I love that sauce! Once in a while I find it in a ginger variety.
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It might seem rather mundane but their bay leaves are really full of flavor. They are a real work horse in my kitchen, especially when making stock.
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I like making okra fries with the Aleppo and lots of salt. I slice in half, and roast them in a hot And all the slimey is banished and you are left with crunchy, spicy crispy okra fries.
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Do you need fresh okra for this okra fries preparation to work, or will frozen do? I want to try this sometime and I donât find fresh often okra here in Massachusetts, except sometimes in summer. I can wait if I need to though.
Iâve only used fresh, so donât know, but worth a try I guess!
Once someone brought me some garlic scapes from the north (they arenât found in the south) and I roasted them together with Aleppo. Nowadays, Iâd roast them to a darker color, the darker the crunchier.
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Smoked Spanish Paprika. Need it for ribs, and I need at least half a cup for a smoker of ribs. Would be ruinously expensive otherwise.
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I like Penzeys a lot across the board. I buy mainly whole spices, but their Spanish smoked paprika and various dried herbs (oregano, thyme) are tops. And I like their Bay Leaves.
My only cautions concern âseasoningâ mixes with salt, and also, I am not a fan of their suggested recipes generally. But the quality and freshness is good stuff. This is a good company.
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My fave Penzeyâs seasoning is their Turkish spice blend. Canât really say exactly what I like about it, but we just really like it! Makes a rotisserie chicken just pop!
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Yes about the salt. When one of their mixes contains salt itâs almost always the first ingredient. Thatâs fine for a marinade or a meat rub, but otherwise itâs often too much.
Also true about the recipes. Mr Rat got me their cookbook for Christmas some years back and the personal stories are sweet and very much in keeping with the general Penzeyâs mission of uplift, but the recipes are not very interesting.
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Penzeyâs offers $50 gift cards for $35 periodically during the year and I recently bought up a bunch. There was a free gift of a BBQ spice rub sampler which was out-of-stock and I just picked it up last week. I finally opened it and it made me smile.
How cute is that?!
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These 4-packs are great Christmas gifts for someone who might want to try new spice blends.
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Been a Penzeyâs shopper for nearly 30 years now. My (subjective of course) faves are: Aleppo pepper, Bavarian Seasoning, Turkish Bay leaves, BBQ 3000, Chicago Steak Seasoning, Ozark Seasoning, the paprikaâs, Turkish Seasoning, Tellicherry peppercorns and Vietnamese Cinnamon. Iâm never without these. All else Iâve ordered have been of great quality and freshness. Iâve tried other purveyors, but with the exception of Burlap and Barrel, have found Penzeyâs to be consistently good.
Echoing @jcostiones, Bill P can be a little muchâŚ
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I love penzeyâs and am lucky to have 2 stores where I live. I love their Now Curry, chili 3000, oregano and saffron as well as all of the others mentioned. I use a lot of cumin, red pepper flakes, and oregano and like to buy the larger bags which are reasonably priced.
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Have their shops reopened where you are?
Agreed, in fact after I check for free shipping or shipping deals, I throw away the newsletter unread â his sanctimony is just too hard to take. Lately though, we find ourselves getting many spices from The Spice House, another mailorder outfit with similar products, minus the politics. Owned by Billâs sister, I believe. What we especially like, is that we can get their âflatpacksâ with free shipping, which is very handy if we only need one or two items, and donât want to pay for Penzeyâs pricey shipping. Also, there are a couple of items (smoked paprika in particular) where theirs is better than Penzeyâs.
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I havenât bought any since the Grand Central Station location closed. I am a big spice collector and not loyal to any brands right now.
I like Penzeyâs Sate Seasoning.
I donât like the Bangkok Blend.
Yes, you can shop in store or online order and arrange touchless store pickup
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My favorites are Bavarian seasoning, Shallot Pepper seasoning, Italian herb blend, BBQ of the Americas, Chili Con Carne and Cajun spice mixes, and their cumin is always so fresh. I donât bake much, so their warm spices arenât in my toolboxâŚ
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Freeze dried shallots! Not really a spice but I havenât found it elsewhere.
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Weâve been frequenting Claremont (NH) Spice and Dry Goods since we discovered it on a trek south from Hanover NH years ago. The founders sold to a young couple in 2020, and they are keeping the ethos of spices freshly ground in small batches. Online at Claremontspice.com.
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