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Michael Siemon

In article >,
(Curly Sue) wrote:

> On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:34:23 -0500, notbob > wrote:
>
> >On 2006-08-06, Nancy Young > wrote:
> >
> >> (whatever). Today I managed to order whole cumin rather
> >> than ground.
> >
> >You're better off. Freshly ground cumin is so much more flavorful and
> >fragrant than pre-ground, which degrades rapidly. Get yourself a
> >whirly blade coffee grinder or a good mortar/pestle and buy all your
> >spices whole.
>
> Any recommendation for a coffee grinder to use as a spice grinder?
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Braun's are good. There's a Cuisinart grinder that has larger
capacity and a removable (and dishwashable) grinder compartment
-- but I find it not as good at getting a uniform fine grind.

Mortars and pestles work very well, actually. (Though when I
put that or a molcajete on my xmas list a couple of years ago
I wasn't bargaining on the _huge_ and heavy one that I got!
That's so monstrous I seldom use it, especially since I usually
only want a few tablespoons at most out of single use.)