Don’t Buy- Spices
You should try to use up your spices as quickly as possible. They might not spoil, but the intensity of the flavors will not last for a long time. Costco offers large jars of spices, but you should ignore them unless you run an Italian restaurant or cook food for a lot of people very often.
Buy- Vanilla
Most spices tend to lose the strength of the flavor after some time. This is not true for vanilla, however. In fact, you can’t go wrong by buying a large jar of vanilla extract! We highly recommend this, especially if you enjoy baking. This is a good way to ensure that you can always bake whenever you feel like it.