Spice reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 135 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 23 posts to rank the best Spice brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Traeger, r/Baking, r/Edmonton, r/AskNOLA, r/Dublin. Top-rated brands include Penzey's (4.9/5), Silk Road (4.8/5), Tony Chachere's (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews135
Subreddits20
Posts23
Brands92
Products52
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#1
Penzey's
4.9
(9)
"I had never heard of Penzey’s before this. Just checked out the site and read his political post. Well done. I will definitely support this company."
"I use Penzey’s Vietnamese cinnamon for baking. It’s the GOAT of cinnamon, IMO."
"I LOVE their "Penzeys Cinnamon" blend of four types of cinnamon, I feel like it's perfect for sweet baking."
"Yes to penzeys. I live near one of their retail stores and it’s great."
"Penzey's. All the time every time. The only non penzey's spice I buy is McCormick cinnamon."
"Penzey’s!!! 💯"
"Penzey's and Burlap and Barrel."
"Penzey’s, baby."
"I like Ceylon, but it tastes nothing like the cinnamon I grew up with McCormick in a tin box."
#2
Silk Road
4.8
(6)
"Silk Road is the best spice shop in town."
"Silk Road. They also offer refill bags if you already have spice jars."
"Silk Road is the best one I’ve found."
"Silk Road has every spice, and the spices are always fresh because of high turnover."
"Silk Road is really the only way to go to be honest."
"Silk Road also sells ghost peppers in shakers and whole dried peppers."
#3
Tony Chachere's
4.8
(5)
"Looks like you already got what you need! The Gospel, Holy Voodoo and some Tony Cs."
"Tony seems to be never wrong ! You all love it !"
"Tony’s is the standard. Can’t go wrong there."
"Any spice labeled as Tony Chacere."
"Tony's is a bit saltier than the others."
#4
Starbucks
3.8
(4)
"Pumpkin Cream Cold brew in the UK Starbucks? Get that instead: WAY better"
"More spicy and less sugary than Starbucks."
"If you really want a PSL: tell them to cut back on the PSL syrup."
"Starbucks."
#5
The Spice House
4.7
(3)
"Seconding Spice House; love their spices and flat packs."
"I like the Spice house as well as Penny's."
"The Spice House is my favorite, I like Penzeys too but I find their spices to be slightly less quality than Spice House."
#6
Lawry's
4.7
(3)
"I have had many people ask what I use."
"Some Lawry’s and if you ever happen to see it in Louisiana there’s an all purpose called Just Enough that’s a Cajun seasoning that’s great."
"Lawrys needs to hit that list"
#7
Walker & Sons
4.3
(3)
"Slap ya Mama, made by Walker & Sons. Our go-to."
"Slap ya mamas or Tony’s."
"Try Slap your mama if you can’t get it where you live."
#8
Penzeys
5.0
(2)
"Penzey’s is great"
"Anything from penzies"
#9
Katz's Deli
5.0
(2)
"We use Katz’s Deli pastrami rub (recipe off the internet). Put it on a Costco corned beef and make your own pastrami."
"We use Katz’s Deli pastrami rub (recipe off the internet). Put it on a Costco corned beef and make your own pastrami."
#10
Cyran Faringray
5.0
(2)
"The Unbeating Heart by Cyran Faringray: FFM with a gender-fluid MC, dark fantasy romance that has horror elements, sadism/masochism."
"Captured by the Cruel Snake Goddess by Cyran Faringray: FF, monster fucking, double fisting, degradation deliciousness."
#11
Pickle
4.5
(2)
"Let’s not fool ourselves, there are other places but Pickle is the best by far."
"Can’t vouch for its spicey-ness but it’s very good too."
#12
Aglio e Olio
4.5
(2)
"You can't really go wrong with any of their seasoning blends! I love the aglio e olio one I got recently."
"I regularly use Aglio e Olio on pretty much anything."
#13
Tajin
4.5
(2)
"Tajin is a great suggestion! It’s tasty to sprinkle on fruit, such as melon or mango."
"Tajin! I think I saw it once in the supermarket. Thank you for the suggestion!"
#14
KitchenAid
4.5
(2)
"I've never found any version of spice grinder that was better than just a coffee grinder. I have a KitchenAid coffee grinder that will turn just about anything you put in it to dust."
"I use a kitchenaid coffee grinder with removable cups."
#15
McCormick
4.5
(2)
"McCormick is the one I always come back to; it's just perfect."
"I love it! That's the one I prefer for savory. It might be a result of having grown up on McCormick."
#16
Spiceology
4.5
(2)
"Spiceology has alot of good shit, I like the haberno one"
"[Spiceology](https://spiceology.com/) makes some really, really excellent spice blends."
#17
Paul Prudhomme
4.5
(2)
"Any of Paul Prudhomme spices."
"You can get Prudhome’s seasonings at pretty much any grocery store in town."
#18
Crystal Hot Sauce
4.5
(2)
"Pick up some Crystal hot sauce, too. It is sublime."
