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Freeze Your Rub – BBQ Spice Tips

spicet1.Still003How do you store your spices?    With a little care you can make your spices pop just a bit more according to Cheyenne Ledyard from Etsy’s The BBQ Pantry.

The tips and tricks – paraphrased below-  are basic but worth noting:

  1. Get Toasty.  Toast Your Spices and maximize the potency.  This releases oils and flavor.
  2. Stay cool.   Never store the spices above a stove.    Heat degrades flavor.
  3. Don’t store spices too long. Keep it fresh.
  4. Use your freezer.  Dark and sealed dry.
  5. Keep them in the dark.  Sunlight degrades flavor too.  See tip 2.

My favorite spice trick is using a Monday to Sunday travel pill box to store just enough spices for that trip to the beach… more here…

Got a favorite spice trick for BBQ or just cooking?  Love to hear it.  Share it in the comments.

Photo - Flickr.com/Larry_Hoffman

Photo – Flickr.com/Larry_Hoffman

 

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Traveling Spice Rack

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Mobile Spice Rack

Recently my family traveled to Florida and stayed in a condo with a full kitchen but, of course, there was no pantry items available for a rental.  Have you ever had to buy twenty dollars worth of salt, pepper, and other spices you probably already have at home?

Here’s a simple solution… If you do a lot of traveling you’ll save some money by having a portable handy spice rack ready to go.   This trick comes compliments of Chef Paul Stewart of Palmetto Bay Sunrise Cafe on Hilton Head SC and it’s a keeper.  He says to use one of those inexpensive “day of the week” pill dispensers to act as your seven spice rack.  It may not hold enough rub for a BBQ competition but it can probably store enough for a weekend at the beach.

Our suggestion:  keep it in a zip-lock bag in the suitcase to keep your underwear from smelling like garlic.   Unless you’re into that sort of thing.