Sheldon wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > wrote:
> > > I like to use fresh ingredients. I use ground pepper on a lot of foods,
> > > and rubs contain lots and lots of pepper.
> > >
> > > But I don't have a good pepper grinder which will grind up large amounts
> > > of pepper easily. I've tried a pepper ball, made of plastic with two
> > > handles that you squeexe, and a stainless steel grinder with a
> > > thumb-operted plunger on the top. Both work well, but neither will grind
> > > up, say. a half-cup of pepper quickly and easily.
> > >
> > > Does anybody have any suggestions as to how I could conveniently grind
> > > lots of pepper?
> >
> > Yup - buy a $15-20 coffee grinder and use it exclusively for your
> > pepper (and other spices, if it cleans easily). They're electric -
> > push the button - grind until it's the coarseness or fineness you like.
>
> Those idiotic 'lectric whirlagigs don't grind, they pulverize, and very
> unevenly, and they overheat the pepper... and they're certainly not
> going to do a 1/2 cup, lucky if they can handle two Tbls.
>

Well, I wouldn't try to do 1/2 cup in one batch, but mine certainly
grinds more than it pulverizes. Each to own, and all that ... works
great for me.

N.