Re: Individual Spice Packets

On 2008-07-07, Blinky the Shark <no.spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Comments pro and con?

Total crap to get your money.  Everyone who's been here (rfc) for any
length
of time knows you buy spices whole and grind your own.  Pre-ground is
crap,
no matter what they are wrapped in.  Besides, what's the real price per
ounce on those packets?  I bet it's insane.  I won't even buy spice from
the
supermarket when they are on sale.  Last time I looked, Schilling wanted
$4-something for this itty-bitty half bottle of sage.  It worked out to
$30
oz!!!  Screw that.  I can get reletively fresh whole Mex spices for $1 oz.

Besides, you can't beat fresh ground.  I jes made a fresh batch of
carnitas
using fresh crushed (thai mortars rock!) Mex ***ino.  I left the unused
***ino in the mortar and it's like a spice poupourri.  The whole house
smells of it.  Yum.

nb