Bulk Spices, who do you get them from?

[get2]

I have been enjoying the new hobby of smoking meat and other things for a few months now.  I want to know where most of you who do this often, obtain your spices for rubs, marinades and other tasty creations?  I have been buying from a local grocery store in pre-packaged jars, but it is quite pricey for the quantity that we tend to use.  Any suggestions?  Thanks

 

[mballi3011]

You can go online and get your spices there. I'm lucky I guess and we have a Pentzy spice company in our town and thats where I get most of my off the wall spices.

 

[ak1]

I have a place called Bulk Barn near me where they have spices in bulk. As well as many ethnic stores where I can buy all sorts of spices in the large amounts we tend to use.

 

[retread]

Just a correction on mballi3011's post.  It's Penzys, not Pentzy.  The web address is www.penzys.com.  We have a "brick and mortar" just outside Boston

 

[scarbelly]

I go to restaurant supply stores for mine. They come in the right sizes (8oz) or more and are very reasonable - Two locally for me are Smart and Final and Restaurant Depot - I just googled your area and it looks like there is an ATEAM Restaurant supply in Greenville

 

[rbranstner]

Sam's club is where I buy all of my spices in bulk.

 

[dale5351]

We buy most of our bulk spices at BJs or Costco.  They come in large containers, about 16-20 ounces depending on the spice.  Cost is under $10.  Much better price than the small jars in a grocery store.

 

[fpnmf]

We had an interesting discussion about this last month.

Kinda ran off in another direction ,but lots of good info.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/101264/spices-in-bulk  

 

[alelover]

Nutsonline.com

 

[garyt]

Penzeys here

 

[smokermark]

Now I get most all of my spices from Penzeys. I've been satisfied with their processing, customer service and the quality of everything that I've ordered from them.

 

[papagreer]

I get mine from Sams as well but Whole Foods just added a spice in bulk wall in the stores here in NC. Im sure that this is a store wide addition but they have a HUGE selection and you bag them yourself. Its you bag the amount that you want and Whole Foods has great quality on their stock. 

Chris

 

[get2]

Thanks for the replies, I will check out some of those suggestions.