RST G wrote: > > Last night on Cooking Live Primetime on TV Food Network, Sara Moulton > had Mark Miller on and a chef from Pointe-Of-View Restaurant. They made > chile-related food and it all looked fabulous. I got a great tip from > Mark Miller that I thought I would share. > > It is something related to what we were discussing a week or so ago, > about coffee grinders and making powders. First the chefs all agreed > that the use of a coffee grinder is the best item to use for grinding to > a powder. They did it right there on TV too. But they also agreed that > you should have a separate one just for chiles and spices. But if you > make the mistake of using the coffee grinder that is just for coffee and > you use it for chiles, this is the tip that Mark Miller gave: Pulverize > 1/2 cup coarse salt in the coffee grinder and it will sop up all the > chile oil left in the grinder. > > I went to the website to get the recipes and they still haven't put in > the last 4 days worth of recipes for Cooking Live Primetime. Oooo - I > have when they aren't up-to-date. I'll get them later or tomorrow. > > RisaG Whoa! Risa! THANKS!!!!!! green