On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:49:33 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:45:13 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks. I had to toss what I had in the spice cabinet. It was full of
>> >weevils. :-(
>>
>> ICK! I never think of spices as having weevils. Why don't you
>> refrigerate them? They stay fresher longer that way.
>
>I don't think that's a good idea. When you open
>the container, water from the atmosphere will
>condense on them.
>
>For long-term storage, freezing is reasonable
>as long as it's packaged in a completely
>air-tight wrapping and allowed to come up
>to room temperature before the package is
>opened.

Mark, I refrigerate my herb and spices and nothing bad happens to
them.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.