Here are some friends with simlar question as we.And I have this question for many days,anyone help us?
Kitty said: Yes.Can cinnamon go bad/be stale? I bought some at Big Lots, and it never did taste -I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Can cinnamon go bad/be stale? I bought some at Big Lots, and it never did taste ),it will help you,my kids.
Answer:
well, any vegetative substance is perishable, some things just faster than others
also, any powdered spice is going to degrade faster than the whole, original plant (for example ginger root or cardomom pods); best to buy it as fresh as possible, and then "dismantle" it right before you use it
it is a cliche, but with raw culinary ingredients, you do get what you pay for
Isn't Big Lots For Crafts Or Something?
Have you ever noticed that when you go into Big Lots that you can buy seasonal items year round...I would only buy food from there if I was planning on feeding my In-Laws..lol
There are three likely possibilities here.
One, spices do lose flavor over time. So if it is old, it wouldn't have the same good flavor as fresh.
Two, there are different varieties of cinnamon. What you have may be a cheaper, lower quality variety.
Three, sometimes spices are adulterated -- other things are added in to "stretch" them. Those won't taste right, either.
I never heard of a spice going stale. Maybe the chemiclaly treated it?
...Why would you but cinnamon at big lots anyway?
I liked Sara Katrina's answer and she's right. Also you may consider that the cinnamon could have been stored for a time in some warehouse near some strong smelling substance like resin for instance. Things like that can ruin food. I was in a Sam's Club about a year ago and they had strong odor coming out of some weed killer that was for sale right next to the bread and vegetable section. I couldn't believe it! Who knows what happened in the Big Lots! warehouse.
I think chances are the cinnamon you bought is not fresh, which is why the color is dull and doesn't have that cinnamon flavor. My mom has some cinnamon stored for years, and it looks kind of dark brown and doesn't have that strong cinnamon taste anymore. I've bought my cinnamon for over a year and it still have very strong cinnamon smell when I open the jar.
Other possibilty is the cinnamon you bought are not the ones found here commonly in the market. It could be a different types of cinnamon with mild taste. Just an educated guess!
It was probably old. All spices get stale with age. Also it was probably a low quality item. Big Lots and stores like that buy out the odd lots of items that other stores couldn't sell, therefore it was probably old; quite old.
I did too and at dollar stores YUK! Somethings just can't be substituted.
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Kitty said: Yes.Can cinnamon go bad/be stale? I bought some at Big Lots, and it never did taste -I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Can cinnamon go bad/be stale? I bought some at Big Lots, and it never did taste ),it will help you,my kids.
Answer:
well, any vegetative substance is perishable, some things just faster than others
also, any powdered spice is going to degrade faster than the whole, original plant (for example ginger root or cardomom pods); best to buy it as fresh as possible, and then "dismantle" it right before you use it
it is a cliche, but with raw culinary ingredients, you do get what you pay for
Isn't Big Lots For Crafts Or Something?
Have you ever noticed that when you go into Big Lots that you can buy seasonal items year round...I would only buy food from there if I was planning on feeding my In-Laws..lol
There are three likely possibilities here.
One, spices do lose flavor over time. So if it is old, it wouldn't have the same good flavor as fresh.
Two, there are different varieties of cinnamon. What you have may be a cheaper, lower quality variety.
Three, sometimes spices are adulterated -- other things are added in to "stretch" them. Those won't taste right, either.
I never heard of a spice going stale. Maybe the chemiclaly treated it?
...Why would you but cinnamon at big lots anyway?
I liked Sara Katrina's answer and she's right. Also you may consider that the cinnamon could have been stored for a time in some warehouse near some strong smelling substance like resin for instance. Things like that can ruin food. I was in a Sam's Club about a year ago and they had strong odor coming out of some weed killer that was for sale right next to the bread and vegetable section. I couldn't believe it! Who knows what happened in the Big Lots! warehouse.
I think chances are the cinnamon you bought is not fresh, which is why the color is dull and doesn't have that cinnamon flavor. My mom has some cinnamon stored for years, and it looks kind of dark brown and doesn't have that strong cinnamon taste anymore. I've bought my cinnamon for over a year and it still have very strong cinnamon smell when I open the jar.
Other possibilty is the cinnamon you bought are not the ones found here commonly in the market. It could be a different types of cinnamon with mild taste. Just an educated guess!
It was probably old. All spices get stale with age. Also it was probably a low quality item. Big Lots and stores like that buy out the odd lots of items that other stores couldn't sell, therefore it was probably old; quite old.
I did too and at dollar stores YUK! Somethings just can't be substituted.
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