Comments on: Frugal Spices

By: Agneta

Agneta — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:41:23 +0000

I save a lot of money by buying spices in bulk @WinCo and Fred Meyer. Another plus is that I can buy as much (or little) I need.

If your grocery store has a bulk and/or health food section, it is definitely worth checking out.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:47:40 +0000

It sounds like a really obvious thing, but I’ve also trained myself to buy the smallest possible container of a spice if I’m trying something new or buying something I know deep down that I won’t use very often. I kept buying these large bottles of spices (the 3 oz. bottles) that looked nice in my spice rack or were high quality, organic, etc., but then I’d use the spice once and there it would sit until I had to throw it out. Now, I buy the really small (1 oz) McCormick containers for the more unusual spices. If I find I’m using it up in a snap, great – I can start buying the larger size. But if not, I haven’t spent money on 3 times more than I needed, only to throw it away later.

By: A Fan

A Fan — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:08:55 +0000

Another great article, David! THANK YOU!

I am going to print this and place it in my spice cupboard.
I’m also going to pass it along to my family & friends!

Your articles are always so helpful!!

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:28:01 +0000

Research always helps!

Spice and herb-wise I tend to grow my own herbs whenever possible. I dry some in the fall and throw out the dried when I have new fresh in the spring. If it’s a seed or nut, I like to buy whole and grind my own.

When I got back into carving and sculpting, I didn’t like how a lot of carvers glooped paint on their carvings and basically stained rather than painted my work. I knew I was in it for the long-haul and I mix my own colors and I create stains the way old furniture makers did (mixing oil based tints), so I bought the largest tubes of the 3 primaries, black and white that I could find. Years later, I still have most of those tubes, but I’ve found that, though the paints will hold up, the tubes don’t! LOL Learned the lesson that smaller (not smallest) may be the best choice. If I’d paid attention to how little I actually used to create what I was doing, I would have known better in the first place.