View Single Post
  #2 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Omelet[_7_] Omelet[_7_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 24,847
Default "Signature spicing" and lack of time to read usenet!

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Sat, 15 May 2010 20:01:33 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>
> > When I smelled the jar of Fenugreek, it hit my nose as the main smell of
> > curry! Wow. It was whole seeds tho' but I bought it anyway. I have a
> > small electric coffee grinder that I use for grinding whole spices and
> > it works like a charm. For powdering, I just run it thru a screen sieve
> > and re-grind whatever remains in there. Works quite well so now I have a
> > bag of Fenugreek powder that smells delightfully of curry! ;-d

>
> Why would you grind the whole jar at once? Seed spices should be
> ground as needed.


I was not aware of that. I was going for convenience.
>
> And fenugreek does no belong in every sausage recipe. You really
> shouldn't give out that advice if you just discovered it but have
> never tried it.
>
> -sw


Iirc, I did not say it should be used in "every sausage recipe". I sure
as hell won't do that. ;-) I just thought it'd be complimentary to
THAT one.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine