Best saffron according to redditors
We found 27 Reddit comments discussing the best saffron. We ranked the 17 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 27 Reddit comments discussing the best saffron. We ranked the 17 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Yeah, it's super expensive by mass, but not too terrible on a per dish basis.
$20 gets enough to last you quite a long while.
http://smile.amazon.com/Kiva-Gourmet-Spanish-Saffron-Premium/dp/B00EFIPV0C/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1465182871&sr=8-4&keywords=saffron
No big price
$10 average for 1g, but you may buy 5g for $25
That’s a lot of doses
Reddit Gold = $3.99
Cost of 4g of Saffron = £8.49 = $11.27
Amount of Saffron you could buy for the price of Reddit Gold = ((4/11.27)*3.99) = 1.42g
There's a risotto recipe I want to make that requires 5 grams of saffron or about 35 bucks of it lol.
https://hautdegamme.net/2015/09/26/risotto-with-saffron-and-liquorice-powder-by-massimiliano-alajmo/
https://www.amazon.com/Mehr-Saffron-Premium-0-18-Gram/dp/B007P4X380/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1484949269&sr=8-7&keywords=saffron
Saffron is more like $100-200 per ounce, not $600.
Other people bought this saffron on Amazon.
This is the producer.
It's much cheaper but not many people need to keep enough on hand for 200 servings of paella.
https://www.amazon.com/Gathering-Saffron-Brand-Spanish-Ounce/dp/B00CWAMY1O
Erstklassiger organischer afghanischer roter Safran - Klasse I - 100% reiner Safran (2.00) https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07FDLR1KP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_GqBTDbSWHGDTN 540€ for 100g
It says in the video that Iran produces 360 metric tons of Saffron per year. One Kilogram of dried Saffron equals 100 Kgs of picked flowers which equals 170.000 individual flowers.
One metric ton = 1,000 Kg => 360 metric tons = 360,000 Kgs
Therefore, Iran produces (360,000 170,000) = 61,200,000,000 flowers a year. That's 61.2 billion flowers a year.
Let's say it takes an average of 0.5 seconds to pick one flower. The entire harvest would then take (0.5 61,200,000,000) = 30,600,000,000 seconds which equals (30,600,000,000 / 3600 / 24 / 365) ~ 970.32 years
It would take one worker ~ 970.32 years to complete one years production.
If they employed 100,000 workers it would take them 3.542 days of non-stop labour to pick them all. Crazy...
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5 grams of saffron cost ~30$. Therefore, one Kg of Saffron costs 6000$. The retail value of one year of Iran's Saffron production euqals (360,000 * 6000) = 2,160,000,000$
Assuming they wholesale at 2$ a gram, they generate 720,000,000$ of revenue.
https://www.amazon.com/McCormick-Gourmet-Collection-Spanish-0-06-Ounce/dp/B0012ORCPY
> I don't think you can get those in the US.
Still. For 15 bucks you can get 0.04 ounces. That's freaking crazy.
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If you just want to get some amazing hot chocolate mix off the shelf & skip straight to the marshmallow part, I always recommend Stephen's Hot Cocoa:
https://www.amazon.com/Stephens-Gourmet-Cocoa-Milk-Chocolate/dp/B003A8E140/
So regarding marshmallows:
One central procedure ("make homemade marshmallows") plus a handful of extra ingredients suddenly turns into 30 different recipes! That's enough to keep you busy with a new recipe every day for a month straight, and then you will get the honorary title of Marshmallow Master! lol. If you've never made homemade marshmallows before & like marshmallows in general, then you should definitely give it a shot! And if you don't have a small chef's torch, then definitely pick one up & try roasting some marshmallows, skewering them, and eating them with a piping hot cup of hot chocolate! (the torch is also good for creme brulee, melting cheese on, well, everything, and many other uses!)