"Crystal."
#19
Maker's Mark
4.5
(2)
"Makers Mark generally has more baking spice/brown sugar flavors and often do carry a nice backbone of oak/chocolate/sometimes espresso."
"Try Makers Mark Cask Strength"
#20
Spice Aroma
4.0
(2)
"Try Spice Aroma in dun Laoghaire."
"Spice aroma in dun Laoghaire is pretty authentic."
#21
Trader Joe’s
4.0
(2)
"I am not sure about the ingredients, but Trader Joe’s spice blends are cheap and delicious."
"Trader Joe’s have some of the cleanest, most inexpensive ones I’ve seen."
#22
Finamill
4.0
(2)
"I love my Finamill because the pods pop on and off very easily, and it’s rechargeable, not battery-powered."
"I love my Finamill because the pods pop on and off very easily, and it’s rechargeable, not battery-powered."
#23
Furikake
4.0
(2)
"Furikake is generally a topping, like you sprinkle it over rice, but it's also really good on baked/grilled fish and meat."
"Also, furikake, different mixes of nori and sesame seeds, sometimes with herbs (shiso) or fruit (ume)."
#24
Thousand Spices
3.5
(2)
"Check out 1000 spices in millwoods."
"There is a store called Thousand Spices if you're on the north side."
#25
Hard Core Carnivore
5.0
(1)
"Hard Core Carnivore Black"
#26
Saltgrass
5.0
(1)
"Saltgrass 7 Spice"
#27
Heath Riles, Jess Pryles, Spiceology
5.0
(1)
"Heath Riles, Jess pryles, and spiceology."
#28
Kosmo, Killer Hogs
5.0
(1)
"I like Kosmo and Killer hogs"
#29
Ravens
5.0
(1)
"Ravens spicy all purpose seasoning. it's literally a godsend it's so so good i could eat spoonfuls of it"
#30
Knob Creek
5.0
(1)
"Knob Creek Smoked Maple is delicious. Don't know exactly how it is flavored but I would say a real snob might dismiss it as a flavored whiskey."
#31
BSB
5.0
(1)
"I don’t know if I would call it bourbon but try BSB high altitude 103 proof. This is a cinnamon roll in a glass."
#32
RD1
5.0
(1)
"RD1 finished with amburana. Cinnamon bomb & pretty much Christmas in a glass. 110 proof too"
#33
Corbin Cash
5.0
(1)
"Corbin Cash specifically. At 70 proof it drinks just like a low proof whiskey. It tastes like a good low proof bourbon with additional holiday spices like nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, etc without extra sweetness or overpowering flavors."
#34
Larceny
5.0
(1)
"Try and find Larceny Barrel Proof batch B524. I get a lot of what you are looking for out of that bottle. It’s pretty heavy on the winter and baking spices."
#35
Sullivan Street Tea and Spices
5.0
(1)
"Sullivan Street Tea and Spices or Penzeys! Sullivan Street has great tea too, esp the Cream Earl Grey"
#36
Penelope Douglas
5.0
(1)
"Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas!"
#37
Marina Vivancos
5.0
(1)
"[Broken Ice](https://www.romance.io/books/65b3fe182dd2d288c9ae1c16/broken-ice-marina-vivancos?src=rdt) by [Marina Vivancos](https://www.romance.io/authors/5b24a9c801dbc864fb8a6555/marina-vivancos)
**Steam**: [Explicit and plentiful](https://www.romance.io/steamrating)"
#38
Mannkitchen
5.0
(1)
"I have a dedicated pepper mill (Mannkitchen pepper cannon was given as a gift and I legit love it)"
#39
Donburi King
5.0
(1)
"Low Key, Donburi King on Jasper Ave sells our Hot Sauce and spice blends!!!!"
#40
Spice Island
5.0
(1)
"Spice island on stony plain road is amazing."
#41
Indian Spice Market
5.0
(1)
"The Indian spice market on 34th is great."
#42
Bulk Barn
5.0
(1)
"When I make chai, I get my spices from bulk barn. Hands down best prices."
#43
Old Bay
5.0
(1)
"Old Bay."
#44
Cajun Dry Rub
5.0
(1)
"Cajun dry rub. Kills it every time."
#45
Sumac
5.0
(1)
"Sumac. Seriously people here are sleeping on sumac in chicken."
#46
21 Seasoning Salute
5.0
(1)
"A generous sprinkling of 21 seasoning salute."
#47
Madison Park Foods
5.0
(1)
"I used this can for the bird this year and everyone loved it."
#48
Conecuh Sausage
5.0
(1)
"This is my favorite for most stuff."
#49
Madame Mok
5.0
(1)
"Hong Kong have the biggest and best spice bag around in my opinion!"
#50
Fuschia Dunlop
5.0
(1)
"Fuschia Dunlop- Sichuan cuisine is taste AND pain."
#51
Jetland
5.0
(1)
"Shamrock by jetland is quality"
#52
Spice and Rice
5.0
(1)
"Spice and rice are as far as I know the only Indian that will offer a phaal curry."
