Spice Sense Throw away any spice that hasn’t been used this year—ground spices lose their potency after six months. For this reason, in future, buy the smallest container of any spice you can find—one that you will use up in six months if possible. Get rid of decorative spice racks and install a simple, shallow, shelf-style rack large enough to comfortably hold all the remaining spices with space left over. (Gourmet cooks may need to use two racks or a longer rack that runs the height of a door.) Or insert an expandable drawer organizer in a drawer near the prep area to hold the spices.
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