Penzeys Spices

After a storefront closed in a neighboring Village, we kept buying online and it was always a good experience, the packaging, the freshness and the intense aroma of the spices we most frequently use: minced garlic, oregano, basil, Italian and northwoods are excellent help to our home cooking.
We are very satisfied
Customers.

I order from penzeys for most all my spices and I have yet to be disappointed. I often receive free goodies with my order as part of promotions, the depth of the spices is phenomenal, and I appreciate how they are upfront about their values, and also inclusive to marginalized communities, and not just in words, but in actions

The best quality spices that I have ever had the pleasure to use. Penzeys spices can easily outdo any ethnic shop's quality and selection of spices; their hot cocoa powder is out of this world. I would shop here and buy culinary gifts for everyone and anyone who loves spices and cooking any day.

The difference between Penzeys spices and the ones in the grocery store is amazing. The company emails are not racist. They are not hateful. They urge inclusion and understanding. If that offends you...it's a "you" problem. Give their spices a try. And if you live near one of their stores, treat yourself to a trip.

This is the best spices money can buy. They have everything you can think of too. Every meal is gourmet when cooking with Penzeys. I lightly cover my broccoli and cheese with Penzeys sandwich sprinkle and it's the best thing I've ever tasted. The last time I used Penzeys pasta sprinkle I remember thinking the same thing THIS IS THE BEST THING I've ever tasted. My boyfriend is Russian and my grandmother happened to give me the Russian spice packet.he was very impressed by my cooking that night ;). I am not paid to write this I'm just so thankful for these good spices

A courteous representative took my order on a Thursday and it was delivered on Friday! Penzey's spices are the best and I generally go to the local store, but I saw "free shipping" in an email, so figured why not it. I will definitely use it again. Especially being able to get the spices so quickly! GREAT COMPANY!

So, looking at the reviews, I see a lot of 1-star ones, mostly from people who think Bill Penzey's political views somehow translates into the quality of his products. Many are filled with outright lies such as mold on the products and dirty stores. There is no truth to any of that. I would bet that they never even bought anything from Penzey's. I have shopped in-store as well as online for years and have never had one single issue with anything. The stores are clean and smell wonderful! The online shopping was fast and the products are well-packaged and fresh. As I run out of a cheaper store brand spice, I am replacing it with the Penzey's brand. Bill has been in the spice business for a long time and travels the world to get the best products he can find. His blends are so flavorful and you won't find them anywhere else. Many of his products are salt-free for those who need to watch their intake. He is passionate about food and cooking and shares recipes, both his own and from his customers.
I urge anyone reading these reviews to take the negative ones with a grain of salt (pun intended), set the politics aside and try them for yourself. I started buying the Penzey's brand way before opposing political views were a reason to leave negative reviews instead of the product itself and I will continue to buy them well into the future.

I've been shopping at Penzeys for years. The taste and quality is always the best! You're missing out on wonderful products if you're not using Penzeys.

If you notice the vast majority of the negative reviews bring up Penzey's liberal politics... and has zero to do with the quality of their spices.

Here's my experience with Penzey's... their spice blends are handsdown some of the best around. Spices are fresh and flavorful.

They almost always have a crazy good special going on (buy one get one... freebies... special low prices on selected spices, etc)

Not too long ago, Penzey's sent me a free "hug" blanket just because I asked for one. I was feeling down about a friend moving across the country and I shamelessly nominated myself for one. I didn't even pay shipping on it.

Penzey's gives a lot to their customers... so much so, that I sometimes wonder how they turn a profit. But they have my loyality because I see that they actually care... about their customers, about this nation, and about this world. It's rare to see that quality in a company.

Also did I mention the spices? They are really, really good! My personal favorites? Fox Point & Arizona Dreaming. Ruth Ann's is good, too!

Have been delighted with every spice I have ordered from Penzeys. And I will always stand with them because of their political bravery. Thank you I am embracing hope!

Takes forever to ship and their need to be belligerently political is weird…. I definitely won't purchase from them again.

Disgusting garbage by the genius owner who hates on half the country because they don't agree w him!

How to stop tumeric ftom killing peoples: Economist

https://www.fda.gov/safety/report-problem-fda

Concerned about my health:
They refuse to offer proof
Tumeric has lead… penzys owner tells me t f'off
Boycott them
Asked if tumeric at penzys had lead… poisonous
This is what bill penzy said
"Maybe get a dog?"
*******@penzeys.com

Email him n demand proof their tumeric isn't poisonous
"To heighten their colour, the rhizomes from which the spice is extracted are routinely dusted with lead chromate, a neurotoxin. The practice helps explain why South Asia has the highest rates of lead poisoning in the world. The heart and brain diseases it causes—to which children are especially susceptible—accounted for at least 1.4m deaths in the region in 2019. T

Yet adulterated turmeric looks like a major culprit almost everywhere, chiefly owing to poor practice in India, which produces 75% of the spice. India was the source of much of the poisonous pigment found in Bangladesh and is estimated to have the highest incidence of lead poisoning of any country."

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/11/02/how-to-stop-turmeric-from-killing-people

Too bad the fake Republicans are writing worthless reviews. Spices are the best if you aren't a redneck of course

Always fresh and flavorful. Store very accommodating especially during Covid with out of store curbside pickup.

Never shop Penzey's. Some products insulting to 1/2 of Americans. Anti-republican rhetoric philosophy.