All purpose Chili Powder needed

[shares]

Spice Barn premium chili powder. Great flavor, great price and none of the Penzey's attitude.

[drunkenmeatfist]

Originally Posted by WilliamKY

I use Suckle Busters chili seasoning in place of chili powder. Get the big bottle.

Same here

[food4thot]

Chili powder is pretty much useless for adding any significant flavor IMO. Haven't used it in 30-some years. Fresh chilies/peppers are far better.

[jzadski]

I grew up on McCormick and really like that for chili along with cumin. Might have to give some of the others a try. I like and use much Penzey spices but, not the chili powder...has a taste I just do not care for, maybe the oregano? Use Tones in my rub.

[Lomey]

I use the Penzey's regular and hot chili powder. Best flavor I've found.

[isuhunter]

You guys are amazing!!!

So many options to try...

[Bill-Chicago]

Originally Posted by Maylar

Grocery store chili powder tastes like cardboard. I use this stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I LOL'd at this because the link took me to Simply Organic, which is the stuff my grocery store carries.


Your best bet if to find a local spice house if you can. Here's a tip. When you finish a spice, especially in a glass jar, put the jar through the dishwasher.


When you find a spice house or a Whole Foods type fresh market, they are liable to sell bulk or fresh by the plastic bag.


Transfer the fresh ground spice to the glass jar and mark it and date it.


You will now know the date it was bought/ground, and over time you will learn the deterioration of the spice.


Chili powder, the stuff produced for mass consumption, is nearly heatless. I'd skip all the major brands and find something local/regional if possible.


As someone mentioned, SuckleBusters chili seasoning is an excellent replacement to chili powder.


Good luck

[LYU370]

I've tried several of the chili powders from Mild Bill's. All have been quite good.

[bschoen]

I like to buy the dried peppers in the cellophane/plastic bags from the Mexican market. Good variety and relatively cheap. When I need chili powder I seed a bunch, usually a random combination and grind them in a cheap coffee grinder. Add whatever other (cumin!) spices/herbs you want. Cheap and the dried whole peppers have a good shelf life.

Food4thot's argument above could be compelling...

[qapla]

Oddly enough, I have found that Walmart brand (Great Value) works good as a "basic" powder. I add whatever else I want depending on what I am putting it in (rub, chili, spice mix)

I prefer a chili powder that does NOT have anise - since I do not like the taste of liquorice

[rawcalls]

I use Chugwater Chili blend. Made in Chugwater, WY. I've tried most of these mentioned in this thread and has, in my opinion, better flavor than any of them.

[sjb67]

Gebhardts or Mexene here

[food4thot]

Originally Posted by bschoen

I like to buy the dried peppers in the cellophane/plastic bags from the Mexican market. Good variety and relatively cheap. When I need chili powder I seed a bunch, usually a random combination and grind them in a cheap coffee grinder. Add whatever other (cumin!) spices/herbs you want. Cheap and the dried whole peppers have a good shelf life.

Food4thot's argument above could be compelling...

Thank you. It's worth discussing.

Couple of my favorite seasonings are whole cumin and coriander seeds, lightly toasted in a skillet before breaking them down with a mortar and pestle. Can't get that flavor from anything in a bottle.

[orangeblood]

Originally Posted by Tannhauser42

I'm in Fort Worth, so of course I use Pendery's.

This 10X

You'll never buy chile powder in a bottle from a grocery store again.

Many single chile grinds and blends are available.

Pendery's Original Blend is very good.

https://penderys.com/

[Battleborn]

I like Big Ron's Texas Chili Mix