grinding black peppercorns

[jfish63]

Has anyone found a way to grind black peppercorns. i have found this to be the worst part of making my own rubs.

 

[setitandforgetitsmoker]

have you tried a electric spice grinder or coffee grinder?? i have never tried this yet but my friend that is a chef told me to try one of these to grind peppercorns it is what he uses.

 

[payson]

This is the best pepper mill I've ever had the pleasure to use or own:
http://www.chefsresource.com/cia-table-pepper-mill.html
It will grind a large coarse grind down to minute specks. I've had a multitude of grinders and nothing even comes close to this model.

 

[richtee]

I have used that model, and it does work very well.

 

[emtee]

I did, but I don't use an electric grinder anymore- it takes very little to go too far and have pepper come out the consistency of flour. I either use a good pepper mill or a morter and pestal. The former can be adjusted, and you'll get essentially an even sized flake. The later takes more work, but it is best if you want a variety of different flake sizes in your rubs. A grinder just can't do that.

Yet another astonishing $000,000,000.02 worth.

 

[navionjim]

Peugeot, the same French manufacturer that makes the cars and bicycles also makes the worlds best pepper mills. A Goggle search or Ebay will find many suppliers.

 

[jfish63]

I have a good pepper mill but it is still a pain to grind enough for a batch of rub. I tried the coffee grinder and as someone posted it turns too much of it to powder. I might try a grain mill next.

 

[goat]

An antique coffee grinder does the trick at my house.

 

[geek with fire]

I pulse mine with a coffee grinder and shake it through a fine mesh strainer. Anything that stays in the strainer goes in the rub tub. What makes it through goes in the table shaker.

Obviously if you have the means, a mill is a better option, but you can achieve the same result without having to use, as Alton Brown would say, a uni-tasker (a tool useful for only one purpose).

 

[invader q]

Saw an episode of "Good Eats" where Alton Brown removed the knob from a pepper mill, and chucked the spindle in a battery powered drill. Have been meaning to try that.

 

[blacklab]

A old coffee grider for me. Just a couple pulses and your good.

 

[teacup13]

this is my pepper mill...even had a light when you grind..no idea why it has a light but it is cool..lol

it originally sold for $119 but i got it at a discount store in Lousianna for $5. its a marlux

 

[walking dude]

or just go buy a resturant grind pepper in the spice section of your grocercy store.........its what i used to coat/cover my candian bacons........

also what geek said.......couple pulses of the coffee grinder........you don't HAVE to hold it down for 10 minutes......just a whirl or two.......

 

[white cloud]

Boy I sure could of used that last night when the power went out again ( with the light and all) I'm still flossing the pepper out of my teeth.

 

[richtee]

Hehehe... ya pointed it bass-ackwards, silly!

 

[jfish63]

The only pre ground pepper I can find is too small for my tastes. I have access to a grain mill so maybe that is my next try.

 

[pne123]

most pepper mills have a square shaft. I removed the acorn nut from mine and added a normal nut so I could put the shaft in my cordless drill.

still have a nice pepper mill and can crank out alot of pepper when needed w/o killing my wrist.