I need help stocking my kitchen with all the basic herbs and spices for cooking and baking.?

Question

I need flour and vanilla and bread crumbs and things like that also.

It's going to cost a little money to do this, so I'm going to buy a little each time I go shopping. Which items should I buy first?

Answer 1

Mrs. Dash is a great low sodium all purpose seasoning. Other necessities include salt (preferable sea salt), black pepper, onion and garlic powders, basil, cinnamon.

If you like seafood, lemon pepper and Old Bay seasoning are must haves.

For baking: baking powder, baking soda, yeast, vegetable shortening, vanilla extract.

For more exotic dishes: cumin, curry powder, nutmeg powder

Answer 2

This might help you.

http://home.ivillage.com/cleanandorganiz...

Answer 3

Buy your spices but why not grow your own herbs. You can grow them in a window box or in pots and fresh herbs are better than dried.

Answer 4

listed in order of importance:

all purpose (plain) flour

salt

sugar, white & light brown

black pepper

seasoned salt

garlic powder

onion powder

baking soda

baking powder

vanilla

cinnamon

dry thyme (not ground)

seasoned bread crumbs

choc. chips

nuts for baking (pecans or walnuts)

Answer 5

The 2nd answer is pretty good, you should also have on hand things like rice, pasta (spaghetti or other noodles), bakers chocolate (not sweet chocolate) soy, Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke.

What you need really is going to depend on what you like to eat and what (and how) you like to cook.

Meat tenderizer is useful, especially if you don't have the money to buy high-priced tender meat.

Pre-packaged gravy mixes are good to keep on-hand, because you can use them as thickening and flavoring agents as well as making gravy.

Keep in mind that there are lots of folks with allergies.  For example I am VERY allergic to capsaicin, the oil in hot peppers that makes them hot-so I can't use the hot pepper flakes, tobasco sauce, and so forth.  

So you may have to adjust the lists we give you.

Thickeners, like flour, corn starch, and arrowroot work differently and give a defferent result.

Pick up a good, basic cookbook (any of the ones from Rachel Ray, or the Good Housekeeping one, or the one from Betty Crocker) and make a list of the most commonly listed items.

Good luck! enjoy your first foray into the wonderful world of cooking!

Answer 6

oregano*

thyme*

rosemary*

sage*

chili powder*

garlic powder*

onion powder*

ginger powder

fennel seeds

celery seeds (not salt)*

cumin

curry powder

cream of tarter

baking powder

baking soda

salt*

pepper*

white pepper

crushed red pepper

all purpose flour* (use for breading and cakes)

sugar*

brown sugar

pure vanilla

almond flavor

butter flavor

food coloring

chicken broth mix*

beef broth mix*

corn starch

corn meal (not corn bread mix)

crushed almonds

sesame seeds

poppy seeds

cinnamon*

oil

pam pan spray

that is all I can think of for now... start with what you use in meals daily like the oregano, salt, pepper,  Items with a * on them.