thought i would start organising my spices better, so today went and bought a few jars, also got some packs of spices from same shop, this works out much cheaper as was using the sharwood type jars before.

anyhow the think im concerned about is dating, some spices im sure i will use less than others such as star anise or cardomon pods, how do others keep a check of dates on spices? i dont fancy having to label each time with date as i top up the jars.

is it just a smell test most use?


heres a pic of my spice collection so far, still a lot of stuff to get as you can see.

Hi Jimmy2x

I make a point of replacing any ground cumin, corriander and garam masala (if you use it) about every 3 months if I haven't run out before.

Keeping them in airtight containers out of the sun and heat makes a big difference.

I'm not really sure about the other herbs and spices but I would replace these before a year runs out.