I recently discovered how easy it is to make homemade mustard and this was a great deal for mustard seeds. 3lbs is a lot and will last a really long time. I thought that brown mustard seeds were spicier than yellow but I personally found that the yellow seeds I bought from a different source were much spicier than these.
I also found that there were some little twigs and debris but I guess that is to be expected. I always wash and sift through things like beans and lentils so why wouldn't I expect the same of little mustard seeds. I put a few spoonfuls in a little sieve and picked out any twigs and washed them before soaking them in apple cider vinegar to make my mustard.
Also I noticed a lot of reviews complaining that they didn't sprout and leaving bad reviews. As far as I saw these seeds weren't marketed as seeds for sprouting so it doesn't seem fair to judge them as such. I believe you can specifically buy mustard seeds for that purpose. For culinary use these seeds are just fine and the packaging was fun as well.
4.27.2021 update: When I tasted these seeds while soaking they weren't at all spicy to me. However once I finished soaking them and ground them up to make mustard they began to release their spiciness and it tastes just like very spicy brown deli mustard. Good flavor and wonderful bite.
Organic Brown Mustard Seeds
