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Stainless steel Silicone Glass Baking Freezer prep Mixing Serving & drinks Pantry Serving & drinks Bormioli Rocco Frigoverre 2-Litre Jug 2 L nominal; approximately 6.4 in diameter × 7.3 in high
Serving and refrigerating cold drinks.
Glass body with a plastic locking lid
Use 2 litres as nominal capacity and leave headroom. Avoid sudden temperature changes; do not use for hot brewing unless the manufacturer’s directions explicitly allow it.
Sweese Divided Serving Dishes White divided serving dishes
Keeping dips, snacks and accompaniments in separate sections.
Porcelain
Use the actual dishes’ care directions before heating; this recommendation is for serving.
Hutzler Popcorn Bucket Large; red
Serving finished popcorn.
Plastic
Keep away from burners. Use for serving, not cooking popcorn or melting butter.
Pantry Morton Canning & Pickling Salt One 4 lb (64 oz) box; UPC 024600010863; ingredient Salt
Salt for recipes that specifically call for canning or pickling salt.
Single-ingredient salt
Keep the recipe’s exact measures. Do not substitute curing salt, reduced-sodium salt or equal spoonfuls of kosher salt.
HERSHEY’S Natural Unsweetened Cocoa One 8 oz can, original Natural Unsweetened cocoa; not Special Dark
Baking and cocoa recipes that call for natural cocoa.
Natural unsweetened cocoa powder
Choose the 8-ounce Natural Unsweetened can, not Special Dark, Dutch-process cocoa or a sweetened drink mix.
Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla One 2 fl oz liquid-extract bottle; regular Madagascar Bourbon, not paste or the Organic Fairtrade variant
Vanilla extract for baking and drinks.
Liquid vanilla extract
Choose the regular 2-fluid-ounce extract, not paste or syrup. Use the recipe’s measured amount; premium extract is optional.
Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate One plain 4 oz bar; maker SKU 61826; purchase three separate 4 oz bars only when making the 12 oz bark batch
Recipes that call for solid semisweet chocolate.
Plain semisweet baking chocolate
One 4-ounce semisweet bar. Contains milk fat and soy lecithin; check the package label. If your recipe specifies 60% cacao, choose a bar labelled with that percentage.
Simply Organic Ground Cinnamon One 2.45 oz jar; organic Vietnamese cinnamon only; SKU 18513; UPC 089836185136
Ground cinnamon for baking, seasoning and drinks.
Ground Vietnamese cinnamon
One 2.45-ounce jar, not cinnamon sugar. Ground cinnamon does not replace whole Ceylon sticks where a recipe specifies them.
Frontier Co-op Ceylon Cinnamon Sticks One 0.60 oz glass bottle; SKU 18365; UPC 089836183651; Cinnamomum verum whole sticks
Recipes that specifically call for food-use Ceylon cinnamon sticks.
Whole Cinnamomum verum cinnamon sticks
One 0.60-ounce bottle. Keep the recipe’s method and blender guidance; do not substitute decorative sticks or unspecified cassia.
La Chinata Sweet Smoked Paprika One regular 70 g / 2.47 oz tin, SWEET / DULCE; not hot, bittersweet, Premium or a mixed-variety bundle
Adding smoke to recipes without choosing hot paprika.
Sweet smoked paprika powder
Select the regular 70-gram Sweet / Dulce tin. Hot, bittersweet, unsmoked and mixed-variety versions are different ingredients.
Simply Organic Ground Cumin One 2.31 oz jar; SKU 18514; UPC 089836185143; ingredient organic cumin
Recipes that call for cumin already ground.
Ground cumin
One 2.31-ounce jar. Whole seeds, curry powder and chili blends are different ingredients.
Badia Flor de Jamaica One 8 oz bag; UPC 033844006440; ingredient Hibiscus sabdariffa
Brewing recipes that call for loose dried hibiscus.
Loose dried food-use hibiscus flowers
One 8-ounce bag. Choose plain food-use flowers, not decorative flowers, supplements, blended tea bags or instant drink mix.
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