Organic everything is great. However, to be clear, already ground flours of any grain starts to lose its nutritional value at the moment it is milled. Buying huge quantities of already milled flour defeats the purpose. Best would be to buy the whole grain (as it will store for many years) , then grind it as needed.
Thanks for the top 10 list, it really helps me try to figure out what might be best for my first-time ordering. By the way, I really think the word you're looking for is actually "de-frost," and not de-thaw." Blessing to you
You two are adorable. Loved this. Your tips were certainly helpful and I'm going to look a few of those items up right now. My only critique is the word "de-thaw." Unless I am mistaken, and I'm willing to admit if I am, the words to use are thaw or defrost. But hey, I'm from the mid south and we use all kinds of unique words. So y'all do you. Thanks again.
Thank you, Greg! You learn a lot about your vocabulary usage after you film yourself. Somebody else pointed that out I didn't even notice it until they did. We also say "these ones" a lot. You can't make "one" be plural! I was born in Texas, so maybe the south is to blame! I'm glad you enjoyed. Tomorrow we are releasing our Top 10 Azure Household products video. Thank you for the kind words.
I buy lots of nuts/seeds/dried fruits from Azure. I make homemade “Larabars” out of them. Or snack mix/trail mix. Also, honorable mention for the dried hibiscus flowers- makes a wonderful tea hot or cold.
I've only ever ordered from Azure one time--back in Texas. But I've been thinking a lot lately I should get on that again. I will try the tortillas you suggested because I haven't been able to find a good brand I like lately. We eat quesadillas often. But BTW my children don't know that most people don't eat quesadillas with a handful black beans sprinkled in between the two layers with the cheese--you should try it if you are into black beans. I feel like it increases the nutrition but it really doesn't mess with the texture because the beans are soft. So I don't feel bad letting my kids eat quesadillas all the time:-)
That is great your kids think that is just how a regular quesadilla is! That is how Ben and I like to eat them. We will add ground beef or shredded chicken, corn and peppers too! Our toddler used to enjoy the black beans but has entered a picky stage and will only eat quesadillas with cheese. 😂
@@Aprons.Overalls Yeah, That's like my 6 y/o who even though we raised the other kids on "supreme" will only eat cheese pizza. I don't even know where he learned that was a thing!
Most of your top 10 are ours also. Including the raw cheddar and frozen blueberries at #1 and #2. 🥳 Four more we would add are the salted roasted pumpkin seeds and date pieces and raw almonds and Brazil nuts (for selenium). Yum!
I LOVE the cheese! I bought 1 on August 13th and have eaten 2/3 of it by myself in a month! Oops! They are out so sweating it. I want to try some items you mentioned. Time to get back to making my own granola.
There is no shame in that! Our family of 4 can knock out 2 blocks in a month. We try to order several when they are in stock and freeze the extra. We've been eating Azure's Blueberry Flax Granola as of late and one of is is addicted! Thank you for sharing, Sheri! :)
Thanks, Steve! You will not be disappointed! We always had assumed that healthy food has to taste bad. That's not the case! After paying attention to what we put into our bodies and making better (but not perfect) choices, we've never felt better!
Thank you for sharing, Jennifer! We've only tried their wildflower honey. It was great quality but we weren't crazy about the taste. I just don't think either of us like wildflower honey. We seem to like "regular" honey flavor. We need to try some of Azure's other honey options - we certainly use a lot of it! :)
Just subscribed! Looking forward to you next videos. We just signed up for Azure Standard. So excited for that raw white cheddar! Thanks for this great video. -Nick & Danielle
Thank you, Nick and Danielle and welcome! Be prepared, you'll never be able to eat any other cheese again! We are looking forward to checking out your channel. We love finding new homesteaders!
I have been a long time Azure Standard customer, but lately have been disappointed with order fulfillment. More often than not now, items I order will be added to my monthly list only to drop off as backordered or unavailable later. Some will come back on the list only to drop off later. I've even tried paying for the monthly order in hopes to "lock-in" my purchase. Doesn't make any difference. My last order was hardly worth the drive to the pick up location as only about 25% of what I ordered actually made it on the truck.
I agree, Greg. It's been especially rough lately. Our local grocery stores aren't much better. We went to 3 stores the other week just trying to find flour. Strange times we are living in! Fingers crossed supply issues get corrected soon. Thanks for sharing!
Yes…great point it isn’t just Azure experiencing this…I make up a Walmart cart and by the end of the day 25-30% of items are already out of stock as I’m building my list!