As you can see, just reading about a bunch of great ideas about a particular topic (ex. marshmallows) is one thing, but actually getting into your kitchen, experimenting with one recipe at a time, trying out the process, learning the flavors, seeing how things come out, modifying them, tweaking them, etc. is another. Then you can start getting creative & start stealing ideas like using freeze-dried fruit as a flavoring agent for your marshmallows. Flavored marshmallows are so good that there are whole businesses built around selling them as snacks! Be careful, because then you might start going off the deep end & making things like churro marshmallow bites or fancy dipped rice krispie treat pops!
>I want to delve a little deeper to learn more and maybe even be able to "freestyle" in the future. Right now, without a recipe, I can barely boil water. I was looking for the best resources to learn the basics in you guys' opinions.
So there you go - if you really want to dive into it, don't follow the default way of thinking & try to make a big push, just do a little bit every day, or a few times a week. And when I say "do", I mean, make a plan (nothing more than a list of bullet points), make a shopping list, put what you're going to make on what day on your calendar, set an alarm on your smartphone for when you're going to cook it, and then just spend a few minutes every day trying a new recipe or technique or ingredient out. Pretty soon you'll be using unique stuff like red saffron & fennel pollen & will have a slew of great recipes under your belt & a huge personal knowledge of ingredients, techniques, flavor combinations, and favorite recipes to work with!
Make SAFFRON mead
Saffron - Grade A+, Premium Grade Organically Grown](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078YYMV5J)
Available on Amazon USA & Canada
2Grams- 11$
Not any more.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00COUR0NE/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000ND7E6C&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1F7ZQGGJ31H939TWDG9J
Most powdered is shit. That is certainly not shit.
Hermetically sealed in individual pinches. 15 for 12 bucks.
This one is allegedly the best.
It's only 77 an ounce, which is a fraction of 1990s prices.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Gathering-Saffron-Brand-Spanish/dp/B00CWAMY1O/ref=pd_sbs_gro_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0W6W0NWTKX0J4HC1RWMV
That's about 60 or 80 dishes worth of saffron.
I live in Spain and we have probably the best saffron in the world.
In case you are interested, I did a search in amazon.com for [average quality Spanish saffron, Carmencita is the most used brand] (https://www.amazon.com/Carmencita-Azafran/dp/B00BX6XAJ8/ref=sr_1_2_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1520351179&sr=1-2&keywords=saffron&refinements=p_89%3ACarmencita&dpID=51flgEiz7vL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch).
It says 3 uses, but believe me, the flavour is intense and you can use it for maybe one year or two.
Allow me a suggestion for your saffron rice, please: fry some garlic in olive oil first, then add your water and rice and a generous pinch of salt.
Spain.
So how do I buy some legit Safron spice? I see they sell 2g Amazon
But is that what I want?
9oz of Barrel-Aged Sriracha $25. 9oz of Saffron basically $900 after tax+shipping http://www.amazon.com/Mehr-Saffron-Premium-Threads-Ounce/dp/B007P4RA3O
I bought a large (5 gram) jar off amazon for $25. This is the closest thing to what I bought that's currently available, though it looks like it's $35 now.
The jar isn't lasting as long as my math says it should, but even if I polish it off in 3-4 months, it's still less than $10/mo. Quality appears good, and it's got a good flavor. Taken as a tea, it'll probably yellow your teeth.
You only have to use a little bit of it to be pretentious, $300 an ounce
Good on you! My first thoughts in thinking of your budget is a decent food processor, which should be in the $20-$30 range. If she's already got knives, maybe a couple of nice cutting boards. Also, you can never have too many wooden spoons, ;) Seriously though, just look for a pack of bamboo ones, and she will not be disappointed. I recommend a good [meat thermometer](http://www.amazon.com/CDN-DTQ450X- ProAccurate-Quick-Read- Thermometer/dp/B0021AEAG2/ref=sr_1_2/188-1708874-0568330?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1381121596&sr=1-2)
As far as herbs and spices go, get her some saffron and vanilla beans. Look into some different spice blends too, according to your own tastes. I hope I helped.
As a wife myself, those are what I would like in my own stocking! Good luck to you!