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Brooklyn1

wrote:
>
> This group previously said to use a cheap electric coffee grinder, but
> my wife wants to do more things like fresh cilantro and less things
> like anise seeds. My understanding is that a coffee grinder won't
> work, especially when it comes to cleaning.

Depends on which herbs and quantity needed... btw, anise seeds are not
an herb, they are a spice. Most often a chefs knife is all that's
needed to prep fresh herbs. For large amounts I chop fresh herbs with
my meat ginder, especially when the herbs are part of a ground meat
dish, like adding parsely to meat loaf, grind the parsley along with
the meat, stems and all. But for herbs that will be presented fresh
like in a salad they make for a much better presentation when minced
with a *sharp* chefs knife... crushing quickly turns fresh herbs
brown.