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Beginners Guide => Hints, Tips, Methods and so on.. => Spices => Topic started by: pamder on January 09, 2012, 05:09 PM
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hi folks
still enjoying attempting my own curries with using your recipes and tweaking them ( usually end up chucking everything in) :)
I would like to know if anyone could recommend a good quality grinder for grinding of mustard, fenugreek seeds etc.. ??
thanks
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Hi Pamder,
I invested in one of these. Not cheap at around ?100 but worth every penny. Very good/very robust :)
http://www.waringcommercialproducts.com/catalog.php?pcID=92_103 (http://www.waringcommercialproducts.com/catalog.php?pcID=92_103)
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Although this is a bladed coffee grinder it seems to get a good write-up from users for grinding spices:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-Twin-Blade-Coffee-Mill/dp/B00004SPEU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326130781&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-Twin-Blade-Coffee-Mill/dp/B00004SPEU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326130781&sr=8-1)
Costs about 20 quid. My own single bladed coffee grinder is rubbish for grinding seeds and spices and would probably also be useless if I had ever used it for coffee beans.
Paul
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My spice grinder actually came through the post today,I have been looking on some very old threads concerning the benefits of roasting and grinding your own spices,today I made a dry balti spice mix...have to say the aroma was wonderful.This is the one I brought...can't fault it really it ground all the hard spices to a fine powder really easily...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Martin-Wahl-Grinder-Stainless-ZX595/dp/B000HEZ98C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1314949907&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Martin-Wahl-Grinder-Stainless-ZX595/dp/B000HEZ98C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1314949907&sr=1-1)
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I have the same as jb, i've had mine for around 2-3 years and never had any problem grinding anything, well worth the money.
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Just bought one.
Small, quiet and does the job nicely. :D
It is listed as being suitable for spices, unlike the other grinders I looked at which stated coffee only.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-Twin-Blade-Coffee-Mill/dp/B00004SPEU/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1340832664&sr=1-2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-Twin-Blade-Coffee-Mill/dp/B00004SPEU/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1340832664&sr=1-2)
Free next day delivery from CO-OP online.
http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Krups-F20342/id-KRU-COF-F20342-0 (http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Krups-F20342/id-KRU-COF-F20342-0)
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Hey Dajoca
have a go with green cardamoms and let me know the result please
best, Rich
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have a go with green cardamoms and let me know the result please
What do you use green cardamom powder in/with, Rich ? I ask because I use only the whole pods and the individual seeds, never a powdered form.
** Phil.
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Hello Phil , I'm not sure what Rich uses cardamom powder for but I love it in black tea .. just a good pinch. It's how tea is sometimes drunk in Bangladesh. BIR tea !!
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Phil
as you know we make all our own powders etc ( because they ain't available ) - it goes in our garam masala and our balti masala and yes Colin a pinch in black tea is smashing - but don't over do it in the tea
And if you make iced tea like me, green tea with lemon grass a smidgen of cardamom in fantastic on a hot day! ie everyday here...
The reason for asking about the cardamom its a bugger to grind all the shell away without having some tiny stringy bits left in the finished powder.
best, Rich
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I know Cory Ander lists it as part of his mix powder. I bought some when I tried some of his recipes. I imagine it is a spice that would go stale quite quickly once it has been ground to a powder.
Paul
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as you know we make all our own powders etc ( because they ain't available ) [...] The reason for asking about the cardamom its a bugger to grind all the shell away without having some tiny stringy bits left in the finished powder.
Can you buy cardamom seeds ? They should prove easier to grind ...
** Phil.
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as you know we make all our own powders etc ( because they ain't available ) [...] The reason for asking about the cardamom its a bugger to grind all the shell away without having some tiny stringy bits left in the finished powder.
Can you buy cardamom seeds ? They should prove easier to grind ...
** Phil.
There are many variations on cardamom - we have a Thai version which is brown and they are in a round casing - they smell and taste similar to green cardamoms but they're definitely not the same.
Green cardamoms are so expensive - we are trying to grow them at the moment and not having much success at all.
As far as going stale as PaulP imagines - yes it probably would if left to the elements but in a sealed bag inside a plastic tub in a reasonably cool place away from direct sunlight its OK - however saying that because of the expense - i grind as much as i need at anyone time.
best, Rich
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Hi Loveitspicy. Sorry for not getting back to you, but I hadn't seen your reply before today.
Anyway I have just tried to grind a couple of Cardomoms and it seems to do an OK job. I think more would grind better as opposed to just spinning around the grinder.
I gave it about 4, 5 second bursts which took care of most of it.
The image shows the couple of bits that were left un-ground against 2 cardomoms for scale, but the rest was reduced to powder so these bits could easily be sieved out.
(http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/pics/898365f5910c83138c26f10f6a3662db.jpg) (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/imagehost/#898365f5910c83138c26f10f6a3662db.jpg)
Hope that helps
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Spices of India sell cardamon powder, otherwise, you'll have to do what I did once and crack open a load of green cardamons, remove the inner seeds and grind them to a powder. Very time consuming but a nice result if you have the time and patience.... :)
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hi folks
still enjoying attempting my own curries with using your recipes and tweaking them ( usually end up chucking everything in) :)
I would like to know if anyone could recommend a good quality grinder for grinding of mustard, fenugreek seeds etc.. ??
thanks
thanks for the replies
I bought a Swan grinder from John Lewis as I had vouchers and have to admit it has handled everything so far, peppercorns, fenugreek seeds so far so good
;)