Get to know our bulk department
Savory grains
Stuck in a quinoa rut? Try these four easy recipes to expand your whole-grain repertoire.
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Great variety, great value
Take a look inside your pantry or cupboards — what do you see? If you're like many part-time cooks, you might find a jumble of flour, sugar and rice boxes — along with dozens of questionable bottles of past-their-prime cooking oils and herbs.
Buying items in bulk is a great way to clear the clutter. At PCC, buying bulk is about taking home just as much or at little as you need, which saves money and reduces excess packaging. Sample new items and keep purchases like perishable spices fresh. Explore this page for even more bulk-buying tips.
A sampling of what you'll find
Consult our Bulk Products Database to peruse the hundreds of options. Keep in mind that availability varies by store. Here's a sampling:
- Beans, grains and rice: From quinoa and farro to adzuki beans and arborio rice, we've got you covered.
- Liquids: Tamari, shoyu, vanilla extract, organic maple syrup, cooking oils and other liquids.
- Snacks: Trail mix, organic nuts, dried fruits and vegetables, candy, fresh-ground nut butters, and of course, organic granola.
- Baking supplies: A range of flours (including spelt, brown rice, buckwheat, rye and semolina pasta flour), leavening agents, sugars, organic nuts and spices.
- Easy meal options: Organic pastas, pancake mixes, couscous and tasty falafel and soup mixes.
- Whole-bean coffee and loose-leaf teas: So you can enjoy just the right amount for you. Browse our shade-grown, Fair Trade, organic and locally roasted bulk coffee and try out our teas.
- Health and beauty items: Bath salts, lotions, shampoos, medicinal herbs and more.
- Freshly ground nut butters: Savor the fresh flavor of fresh-ground peanut and almond butters. Learn how to grind them in this video.
- Culinary herbs and spices: Buy just that pinch you need for a recipe or stock up on your favorites, affordably. Never cook with stale spices again!
Our quality standards
Our buyers give preference to fresh, nutritious, organic and local items that are free of genetic modifications and irradiation. Read more »
Our Northwest producers
You'll find many local treasures in our bulk department, including whole-bean coffee from Tony's Coffee & Teas (Seattle), many varieties of granola from Golden Temple (Eugene, Ore.), loose-leaf teas by Choice Organic Teas (Seattle), skin care by Alaffia (Olympia, Wash.) and emmer farro from Bluebird Grains (Winthrop, Wash.).