Thank you so much! We were just going through our Top 10 Azure Non-Food item list last night. We'll probably have that video out in the next week or two. :)
I saw a video that mentioned that if you order from Azure you have to help unload the truck. Does that mean that you just help take your own things off or are you potentially lifting lots of heavy things?
Great question! Most people help unload the truck and sort the items by order. It goes quickly. If you are unable to help, just inform your drop coordinator. You won't be asked to lift anything heavy if you don't want to.
You are welcome, Willow. Azure Standard is wonderful - you won't be disappointed. The list is available in the Description, beneath the video. If you are on your phone, you may have to tap a few times before the full Description is expanded. This is our referral link: www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=a3a51af6cf
Do you have a link to or have you posted about your Instant Pot recipe for black beans? I make pinto beans fairly often, but am intimidated for some reason on the black beans. I haven't done either in IP, because I don't feel comfortable enough to stray from the directions on bag. But 45 minutes sounds better than an overnight oak.
@@Aprons.Overalls Perfect! Thank you. I have purchased most of your top ten (and agree), but I have added the blueberries and the butter to my next order. Thanks for the tips!
Azure is the BEST! I love the cheese too! I can't eat any other kind once I started getting this raw cheddar. I love the pepper jack too. I just added the blueberries to my order. I spent $500 last month and looks like my cart is at $500 for the August drop. Getting more five gallon buckets and gallon jars plus more food to stock our pantry.
Thank you for sharing, Colleen! We'll have to try the pepper jack cheese. $500 is starting to become our average order size these days. We are so impressed with the quality that it's hard to go back to "regular" food. And yes, the buckets and jars seem to be never ending. We just finished washing 3 more to add to our pantry. :)
@@Aprons.Overalls $500 sounds like so much BUT I am buying so much less at the regular grocery store. Still bulk shopping at Sam's and Costco for cleaning and paper supplies. We buy all of our beef, chicken, and eggs from a local farmer. Just trying to keep our pantries and freezers at full capacity at all times. Prices and shortages are a real problem. We are about to buy two more upright freezers. I honestly feel like we are in a race against time. Thankfully we have been heavily stocking since March 2020. Every once in a while I look at our supplies from food and grains to q tips and toothpaste, and feel we are in excellent shape for more than a year. Then I read something or watch a video that makes me feel like I can't stop adding to our supplies. Not in anyway like a "hoarder" or insane amounts of anything but some of everything we use on a normal basis. I honestly believe that next year is when we will see serious shortages due to crops and livestock issues going on right now. We are going to see a crisis like most of us have never seen in our lives. PREPARE as much as possible.
@@ColleenH38 WELL SAID, Colleen! We are of the same mindset. Acting with logic and reason and not out of fear. Everything we are stocking up on will get used and won't be wasted so we'd rather buy when we can now in case that is not an option in the future. Worse case, things don't get worse and we get to recover financially by using the items we've stocked up on. So happy to meet other like-minded families out there! Thank you for sharing. :)
@@Aprons.Overalls Exactly. I have been adding slow and steady while always using the food/items, rotating, and replacing. This year I have focused more on wheat berries, organic oats, fats, etc and canning/freezing more than normal. My husband is a hunter so we will fill at least one freezer with venison each year and harvest for our son and his family as well. Only those that are preparing will get through what's ahead. Sadly our government and society has created a whole lot of people who will wait for government checks, handouts, family and neighbors to "save them". We will take care of our own family. Everyone in America has seen this coming for a very long time. Adding even $5.00 extra in canned goods or a bag of flour, rice and beans adds up over time.
I've been ordering from Azure Standard at least 10 years. Many of your favorites are also mine. Their apple juice sweetened cranberries are UNBELIEVEABLE!! A bazillion times better than Craisins; their pinto beans, black eyed peas and split green peas are outstanding. I also buy their avocado oil and molasses by the gallon. Azures rye, spelt and soft white wheat berries have been very high quality. You've got me wanting to try Stacy's tortillas and the frozen blueberries!! Looking forward to seeing what your non-food favorites are!
Thank you so much for sharing your favorites with all of us, Lori! You've listed off a few items that we have yet to try. Thank you for increasing our Azure bill for this month! 😜
So sorry to hear that, Sirena! Have you looked into starting a drop in your area? The minimum order size isn't that big. If you know of a few others that would be willing to be customers the process is fairly simple from what I understand. We are good friends with our Drop Coordinator. I'm planning to do an interview with her soon to discuss the process for a future video. Hang in there!
