On 1/13/2017 10:48 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:08:50 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/12/2017 12:00 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've never been in a Penzeys store, I've always ordered by phone.
>>>>
>>>> Walking into a Penzey's store is a real treat! They opened one in
>>>> Germantown, TN which is an incorporated city right outside the Memphis
>>>> city limit. The OP was talking about how the herbs and spices scented
>>>> his kitchen. Penzey's stores smell heavenly! I agree with you about
>>>> the price. They were never exactly cheap but they have definitely gone
>>>> through the roof. I don't order from them anymore.
>>>
>>> For the past couple of years I only order a few of their blends
>>> because I can't buy them elsewhere. There's a Penzeys store in the
>>> Albany mall but I've never been and and have no desire. If their
>>> stores smell of spices it's only because they are opening packages and
>>> sprinkling them about,
>>
>> That's part of the charm. Yes, they set out little baskets and jars of
>> fresh herbs and spices. It's marketing. It's like walking into a
>> flower shop except these are herbs and spices.
>>
>> It's designed to entice. It smelled great on purpose. Sorry if you
>> don't like that sort of thing.
>
> I didn't say I don't like it... it's simply not going to lure me to
> drive the 60 mile round trip to see their store. I've already got
> plenty of their spices if I feel like sniffing.

I hear ya. I'm not willing to drive to Yemassee, SC just to look at
Sabieter knives.

> Besides when phoning
> in my order directly to their main plant I get fresher product than
> from their stores, who knows how long it's sitting there. They also
> send along lots of samples, I always ask for what samples they have
> and I choose the ones I will use... last time they had cilantro as one
> of their samples, I refused that one as to me it tastes like soap. But
> they sent me four samples, in very nice glass jars with screw tops;
> minced garlic 0.4 oz, aleppo pepper 0.8 oz, pizza seasoning 0.5 oz.
> salsa & pico 1.7 oz. I already used up the pizza seasoning, I like it
> better than their Italian herb blend because it contains no rosemary
> (pinesol). Their salsa & pico is excellent sprinkled on tomatoes.
>
I like the Penzey's Parisien blend and the Fines Herbes blend, both are
good in egg dishes. I like to add the Fines Herbes to coating for baked
chicken thighs.

Jill