❓Question. Have dug far deeper into the spice cabinet. There are truly ancient things here. I threw away things with expiration dates. Are some spices fine for years as long as they're sealed and dry?

@poemblaze All the advice I've seen from actual chefs is, after a year, spices should be replaced.

But, truth be told, for spices that are rarely used, I'll give them a taste when I see something I'm making calls for it, and if it's tasteless, I might still use it, then toss.

I do have some dried spices vacuum sealed and in the freezer. I do that with bay leaves sometimes. They have decent flavor for over a year that way.