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Have you ever found bugs in your spice jars?
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yo'ma




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 7:23 am
Question
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amother


 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 8:47 am
Yes! It was absolutely one of the most nauseous experiences ever! The thought gives me chills.
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flmommy




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 8:49 am
Yep, wievels in dill. Horrible
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MaBelleVie




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 8:54 am
amother wrote:
Yes! It was absolutely one of the most nauseous experiences ever! The thought gives me chills.


Same. Puke
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Rutabaga




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 9:04 am
Thankfully no. Ugh.
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ila




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 9:10 am
Yes,in paprika, didn't know you are supposed to refrigerate it in Israels summer
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amother


 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 9:47 am
I bought sesame seeds with cobwebs and bugs. Yuck! 🆘
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Queen18




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 9:51 am
Worms
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yo'ma




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 10:53 am
flmommy wrote:
Yep, wievels in dill. Horrible

Over time or when you bought it? I bought a friend of mine a jar of dried dill and she used it until she found bugs in it. I bought mine at the same time and I didn't see any.
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skymile




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 11:19 am
yup. in dried parsley flakes. I poured onto a dish, ready to go into the oven and suddenly stuff was moving!!! safe to say, we had takeout for dinner that night and I now keep the parsley in the freezer
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wifenmother




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 11:27 am
Yup!

It can develop over time depending on where it's stored, yo'ma. I keep my black pepper in the freezer as a precaution and know of someone that keeps all of her spices in the fridge.
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ElTam




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 12:02 pm
Once. Dried tarragon. :vomit
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nyer1




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 12:06 pm
yup. in cumin. it was DISGUSTING.
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 12:17 pm
no
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amother


 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 12:26 pm
never ever
I keep them all in the freezer.
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black sheep




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 12:29 pm
yes, and thank you for helping me get back on my diet. #whatappetite?
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cotton candy




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 12:56 pm
moths love all spices especially sesame seeds and not salt. But anything else can get moths.
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Simple1




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 2:12 pm
Yes, especially in paprika and cayenne. I try to freeze some of the spices, and also don't keep them around too long.
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Scrabble123




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 2:47 pm
Interestingly enough, someone who works in kashrus told me to keep paprika in the fridge. He said that the bugs are ok in the freezer and the cabinets. So, I keep mine in the fridge. I'm not sure why that works though.
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amother


 

Post Thu, Oct 23 2014, 9:17 pm
Yes. I live in a warm climate and found crawling insects in cayenne pepper, and lots of flies in a jar of sesame seeds. I also found small black bugs in confectionary sugar! Oh, and recently, we noticed tiny ants in the sugar.

I have developed the habit of shaking out some spice (especially those that are used infrequently) onto a plate first to check, instead if directly into the pot.

It's a good idea to keep spices in fridge, but not always practical if you have a small fridge.
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