Coffee grinder?

[ChefEx]

Hey all,

Is a good ole coffee grinder the best way to powder dried peppers? What about for volume? Robot Coupe, Cuisneart, Magic Bullet, Large mammal?

[DEFCON Creator]

Hey all,

Is a good ole coffee grinder the best way to powder dried peppers? What about for volume? Robot Coupe, Cuisneart, Magic Bullet, Large mammal?

A food processor works well, but is illegal in DEFCON HQ, as it runs on electricity. I prefer a large mortar and pestle, it grinds up the seeds better.

[sweatnspice]

I use a standard coffee grinder for small batch pepper grinding, but if your looking for volume a food processor is probably best. Maybe a Burr Grinder

[imaguitargod]

I use the coffee grinder. But I can only do one batch and then I have to leave the room due to my asthma(powdered peppers+ lungs=bad)... :(

[P_Schneider]

I use a kitchen aid chopper so I would think a coffee grinder would work just fine.

[Tina Brooks]

Coffee grinder... Although, we have an industrial blender/shredder that is extraordinary; Course, that's a little out of the average chili-head's kitchen equipment budget.

T

[DEFCON Creator]

Cheaters!

[Tina Brooks]

Cheaters!

jealous!

[DEFCON Creator]

Nope. I prefer the old world method than to just plug in an electric automaton and allow it the pleasure of being one with the pepper. To utilize only non-electrical machines make me more proud of the ZERO, as sweat, injury and many a teary eye go into the making of it.

[imaguitargod]

and many a teary eye go into the making of it.
Now wounder #0 is so salty....
:lol:

[DEFCON Creator]

Actually, I had another recent injury in the creation of the Batch #3 (aside from the concentrated habanero facial a couple weeks ago, thank God for goggles.). During one of the processes, when liquid CO2 is used as a shock agent, one of the o-rings ruptured, and I got a 4-5 second point blank shot of liquid CO2 on my left wrist (I was actually able to tap my fingernail on the exposed area and it really made a click.). 2nd degree cryo-burn, pretty cool, huh? (no pun intended). Nothing like frostbite in June...I guess now I know first hand some of the trials and tribulations Tina must endure.

Man, the Batch #3 is becoming quite personal now...

[imaguitargod]

one of the o-rings ruptured
Boy, doesn't it...wait...after considering the comment I've decided against going there...

[Tina Brooks]

Actually, I had another recent injury in the creation of the Batch #3 (aside from the concentrated habanero facial a couple weeks ago, thank God for goggles.). During one of the processes, when liquid CO2 is used as a shock agent, one of the o-rings ruptured, and I got a 4-5 second point blank shot of liquid CO2 on my left wrist (I was actually able to tap my fingernail on the exposed area and it really made a click.). 2nd degree cryo-burn, pretty cool, huh? (no pun intended). Nothing like frostbite in June...I guess now I know first hand some of the trials and tribulations Tina must endure.

Man, the Batch #3 is becoming quite personal now...

And now we know why I don't swim in hazmat vats.

for the record... does it really get that much colder here than it gets there?

T

[imaguitargod]

for the record... does it really get that much colder here than it gets there?
Going on experience of being in Canada a few times compaired to the rest of The United States of America...yes. Although, Cleveland, Ohio(where I was born and raised for 20 years) comes VERY close to your snow and cold winters.

[DEFCON Creator]

"for the record... does it really get that much colder here than it gets there?"

Only when the air is pressurized and encapsulated.

[Tina Brooks]

I've seen photographs of certain parts of the US covered in blankets of snow and truth be told most of New England, North Dakota and Minnesota are all further North than I am.

(I'll even pretend that Alaska doesn't exist.)

T

[imaguitargod]

(I'll even pretend that Alaska doesn't exist.)
No worries, most Americans pretend that too. ;) (well, that and the rest of the world as well.... :rolleyes: )

[Tina Brooks]

Really? I always wondered about that.

That explains a lot of things.

T

[imaguitargod]

Really? I always wondered about that.

That explains a lot of things.
Sad, isn't it.

[Tina Brooks]

Very.