Now ain't that special. Both of them. If that thing is a grinder and will grind coffee, then it certainly should be used. Be ashame not to use it. What ever it is, it's good looking. If a replica of something in days gone by when invention had come into it's own and when it was in it's glorry, it should be set out where it can bee seen and appreciated. Good looking.
$262!!!! No freakin' way. I probably paid $20 at Hobby Lobby 10 years ago. It doesn't seem very well made so it will remain a decorative item. I had read that a manual grinder can be "cleaned" using dry grains of rice, so I put a tablespoon of rice grains into the grinder. After turning the mechanism till the hopper was empty, I looked in the drawer and it looked like mostly whole grains of rice. Not a lot of "grinding" happening.
I've used rice with a little baking soda to clean a blade grinder/spice mill. I'm surprised that most grinders only recommend brushing off the dust. You would think that the oils would go rancid.
I thought about using my Vitamix to grind coffee, but I'm sure I'd end up with coffee flour or perhaps coffee butter.
And thanks a lot, @Yvonne Smith. All afternoon I have been trying to figure out if I could "froth" a Mini-moo.
I have actually used my smaller blender to grind coffee, and it worked okay. Unless you were grinding a lot of coffee, the Vitamix would be kind of overkill, but you can use pulse and do that until it looks like the grind that you want. We have a coffee grinder, But Bobby was using it, and since I was drinking a flavored coffee, I didn’t want to do it in his grinder and spoil his “pristine” coffee grounds. The little Ninja cup worked perfect for grinding enough for a pot of my chocolate raspberry coffee. One of the reasons that I wanted the Bodum frother was to help keep my coffee hot longer, and this one heats the milk as it froths it. They make the little stick frothers, which will do the frothing, but they do not heat up the milk. I have tried warming the milk in a pan or in the microwave, but then you just have warm milk, and this frother does both.
I was mostly teasing about the frother; I am so easily swayed by other people's toys. I use less than a tablespoon of half and half in my coffee and I don't think that would work well for frothing. I should have one for when my daughter visits; she doctors her coffee until it is unrecognizable with cinnamon, honey, and Lord knows what else.
Obviously, you raised that girl right, @Beth Gallagher ! ! Just as aside..... Robin stopped sitting on my lap and drinking my coffee when I tried the experiment of adding brewer’s yeast to the coffee. Now, 40+ years later, she still sniffs EVERYTHING before she tastes it.
*Off Topic** I'm going to bring a Class Action lawsuit to make them remove that damned apostrophe from "Moo's" /over
@John Brunner -- I was bored last night and put the Cuisinart grinder in and out of my cart on Amazon about 50 times. Then I poked around Youtube and watched this video, and ended up buying the cheap Krups blade grinder. It won't take up as much room on the Abandoned Small Kitchen Appliances Shelf when I lose interest in a couple of weeks. "Squirrel!!" I couldn't help but notice how really loud most of the electric grinders are and nearly chose a manual type for that reason. But the cheap little Krups is supposed to handle medium grind in about 15 seconds so I guess I can stand it for that long. I also ordered a bag of Peet's coffee beans.
That's interesting. For many years (decades?) I used a Regal spice mill (looks just like the Krupp's) to grind my beans (I have 3 of them, 'cause Goodwill is my friend), and somewhere along the way I read that using the blade grinders was a big no-no for grinding coffee beans. I forget what the concern was...there was supposedly some disadvantage to chopping rather than grinding the beans. So it surprises me to see blade grinders now labeled as "Spice/Coffee grinders" and promoted as such. Aside from that, I never thought to shake during the process to redistribute the beans. I also find it interesting that a consistent grind size is not required for a good cup of coffee. One would think that a higher percentage of too-fine a grind would contribute to the nasty taste of grounds being over-brewed once their flavor has been extracted. Perhaps there is a balance there. I wonder exactly how that coffee was brewed in their tests. You know, my Goodwill $5 Black & Decker grinder did a great job until (1) the grind adjustment feature broke, and (2) I broke the lid trying to clean it, so I have to hold the lid down while it grinds...it will not run hands-free anymore. I looked to replace it, but I think Black & Decker discontinued it. Let me know how you like the Krupps. I'm surprised you don't already own one of these as a spice mill.
I have never owned an electric spice mill, and don't do any spice grinding to speak of. I still have a mortar and pestle if I have a spice grinding emergency. I have wasted most of this dreary day watching videos and reading reviews of coffee grinders. I seriously need a hobby. (But then, maybe this IS my hobby.) I don't even put much stock in reviews because I usually end up disagreeing with "the expert". I kind of like the looks of the Capresso Infinity Plus grinder but we'll see how the little Krups works out.