In kitchen supply places, (Lechters, Williams-Sonoma, etc.) One can find containers with a very fine mesh top that is used to dust foods with flour or powdered sugar. These work very, very well with chile powders - I use one to dust bread dough with the powder. I keep the container in a zip-lock bag between uses and in the container (in every container of home-mixed herbs and spices and some commercial ones, especially those containing seeds) I place one of the little silica capsules that come in bottles with vitamins etc. I mean they give these little gems away for free and they work beautifully. -- Andie Paysinger & the PENDRAGON Basenjis,Teafer,Cheesy,Singer & Player asenji@earthlink.net So. Calif. USA "In the face of adversity, be patient, in the face of a basenji, be prudent, be canny, be on your guard!" http://home.earthlink.net/~asenji/