SPICE GRINDER: Grinding your own
spices is much easier than you think if
you have the right tools. The best and
most basic way to grind spices and spice
blends quickly is to purchase a simple
coffee grinder and use it only for spices.
If you don’t mind using a little muscle,
you can use a mortar and pestle. If you
have a powerful blender, such as a
Vitamix, use its smaller dry jug to grind
your spice blends. I’ve been using this
option more frequently to grind larger
batches of blends. The key is to break up
your cassia leaves, whole dried red
chile peppers, and cinnamon sticks
before grinding so they grind down
