Comments on: Spice Rack

By: Melanie H

Melanie H — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:31:20 +0000

May I suggest doing something like we did? http://melaniehess.blogspot.com/2009/02/our-weekend.html

It got the spices out of our crowded cabinet, let us use only spices we have need of, AND let us use a label maker. You KNOW the stage manager in you loves that idea.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:31:00 +0000

Hey there: I found your blog because I run a business that sells a new, empty spice rack called the SpiceStack. SpiceStack organizes spices that you already have from the store in your kitchen cabinet.

We thought this was a good idea since most spice racks today come with spices that you never use (as you know!). BUT the problem is that retailers want to sell spice racks that are pre-filled with spices… to make the items better gift items for weddings and such. Also, the spice rack manufacturers can fill the bottles with cheap spices and charge a lot more this way… frustrating because many of those spices are useless!

It kind of reminds me of that scene in Father of the Bride where Steve Martin goes nuts because the hot dogs come in packs of 12 and the buns come in packs of 8. Haha!

Best, Lauren Greenwood, SpiceStack Inc.

By: WhiteEyebrows

WhiteEyebrows — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:56:40 +0000

Yes… I actually do still have the gift receipt… but so far my desire for a shiny chrome spice rack in my kitchen is overshadowing the need for yet another gift card to spend…

By: Annike

Annike — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:15:08 +0000

Yeah, I was really excited for a spice rack too, for the same reasons! But now I only use the parsley (goes great on everything) and cinnamon (for baking and making cinnamon sugar for toast). Pretty much everything else either waits patiently for P to use it when he cooks, or just sits there collecting dust and mocking me. (What do I do with Cardamon seeds, anyway??)

And you’re right, if I try to refill and re-label some of these jars, it will look totally ghetto – why can’t someone invent a ‘build your own spicerack’ where I can buy however many bottles I want and pick what labels I want!

By: Melonhead

Melonhead — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:26:06 +0000

Hey, I gave you that spice rack! Just kidding. I’m with you on the spice thing, however. Chances are if a recipe calls for a spice you’ve never heard of then there are going to be a lot of other ingredients called for that you most definately will not have just sitting in your pantry. Is it too late to return it??

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:32:43 +0000

Oops. Repeat – I thought I’d already published…

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:31:45 +0000

Ha ha. We just threw out our spice rack that we got as a wedding present. We only used the basil and oregano… we figured after 8 years, the spices probably weren’t good anymore. Have fun with your new spice rack…so useless for us. Hey, nice header by the way.

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:28:31 +0000

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:58:33 +0000

For some reason this reminds me of the “Gun Rack” rant on the movie Wayne’s World…

By: tio

tio — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:56:06 +0000

i feel your pain.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:08:54 +0000

The Pizza seasoning is almost certainly a combination of Oregano, Parsley, and Thyme.

If you run out, you could just mix your own. I’d go with 3 parts Oregano, 2 parts Parsley, and 1 part Thyme. For good measure, you could add a few red chile flakes as well if you like the spice.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:22:03 +0000

Ooh, try the pizza seasoning on popcorn. Not that I’ve ever encountered pizza seasoning, so no guarantees, but I did once – by way of some strange cosmic joke, I’m sure – end up owning something mysterious called “sandwich seasoning,” and that was AMAZING on popcorn!