Lori, I've had good luck breaking the pods down into flakes in by small blade "coffee" grinder, and then reducing them to powder in a "strong" blender. I use the Oster Bar Blender. No frills. Two speeds, high & low. On, off & pulse. Joan -- > From: "Lori L. Frey" <lori@imagitekgraphics.com> > Organization: Imagitek Graphics > Reply-To: "Lori L. Frey" <lori@imagitekgraphics.com> > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:12:03 -0400 > To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> > Subject: [CH] Recommendation needed > > Hey y'all!! > > I have been diligently drying and bagging groups of chiles as we have > harvested them. {{As a side note of newbie advice :-), careful package > marking can save headaches down the road as dried peppers tend to favor in > appearance but NOT heat}}...but I digress... > > I have a small kitchen coffee grinder that I used last year to make some > mixes with dried chiles. I was disappointed that I didn't get more of a > "powder" > > Can anyone here suggest a brand of grinder here in the US or mail order that > produces a powder from dried chiles...do I need to mention that I am not > overloaded with cash to spend on this frivolity of kitchen gadgetry? > > Thanks so much for sage advice and chuckles on a regular basis. > > Lori~ trying to stay cool in SC. > > >