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Herb Grinder?
On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:05:00 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:
>On 9/18/2011 10:47 PM,
wrote:
>> On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:34:07 -0700, Terry Pulliam >
>> wrote:
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>>>> Go back to the thrift shops and you should be able to find lots of
>>>> coffee grinders for a couple of dollars each.
>>>
>>> Yahbut, can you ever really get the coffee odor out of them? I know
>>> it's been said here that running white bread through it will do the
>>> trick, but that doesn't sound persuasive.
>>
>> The bread/rice method is for coffee mills -- those with flat or conical burr
>> sets to do the grinding.
>>
>> Most people grind spices with whirly-blade type coffee grinders. In these, the
>> work tub and blade are generally stainless steel, which doesn't absrob flavors
>> or doors, so as long as it's visually clean, it's fine.
>>
>In any case, new coffee grinders are inexpensive: $20 to $25 and I just
>have one
>for coffee and one for spices.
Then you'd be better off buying ground coffee, those things are not
grinders, they ruin beans.
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