"Steph Peters" wrote in message
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"Polyvinyl" of wrote:
my tuppenceworth, as someone who always grinds her own spices, I find
that
it is more hassle using an electric grinder and then cleaning it than
using
a good old fashioned morter and pestle!
Small coffee grinders do work but are a bugger to clean - especially if
you
want to grind coffee as well. They are handy if grinding a lot of spice -
maybe to store but otherwise not worth the bother...

You are right. Since acquiring a really big heavy stone pestle and
mortar,
the electric grinder hasn't been used. And the small pestle and mortar
can
go in the dishwasher.


I use an ordinary hand coffee grinder I bought from a boot sale. Cleaned it
well. You can grind small amounts at a time. Very easy and cheap. No need
to put in dishwasher. No need to clean at all really.

Stodge