Spice Jars

[*crikey*mate*]

Do you use special little spice jars, or just leave your dried herbs and spices in the jars you get them from at the store?

[*crikey*mate*]

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@am*3 wrote:

Leave them in the jars they come in. You can keep check on the expiry date also, if they are left in their original jar.

In the old days, herbs & spices were in little boxes, so it was best to transfer them to another container/jar.

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Ams, I just thought too - if your dried herbs pass their use by date - just heat them up in a dry fry pan to "wake up the flavours", we do this all the time, esp[eciallyu with Indian spices

[j*oono]

I generally grow my own but I do love dried Basil.  It tastes so much sweeter on a Pizza or in an egg dish.

Coriander I buy fresh because it overgrows every other herb and bolts too quickly.

Things like cinammon, peppercorns and paprika I buy the jars and leave them in the original container.

[*crikey*mate*]

Thanks Joono

just started my iwn fresh herbv collection - only killed a parsley plant so far (and an aloe very one LOL) but as you say, some need dry herbs, anmd al;l thje little bopttl;es just kinda hide and yopu can never find them when you want them.

[j*oono]

Aloe Vera!  Don't worry about that.  Stick it in a pot and put it outside.  It is a succulent.  It never needs looking after or watering.  Just break a bit off when you have a cut or blister or burn.

I have a ten year old aloe vera plant outside under the balcony and it only gets moisture from the air.  No other looking after is ever necessary.

[mugssy65]

My new kitchen came with a spice draw, all the bottles lay in there own space, very handy!

[amber-eyed-girl]

I don't buy herbs, I only use a few types and just grow them, take what I need when required. You could just do that.