green56 wrote: > > RST G wrote: > > > > In your post you said that you couldn't find ground chipotles but you > > found the dried chipotle. Well, why don't you take a small coffee > > grinder (just for spices) and grind the dried chiles to make your own > > chipotle powder? > > We looked at little spice grinders, but they were all "use" grinding > only. In that I mean, you ground whatever spice was in the grinder when > you need a *little* to add to whatever you were eating/cooking. Nothing > like we want where you'd grind up a *batch* o'the poweder. Know what I > mean? > > We're going to give the blender a try and see if that will powder stuff > up to the powdery consistancy we want - you know, make it powdery and > not bits o'stuff. > > If that doesn't work, we may invest in a coffee grinder only for > peppers, but again, we're afraid the grind will not be fine enuff. > > Have read much here about blenders and grinders, but I don't think I've > seen any name brands. Nor has anyone said if the stuff ground comes out > like *powder* vs. flakes/bits? > > Does using a blender work? A grinder? To get powders? Or must one > forego a true powder in order to have as much as they want when they > want???? > > Thanks! > > green I've had some success making up five spice rice powder using a Foodprocessor. Just use the sharp blade. It does the spices ok but the rice needs to run a long time. << Jim >>