About to toss an old dented muffin tin in the Goodwill box, we changed our minds. Maybe we won't be using it to bake any more muffins, but we can definitely give it a second life as a drawer organizer...
Many of us probably associate "mace" with the defensive pepper spray, but the real mace is actually a pungent spice related to nutmeg! In ground form, it can turn dishes a lovely mustard yellow and ad...
Whether or not you're involved in an organizational overhaul as part of our Fall Kitchen Cure, you might find some inspiration in this simple, clean spice rack from Anna at Door Sixteen. She elevated ...
As I was thinking about kitchens that might be interesting to Kitchn readers, my dear friends Tara and Devesh came to mind. Not because they have a particularly unique kitchen. In fact, to the contrar...
When the air turns crisp, we reach for one of the most aromatic spices in our cupboard: cloves. Along with cinnamon and ginger, this sweet and peppery spice is essential for autumn favorites like pump...
We've seen a lot of magnetic spice jars; they're quite the thing for small kitchens, right? But these jars are the cleverest and nicest we've seen lately. They don't come with a separate strip; they j...
For a long time, we were intimidated by that innocent little phrase at the end of the recipe: "Adjust seasonings to taste." If we don't know what the dish is supposed to taste like, how are we suppose...
Peppercorns come in different colors and tastes. Which one is best for which recipes? I'll talk about that in this post. Learn more about peppercorns behind the jump ......
Mangoes, cinnamon apple, and wax jambu. The Redland Fruit & Spice Park is located about 25 miles southwest of Miami, in Homestead, which is a major agricultural region in South Florida. Due to the s...
Going camping and just want to take a few cooking spices without weighing down your gear? We spotted this ingenious solution over on the Instructables website. Take a look!...
Many of us probably have a little jar of turmeric sitting somewhere in our cupboards that we bought for one specific recipe, and then haven't really used since. Right?! We have an inkling that turmeri...
Roya wrote to us looking for help in selling her grandmother's vintage spice jar collection. We were so fascinated by this enormous collection of vintage spice jars we had to show them to all of you. ...
If you've only ever ordered from Penzeys Spices online and have never been to a brick-and-mortar store, we highly recommend seeing if there's one in your area. For home cooks like us, visiting the sto...
Rachel's question yesterday about nutmeg graters and Microplanes reminded me of this little jar I picked up in France last autumn. It turns out that most whole nutmegs sold in the supermarket have a g...
When we showed you Susy's simple and perfectly organized kitchen, several of you immediately went ga-ga over her minimalist spice rack. One reader sent us the photo above and begged us to tell her whe...
Last week we showed you a Ginger Applesauce Cake from a great book on cooking with kids. Many of you felt, though, that there was too little ginger in the cake to justify its title. It's for kids, rem...
Sage isn't a seasoning that you find in too many preparations. Its strong, distinct flavor easily dominates a dish and relegates it to the "occasional use" category. How do you use it?...
Here's an interesting question from Erik, who is wondering what to do with the whole spices in his curry. Your post on how to build a curry from scratch caught my eye. Curries are something I've rea...
See these artfully arranged spices from Dean & Deluca? Aren't they pretty? They were a wedding gift. From 2005. In the spirit of our February Jumpstart Project, we're vowing to deal with these......
With all the bean talk this month, we started thinking about which herbs and spices go well with specific varieties of beans. In general, most beans go well with herbs like parsley, rosemary, sage, sa...
Here's a good question from reader Chris, who asks: Dear Kitchn, Do you have any suggestions on cooking with curry? I bought three different kinds of curry powered from Penzey's. I'm really into the...
Sometimes we think that the average spice jar is really too small for our needs. You can't even fit a teaspoon into some of those narrow jars, and it also seems like we're always refilling ours. Well,...
January can be a tough time to find inspiration in the kitchen, particularly in the cold Midwest. But there's one kind of ingredient that's always readily available, even when its 10 below: Spices! We...
Most of us don't have access to the beautiful, bountiful mountains of spices seen here. But many of us do have well-stocked grocery stores and/or ethnic markets nearby where we can find a wide variety...
Reader Leigh sent us this great idea for a small food gift. She created little bags of mulling spices for cider and wine, and attached cards with a note and directions. Read on for another photo and m...
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