A Spicy Conversation about Herb and Spice Organization
What’s the oldest spice in your cabinet? How long has it been since you checked? While old herbs and spices are generally safe from causing food borne illness, the older they get the less flavor they’ll carry. That means you could end up with less flavorful dishes - and nobody wants that! Professional Organizer Pam shares her recommendations for purging and organizing your herbs and spices in this video. Discover clever ideas for storing your spices in convenient ways. Join us to stop agonizing over your spice cabinet and start joyfully organizing your kitchen!
Tips for Decluttering and Purging Old Spices
Gather all of your spices and take them to the dining room table
Use a magnifying glass to see the ‘Best By Dates’ on your jars
Check spices one by one. Carefully smell the herbs and spices and if they are lacking aroma, go ahead and toss them.
If there is a spice that is still full of flavor but you don’t plan on using it, consider mixing complimentary flavors together to create your own spice blends - you could even give these as gifts!
Convenient Locations to Store your Herbs and Spices
Near the stove and your favorite prep space
in a cabinet
on the counter on a shelf or spice rack
on a lazy susan
in a drawer with the label facing up
In a hanging shelf on the inside of the pantry door
If you have spices that you only use seasonally, you can store those in a box tucked somewhere in the kitchen you don’t access often
back of the pantry
High up in a cabinet
Organizing Our Herbs and Spices
Alphabetically
By Brand
Group spices into pods based on what you will use together in a dish
Cooking herbs and spices vs Baking herbs and spices
