merryb wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone attest to whether freshly ground whole nutmeg and cinnamon
> > have better flavor in recipes vs. the pre-ground spice jar type?
> > I know that the preground stuff can last for years. Does anyone know
> > the shelf life of whole nutmegs and cinnamon sticks?
> > Thanks
>
> Once at a place I was working, we were out of cinnamon, but we had
> plenty of sticks. I decided to put them in the Robocoup and grind them
> up- bad idea. They started smoking and started to melt the inside of
> the bowl!

The plastic used for food processor bowls is not meant to take the
high speed bashing of cinnamon sticks, you may as will process rocks.