Kamenstein guides
Choosing a spice rack, how long spices keep, salt and pepper grinders, and where garlic, onions and potatoes keep best.
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How to choose a spice rack: revolving, narrow, wall or drawer
Revolving tower, narrow tower, wall or drawer rack: how to measure the spot, count your jars, pick filled or empty jars and use the refill program.
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How long ground spices and dried herbs last, and where to keep the jars
Why extension charts give ground spices 6 months to 3 years, why whole spices last longer, and how heat, steam and light by the stove fade a jar.
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Salt and pepper grinders: mechanisms, batteries and how to fill them
Ceramic or rasp mechanism, peppercorns or coarse salt, manual, battery or USB power, how to fill each mill, and what EPA says about used batteries.
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Where to keep garlic, onions, potatoes and fruit in the kitchen
Potatoes dark and away from fruit, onions dry and apart from potatoes, garlic whole with air around it: extension advice for a kitchen counter.
