I have a spice rack, with spices in alphabetical order. I also have a cupboard of larger quantities of spices and lesser-used spices. They used to be randomly arranged, but last time i cleaned it out, my husband insisted i put everything back in alphabetical order. So now each “column” (it’s a deep cabinet) is labeled with which spices go there.
Ground spice X sits right after whole spice X on the spice rack.
Two alphabetized racks, 2 small non-alpha grouped-by type racks, a box of salts and flavored peppers (mostly gifts), a few daily-use spices on the counter.
“I understood that reference.”
I have multiple spice racks, two added shelves of “bulk” spices/herbs/nuts, as well as more stacked on the counter next to the stove, and a bunch in a cupboard directly above the main spice racks. I answered random and “some other order”. Short version, they’re often sorted by sizes (small narrow jars in racks, large penzy’s jars stacked on the counter, and repurposed Kirkland mixed nut plastic bins for the bulk stuff). Otherwise, it’s mostly the “most used” kept nearest the stove (cayenne, garlic, red pepper flakes, onion powder) and the farther from the stove (or closer to the bottom of the stacked jars) the less frequently it’s used.
My spices are in a drawer that pulls out of a cabinet under the counter. Labels on the top, savory on the left, sweet on the right, frequently used in the front.
I don’t know why @Mean_Mr.Mustard posts public polls. So “other”.
I’m not real keen on any of the place-name bands listed in the poll. I do, however, have a fondness for Black Oak Arkansas. So “other.”
I said I keep my spices in the cupboard, randomly placed. But upon further thought they did unconsciously end up getting arranged with the most frequently used spices at the front, and less often used ones towards the back.
I have my spices on a lazy Susan in the cupboard above the microwave. They’re not in any particular order because all I have to do is spin the turntable to get the one I want.
Same here, but our cupboard has three shelves.
Does he? and how do I tell if public or not?
I don’t know either, but I assume “evil,” which wasn’t an option. So “other.”
Baking spices are in the cupboard with baking soda, yeast, etc. Cinnamon (Zimt) is in front as I use it the most, along with vanilla extract.
Other spices and herbs are in a drawer, grouped by type.
Don’t do alphabetical - they are labeled in German, French and Italian and I normally speak English.
Extras are in a different drawer.
That’s probably a better organization, although it would require me to think about it harder and also, I’m not sure what i would do with spices that down different types of cooking. I use a lot of the same spices for India savory dishes as for sweet baked goods, for instance.
I’m treating a street name as a feature of geography. #SleaterKinney
Before voting: look to the right of the poll; if it’s public, it’ll say there “votes are public”.
After voting: if there’s a batch of avatars under each of the various options, it’s a public poll and that’s who voted for that option. If you didn’t realize it was public until you saw all those avatar icons, you can go back to the vote and delete your vote if you don’t like it; go down to the bottom of the results and look for a vote button with a back arrow, it’ll take you back to the vote page and you can change yours or delete it.
– it also depends on how far away the neighbors are and whether there’s, say, a batch of trees inbetween you to cut both noise and line of sight.
Thank you. I dont like Public Polls.
I’m pretty close with Mean_Mr.Mustard, and I happen to know that he posts public polls partly for some accountability, but also because he sometimes finds the results interesting to know. It’s also fun to know who’s on your team.
He does leave some polls private when the topic is something he considers a bit sensitive.
If there is anything else you would like to know, I can ask him next time I see him.
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Next time you talk to him, please let him know that some Dopers are not accountable; not to him, not for taste, not for nuffin’; advise him that he might very well get more responses if it wasn’t like an AA meeting - “Hi, my name is ____ & I’m a _____”
“Other” isn’t funny.
Accountability, in the Trump era? eyes the respectable condiment suspiciously