Grinding spices in a coffee grinder

[Trixxee]

Came across this tip on Cooking Light.com on how to clean your coffee grinder after you grind up seeds (like cumin seeds). I haven't tried it myself yet but thought I'd pass it along.

"Clean the grinder to ­remove flavors that could permeate the next item ground. Wipe the grinder clean with a soft cloth, add a few tablespoons of uncooked white rice, and grind until rice turns into powder; repeat until the ground rice comes out white."

[cjs]

Trixxee, I'm so glad you posted this - I remember reading this somewhere, but had forgotten about it. thanks.

[Lorraine]

Thanks, i wondered how to get rid of the smell and taste of some spices in mine.

[DFen911]

Also get a can of high pressure air to blow out particles.

[Mare749]

It works beautifully, too.

[Gourmet_Mom]

Great tip, Trixxee! Thanks!

[labradors]

...and, when you're done, you can add the "rice flour" to a coating mix (as long as the flavour of whatever you were cleaning out goes along with it okay) for a nice, crispy coating.

[Gourmet_Mom]

Excellent, Labs!

[cjs]

good idea to add to my coffee-cinnamon rub. hmmmmmm

[Trixxee]

You're welcome! Now I need to come up with a recipe using ground spices to test it out.