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Zelda247 · 31-12-2016 09:15PM #1

I normally buy whatever is cheap, spices from Aldi/Lidl and Super Valu own brand, however I recently bought a Goodall's Cinnamon and wow the difference the flavour was amazing, I might be buying Goodall's from now on.

L1011 · 02-01-2017 06:41PM

Age of the product is more critical than anything else - there'd be huge turnover on cinnamon in shops this time of year so it was likely very fresh, versus a year old tin you had knocking around.

Don't buy 400g bags in an Asian supermarket unless you cook in that kind of volume

Whistlejacket · 04-01-2017 06:33PM

Some of the cheaper cinnamons are made from cassia which is a variety of the plant that has a more bitter flavour. The more expensive stuff is ceylon cinnamon which has a nicer/sweeter flavour. Cassia sticks have a single thick layer of bark - they're the ones you see decorating Christmas wreaths etc. while ceylon sticks are softer and have more layers in them, a bit like a cigar.

But any cinnamon will lose its flavour a bit as it gets older, especially if it's powdered. Buying some sticks and blending them yourself in a spice or coffee grinder before you use them makes a big difference flavour wise.

Zelda247 · 05-01-2017 10:47AM

The Goodall one def had the sweeter flavour.

ardsgave · 13-11-2017 07:11PM

Have you tried buying fresh cinnamon sticks online? http://exactresults.com/wp/restaurant/2017/03/08/cinnamonhill/ what a difference in how the freshly grated cinnamon appeals to my senses.

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