That is one of the challenges with Azure Standard. Each drop location has a drop coordinator. I woukd suggest emailing then and ask if anyone would be willing to pick up and hold your order for you. I know of many drops where this happens. The Azure community is so great and others are often willing to help out those who's schedules collide with Azure drop times. Good luck and thank you for watching! 😀
My favorite thing to order from Azure is the Rumiano organic unsalted butter. I make my own ghee...and this butter is the best. It is out of stock frequently.
Omg your #1 is mine also. I shred and freeze like you. Also their marionberries are to die for! I live in CA and can’t buy locally or even shipped from the Pacific NW. I make jam for holiday gifts and to last the year! Thanks for the list.
Years ago, I checked into Azure, but there was no drop, and I didn't have the time to start one. Thank you for your video, it prompted me to check them out again. There are three drops in my area now!! :o) I have never seen the sprouting/microgreen seeds locally (except mung beans at sprouts), and had to order them online. I did not realize Azure sold those, so I am ordering to try them out, and added about 7 more items after watching this video. LOL. Looking forward to less expensive micro-greens and spouts! Thanks & God bless!!!
Grading the cheese while it's good and COLD helps a lot. We put one bag into the refrigerator as soon as possible and freeze the rest. We grade into fairly medium/large pieces and we've just never had an issue with clumping.
Questions: Are what you calling"rolled oats" the same as Old fashioned oats?" And please share where you purchase those big beautiful storage jars? Thx for the video!
You are welcome, Carol! It's one of the best decisions we ever made as a family. It's resulted in a much healthier, whole foods diet that we actually enjoy. Thanks for watching!
Picked up our second order on Monday and got that cheese and it is so delicious , far better that what’s in the stores. Also trying the butter first time. I tried to get blueberries but were out. Have you tried the apple juice infused dried cranberries? Sweet and tart great in granola, cookies and oatmeal. I’ll be putting black beans on the next list as we make our own chipotle bowls. Happy with all we ordered.
Thank you for sharing, Bonnie! I'm glad you enjoy the cheese. We are low on the blueberries so I hope they are in stock when our next order arrives. Yes, I believe Alex tried the cranberries and LOVED them. We may need to make another video, as we have so many other favorites that didn't make this list. =]
We like graziers for the butter (and yogurt). My advice - order just one of each brand of an item and compare. Many said Rumiano butter was great - I liked it but my family did not. Now that I discovered which I like I buy the butter by the box. And I did the same with raw cheddar cheese - bought a few brands to try and found the one we liked best.
We'd like to place an order for Sourdough Raisin bread!!! So, when you order cold items from Azure, how do they ship? You mentioned a drop point? Thanks!!
There are drop points across the country. Once a month a semi truck pulls into a church parking lot, for example, and everyone meets there and helps unload the goods. It goes really fast. Your items are packed into boxes and you load what is yours. The cold goods are in the refrigeration portion of the truck. Societal norms make the concept seem odd but it's our preferred way to shop now. We rarely go to traditional grocery stores. The quality is that good. The people at the drop locations are so nice. We've become friends with many at ours.
They come in a refrigerated truck with a freezer section on the front to the different drop point locations and deliver from the back of the 18 wheeler. I live in south GA and my frozen berries always arrive still well frozen and twice I’ve ordered garden plant starts from them that I can’t get locally and they always arrive perfectly healthy. Only problem I’ve ever had was ice cream came with the cartons smashed and I notified Azure customer Service and they immediately credited my money back with no problems😊
It's a shared shipping cost between everyone's items on the truck. As you add items to your cart, it will update and display what your total share of the shipping expense is. We've found it to be reasonable but certainly something to factor in when comparing prices to others.
Depends on your zip code, where I live, it is now FREE :o). There was a charge years ago, but now there is not, so I'm not sure if the number of people regularly ordering makes a difference with that. There are three drop sites in my area. When I first moved here there were zero.
You are so welcome! If you haven't already watched, we put together a short tutorial for how to do this in an Instant Pot. ua-cam.com/video/PxL8QAGfYgg/v-deo.html
If you check the description of the video, we provided links to each item on Azure's website so you can see prices. Some are cheaper, some are more expensive. But we've found the quality is no comparison. So much so we canceled our Costco membership.
Wow! I cancelled Costco when I wasn’t allowed to shop with my children during COVID restrictions…. I can’t imagine canceling it by choice! I’ll have to price check next Costco trip! They’re an hour away and our azure drop is only half hour. I ordered organic potatoes. Every single potato was ready to eat, no bad spots at all. I can’t store enough potatoes to grow a years supply, so azure potatoes are in my order every time. I did get some moldy bell peppers… but everything else has been great.
