... here’s a handy website to check the “freshness” of your spices. http://www.spicecheckchallenge.com/

It depends whether they’re whole or ground.

I did not find it on the McCormick website, but a new item in the Supermarket Guru segment of 'The View" today included a piece of cardboard with tiny packets of various herbs and spices on one side and the recipe for which they...

Tips for spending less on good food.

So far I’ve only tried the jaimaica. It was as good as any brewed from scratch and easier to deal with. http://www.mccormick.com.sv/content.cfm?id=10551 It is nice if you just want a single serving or are in the office and...

Garam masala makes things taste good.

Would you believe Toasted Sesame & Root Beer? Chinese 5-spice and pork is an “emerging” flavor combination???? http://is.gd/aX83

A friend of mine and I dined today for lunch at the Bethesda McCormick and Schmick’s and ate very well. I had the oyster stew which had nice, delicate flavor and plump oysters along with some garlic toast made with their...

McCormick's Lemon Pepper seems to be hard to find in some areas – it’s the not so secret ingredient in my mother’s tuna salad.

up with the McCormick's mixture! Of course, most times these days I mix my own combinations and grow many of our herbs in the pots or in the garden. I understand "The Spice House" with a few stores in the Chicago area is a very...

to a little tiny sauce container size, while Erewhon sells spices in tiny bags (the brand is Spicely) about half the size of a regular McCormick jar.

One cheap option is the little packets of spices sold in the Spanish foods aisle of places like Star Market. For a buck or less you can pick up enough oregano or thyme to refill a $4 McCormick's jar.

For spice jars, I just use Schilling’s, McCormick, and Spice Island jars that spices come in then refill them with bulk spices from good suppliers. The jars are a good size. I did try store-bought cylendrical jars once but...

your point is well taken, and it probably depends a lot on the spice, but my experiences with most whole spices from the grocery store has been good. i.e. I have some McCormick's cloves I’ve had for quite a while that are...

, as well as house labels. Mass produced McCormick spices tended to be the most expensive. Bulk items at Sahadi usually were the least expensive. In some cases the price of a spice varied by 600%! Link:...