No, but I'm well stocked, with bulk in the freezer.

Hmm, I've seen some reporting about expected shortages of some food items coming down the pike and cinnamon is one of them - olive oil is another.

I try to keep everything I need on hand, and stock a lot of whole spices, since they keep much longer, but I'm not buying huge amounts lately, in fact I'm trying to use up a lot of what I already have before it gets too old.

My preferred local grocery has a huge bulk foods department with a very extensive selection of herbs and spices. And since I prefer them to be as fresh as possible, I only purchase what I know I will use up quickly. So no stocking up :-) And I grow as many fresh herbs as I can, especially those I use often - parsley, chives, rosemary, thyme and sage.

About the only spices I buy in quantity are black pepper corns and granulated garlic. And only cuz I use them so frequently.

I have read several times that there well may be a darth of butter this Fall/Winter; so if you're a baker, you might want to stock up now.

I order twice a year. Spring and Fall. Getting my list together now. I find it best to order bulk and keep in the freezer. Cheaper/fresher and fill into smaller jars in my kitchen spice cabinet. Some i order a full pound, but most just 4 ounce bags. Whole spices, not powdered or blends as i like to make my own blends seasonally.

I don't see anything out-of-stock or involved in a supply chain issue. I use MountainRoseHerb...one location, transparent. It would take a full day to read through their testing and methods.

I would avoid Penzy's. Not transparent. Twice or more the price. All the Mall stores shut down during covid and many have closed permanently. All that old stock is probably still being sold. Smoke and mirrors. An old business plan that took advantage of the consumer.

We all went throught this together in the Spring of 2020. TP, Four, yeast, etc. I don't see similar in the perceivable future, but if something is important to your holidays, i would purchase ahead now. Even pre-covid, if i hesitated on cranberries, i might find myself scrambling. Buy them when i see them and freeze.

I just ordered nuts and seed for the entire winter and grains and rice. Flour is in the freezer in zip-locks in freezer portioned for two big boules each. 6 bags. A couple pounds of oats, and cornmeal/corn flour. I have a couple pounds of good butter in the freezer but don't use that much. Nice to have it when i need it.

We use alot of miso and chili oil/crisp. I've stocked miso for 20+ years and ran out a few weeks ago.

Lets hope that the original 2020 supply chain/hoarding is a distant memory.

Nope, I'm well stocked on everything except I need some black peppercorns.

Sleevendog, you reminded me that I'm nearly out of oatmeal, I do need to get some more of that. I have oatmeal at least a couple of mornings per week, so I tend to go through a lot of it. My last Costco bag of sprouted oats is quickly being depleted...

Annie

Some other recent treats i stocked up for the Fall/Winter. Sprouted pumpkin seeds from Costco. Three bags. Sticky rice for Oniguri and Sushi. A recent re-launch from Lousiana. Four sisters owned farm. They took over the farm they grew up on trying different varieties of grain. (Amazon)

I found some nice irish butter on sale at Aldi, it was cheaper than TJs across the street.

Butter is on the holiday possible supply chain list. Best to stock up if you bake. Same with flours and yeast. I usually start thinking about the holidays early November. Instead i took care of it last week. Next time i make a miropoix for a soup, next week, i'll tripple the batch and freeze a couple extra flat packs. For stuffing/dressing, etc.

It's white baking chocolate which has departed, just when I've started to require it. They did warn us. I just thought it was going to get more expensive. It's gone from stores both local and online.

ETA: I just scored some from a non-grocery source and just hope it won't be a melted puddle. I was flirting with just buying Belgian or French couverture, but worried even more about shipping in the heat, and as I worked sums to figure out the sugar to compensate, I just decided to go for the easier to use and hope it arrives without mishap. I can probably find couverture locally, as well, so will add that to the list of things I don't want to do, and make the transition some other month...