Spice resource?

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"eriana" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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OK, please forgive me if this has been discussed before...but I'd like

info

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on some good, INEXPENSIVE places to purchase spices online. Penzey's

looks

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rather expensive...but how is the quality? I'm an avid cook, and I love experimenting, but we're
on a very tight budget...so I'd like the best

"bang

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for the buck", so to speak...

TIA!

~Eri

Penzey's quality is great. I am also on a budget, but unlike you, I really don't think they're
terribly expensive. Most spices, I get the 1/4 cup jars--the smallest size--and they typically run
anywhere from 1.19 to 3.00. In the supermarkets around here, I would pay about 4-5 dollars for that
same-sized container and it wouldn't be nearly the quality of Penzeys. Granted, some of the spice
blends can be a little pricey, but just for normal, standard spices, the prices seem pretty
reasonable to me, especially when you take the quality into account.

Umm, colour me having a different experience, but don't most American towns have asian or other
ethnic supermarkets tucked away somewhere?

Even when I was living in the back of beyond in Alberta, a trip into Medicine Hat or Lethbridge to
the local Asian grocery put my hands on fresh spices in large quantities at reasonable cost.

Shirley, currently back in Toronto, where mundo fresh seasonings and spice can be had for a
relative song.

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Sheryl Rosen said:

$1.09 for a quarter ounce jar will last me as long as that 99 cent bottle of the old, tasteless
stuff. And take up less room to store.

No one ever mentions S & H $$. Is it free?

I'm one of the lucky ones, I have a retail store nearby, so shipping and handling is not an issue
for me. I need something, I stop in, pick it up, no big deal.

I've tried Chef Todds' spices at angelinashouse.com and they're wonderful.

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"eriana" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

OK, please forgive me if this has been discussed before...but I'd like

info

Quoted message said:

on some good, INEXPENSIVE places to purchase spices online. Penzey's

looks

Quoted message said:

rather expensive...but how is the quality? I'm an avid cook, and I love experimenting, but
we're on a very tight budget...so I'd like the best

"bang

Quoted message said:

for the buck", so to speak...

TIA!

~Eri

Penzey's quality is great. I am also on a budget, but unlike you, I really don't think they're
terribly expensive. Most spices, I get the 1/4 cup jars--the smallest size--and they typically
run anywhere from 1.19 to 3.00. In the supermarkets around here, I would pay about 4-5 dollars
for that same-sized container and it wouldn't be nearly the quality of Penzeys. Granted, some of
the spice blends can be a little pricey, but just for normal, standard spices, the prices seem
pretty reasonable to me, especially when you take the quality into account.

Umm, colour me having a different experience, but don't most American towns have asian or other
ethnic supermarkets tucked away somewhere?

Even when I was living in the back of beyond in Alberta, a trip into Medicine Hat or Lethbridge to
the local Asian grocery put my hands on fresh spices in large quantities at reasonable cost.

Shirley, currently back in Toronto, where mundo fresh seasonings and spice can be had for a
relative song.

Hey Shirley, ever been to Spice World in kensington market?? Great place for spices and herbs though
the absolute best is herbies herbs on queen and bathurst. Best for price, quality and amount though
be careful of the cayenne

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On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:43:20 GMT, "eriana" <[email hidden]>

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OK, please forgive me if this has been discussed before...but I'd like info on some good,
INEXPENSIVE places to purchase spices online. Penzey's looks rather expensive...but how is the
quality? I'm an avid cook, and I love experimenting, but we're on a very tight budget...so I'd like
the best "bang for the buck", so to speak...

TIA!

~Eri

I do not find the Penzey's prices for whole spices very much out of line. If you buy a reasonable
amount, bottle a little for daily use and freeze the rest, they are not bad at all. If you live
somewhere with a community of Chinese or Indians about, you will find that ethnic grocery prices
are even lower. I buy those things that are common in Indian cooking (cloves, cinnamon, coriander,
cardamom, cumin, mace, nutmeg, black cumin and the like) at a local Indian grocery. More
specialized items (particular types of cinnamon for example or the best black peppercorns) I buy
from Penzey's, World Spice or CMC. Many of the common culinary herbs (Rosemary, thyme, basil,
parsley, dill, chilies, sage, marjoram, oregano, ginger, turmeric, galangal, kaffir lime, etc. ), I
grow. If you have the time and the space for a few pots, there are quite a lot of things that you
can grow for yourself.

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:55:55 -0500, Michael Ellis <[email hidden]>

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18 Jan 2004 'DRB said:

"eriana" wrote in message

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Umm, colour me having a different experience, but don't most American towns have asian or other
ethnic supermarkets tucked away somewhere?

Even when I was living in the back of beyond in Alberta, a trip into Medicine Hat or Lethbridge
to the local Asian grocery put my hands on fresh spices in large quantities at reasonable cost.

Shirley, currently back in Toronto, where mundo fresh seasonings and spice can be had for a
relative song.

Hey Shirley, ever been to Spice World in kensington market?? Great place for spices and herbs
though the absolute best is herbies herbs on queen and bathurst. Best for price, quality and amount
though be careful of the cayenne

Thanks for the tip.

I've been to Spice World, but living as inner suburbia as I do, on the cusp between areas where
bicycle bests car, and visa versa, it's actually easier to go out to Grants' in Missisauga (an asian
supermarket named auspiciously after the US $50, close to where my parental units live. Their
selection is pretty good, in bulk and fresh. What they don't have, the indian joint three stores
down in the mall does.

Good store, Spice World. I will have to check out Herbie's Herbs next time I'm down for other
shopping. At this time of year, the fresh mint has died back (the roomie goes through a lot) and I'd
like a source for greenhouse basil.

Shirley Hicks Toronto, Ontario

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On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 "DRB" wrote:
>"eriana" wrote in message

<Penzey's snipped>

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Umm, colour me having a different experience, but don't most American towns have asian or other
ethnic supermarkets tucked away somewhere?

Even when I was living in the back of beyond in Alberta, a trip into Medicine Hat or Lethbridge
to the local Asian grocery put my hands on fresh spices in large quantities at reasonable cost.

Shirley, currently back in Toronto, where mundo fresh seasonings and spice can be had for a
relative song.

Hey Shirley, ever been to Spice World in kensington market?? Great place for spices and herbs
though the absolute best is herbies herbs on queen and bathurst. Best for price, quality and
amount though be careful of the cayenne

Thanks for the tip.

I've been to Spice World, but living as inner suburbia as I do, on the cusp between areas where
bicycle bests car, and visa versa, it's actually easier to go out to Grants' in Missisauga (an
asian supermarket named auspiciously after the US $50, close to where my parental units live.
Their selection is pretty good, in bulk and fresh. What they don't have, the indian joint three
stores down in the mall does.

Good store, Spice World. I will have to check out Herbie's Herbs next time I'm down for other
shopping. At this time of year, the fresh mint has died back (the roomie goes through a lot) and
I'd like a source for greenhouse basil.

Shirley Hicks Toronto, Ontario

Try richters herbs (they have a website) north of toronto for seedlings and plants or Lee Valley
is good too

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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:18:02 -0500, Michael Ellis <[email hidden]>

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Try richters herbs (they have a website) north of toronto for seedlings and plants or Lee Valley
is good too

Actually, I've used Richter's for years. Is where I buy my seed for balcony basil.

No, I mean cut basil, bunches and bunches of it. I've eaten all of my pesto from the balcony _and_
what I bought at the farmer's market!

TB