Herbs and spices have been a precious commodity during the centuries, armies fought wars over trade routes for exotic spices, and fortunes have been made by trading with these precious roots, leaves, stems and seeds. Herbs and spices deserve people’s respect, and keeping your own kitchen spice rack in well maintained order is essential, any good chef or homemaker will tell you this.
If you don’t keep the spice rack in order, chances are after a week or so of cooking, jars, containers and vials, will be over the place which means you lose time in searching for the right jar, and spilling things and making a mess around the kitchen in the process. If the kitchen can use with some good cleaning though, and the spice rack disarray is the least of your worries, then perhaps you should consider some professional assistance, check out the local cleaning companies in your area – London based specialised cleaning companies will make kitchen cleaning a breeze and leave you with money to spare.
Restoring order in your spice rack doesn’t mean you have to take a cooking course and learn Latin names and uses of each and every single spice or dry herb you keep around. It would be much easier and more efficient to learn what the widely used spices are used for, and take it from there. Good chefs advise to separate spices in groups. Spices used for baking should be separated from those used for cooking (including frying). If you enjoy baking cakes, pies and other sweet breads then separate spices used for desserts, from those used for cooking, though some of them are used for both. Keep in mind that spices also expire, not in the same way as meat or eggs do, but they lose their flavour and aroma after a while, or when not stored or sealed properly.
Don’t worry about making a mess of your bench top or spice cabinet while sorting through herbs and spices – it is part of the job – just leave kitchen cleaning to your local cleaning specialists. London house cleaners are just what you need. They will do the cleaning while you concentrate on restoring order amongst spices. When arranging your spice and herb rack, get rid of the ones that are no longer usable – spices are valuable, but affordable and easily accessible so you don’t have to keep the no-good-ones around.