We have some value issues with Costco so it was an easy decision for us. 😉 We've had some quality issues with some Azure produce but that tends to be our luck with organic produce in general so I don't fault Azure. Thank you for sharing your experience! 😁
Have you tried all the items on our Top 10 List? What is your FAVORITE Azure Standard food item? Here is our referral link if you have never ordered from Azure Standard before: www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=a3a51af6cf
How do you store the cheese? I bought some and it started molding super fast. I froze half of it (hopefully it does ok) but the other half kept molding so rapidly we had to throw it out. Any tips to keep it from doing that?
@@BJ-kp3rp We go through the cheese pretty quickly. Once opened, we try to use it or freeze it. If we don't open the package it comes in it will last a good amount of time in the refrigerator. For the frozen cheese that we shred and bag, we tend to have it used within 7 days after we thaw a bag and place it in the refrigerator. We've honestly never experienced any molding so I'm not sure what the maximum time is before we would start having issues. We currently have 3 large blocks of the cheese sitting, unopened in the refrigerator waiting to be shredded, bagged and frozen. It'll keep out there fine for a few weeks until we are ready. I hope this helps! :)
I have found that cheese tends to mold quickly if touched or comes in contact with bare hands. You can wrap a piece of wax paper or parchment around the block as you are cutting off a piece to avoid transferring your germs. Hope this helps.
The company needs to be more sensitive to not delivering an order or having an order missing items. Don’t just act like it’s no big deal, cause it can be a very big deal to your customers.
Organic everything is great. However, to be clear, already ground flours of any grain starts to lose its nutritional value at the moment it is milled. Buying huge quantities of already milled flour defeats the purpose. Best would be to buy the whole grain (as it will store for many years) , then grind it as needed.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OTHERS !
Appreciate the list, looking forward to new items to try.
Edit Note: thaw or defrost but not “de-thaw”. ❤
You are welcome, Laura. Yes, "de-thaw" is a bad speech habit we didn't know we had until watching ourselves on camera. We're working on it 🙃
Thanks for the top 10 list, it really helps me try to figure out what might be best for my first-time ordering. By the way, I really think the word you're looking for is actually "de-frost," and not de-thaw." Blessing to you
This is my first video yours! I absolutely love your energy! 😊 Alex, would you be willing to make a tutorial on how you make beans in the Instant Pot?
Thank you, Chelsea! We would be happy to. 🥰
You two are adorable. Loved this. Your tips were certainly helpful and I'm going to look a few of those items up right now. My only critique is the word "de-thaw." Unless I am mistaken, and I'm willing to admit if I am, the words to use are thaw or defrost. But hey, I'm from the mid south and we use all kinds of unique words. So y'all do you. Thanks again.
Thank you, Greg! You learn a lot about your vocabulary usage after you film yourself. Somebody else pointed that out I didn't even notice it until they did. We also say "these ones" a lot. You can't make "one" be plural! I was born in Texas, so maybe the south is to blame!
I'm glad you enjoyed. Tomorrow we are releasing our Top 10 Azure Household products video. Thank you for the kind words.
If you have a freeze dryer, cheese sheds are a delicious snack and can be powdered to use in cooking.
A freeze dryer is most certainly on our wish list! :)
I am in total agreement about the cheese. I absolutely love it. My new favorite snack is the cheese sliced on the einkorn crackers. So yummy
We order those crackers for our kids. Haven't tried the combination yet. I know what we are doing tomorrow... 😂
If use of this cheese will be mostly sliced for sandwiches or with crackers, how do you story to keep it from getting hard and brittle??
We did not enjoy the one we purchased. Which one did you buy?
I buy lots of nuts/seeds/dried fruits from Azure. I make homemade “Larabars” out of them. Or snack mix/trail mix. Also, honorable mention for the dried hibiscus flowers- makes a wonderful tea hot or cold.
Thank you for sharing! We have a nut allergy in our family otherwise we'd be buying a lot of their nuts too!
Curious what kind of cheese do u buy now from azure? As the one mentioned is no longer sold!
Thanks!
