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Storage ideas for spices and rubs
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Captainjimpark
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good morning
how are you guys storing your spices and rubs?should i be keeping them in the fridge or freezer?my rubs in shaker bottles especialy seem to get hard and sticky after a few months in the cupboard.spices not so much. any advice would be apreciated.
how are you guys storing your spices and rubs?should i be keeping them in the fridge or freezer?my rubs in shaker bottles especialy seem to get hard and sticky after a few months in the cupboard.spices not so much. any advice would be apreciated.
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I store mine in a couple 2 gallon Ziploc bags in the cabinet. Seems to remedy the humidity issue~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers! -
I use these for my spices:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sterilite-Latching-32-Qt-Storage-Box-14968006/206721469
And these for wood chips and chunks:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sterilite-18-Qt-Latch-Storage-Box-19848606/204724980
Large BGE, 2 Tier Adjustable Swing Rack System, three (3) bricks from Home Depot for raised direct, Blackstone 22" Griddle - Finally have a decent cooking area!
Dallas, TX
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They will stay fresher longer if you keep them in the freezer.Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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spices last years if in a dark place, herbs less than a year. i buy herbs in small quantity and use fresh from the garden most of the year ( i have a kettle grill in the window at camp growing sage, oregano, thyme, and rosemary for the winter). the sugar in your rubs is the problem, the few i have are opened, taking care not to damage the seal for reuse and are frozen, though im buying more non sugar rubs now and add brown sugar as needed. also have salted basil in the fridge, a planter with bay and another with keifer limefukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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Depends, we have racks mounted in the kitchen pantry and they keep pretty good in there. Although one has to be triple wrapped in zip lockes and then boxed
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I just use them. Take a knife and break up the chunks and sprinkle away.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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My recommendation is to hit Amazon and buy a vacuum cannister for coffee. It'll keep your spices fresh up to a year.I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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My spice rack is the upright freezer door.
Clump kills.BrandonQuad Cities
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I use old style mason jars from the grocery store like people can in. They are large enough to fit my dizzy pig and others inside and still use the original container for shaking out. Not having clumping problems and keep in pantry.I XL and 1 Weber Kettle And 1 Weber Q220 Outside Alvin, TX-- South of Houston
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Gordon's Grub Rub suggests removing lid and microwaving for up to 30 seconds if clumping happens. Guessing because of the sugar content.Allen, Texas LBGE, Orange Thermapen (fastest and easiest to find)
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My approach:
- Buy whole spices and toast/grind at time of use (like you would coffee)
- Buy modest quantities and use/replace more frequently for freshness
- I use ziplocs instead of jars to manage cabinet space
(now only 16 stone)
Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
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I vacuum them down to about 80 millibar, then refill with argon gas to ambient pressure (1 bar approximately) and store at -80C.
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nolaegghead said:I vacuum them down to about 80 millibar, then refill with argon gas to ambient pressure (1 bar approximately) and store at -80C.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
I hit them with the flux capacitor and send them back to their picked/ manufactured date, then recall as needed. No storage worries now, though my hair has become much whiter from chronic FP use.LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
Buford,Ga.
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