GneissSpice

Bethel, Maine

10,276 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

GneissSpice

Magnetic Spice Racks & Organic Spice Kits

Bethel, Maine | On Etsy since 2009
10,276 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

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Welcome! With Gneiss (say, "Nice!") Spice magnetic jars you'll see your spices, making cooking efficient and fun. Getting your spices out of the cabinet will save space and our reusable, refillable jars are perfect for the zero waste kitchen.

Have questions? Start with our FAQ videos and see our jars in action:
https://www.gneissspice.com/pages/faqs

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-:- Kitchen storage tips here: http://pinterest.com/gneissspice/

I strive to create an eco-frendly business, and to use Gneiss Spice to support other small businesses. To me, this means thoughtfully purchasing materials, reusing packaging, sourcing ethical spices and paying fair wages. Your purchase allows Gneiss Spice, LLC to use at least 5% of profits to support organizations through direction donation. Help us decide where by purchasing one of our Charity Kits!!

Happy Cooking,
Beth & Alyson

Announcement

Last updated on Mar 19, 2019

Gift cards available at our website!
<><> www.gneissspice.com! <><>

Welcome! With Gneiss (say, "Nice!") Spice magnetic jars you'll see your spices, making cooking efficient and fun. Getting your spices out of the cabinet will save space and our reusable, refillable jars are perfect for the zero waste kitchen.

Have questions? Start with our FAQ videos and see our jars in action:
https://www.gneissspice.com/pages/faqs

-:- Join our e-blast for exclusive sales: http://eepurl.com/0J8yD
-:- Today's Sale! 20% off: https://www.etsy.com/listing/205790781
-:- Kitchen storage tips here: http://pinterest.com/gneissspice/

I strive to create an eco-frendly business, and to use Gneiss Spice to support other small businesses. To me, this means thoughtfully purchasing materials, reusing packaging, sourcing ethical spices and paying fair wages. Your purchase allows Gneiss Spice, LLC to use at least 5% of profits to support organizations through direction donation. Help us decide where by purchasing one of our Charity Kits!!

Happy Cooking,
Beth & Alyson

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About GneissSpice

Sales 10,276
On Etsy since 2009
  • Everything Kits in production! Our best-selling kit of 24 organic spices. Perfect wedding gift!!
  • Wade, trying some amazingly moist, slightly fermented red pepper flakes in Turkey.
  • Natural dyed wool in from our recent research trip to Turkey. They use spices to dye wool!!
  • What REAL saffron looks like. Don't be fooled by Turkish Saffron...which is dyed and perfumed corn silks!!
  • Althea, our newest employee, getting our holiday orders ready for shipping at 3 days old (at 9 lbs, 2 oz).

Rack 'Em Up! Herbs & Spice and Everything Gneiss...

This was me in 2009: Living in a tiny Brooklyn apartment, afraid to open my spice "cabinet" for fear of the avalanche of unorganized spices that would come crashing out. I didn't even season our food, I mean, what spices were inside and how old were they?!?

Visiting a friend's apartment, I was inspired by her magnetic spice rack made with jelly jars - amazing and so simple! I rushed home to make my own, and was even more delighted when I found hexagonal jars that would fit together creating a spice honeycomb on my fridge. Gneiss Spice was born!

As to the origin of our shop name: This friend that inspired me was a geology partner in college. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock, but it also happens to be pronounced "nice" and rhymes with spice (so clever!). And, I was also teaching Earth Science in the NYC public schools, so you could say I had rocks on the brain. Sometimes people misread our shop name as "Genius Spice." I like to take that as a compliment!

In 2013, I completed my 10th year of teaching and left the classroom and take Gneiss Spice full time. We packed up our NY spices studio (what most people call a living room& kitchen), and created a permanent spice studio in an old barn in Maine! On December 16th, 2013, we became a FAMILY business with the addition of Althea Baby Spice!

We donate a minimum of 5% of profits to charity. Help us decide where by purchasing one of our charity gifts: http://www.etsy.com/shop/GneissSpice?section_id=6696883

Shop members

  • Beth

    Owner, Designer & Organizer

    I love to eat! I love to cook! But, I also love living in a tiny spaces...so that's how I've come to start Gneiss Spice, and create magnetic spice racks to hold to your fridge. Happy Cooking & Eating!!

  • Wade

    Production & Wholesale

    That's Wade, my husband, eating baklava in Turkey. At the moment...he's in charge of everything production related. In his real life, he's an amazing installation artist. Check out his work here: www.stripedcanary.com.

  • Alyson

    Creator & Farmer

    Alyson joined us in 2014, and has made life better ever since. If you ordered a custom spice kit - Alyson probably made it! Her passion is farming, and sells her produce to local restaurants. In all her free time (?), she also built a tiny house!!

  • Althea Baby Spice

    Morale Booster

    This is Althea. She joined Gneiss Spice late 2013, earlier than expected (2 days before our holiday order cut off date!!). She loved spicy food in utero, so we think she's going to be a great asset to the family business. Welcome to the team Althea!

Production partners

  • Full Court Press

    Westbrook, ME

    Full service printing press offering digital and mechanical press services.

Shop policies

Last updated on October 30, 2018
Welcome to Gneiss Spice. Our niche is helping you save space in your kitchen! Our hope is that by using permanent spice bottles, you can avoid buying all the of the "throw-away" small containers. Also, many natural food stores allow you to bring your own spice containers in for refill. Ask and see!? Or, you can also buy spice refills from us!

Accepted payment methods

Paypal Mastercard Visa American Express Discover Apple Pay Klarna Giftcard
Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
Contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back within: 30 days of delivery
I don't accept cancellations
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
  • Custom or personalized orders
  • Perishable products (like food or flowers)
Returns and exchange details
We will gladly work with you to solve any problems that occur with your order. Please contact us through etsy, orders [!at] gneissspice.com or text me (Beth) at 347.668.2376.

Yes, we accept returns of unused spice jars. Return shipping will be the responsibility of the buyer.
Payment
We accept credit card and paypal.
Shipping
Standard items ship USPS; we use UPS for larger orders. Handling time is 1-3 business days for most in-stock items, and 1-5 days for custom orders. Need something by a specific date? Let us know and we will try to accommodate you.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING POLICY:
Yes! We ship internationally. Yes! It's very expensive.
Our preferred method is DHL—which handles your package door to door. Your shipping fee is discounted by ~30% of the actual cost to ship your package, and includes shipping, tracking and insurance.

NOTE: We ship DDU (delivered duties unpaid). If your country collects duties & taxes, it will be your responsibility to pay these upon receipt of your package. You are exempt from our US sales tax.

If you refuse an international package, you will be given a refund minus the shipping costs to return the package.
Additional policies and FAQs
Let us make a custom order for you! Our specialty is creating a custom spice rack the perfectly fits the needs of your pantry.

Disclaimer: Gneiss Spice, LLC, neither assumes nor accepts any liability for damages resulting from the handling or use of magnets. Please check out magnet safety warning here: http://www.magnet4less.com/magnetsafety.php

Also, we use similar neodymium magnets that are used extensively in food production to remove metal contaminants from work flow:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/foodsafety/processor/cfs02s55.html