Since so many delicious recipes for baked goods are all about the spices, and any avid cook knows that with knowledge comes chefly power, Alton Brown created this list of Spice Do's and Don'ts.
It's heavily sprinkled with words of wisdom about how long the budding baker should keep ground spices around (no longer than 6 months), how they should be stored (in airtight vessels away from light and heat) and whether you should consider vanilla a spice (you should!).
And even though the whole thing will only take you about five minutes to read it'll change your spice loving life forever!
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