On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:54:35 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:49:04 -0400, The Cook wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:26:14 -0500, George Shirley
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Barb wrote:
>>>>>> What's in your peppermill?
>>>>> Well, my peppermill itself only contains peppercorns. But I've used my spice
>>>>> grinder to grind pepper mixtures for one-times uses (say, to sprinkle on a
>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> Does your spice grinder look different than a typical peppermill, Bob?
>>>> If not, can you refer me to a picture or link?
>>>>
>>>Mine looks just like a Cuisinart coffee grinder, as that's what it
>>>really is. Works like a charm for grinding up spices into chunks,
>>>powder, or whatever you need. Little bitty thang too. Cost about 20
>>>bucks several years ago. Here's a link.
>>>
>>>http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/category.php?cat_id=3
>>
>> I have 5 or 6 coffee grinders like that. I don't think I paid retail
>> for any of them. They came from yard sales and thrift stores for
>> $2.00 or less. I use them for grinding spices. I do have a couple of
>> pepper mills, which hold peppercorns.
>>
>> Maybe I should try mixing some spices in the coffee mill. DH would
>> have fits if I added something to the pepper mill of the table.
>
>a coffee mill for spices is really a nice thing to have. add a mortar and
>pestle, and you're handled.
>
>your pal,
>blake


Even nicer to have several coffee mills so my cinnamon does not taste
like cumin (unless I want it to.) I need to remember the mortar and
pestle for cloves, after a round in the coffee mill.
--
Susan N.

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