Using pre-ground pepper is "basically like sprinkling sawdust on your food," says Jack Bishop, chief creative officer at ...

You'll find it on every tabletop at restaurants, every drive-thru window, and every kitchen ... you cook with pepper, try switching to whole peppercorns instead of typical ground pepper.

Store black pepper in the same way as other spices. Whole peppercorns keep for longer than ground pepper. Remember: ready-ground and cracked pepper will eventually go stale, just like other ground ...