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Hal Burton

On 2006-08-27 08:32:12 -0500, "Sheldon" > said:

>
> 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.

I don't recall anyone recommending a blade chopper. Braun makes burr
grinders, which are exactly what you need for grinding large amounts of
black pepper.