Comments on: McCormick’s Gourmet Collection® Smoked Paprika

By: Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:21:26 +0000

Lore Gaetano emailed me instead of posting here – thought I’d share her thanks, “Found it in A & P Shoprite was sold out. Thank you”

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:03:54 +0000

Hi Lore, this is Jen from McCormick again. In your area, we show the A&P on Albany Post Road and the ShopRite on Riverside carrying our Gourmet Collection Smoked Paprika. These stores are probably your best bets.

By: Lore Gaetano

Lore Gaetano — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:43:59 +0000

Where can I buy smoked sweet paprika in my area. I live in Croton-on-Hudson, NY Westchester county 10520.Having a hard time finding this. Thank you in advance

By: Allyson Meacham

Allyson Meacham — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:36:28 +0000

Glad to hear that McCormick’s makes smoked paprika and hope I can find it in my store! I first bought smoked paprika up in Kansas at a farmer’s market type store–my chili hasn’t been the same since! After discovering smoked paprika, I mix my own chili powder–smoked paprika is a must now in my cabinet! Haven’t tried it with anything other than Mexican food–I’ll branch out!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:38:52 +0000

@pvitkow…Hi, this is Jen from McCormick’s Consumer Affairs team. We’ve searched for stores in your area that have sold our Smoked Paprika recently, and the Shop Rite in Galloway and Absecon both carry it, along with Path Mark and Acme (nearby). Genuardi’s Family Market also sells our Smoked Paprika. I’m sorry you’re having so much difficulty finding it. Please feel free to call us for more store locations at 1-800-632-5847.

By: p vitkow

p vitkow — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:59:28 +0000

I have searched Acme, and Shop Rite to no avail in search of McCormick’s Smoked Paprika. I even shopped in Lititz and Lancaster, PA. as well as my home are of Absecon, Gallowan and Brigantine, NJ

Please advise as to which stores carry this “well advertised” product. What sense is there to spend all that money on advertising in the best cooking magazine if the product is not available in stores. It appears from the other emails that others have had the same difficulty.

By: You gotta know how to use it

You gotta know how to use it — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:39:29 +0000

Hmmm… This is a bit awkward. Here we have people who should know some about cooking, yet complain that “regular” paprika is boring. If you knew how to use it, you would think different. Paprika doesn’t carry instant flavour like salt and pepper do. You need to cook it in some kind of fat – olive oil, butter, duck fat – whatever. The fat combined with heat brings out the flavour. Just make sure you don’t cook it for too long, lest the paprika lending a bitter taste to the food. Paprika is usually used for dishes that start out with cooking chopped onions in fat – you would add the paprika when the onions are tender, righ before you add the main ingredient and reduce the heat to simmer whatever you are cooking (mainly soup and stew).

You should also know that there are many kinds of paprika – you can’t say that paprika is boring until you’ve tried all kinds. I can’t stand brown beer, but that doesn’t mean that all beer is boring… Paprika exists in sweet, mild, hot and… erm… smoked varieties.

And just because McCormick’s spice is made with Spanish peppers, you shouldn’t think that paprika is Spanish – not at all! Paprika is said to be Hungarian, and it has been on the daily menu in Hungary for centuries – but it originates from Turkey.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:52:30 +0000

I see this product quite a bit on foodnetwork channel but I cannot find it in the grocery store. I live in LA and I have tried our Super One and Walmart grocery stores but I cannot find it. Can you tell me where I can purchase it or order it?

By: Red Icculus

Red Icculus — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:53:54 +0000

Like Eric said, I didn’t think paprika added much flavor. I would love to try this on deviled eggs and mashed potatoes.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:46:41 +0000

Really enjoyed reading about the smoked paprika – literally made my mouth water – and loved that the idea of roasting cauliflower was included.