#53
Tadka House
5.0
(1)
"Tadka House in Rathmines has proper spicy Indian food."
#54
Boojum
5.0
(1)
"Ask for their most spicy salsa and you won’t be disappointed."
#55
Z.R. Reed
5.0
(1)
"Breaking Legacies by Z.R. Reed - I loooooved it! Definitely great fantasy with good spice!"
#56
Sammy's
5.0
(1)
"Sammys in caherconlish do a banging spice bag, satay on the side is essential"
#57
Foo Lok
5.0
(1)
"Foo Lok Dublin 15
People travel miles
My ultimate f the diet you deserve a delicious feed ❤️"
#58
All Bar Chicken
5.0
(1)
"All bar chicken on camden is mighty fine , the only spice bag I have ever had"
#59
Lemon Tree
5.0
(1)
"Lemon tree cabra with satay"
#60
Xi'an Street Food
5.0
(1)
"Xi’an street food is the absolute GOAT. By quite some margin."
#61
China City
5.0
(1)
"If your ever around Ballyfermot China City is my go to, plenty of peppers amd onion, soft but crunchy chicken and you can get a meal deal for less than a tenner"
#62
Kinders, Old Bay
4.0
(1)
"Kinders The Blend and old bay, salt/pepper"
#63
Spade L Ranch
4.0
(1)
"Spade L Ranch seasonings."
#64
Lanes BBQ
4.0
(1)
"Q-Nami by Lanes BBQ"
#65
Shichimi Togarashi
4.0
(1)
"Shichini togerashi (Japanese 7 spice) could be good. It commonly features orange peel, sesame seed, and nori (seaweed)."
#66
Cajun Two Step
4.0
(1)
"I also use Cajun Two Step & Southern Boyz All Purpose Cajun Seasoning."
#67
Magic Seasoning Blends
4.0
(1)
"Magic."
#68
Southern Boyz
4.0
(1)
"Southern Boyz is on Amazon."
#69
slap your mama
4.0
(1)
"I’m a fan of the slap your mama and also Paul prudhomme magic blacked redfish seasoning."
#70
Jim Beam
4.0
(1)
"Way below the price point but unironically jim beam winter reserve"
#71
Bardstown
4.0
(1)
"To go more towards toasty and spice I’d go with some toasted ryes, been on a kick with them lately. Bardstown Single Barrel Rye, ASW Toasted Rye, EC Toasted Rye."
#72
Russell's
4.0
(1)
"Russell’s single barrel"
#73
Bowman
4.0
(1)
"I would actually try to find a port finish like Bowman Port, Thomas Moore wine finished cask, or if by some miracle you find Blood Oath, Midwinter Night’s Dram, or Madeira cask finished whiskey."
#74
Pinch Spice Market
4.0
(1)
"I like Pinch spice market! They have a bunch of different spices and I like that they’re organic."
#75
Johnny Drum
4.0
(1)
"Johnny drum. Xmas in a bottle, or at least the bit I tried in KY"
#76
Thrift Store
4.0
(1)
"There are cheap little coffee grinders at every single thrift store. They make great spice grinders."
#77
Spice Center
4.0
(1)
"Check out Spice Center at 9280 34 Ave NW. I've picked up a few things there before I couldn't find anywhere else."
#78
Paraiso Tropical
4.0
(1)
"Paraiso Tropical if you're looking for Central American and Caribbean spices."
#79
Szechuan Peppercorns
4.0
(1)
"I put szechuan peppercorns in a spice grinder."
#80
Jamaican Jerk Mix
4.0
(1)
"Dry type Jamaican jerk mix."
#81
Lana
4.0
(1)
"I always go for Lana, good size and pretty spicy too."
#82
Kathmandu Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"I always see Indian people eating in Kathmandu Kitchen, which is my favourite Indian restaurant after Pickle."
#83
Catherine M Wilson
4.0
(1)
"When Women Were Warriors series by Catherine M Wilson."
#84
Logan Jacobs
4.0
(1)
"Resurrected as a Drow by Logan Jacobs."
#85
Annabelle Hawthorne
4.0
(1)
"Master Class series by Annabelle Hawthorne is very good."
#86
Shawn Keyes
4.0
(1)
"For the Love of Elves by Shawn Keyes."
#87
Bruce Sentar
4.0
(1)
"Really anything by Bruce Sentar will be a hit but I like the dungeon diving."
#88
Anna Stone
4.0
(1)
"Anna Stone books series Eg “Boss of Her” or “The Executive Liaison.”"
#89
JJ Bookerson
4.0
(1)
"Bonded summoner by jj bookerson is another great long series to start."
#90
Marvin Knight
4.0
(1)
"Amazon apocalypse by Marvin knight along with his spellheart series."
#91
Greggs
3.0
(1)
"If you don’t want to get ripped off get one from Greggs."
#92
Benjamin Atwood
3.0
(1)
"Depending on how Spicy, the Benjamin Atwood series isn’t bad."
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