On Dec 10, 2:50 pm, " > 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.

Your understanding is correct. Coffee grinder for hard spices, sharp
knife or chopper for herbs.

I was given one of these recently:

http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Mill-210.../dp/B002YYUC9Y

It works as advertised: fill with fresh herbs, pack 'em down, stick
in the freezer (and keep it there), grind out fresh frozen herbs
whenever you want them. It's one way of stretching a bunch of
cilantro, parsley, basil, whatever, when you aren't likely to use a
whole bunch before it goes bad, but I don't think I'd buy one myself
at that price, especially if you want more than one so you can keep
more than one herb around. But, as always, YMMV.

You can also just pack leftover herbs into small freezer bags, squeeze
as much air out as possible, and freeze them. Break off a chunk
whenever you want some.

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Silvar Beitel