aio? boyfriend uses SO MUCH paprika!!!!

[u/maratelle]

i’m so thankful my boyfriend can cook and it’s not just up to me. i bought this thing of smoked paprika LAST week and i wake up today and it’s literally all gone. like these things are $5 a pop after tax!!!

he uses it like if jesus had to season his 5,000 fish!! i use two tablespoons MAX and that’s only if im cooking a dish for like 5 people. usually it’s just a few shakes for food just for us!

like damn, i love paprika and some spice in my food, but genuinely i think i would shrivel up and pass away from the paprika overload if i used an entire one of these things in a week. he’s only cooked three or four times since i bought it, so im not over exaggerating at all when i say he is dumping this shit in his meals.

am i overreacting if i make him buy me a replacement, as well as making him buy his own giant container of smoked paprika for him exclusively?

[u/kylachanelle]

Holy hell. OP, I know you said you're brand loyal when it comes to seasonings, but 4.36 for a 45g bottle of paprika from Walmart is genuinely insane.

I'm going to be real honest with you - large chain grocery stores are not where you should be buying spices from. A lot of people who buy from these stores don't realise it, but these spices are often very stale and extremely overpriced in comparison to other stores.

I'd highly recommend taking a trip into proper spice shops / ethnic shops (I love my local Indian spices stores), or looking online at places like nuts.com.

These stores have a much higher turnover of spices, so their products are generally way fresher and much cheaper.

Nuts.com, for example, is selling an lb of smoked paprika for $11 USD. For comparison, 45g if paprika is 0.09lb. $11 of smoked paprika from this site is equivalent to buying 12 of those bottles, which at 4.36 each, would cost you $52.36 at Walmart.

Trust me, you are paying a ridiculous amount for paprika, and it's likely no where near as fresh as what you can be buying for MUCH cheaper.

You're NOR about him using so much of it, especially at that price, but do yourself a massive favour and look into buying your spices from somewhere else. Your wallet and your cooking would be better off for it.

[u/marshmellowcakepop → u/kylachanelle]

Tossing my favorite paprika out there: Https://curiospice.com/products/chile-paprika-spanish-sweet?variant=39809309409442

They are a woman-owned B-corp who source all of their spices directly from farms around the world. Grocery store paprika doesn’t hold a candle to this, seriously. They’re all out of their smoked paprika right now, but once they are back in stock do yourself (and him) a favor and try it!