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Essential Kitchen Spices & Seasonings for Everyday Use

The most common spices, basic seasonings and popular herbs for everyday cooking in the kitchen. These essential spices are must-haves for your pantry, spice rack or kitchen cabinet. This list of popular spices will help you kick start your spice collection, especially if you're moving into a new home or apartment.

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  • Cantanzaro Herbs

    Cantanzaro Herbs are a salt-free, mixed herbs seasoning blend based on our Italian Herbs seasoning blend, but is more all-purpose in usage. We reco...

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  • Black Garlic Salt

    Get 10% off the purchase of any 3 shakers - mix & match your favorites! Black Garlic Salt, one of our most popular seasoning salts, is rich, sa...

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  • Medium Chili Powder

    Medium Chili Powder

    Our Medium Chili Powder is a salt-free chili powder that blends garlic and earthy flavors, with a medium level of heat and spiciness. If you like s...

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  • Whiskey Barrel Smoked Black Pepper

    Whiskey Barrel Smoked Black Pepper is one of our all-time favorite seasonings. These cracked peppercorns become smoked peppercorns at our Denver, C...

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  • Ground Ceylon Cinnamon

    Ground Ceylon "True" Cinnamon

    Ground Ceylon "True" Cinnamon is called "true cinnamon" because it's cinnamon in its truest form – the bark of a cinnamon tree. Ceylon cinnamon is ...

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  • Parsley

    Parsley is the most commonly cooked with herb in the United States. Dried parsley is quite light, and is used to bring both a clean, fresh flavor a...

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  • California Basil

    Our sweet California Basil is widely considered to be some of the best dried sweet basil around. Use dried basil seasoning to create the perfect sa...

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  • Pikes Peak Butcher's Rub
    Pikes Peak Butcher's Rub

    Pikes Peak Butcher's Rub

    Pikes Peak Butcher's Rub is best as a meat rub, though it's also quite the versatile all-purpose rub. This salt & pepper-based dry rub for meat...

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  • Mexican Oregano

    Mexican Oregano comes from the mint family and is widely used in both Southwest & Mexican cooking. Our variety of dried Mexican oregano is a bi...

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  • Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

    Our extracts are getting an upgrade! The labels look different, but the extracts are the same. Find them at a store near you coming this spring. Ma...

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  • Hungarian Paprika

    In Hungary, it is not uncommon for cooks to have several grades of paprika in the kitchen. This paprika is a Kulonleges paprika that bears the name...

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  • Four Corners Peppercorns

    Four Corners Peppercorns is a mixed whole peppercorn blend of black, white, green, and pink peppercorns that help elevate your meals with unique pe...

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What are the most commonly used spices in the world?

Some of the most commonly used spices in the world include spices like paprika, garlic, pepper, mustard, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin and dried chile peppers. However, the most commonly used spice ultimately depends on where you are or what you're cooking! 

What are the top 10 most used spices?

The top 10 most used spices are (in no particular order) black pepperpaprika, mustard, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, garlic, onion and some combination of dried chile peppers and herbs like basil, thyme or oregano. 

What spices should every kitchen have?

Every kitchen should have salt & pepper, cumin, cinnamon, aromatic spices like garlic & onion, red spices like paprika and crushed dried chile peppers, as well as some dried herbs like oregano and basil. 

What are the most common herbs?

The most common dried herbs in cooking are basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, cilantro, coriander, dill, rosemary, marjoram, savory, bay leaves, lemongrass and mint.

What are the most popular spice blends?

Our most popular spice blends are Capitol Hill, Taco Seasoning, Cantanzaro Herbs, Black Garlic Salt, Onion & Garlic Tableside Sprinkle and our Seven Onion Dip Spice 'n Easy mix.