I've only ever ordered from Azure one time--back in Texas. But I've been thinking a lot lately I should get on that again. I will try the tortillas you suggested because I haven't been able to find a good brand I like lately. We eat quesadillas often. But BTW my children don't know that most people don't eat quesadillas with a handful black beans sprinkled in between the two layers with the cheese--you should try it if you are into black beans. I feel like it increases the nutrition but it really doesn't mess with the texture because the beans are soft. So I don't feel bad letting my kids eat quesadillas all the time:-)
That is great your kids think that is just how a regular quesadilla is! That is how Ben and I like to eat them. We will add ground beef or shredded chicken, corn and peppers too! Our toddler used to enjoy the black beans but has entered a picky stage and will only eat quesadillas with cheese. 😂
@@Aprons.Overalls Yeah, That's like my 6 y/o who even though we raised the other kids on "supreme" will only eat cheese pizza. I don't even know where he learned that was a thing!
Just heard about Azure…watching your video as part of my learning!
Good video! The cheese has doubled in price since you made this video! Yikes!
The organic frozen banana s.very convient and most of the work is done.peemed and cut.
Thing don't "de-thaw". They either thaw or they "de-frost".
Ok. The blueberries sold me. I have memories as a child eating frozen blueberries but todays are yucky. I’ll be signing up 😊
They are soooo good! I had a handful first thing this morning. Thanks for sharing! 😃
I buy the Rumiano Organice Cheddar Cheese; it’s “Life Changing!”
We need to try that one! 😁
Thank you! They have so many products, it was a little overwhelming. Thanks for sharing your favorites. Looking forward to trying some!
Too bad they discontinued the cheese and now have an option that is double the price.
Buy wheat berries and mill your own flour!
Most of your top 10 are ours also. Including the raw cheddar and frozen blueberries at #1 and #2. 🥳
Four more we would add are the salted roasted pumpkin seeds and date pieces and raw almonds and Brazil nuts (for selenium). Yum!
Those are some great products as well! Thanks for sharing. =]
I LOVE the cheese! I bought 1 on August 13th and have eaten 2/3 of it by myself in a month! Oops! They are out so sweating it. I want to try some items you mentioned. Time to get back to making my own granola.
There is no shame in that! Our family of 4 can knock out 2 blocks in a month. We try to order several when they are in stock and freeze the extra. We've been eating Azure's Blueberry Flax Granola as of late and one of is is addicted! Thank you for sharing, Sheri! :)
Definitely going to check out what Azure has to offer. Been meaning to eat healthier for a while so now seems like a good time to start!
Thanks, Steve! You will not be disappointed! We always had assumed that healthy food has to taste bad. That's not the case! After paying attention to what we put into our bodies and making better (but not perfect) choices, we've never felt better!
We love the honey from azure, we have tried all flavors lol
But the berry/wildflower is our favorite
Thank you for sharing, Jennifer! We've only tried their wildflower honey. It was great quality but we weren't crazy about the taste. I just don't think either of us like wildflower honey. We seem to like "regular" honey flavor. We need to try some of Azure's other honey options - we certainly use a lot of it! :)
They discontinued the cheese. They did the same on pepper Jack cheese
Just subscribed! Looking forward to you next videos. We just signed up for Azure Standard. So excited for that raw white cheddar! Thanks for this great video. -Nick & Danielle
Thank you, Nick and Danielle and welcome! Be prepared, you'll never be able to eat any other cheese again! We are looking forward to checking out your channel. We love finding new homesteaders!
I have been a long time Azure Standard customer, but lately have been disappointed with order fulfillment. More often than not now, items I order will be added to my monthly list only to drop off as backordered or unavailable later. Some will come back on the list only to drop off later. I've even tried paying for the monthly order in hopes to "lock-in" my purchase. Doesn't make any difference. My last order was hardly worth the drive to the pick up location as only about 25% of what I ordered actually made it on the truck.
I agree, Greg. It's been especially rough lately. Our local grocery stores aren't much better. We went to 3 stores the other week just trying to find flour. Strange times we are living in! Fingers crossed supply issues get corrected soon. Thanks for sharing!
Yes…great point it isn’t just Azure experiencing this…I make up a Walmart cart and by the end of the day 25-30% of items are already out of stock as I’m building my list!
Great recommendations!! 👍 Thanks! Looking forward to more of your content!
Thank you so much! We were just going through our Top 10 Azure Non-Food item list last night. We'll probably have that video out in the next week or two. :)
We order the azure market organic whole yellow corn (dried) we grind the corn in our mill and make a lot of corn bread.
That's so neat! We want to buy a mill and do the same! 🥰
The cheese has been discontinued??
They are such a cute couple. Adorable! Thanks for the suggestions! 🌸
Thank you for the kind words! We have more Azure videos planned. 🥰
I saw a video that mentioned that if you order from Azure you have to help unload the truck. Does that mean that you just help take your own things off or are you potentially lifting lots of heavy things?
