Originally Posted by
misspriss
Chilie powder and sage are two spices you want to check. If there is "clumping" there are bugs.
Oh oh, I think my chili powder is clumped up...something I recently used had little clumps. Now what was it???
I would think that the cheaper the spice is, the longer it has been sitting around the warehouse. And vise-versa. I know the last chili powder and cumin I bought from Dollar General was pretty tasteless.