Coffee grinders

[Guest guest]

i was reading the posts in digest #606 and the subject

of using coffee grinders for spices caught my eye.

Some of you have enjoyed the discovery of the addition

of flavors certain spices can impart to the next batch of

ground coffee you do. That is a fun thing i also enjoy.

My favorites are cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom.

 

Also mentioned were ideas for cleaning the flavor out

of the coffee grinder. The best thing i have found to clean

mine out is to take a piece of bread, break it up into

chunks to fit in the well of the coffee grinder and give a

few pulses. You can then dump them out for composting

or just trash them. The bread seems to get the little bitties

out of the grinder very well so your next batch of ground

coffee will be free of added flavorings.

 

::: coffee mug salute :::

 

~ pt ~

 

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

 

-Ê William Wordsworth, Daffodils

[Guest guest]

thanks for the bread tip! i've got another: flax seeds! as many of you

probably know you get the most nutrition out of flax seeds when they're

ground up -- they're awesome for cleaning every last bit of coffee in that

grinder. i run a batch when i make bread, so my bread has just a wee bit of

coffee in it, nice when i'm going for a mocha type of flavor -- great when

making pumpernickel bread.

 

 

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On 3/22/06, ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> i was reading the posts in digest #606 and the subject

> of using coffee grinders for spices caught my eye.

> Some of you have enjoyed the discovery of the addition

> of flavors certain spices can impart to the next batch of

> ground coffee you do. That is a fun thing i also enjoy.

> My favorites are cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom.

>

> Also mentioned were ideas for cleaning the flavor out

> of the coffee grinder. The best thing i have found to clean

> mine out is to take a piece of bread, break it up into

> chunks to fit in the well of the coffee grinder and give a

> few pulses. You can then dump them out for composting

> or just trash them. The bread seems to get the little bitties

> out of the grinder very well so your next batch of ground

> coffee will be free of added flavorings.

>

> ::: coffee mug salute :::

>

> ~ pt ~

>

> I wandered lonely as a cloud

> That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

> When all at once I saw a crowd,

> A host, of golden daffodils;

> Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

> Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

>

> -Ê William Wordsworth, Daffodils

 

[Guest guest]

Hi...I bought a coffee grinder at the Big Lots store. I use it exclusively

for grinding spices...it cost me $10.00. I have a " better " one for grinding my

coffee.

 

Joanie