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have been trying for ages to get bulk herbs an spices anywhere at a reasonable price
1kg crushed chillies
1kg dried herbs
1kg dried mint
1kg hot curry pow
1kg paprika pow
1kg celery pow
1kg cayenne pow
1/2 kg black peppercorns
1/2 kg garlic pow

all this for just over £30 post free

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You should only buy small quantities of herbs and spices to maintain optimum flavour and freshness. If you are a caterer uses lots then fine, otherwise it is a false saving.

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around here the only real choice is silly supermarket packets where you pay 10 to 20 times the price of bulk

i used to buy them from a chinese supermarket in edinburugh but since my dad moved down here i have no cheap accomodation in edinburgh

i am well aware of diminishing strength and by 18 months your around half strength

within 18 months all the herbs will be gone most off the pepper with my use alone

i have several freinds that love my home made chillie oil with paprika and mint
bitrthday presents are a simple predictable afair from me with 25/50/75/100/125 grams of herbs and spices according to personal needs

i can give away 75% and still save money

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The question remains, should Herbs and Spices be in !!!!!!!!

General DIY.

Gardening world.

Cooking corner.

Money saving.

The Lounge.

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didnt know we had a cooking section l o l

hows that found it and moved it all by my self withought misshap

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I find them much cheaper from the weigh shop.....and also you can get very good bargains from Julian Graves.

heeelllooo and welcome RubyRainfall

unfortunatly i have neither the shop with the big barrels and scoops or jg round here

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For herbs, I'd agree with Bluds; I grow a selection in my garden. But spices are a different matter. They'll keep. Traditionally, they used to travel by land from the East Pacific islands to Europe, which must have taken months.

A dozen vanilla pods for £5.75? That's a good buy.

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