The other day, I went into the kitchen to make some cinnamon toast, and like you do, I started reorganizing my herb/spice pantry shelf (and rack).
Now, conventional wisdom says ground spices and dried herbs, replace every year, and whole ones every three years (at least that’s what I’ve always read and heard).
For fun, while straightening everything up, I started checking dates, and I had several ground spices and dried herbs past the one year mark. Not so with the whole spices.
The oldest one I had was marked with a “best before” date of August 2012!
So…if you’ve got the spare time and have tired of watching some paint dry, have a rummage through yours and let us know your oldest one, please.
Now, conventional wisdom says ground spices and dried herbs, replace every year, and whole ones every three years (at least that’s what I’ve always read and heard).
For fun, while straightening everything up, I started checking dates, and I had several ground spices and dried herbs past the one year mark. Not so with the whole spices.
The oldest one I had was marked with a “best before” date of August 2012!
So…if you’ve got the spare time and have tired of watching some paint dry, have a rummage through yours and let us know your oldest one, please.