Beginner's guide to BUYING, STORING & ORGANIZING SPICES

Bro, I love your video and you have an epic mustache!!

India is the spice capital of world,

Those 4oz spice jars aren't big enough to fit the typical spice bag size (at least at the stores near me). Do you keep the lefover spices in the original bags that often don't reseal properly?

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Hey Ethan, I really enjoy your videos. You have changed how I think as a home chef. I have several times made my own garlic and onion powder and was very pleased with the results. What are your thoughts on this

My corner store is Mexican / Hispanic and the bulk spices are cheap.

Agreed, spices are rather expensive but make your cooking so much better!

There's a similar thing with herbs, most herb mixes use the same group of herbs as a base...

Thanks! Good video. What is the container that you keep your salt in called?

This video is one of the cutest things I've seen in my entire life [whispers my inner Black woman]. It made me quite happy 😊. My personal spice philosophy is: YES

Getting the right jars is an art. It's a bummer to get huge bags of some spices for nice medium-small jars and realise now you've just got bags of spices wrapped up in the cupboard. Most of which won't get used within the 3-6month period. But half the time those bags are the same price lol

Hey PLEASE READ I need help finding a spice store to buy in bulk. I even googled north park produce spices to order and the website won’t allow me. If anyone can point me to the right direction it would be great. I live in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area

I'm guessing this dude would go into cardiac arrest if someone ventured into his kitchen and moved anything even a fraction of an inch out of it's 'proper' place.
Furthermore, one could imagine his utter despair upon quickly noticing someone else's dirty fingerprints on those glass spice jars!
😱 😡 🤯

Why don't you label the spice jars?

I can't believe you threw away the bottle too!

The spices in America taste different in India or in Mexico i guess

wow spices are expensive in america

Good information. In 40 years of cooking, I have never needed sumac. Since I have been vegan or vegetarian the whole time, I am going to guess sumac is used largely for meat. For me, mint, cinnamon, basil, oregano, cumin, ginger, dried onion flakes, cilantro, nutritional yeast and parsley are the ones I reach for the most. I get parsley in bulk from Costco.

Wow, There are so many kinds of spices!!!! I only use a few of those. I am gald that I have came across this channel. You have a new friend!

The thumbnail is just irresistible 💯👌

I have about 100 spices, most of which I use regularly. Storage has become a problem. I started out with the drawer inserts, with everything nicely alphabetized, but I’ve run out of drawer space. I like your idea of storing them in the freezer.

I buy my spices in bulk at our local food co op. If they don’t have something, Amazon does.

Love the clear bottle and drawer. But i dont have space!

did you go with the 4, 6, or 8 oz bottles? not sure which works with the bamboo rack. TIA

Sir saw this video now and liked it very much what is the brand of glass bottles you have shown?and what price?

haha, I have like 4 year old spices on my shelf. :p :(

I have always kept my spices in the freezer. I don't bother to let them come to room temp. 40+ years and it has worked out very well.

I guess you could buy massive bulk and actually freeze the rest

Good shit

Thanks @ethan chlebowski you have inspired us to repack our spices

I would add MSG to my absolute basics along with salt; and black pepper if you want it to feel extra western. Absolute classic spice, I'd put it on potato's but usually reach for something hotter for Mexican or Asian food; not that you can't add it too ofc, but I don't find myself missing it if it's not in my rice. MSG on the other is unforgettable in any savory dish; in the right amount it really unites the different savory flavors of a meal; make it feel deeper and even substitutes some portion of the salt. It's really hard spice to over do in my opinion especially if you can taste at the time you're adding the spice.

In fact, I'm a little shook by the lack of MSG on your channel! Where did it go, surely you have some by now?? You can't neglect umami

Orion powered? It’s one of the most useful in my opinion.

How is basil not included?

how bout whole foods?

Ethan is kinda fine! I may need him to cook for me then chop me down real good one day lol

But how do you organise them when you have more than 4

What is kosher salt?

never NEVER THROW OUT YOUR GLASS CONTAINERS AWAY. REUSE

Way cool to see you frequent that north park in Oside. Live close to that and shop there all the time!

Mom burnt me on black pepper.

I gotta learn why Turmeric is on your top 5 other than making things yellow.

Kashmiri laal mirch is amazing ❤

All a person needs is lemon pepper and maybe a kind of curry. Then you’re good to go for any apocalyptic scenario.

Glad you have the thyme for this

Hey Ethan, what do you think about the spice options at Trader Joe's? They already come in clear glass jars, priced inexpensively, and come in a managable amount so you can use them up rather than throwing them away. Thank you!

where can i get that salt bowl?

You probably won’t have an answer, but when americans talk about smoked paprika, is it the same smoke paprika all over the globe? Like in eastern europe. Coz i just can’t seem to find one that tastes…right

Anyone that has De Cecco pasta knows what he’s talking about

You've done some videos recently on the differences between foods, how about one for spices? Are the expensive store spices better than the ethnic store spices?