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[QUESTION] What are your favorite spices to use in soups?

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Dust, sort, dump, mix, make a small container from a larger one so I don't have to open the drawer.

Originally had a different spice rack. I built the drawer section to compensate for its inadequacies. I then built the shelving unit from leftover fence boards from a handyman gig. It was really nice to finally have a spice rack that was large enough.

Most of the herbs are grown by me so they cost practically nothing. Really need to step up my seed game.

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[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this a weird reference? It smells like a weed reference.

[–] towamo7603@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No, it's a running joke Marge is a bad cook. Her porkchop's secret ingredient is salt.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You should eat more soup. Nothing is better for getting rid of an excessive amount of spices than soup.

:)

[–] violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

this is not an excessive amount of spices at all! Looks pretty perfect for a small family.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My small family is me and my wife. And my wife's Pennsylvania upbringing telling her that I am putting way too much seasoning in things. Yesterday I made steak. She only allows salt and pepper to be used on steak. I want to make curry steak. But I can't.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I may be a 36 year old male, but I would like to submit my application to be your wife.

Curry steaks are the fucking best.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm what you would call "hetcis" so you'd have to be my wingman instead of my wife. But positions are available so apply anyway.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“1 inch thick steak. Salt and pepper heavily. Grill at 400. 4 minutes total. Flip each minute to get the good grill marks. Let sit for 2 minutes. Down the hatch.”

And it better be 'Berta beef.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That pretty much describes it. Though the one thing that bugs me about this bit from letterkenny is it doesn't account for the thickness of the steak. I have to imagine they're cooking pretty thin steaks. It is my desired level of doneness but my wife wants it cooked a little bit longer.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My wife likes it rare enough that a good veterinarian could bring it back to life. She'd say this was overcooked; just walk the cow past the fire and hack off a piece.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I feel you.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah-yeah, army boy, your unit is your family :)

[–] violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love your rack! Envious!

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did you just call me fat? I have gained a little bit of weight but my rack is still respectably less than A cup.

well I know the food must be good around there!!

[–] LemmyThinkAboutThat@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

😍Wow. Is there a way to upvote more than once?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yes, and you already did it by commenting.

[–] AnotherMadHatter@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I have a 3D printer, so I went with these and a drawer to organize.

https://www.printables.com/model/151171-spice-jar-spacer-organizer

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was at my parents a few years ago and found a nutmeg I remembered being there when I was a kid in the 70s, little metal tin with a plastic cap. I check back periodically to make sure it's still there. Who knows how long they've had it.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry that happened to you.

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago

It's about thyme.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is your spillover spice rack, right? Right?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This is my default in Spanish rack. I do have sub spice racks. Like this one with pre-mixed seasoning blends. The rack was made out of some cedar that my neighbor cut down. Emeril's Bam, Curry, masala, Greek, taco. Each one is made by me and gets rotated pretty quickly. To the right hand side, you can see my instant reach oils. Olive oil, peanut oil, chili crisp, bacon fat. I made that spice rack out of poplar wood.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

These were a game changer for me

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I get the size thing, but for left-to-right the alphabet is your friend.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The groups are by type. All the herbs are in one section, seeds, stuff that's usually reserved for baking, chili pepper based, spice blends, etc. This way I can just know the general vibe of what I'm looking for and let inspiration hit me.

On the bottom all the vinegars are in one section and sauces in another, etc.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Oh I get it now!

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Great build.

Just keep in mind that anything old than a couple years might be in need of replacement. Especially if already ground.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Especially if it's ground. Gotta smell it.

[–] rutrum@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's your favorite spice? If that doesnt make sense for cooking then I'll just ask what spice do you use most often?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Salt. Cumin gets used a lot in both Indian and Mexican. Chili flakes always brighten things up more than black pepper.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Get that McCormick out of there, then you can rebuild.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The only McCormick is the picking spice and it has been replaced with a home made blend in the original bottle.

Have you looked at their lemon pepper seasoning recently? Doesn't contain any actual lemon.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

'Have you looked at their lemon pepper seasoning recently? Doesn't contain any actual lemon. '

Sounds on program for them. Heh. I wasn't trying to harsh you, I know sometimes spice collections are inherited and we aren't going to throw out something handed down from our elders.

Or, maybe you are like me and you hold onto a nasty tube of garlic powder, even though there is a market literally a block away where I can get fresh garlic...

But that garlic powder is how Memaw made her I-talian bread, and that is the recipe stapled into the cupboard of my mind.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Before people freak out, McCormick and some other mainstream spices use sand (silica dioxide) and/ sawdust (cellulose) as a filler or anti caking agent.

If that doesn't bother you, continue enjoying your pretend seasonings.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Why don’t poor people just stop being poor?