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I bought a tiny little 1.5 oz can because the non McCormick containers of ground black pepper were not what I would call pepper. They were way too mild and a had a funny aftertaste. So I thought I would buy the smallest can of McCormick black pepper and see if there is a difference. Wow, it smells and tastes great.
Thinking to upgrade even more, I bought some McCormick whole black peppercorns that comes in a disposable clear pepper grinder, and compared it to the ground pepper in the little can. I much prefer the smell and taste of the ground pepper. Who knew? Just taking a whiff of this pepper, you immediately think, so this is what pepper is supposed to smell like!
Ground black pepper will lose it's taste quite a bit after its opened or if its old, so buying the little 1.5 oz can means I use it up quickly. It's not sitting around in a big container that has been previously opened. The fresh ground has a different taste too. More of a bite, but it will overpower the food, so no matter what you put it on, the food tastes mostly like pepper. It might be better in a soup or something like that, but the whole peppercorn can be dropped in for that use. Anyway, I'm giving the pepper in the grinder away, and keeping the ground pepper in the little cans.
I bought a tiny little 1.5 oz can because the non McCormick containers of ground black pepper were not what I would call pepper. They were way too mild and a had a funny aftertaste. So I thought I would buy the smallest can of McCormick black pepper and see if there is a difference. Wow, it smells and tastes great.
Thinking to upgrade even more, I bought some McCormick whole black peppercorns that comes in a disposable clear pepper grinder, and compared it to the ground pepper in the little can. I much prefer the smell and taste of the ground pepper. Who knew? Just taking a whiff of this pepper, you immediately think, so this is what pepper is supposed to smell like!
Ground black pepper will lose it's taste quite a bit after its opened or if its old, so buying the little 1.5 oz can means I use it up quickly. It's not sitting around in a big container that has been previously opened. The fresh ground has a different taste too. More of a bite, but it will overpower the food, so no matter what you put it on, the food tastes mostly like pepper. It might be better in a soup or something like that, but the whole peppercorn can be dropped in for that use. Anyway, I'm giving the pepper in the grinder away, and keeping the ground pepper in the little cans.
I have the Kirkland course black pepper from Costco. It is so fragrant and good. It is a big container, so we’ll see if it loses flavor before we finish it.
I have the Kirkland course black pepper from Costco. It is so fragrant and good. It is a big container, so we’ll see if it loses flavor before we finish it.
I use this nearly all the time, mostly because it's so much easier to keep in a small ramekin on the countertop next to the stove top, where I have the kosher salt in a matching ramekin. Like kosher salt, it's easier and quicker to spread the pepper evenly and see how much you're using by taking a pinch instead of grinding or shaking a can.
Yeah, it gets mild at the bottom unless you use it quickly. Cost and value make it easy to pitch it when that happens.
I also found that putting whole peppercorns in a coffee grinder works wonders at giving it that extra oomph of fresh pepper flavor. You gotta pulverize it to a fine powder to get it popping!! Those twist by hand pepper grinders are useless and a waste of perfectly good pepper (of any brand name).
The quality of spices varies so much these days it’s often best to buy smaller sizes in case the jar turns out to be a dud. Last month I bought an expensive tin of ground cinnamon from Amazon and found it was not a good as the $1 cinnamon I got from the big display bin at Walmart.
We buy the Costco ground pepper, it’s convenient and OK for salads. Keep the remainder in the freezer and it will last much longer.
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