I have had great luck with the Cuisinart Mini-Prep Processor for grinding dried chiles into powder. It works great for small quantities of other stuff like cilantro because it's easy to use, seals well, and clean-up is a breeze. The blade has a sharp side that grinds stuff into a fine powder. It also has a dull side for chopping nuts etc.. Be careful when turning that blade: That sucker is sharp, and I cut my finger the first time I used it. Here is a link if you want to know more. I think I paid around $29 U.S. for it. http://www.cuisinart.com/product/dis_item.pl5?index=Food_Processors&detail=D LC-1 Oh, this is an unpaid announement, as I do not work for Cuisinart, LOL. Mark "Mad Dog" Barringer http://home.earthlink.net/~mdogdrum/index.html