Kitchen Tips: Spice Storage

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SPICES
Fresh spices make your cooking taste better, no doubt about that. Spices bought

from the retail outlets come in plastic packs. They may be fresh, dried whole spice, spice seed, grounded into powdery form or as spice paste. Before you use the spice, check for molds in spice packs - a sign that moisture has seeped in and spoilt the spice.

The basic principles to store spices are:

1. Keep in airtight containers.
2. Keep them away from heat source and direct sunlight.
3. Best - refrigerate them in airtight containers.

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