Don’t Buy- Spices
Spices are similar to ground coffee in the sense that they don’t have a long shelf life. Although they won’t expire or go bad, they will lose their flavor over time. If you’re the average person and you’re cooking for 2-4 people, stick to the smaller jars. Let’s leave the bulk spices to the Italian restaurants!
Buy- Vanilla
Although spices do lose flavor over time, vanilla doesn’t. Costco’s large size bottle of vanilla extract is definitely a good investment, especially to have in the pantry for spontaneous cookie baking!