Great question! Most people help unload the truck and sort the items by order. It goes quickly. If you are unable to help, just inform your drop coordinator. You won't be asked to lift anything heavy if you don't want to.
Thanks. Perfect timing for me to find this
You are welcome! 😊
I love the spices, grains, and the frozen fruits
Their spices are great! 🥰
Frozen diced carrots and celery!
I can't find the list or link ? Thanks for the review. I never heard of it but now I'm interested in ordering.
You are welcome, Willow. Azure Standard is wonderful - you won't be disappointed. The list is available in the Description, beneath the video. If you are on your phone, you may have to tap a few times before the full Description is expanded. This is our referral link: www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=a3a51af6cf
I will have to try the tortillas again. I stopped ordering them because they did stick together.
Every once in awhile we'll have 1 or 2 stick. They taste so great!
Do you have a link to or have you posted about your Instant Pot recipe for black beans? I make pinto beans fairly often, but am intimidated for some reason on the black beans. I haven't done either in IP, because I don't feel comfortable enough to stray from the directions on bag. But 45 minutes sounds better than an overnight oak.
Here you go, Paige! ua-cam.com/video/PxL8QAGfYgg/v-deo.html
@@Aprons.Overalls Perfect! Thank you. I have purchased most of your top ten (and agree), but I have added the blueberries and the butter to my next order. Thanks for the tips!
@@paigerodges9289 You are so welcome! Apologies for recommending the butter. It's delicious and you wont' be able to go back to the cheap stuff. 😇
Azure is the BEST! I love the cheese too! I can't eat any other kind once I started getting this raw cheddar. I love the pepper jack too. I just added the blueberries to my order. I spent $500 last month and looks like my cart is at $500 for the August drop. Getting more five gallon buckets and gallon jars plus more food to stock our pantry.
Thank you for sharing, Colleen! We'll have to try the pepper jack cheese. $500 is starting to become our average order size these days. We are so impressed with the quality that it's hard to go back to "regular" food. And yes, the buckets and jars seem to be never ending. We just finished washing 3 more to add to our pantry. :)
@@Aprons.Overalls $500 sounds like so much BUT I am buying so much less at the regular grocery store. Still bulk shopping at Sam's and Costco for cleaning and paper supplies. We buy all of our beef, chicken, and eggs from a local farmer. Just trying to keep our pantries and freezers at full capacity at all times. Prices and shortages are a real problem. We are about to buy two more upright freezers. I honestly feel like we are in a race against time. Thankfully we have been heavily stocking since March 2020. Every once in a while I look at our supplies from food and grains to q tips and toothpaste, and feel we are in excellent shape for more than a year. Then I read something or watch a video that makes me feel like I can't stop adding to our supplies. Not in anyway like a "hoarder" or insane amounts of anything but some of everything we use on a normal basis. I honestly believe that next year is when we will see serious shortages due to crops and livestock issues going on right now. We are going to see a crisis like most of us have never seen in our lives. PREPARE as much as possible.
@@ColleenH38 WELL SAID, Colleen! We are of the same mindset. Acting with logic and reason and not out of fear. Everything we are stocking up on will get used and won't be wasted so we'd rather buy when we can now in case that is not an option in the future. Worse case, things don't get worse and we get to recover financially by using the items we've stocked up on. So happy to meet other like-minded families out there! Thank you for sharing. :)
@@Aprons.Overalls Exactly. I have been adding slow and steady while always using the food/items, rotating, and replacing. This year I have focused more on wheat berries, organic oats, fats, etc and canning/freezing more than normal. My husband is a hunter so we will fill at least one freezer with venison each year and harvest for our son and his family as well. Only those that are preparing will get through what's ahead. Sadly our government and society has created a whole lot of people who will wait for government checks, handouts, family and neighbors to "save them". We will take care of our own family. Everyone in America has seen this coming for a very long time. Adding even $5.00 extra in canned goods or a bag of flour, rice and beans adds up over time.
I've been ordering from Azure Standard at least 10 years. Many of your favorites are also mine. Their apple juice sweetened cranberries are UNBELIEVEABLE!! A bazillion times better than Craisins; their pinto beans, black eyed peas and split green peas are outstanding. I also buy their avocado oil and molasses by the gallon. Azures rye, spelt and soft white wheat berries have been very high quality. You've got me wanting to try Stacy's tortillas and the frozen blueberries!! Looking forward to seeing what your non-food favorites are!
Thank you so much for sharing your favorites with all of us, Lori! You've listed off a few items that we have yet to try. Thank you for increasing our Azure bill for this month! 😜
This list is so helpful! I just moved to a new home and have to restock my pantry from scratch. This is a great place to start, thank you!
