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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 9615804, member: 29"]Roshan, yes, wood would hold fragrance and the powder would impregnate it. </p><p><br /></p><p>There’s a sizeable Indian origin population in my part of London, so I can buy stainless steel spice boxes and other utensils very easily. As well as the spices, in proper big bags not the silly mass branded jars. My local little mini mart sells proper spices. </p><p><br /></p><p>The trick in our large supermarkets is to buy stuff from what they label the World Foods Aisle. That’s the one often packed with elderly tiny aunties in sarees, who are a delight to talk to, too. I pick their brains sometimes which can provoke a heated debate between them on the right ingredient and the right cooking method.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 9615804, member: 29"]Roshan, yes, wood would hold fragrance and the powder would impregnate it. There’s a sizeable Indian origin population in my part of London, so I can buy stainless steel spice boxes and other utensils very easily. As well as the spices, in proper big bags not the silly mass branded jars. My local little mini mart sells proper spices. The trick in our large supermarkets is to buy stuff from what they label the World Foods Aisle. That’s the one often packed with elderly tiny aunties in sarees, who are a delight to talk to, too. I pick their brains sometimes which can provoke a heated debate between them on the right ingredient and the right cooking method.[/QUOTE]
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