spice grinder!

[capt dan]

Getting a bit more involved in my own rubs and sauces, and I am looking to but a decent spice grinder. The one I have now is a pain, and it takes like 3-5 minutes of" Carpal tunnel turning" to grind up 2 TBS. of pepper or spices. Any of you good folks have any recomendations? I would like to get something that plugs into the wall as oposed to battery powered, and for less than 40-50 bucks.

Thanks for any info!

 

[vulcan75001]

I have a second coffee grinder that is ONLY used for spices...works really great...just don't get carried away..enjoying the ease...ya make powder real quick...Black and Decker one at wally world is only about 12 bucks....Good luck...

 

[richoso1]

Capt Dan, I also use a coffee bean grinder just for my spices, and it has served me for over 5 years. To clean it after use, put some pieces of bread in it to absorb most of the spices, do this a few times. Next use table salt to absorb and polish the metal clean. It will lokk as good as new. I hope this helps you, and Happy New Year!

 

[abelman]

I second that as I'm a pepperhead as well. I do pepper powders as well as rubs.

Get a coffee grinder which works the best. I have a Black and Decker as well. Strangely enough, I looked at it to get the model number and I can't find a model number.

The reason I bring this is is that there is an adjustment knob which allows you to grind from "fine" to coarser. This is a big help IMO.

I got it at Target and I recall it being $25 or so.

Last word of advice is that when I'm doing peppers at the end of summer, I start with a blender to get things ground enough to get to the next stage which is a fine powder.

 

[teacup13]

i am with everybody else, coffee grinder

you can pick them up at second hand stores as well, got mine 5 years ago for $1...still working

 

[tom leopard]

Richoso1,
Thanks for the spice grinder cleaning tips. I will now have a much cleaner grinder. I had been using the paper towel method which left too much residue.
Thanks Again!

 

[walking dude]

CRAP........i hate this.......i am NOT a lemming........i don't follow ANYONE into jumping off a cliff into the ocean............

CRAP..........but i have to agree with all the folks here.........coffee grinder........and what rich said bout cleaning it............


you won';t be disappointed.........

 

[kookie]

Damn I never even thought of using a coffee grinder. damn thats a good idea.

Kookie

 

[capt dan]

Thanks folks, I knew I could count on you.

Happy new year everyone!

 

[vlap]

I own a coffee grinder and it has never had coffee in it. It has been used alot though!

 

[capt dan]

I ended up getting a black and decker coffee grinder at target for 25 bucks. It's adjustable and easy to take apart to clean.It has grinding wheels as apposed to cutters. It works great, and its fast.
I have noticed that if you grind Kosher salt , 1 cup grinds up to 1 and a quarter cups, now the Tubinado sugar is the opposite!

 

[curious aardvark]

I've also got fed up of grinding spices in a mortar and pestle.
I saw the magic bullet blender thingy on the telly and thought that would be idea. Except it was £80.

Never give up I say. Just this afternoon bought a hinari genie MB320. IDENTICAL to the magic bullet down to the EXACT same addons, cups, juicer, size operation etc (rebranded product anyone ? lol) and it was only £20 !
Bargain.
Should make grinding my sausage herbs & spices and my biltong spice a breeze. Mere seconds instead of long sweat soaked minutes.

Oh yeah and it says on the box it also grinds coffee ;-)

The beauty of these things is you put your stuff in the containers and then screw the chopping or grinding blade on top of the container then tun it upside down and push it into the main motorbody to operate. Once ground you simply turn right side up tap the base and unscrew. to leave the container with your ground product. Much easier to use/clean etc than standard food processor or blender. And cheap too :-)

 

[carpetride]

I had bought a knock off (sunbeam I believe) sold by walmart and it simply didn't do the job and sent it back. Hope yours does better! I'm still using a chopper/grinder that reverses directions which seems to work better than just one direction.

Hmmm, we don't drink coffee wonder how can I slip a coffee grinder in under the radar?

 

[davenh]

2 tablespoons = 80 cranks on the pepper mill

. I actually have that listed on some of my recipes. will checkout that grinder

.

 

[forluvofsmoke]

I run a lot of larger pieces in my rub ingredients (dried onion, parsley, peppercorn, rosemary, etc). My little coffee grinder will do each ingredient for a half pint of dry rub in 1/4 the time it takes me to measure it out. Well worth the 10 bucks to buy it. I used to use a peppermill my self...no more.

 

[coyote]

http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPrevie....cfm?id=251811

energy saving models under $30..00 beans..easy clean up with water and paper towels.
and made in the USA...and helps keep the meat flipping arm in shape..

 

[curious aardvark]

had a quick play with the genie this morning.
Measured out some biltong spices. peppercorns, sea salt, coriander seeds, coarse brown sugar, splash of garlic powder.
(quick biltong mix: 4 tsps coarse sea salt, 4 tsps coriander seeds, 2 tsps dark brown sugar (molasses sugar) 2 tsps whole peppercorns, 1/4 tsp garlic powder - whizz or grind)
went 'whizz, whizz'.
about 5 seconds total. Fine ground spice mix.
very impressed. got to make some biltong now i suppose ;-)
also it all feels very solid and well made.
Because of the design all that was required after sealing the spice mix in a bag was a quick rinse of the baldes and cup and a wipe.
Whole process about 2 minutes. And no sweat raised at all lol.