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Sheldon

wrote:
> On 26-Aug-2006, Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
> > On 25 Aug 2006 11:54:58 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > > Steve Wertz wrote:
> > >
> > >> A coffee grinder will grind a half cup of pepper in about 3
> > >> seconds.
> > >
> > > Three seconds... methinks you exaggerate... even the best commercial
> > > coffee grinders need about 20 seconds for a 1/2 cup.
> >
> > 5...6 seconds, tops. It's a Braun, if that helps.
> >
> > -sw
>
> Alright, just for you guys, I went out to the kitchen and measured out
> a half cup of beans into the coffee grinder. I started the grinder and my
> stopwatch. One point five one seconds later, I had finely ground coffee.
> Pictures on ABF. The grinder is a Mr. Coffee; very similar to the Braun
> I used to have.

Those whirlagig blade choppers are not grinders and can't grind
anything.