You are so welcome, Candice! We are glad it helped!
There's no Azure drop within 6 hours of me so most of your list I can't buy :(
So sorry to hear that, Sirena! Have you looked into starting a drop in your area? The minimum order size isn't that big. If you know of a few others that would be willing to be customers the process is fairly simple from what I understand. We are good friends with our Drop Coordinator. I'm planning to do an interview with her soon to discuss the process for a future video. Hang in there!
Organic chicken bones, especially chicken feet. Great video, very helpful thanks
You're welcome, Jonathan. Thank you for sharing! 😎👍
I haven't signed up yet as the drop times/days closest to me are almost impossible for me with my job. But I hope to get this figured out soon.
That is one of the challenges with Azure Standard. Each drop location has a drop coordinator. I woukd suggest emailing then and ask if anyone would be willing to pick up and hold your order for you. I know of many drops where this happens. The Azure community is so great and others are often willing to help out those who's schedules collide with Azure drop times. Good luck and thank you for watching! 😀
Haven't purchased Azure yet but placing my first order this week. Thanks for your suggestions.
My favorite thing to order from Azure is the Rumiano organic unsalted butter. I make my own ghee...and this butter is the best. It is out of stock frequently.
Omg your #1 is mine also. I shred and freeze like you. Also their marionberries are to die for! I live in CA and can’t buy locally or even shipped from the Pacific NW. I make jam for holiday gifts and to last the year! Thanks for the list.
Years ago, I checked into Azure, but there was no drop, and I didn't have the time to start one. Thank you for your video, it prompted me to check them out again. There are three drops in my area now!! :o) I have never seen the sprouting/microgreen seeds locally (except mung beans at sprouts), and had to order them online. I did not realize Azure sold those, so I am ordering to try them out, and added about 7 more items after watching this video. LOL. Looking forward to less expensive micro-greens and spouts! Thanks & God bless!!!
Azure is such a blessing to us. Most groceries in our our area don't sell products like this!
How do you stop your grated cheese from clumping and becoming a solid mess?
Grading the cheese while it's good and COLD helps a lot. We put one bag into the refrigerator as soon as possible and freeze the rest. We grade into fairly medium/large pieces and we've just never had an issue with clumping.
Questions: Are what you calling"rolled oats" the same as Old fashioned oats?" And please share where you purchase those big beautiful storage jars? Thx for the video!
Have you found another white organic cheddar that you like since Azure d/c'd the one in your video? Sorry I missed it. Sounded delish
Thank you.. trying to decide to use Azure.. we are in PA
You are welcome, Carol! It's one of the best decisions we ever made as a family. It's resulted in a much healthier, whole foods diet that we actually enjoy. Thanks for watching!
Loved the rolled oats, baked oatmeal has become a favorite of mine
We'll have to try that! 😃
Found your video on Azure favs!! Just put my first order in! Thanks for the suggestions! 🙌🤩
You are welcome, Christine! You'll love Azure. You should consider filming a "haul" once it comes in! 😇
@@Aprons.Overalls I was thinking about doing that! 🙌☺️
Picked up our second order on Monday and got that cheese and it is so delicious , far better that what’s in the stores. Also trying the butter first time. I tried to get blueberries but were out. Have you tried the apple juice infused dried cranberries? Sweet and tart great in granola, cookies and oatmeal. I’ll be putting black beans on the next list as we make our own chipotle bowls. Happy with all we ordered.
Thank you for sharing, Bonnie! I'm glad you enjoy the cheese. We are low on the blueberries so I hope they are in stock when our next order arrives. Yes, I believe Alex tried the cranberries and LOVED them. We may need to make another video, as we have so many other favorites that didn't make this list. =]
We like graziers for the butter (and yogurt). My advice - order just one of each brand of an item and compare. Many said Rumiano butter was great - I liked it but my family did not. Now that I discovered which I like I buy the butter by the box.
And I did the same with raw cheddar cheese - bought a few brands to try and found the one we liked best.
You two are the sweetest! Love ya’ll! Thank you so much for this helpful video! ❤
I like the raw cheeses. All the different types of applesauce are really good.
Alvarado Street Bakery bagels are great!
