Looking for a good spice grinder

[Magic Mike]

Hello Pitmasters,

I'm looking for a grinder for my dried chili peppers. Need something that will get the grind to a powder. Does anyone have a suggestion of where to get it from and how much I should spend?

[Attjack]

I use this for grinding spices.

[EdF]

That's pretty "industrial strength"! ;-)

[Attjack]

I grind a lot pepper in that thing. I wouldn't be afraid to go with another brand though as I have had issues with it after years of daily use for protein shakes etc.

[CaptainMike]

We use the Ninja.

[BGWolf]

I use an electric coffee grinder

[EdF]

Cool!

[snowswamp]

Ditto. I got a grinder at a garage sale and it’s a dedicated spice grinder. I clean it out by running some dried rice through it and wiping it out.

[RonB]

A burr coffee grinder would work - manual or electric. Burr is better than blade because the grind is more consistent and the material falls through the grinder once it is the proper size. With a blade grinder, you just keep it spinning until the desired particle size is reached. But it's not 100% consistent, so you will probably end up with an inconsistent grind - some particles will be larger than you want for powder.

[ComfortablyNumb]

However not all is lost. You sift out the powder and then use the remainder for 'granules.'

[texastweeter]

burr grinders some times gum up with dried chilis.

[xaugievike]

I use a burr grinder - i run white rice through it periodically to clean it out.

[ComfortablyNumb]

My wife got us a Vitamix. She makes smoothies and green drinks and we use it to powder our garlic and onions. When the coffee grinder went out it also took over those duties.

[Attjack]

What do you mean powder your garlic and onions? Are you drying and then grinding them yourself?

[ComfortablyNumb]

Attjack Yes, I raise garlic and onions on my farm. We dehydrate first, then grind to powder. EdF mine insisted on the Vitamix. I was wise enough to stand back and say, "Yes dear."

[CaptainMike]

We have a Vitamix as well and it always make think of this: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...41BB&FORM=VIRE

[texastweeter]

I use either a magic bullet or a cheap blade style coffee grinder.

[badf00d]

It's manual, but a burr grinder that always gets good reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Kyocera-Advanced-Ceramic-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B003S9XF7K?_encoding=UTF8&site-redirect=&node=553760&tag=amazi0a8-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[RonB]

That's the one I converted to use with my cordless drill.

[Frozen Smoke]

I use a burr coffee grinder from Wal Mart. Think it was about $20. Use it mostly for grinding peppercorns and a little coffee once in awhile. Vitamix's are spendy and unless you are doing a lot of grinding and making a lot of smoothies you should not need to spend that kind of coin.

[HawkerXP]

I use one of these, https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l...ssomatic/n8631

[ComfortablyNumb]

That's almost as good as this one:

http://joecartoon.com/games/play/65/Frog_in_a_Blender

PS, best wait until the boss is out of the office....and be sure to start at 1 and go up one at a time.