If you’ve ever been puzzled by the taste of your final dish — muted, barely-there flavors instead of a punchy, party-in-your-mouth kind of experience — stale spices might be to blame. So exactly how ...

Alton Brown poses at a Food Network holiday appearance. - Noam Galai/Getty Images If you want to make food with flavor, you'd better have a well-stocked spice rack. A few shakes of cumin or smoked ...

Take a look in your pantry. Have some of those spice jars been around longer than you can remember? Maybe they've been tucked away since your last holiday baking spree or when you splurged on that ...

Experts weigh in on shelf life, proper storage, and how to bring old spices back to life. If you’ve ever been puzzled by the taste of your final dish — muted, barely-there flavors instead of a punchy, ...