
puddings he has... I don't think this pudding would have had the same
distinctive character made with other types of cinnamon.

To me saying cinnamon is cinnamon, is like saying red wine is red
wine. And those of you who know wine, know that is not the case.

Those who know their red wines can describe the tastes and sensations of
various wines. Perhaps you could share some of your knowledge of cinnamon
with us and tell us exactly what makes Mexican cinnamon different from the
Vietnamese product. "Distinctive character" doesn't tell me much.

Dave Smith said:

Those who know their red wines can describe the tastes and sensations of
various wines. Perhaps you could share some of your knowledge of cinnamon
with us and tell us exactly what makes Mexican cinnamon different from the
Vietnamese product. "Distinctive character" doesn't tell me much.

I suggest that you get a few different kinds of cinnamon yourself and
do a tasting of them. Not just the cinnamon used in Mexican cooking,
but others as well. Penzeys has several kinds. I am sure other spice
stores have several varieties as well, at least the good spice stores
should have them.

I made an error though..I was reading a bit more about cinnamon from
Penzeys, and the cinnamon used in Mexican cooking is not just used in
Mexico. However, it does have a different character. I am not good
at describing things like that..(same with most wines too, I am
afraid) but there is a difference. Not only that, I made the pudding
several years ago, and that was my one time using this type of
cinnamon. I did notice the difference in the flavor, but now I would
be hard pressed to describe it to you, even if I were good at doing
so.

Christine

Omelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

We get the store brand and read labels to make sure there are no
additives.

Penzey's has several different types, and they do smell different. I
don't recall which was which, but I think it might have been the
Mexican that had the least "sweetness" in it's fragrance, and made
pretty blah curry.

Personally, I use the Spice (world? Island?) brand, because it's a
nice 1/2 cup plastic jar for 88 cents. And I store them all on the
inside of my cabinet doors, out of the heat and light.

maxine in ri

Christine Dabney said:

I made an error though..I was reading a bit more about cinnamon from
Penzeys, and the cinnamon used in Mexican cooking is not just used in
Mexico. However, it does have a different character. I am not good
at describing things like that..(same with most wines too, I am
afraid) but there is a difference. Not only that, I made the pudding
several years ago, and that was my one time using this type of
cinnamon. I did notice the difference in the flavor, but now I would
be hard pressed to describe it to you, even if I were good at doing
so.

So what you are telling me .... again.... is that you think there is a
difference but you can't describe it. That does little to convince me that
the difference is worth worrying about.

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Omelet said:

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Quoted message said:

I'd like to cut out more of my sugar intake and use more cinnamon in
my food and coffee. Is there a brand or type {powder or sticks} which
someone could recommend? I use a store brand now. Also, what is an
acceptable amount to use each day without using too much. Many thanks.

Brand of Cinnamon matters???

<boggles>

Cinnamon is cinnamon.

There are various types of cinnamon:

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscinnamon.html?id=EfsESKea

There is no discussion on the above site about medicinal uses, or
whether there is any difference between them, other than their flavor.