Thanks, Joanne! We'll have to give those a try. :)
We'd like to place an order for Sourdough Raisin bread!!! So, when you order cold items from Azure, how do they ship? You mentioned a drop point? Thanks!!
go to their site and put in your zip code and a list of drops will come up
they ship in a refrigerated truck and have always came to me perfectly fine
There are drop points across the country. Once a month a semi truck pulls into a church parking lot, for example, and everyone meets there and helps unload the goods. It goes really fast. Your items are packed into boxes and you load what is yours. The cold goods are in the refrigeration portion of the truck. Societal norms make the concept seem odd but it's our preferred way to shop now. We rarely go to traditional grocery stores. The quality is that good. The people at the drop locations are so nice. We've become friends with many at ours.
They come in a refrigerated truck with a freezer section on the front to the different drop point locations and deliver from the back of the 18 wheeler. I live in south GA and my frozen berries always arrive still well frozen and twice I’ve ordered garden plant starts from them that I can’t get locally and they always arrive perfectly healthy. Only problem I’ve ever had was ice cream came with the cartons smashed and I notified Azure customer Service and they immediately credited my money back with no problems😊
I haven't ordered from Azure yet but is in the works!😊
How much does Azure charge for shipping?
It's a shared shipping cost between everyone's items on the truck. As you add items to your cart, it will update and display what your total share of the shipping expense is. We've found it to be reasonable but certainly something to factor in when comparing prices to others.
Depends on your zip code, where I live, it is now FREE :o). There was a charge years ago, but now there is not, so I'm not sure if the number of people regularly ordering makes a difference with that. There are three drop sites in my area. When I first moved here there were zero.
Thank you for sharing the info on how to cook the beans. I been afraid I would soak them and cook them wrong.
You are so welcome! If you haven't already watched, we put together a short tutorial for how to do this in an Instant Pot. ua-cam.com/video/PxL8QAGfYgg/v-deo.html
@@Aprons.Overalls Thank you
I will check it out.
I buy most of these things at Costco. Can you tell me how they compare in price?
If you check the description of the video, we provided links to each item on Azure's website so you can see prices. Some are cheaper, some are more expensive. But we've found the quality is no comparison. So much so we canceled our Costco membership.
Wow! I cancelled Costco when I wasn’t allowed to shop with my children during COVID restrictions…. I can’t imagine canceling it by choice! I’ll have to price check next Costco trip! They’re an hour away and our azure drop is only half hour. I ordered organic potatoes. Every single potato was ready to eat, no bad spots at all. I can’t store enough potatoes to grow a years supply, so azure potatoes are in my order every time. I did get some moldy bell peppers… but everything else has been great.
We have some value issues with Costco so it was an easy decision for us. 😉 We've had some quality issues with some Azure produce but that tends to be our luck with organic produce in general so I don't fault Azure. Thank you for sharing your experience! 😁
I make my on tortilla
I make my on tortilla
Honey and coconut oil… both delicious and very reasonably priced!!
Yes they are! We buy both of those regularly. :)
Have you tried all the items on our Top 10 List? What is your FAVORITE Azure Standard food item?
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How do you store the cheese? I bought some and it started molding super fast. I froze half of it (hopefully it does ok) but the other half kept molding so rapidly we had to throw it out. Any tips to keep it from doing that?
Opps, should of kept watching longer. So how long does it last shredded in your refrigerator?
@@BJ-kp3rp We go through the cheese pretty quickly. Once opened, we try to use it or freeze it. If we don't open the package it comes in it will last a good amount of time in the refrigerator. For the frozen cheese that we shred and bag, we tend to have it used within 7 days after we thaw a bag and place it in the refrigerator. We've honestly never experienced any molding so I'm not sure what the maximum time is before we would start having issues. We currently have 3 large blocks of the cheese sitting, unopened in the refrigerator waiting to be shredded, bagged and frozen. It'll keep out there fine for a few weeks until we are ready. I hope this helps! :)
@@Aprons.Overalls as to molding cheese, I have always just cut off the moldy part and used the rest.
@@sheridanreid256 Great advice, Sheridan! :)
I have found that cheese tends to mold quickly if touched or comes in contact with bare hands. You can wrap a piece of wax paper or parchment around the block as you are cutting off a piece to avoid transferring your germs. Hope this helps.
Honey there's no such word as dethaw! It's either thaw or defrost but NOT dethaw!!! Just trying to help...
Whoops 🤷🏼♀️
In GA we unthaw things so there you go lol
ETA- Defrost is what we do to our old freezers that ice over ha-ha-ha (telling my age)
Dear lady you either thaw a product or defrost.
This has become quite the joke in our house after reading the comments on this topic. :)
The company needs to be more sensitive to not delivering an order or having an order missing items. Don’t just act like it’s no big deal, cause it can be a very big deal to your customers.