On 2/24/2016 2:27 PM, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 9:25:55 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:23:42 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 8:57:57 AM UTC-10, Brooklyn1
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I found a couple of cheap bottles of pepper at the
>>>>>> supermarket and bought those suckers up. I like that better
>>>>>> than the grinder because when I'm cooking, I don't have time
>>>>>> to break rhythm and start grinding away endlessly. I hate
>>>>>> using a grinder! It's a real drag.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then for you cooking is an even bigger PIA
>>>>
>>>> I'll bet when you were cooking for the boys on the ship, you
>>>> whipped out your sissy grinder and started gyrating to that
>>>> grind, grind, grind in an effort to entice the lads. Well, isn't
>>>> that special? 
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I wish they'd put grinders on tables at restaurants instead
>>>>>> of shakers.
>>>>>
>>>>> How long do you think they'd last before being stolen by lazy
>>>>> *******s like you, who thinks grinding pepper at home is a drag
>>>>> but it's not a drag to grind pepper at a restaurant... besides
>>>>> being a lazy ******* you are also a cheap ******* who won't buy
>>>>> a grinder but will gladly steal grinders.
>>>>
>>>> You ain't been paying attention - I've bought choke grinders. I
>>>> have 3 or 4 at the moment. I also have a whole shitload of whole
>>>> peppercorns. Fail - but at least you gave it that old Br00klynl
>>>> try. Hee hee.
>>>
>>> And for those who prefer one stop shopping, peppercorns have come in
>>> disposable grinders for years... but he doesn't get out much, so he
>>> wouldn't know that.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> sf
>>
>> I may have misspoken - I seemed to have dumped all my pepper grinders
>> in the last purge. I may have to buy another grinder - oh no!
>>
>> The truth is that I like a little fresh ground pepper on scrambled
>> eggs. It only takes a few grinds. What I'm not going to do is grind
>> pepper into a whole pot of stew or for times when I need a good
>> amount of black pepper. That's just ridiculous.
>
> Understood. If I need something like 2 TB black ground, I'll grab the
> pre-ground as well.
>
> Lumpia for example (my version) needs a TB for every 1.5lbs ground
> pork. Now there are grinders that can do that fairly well but I need a
> reasonably fine ground for that dish. The pre-ground is just about
> right for it.
>
> Now as to price, check Pensey's.
>
> https://www.penzeys.com/online-catal...ndian-black-pe
> ppercorns/c-24/p-1387/pd-s
>
> Thats one of several versions.
>
>
Lumpia? That's good eats! I get my peppercorns from Costco. It's 14oz
for under $10. All I need now is a cheap blade coffee grinder and I'll
be in black pepper heaven.