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| 938.2 | Coffee Notesfile | PLAYIN::VANGILDER | Living in Sheet-Rock Dust City | Wed Jan 20 1988 12:38 | 4 |
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Try looking through QUARK::COFFEE notefiles.
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| 938.3 | Try Braun | CSSE32::RHINE | Jack Rhine - DTN: 381-2439 | Wed Jan 20 1988 15:20 | 3 |
| I can recommend Braun coffee grinders (and other kitchen products). We got one
16.5 years ago for a wedding gift. We mostly use beans that we grind. It is
still going strong.
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| 938.5 | -<Braun is a good choice>- | NAC::L_WILLIAMS | | Thu Jan 21 1988 14:46 | 8 |
| I have a Braun and love it. Maybe you can give him 1/2 lb of
coffee bean along with the grinder? At Christmas time I treated
myself to 1/4lb Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee beans. It's the most
expensive brand but worth every penny (I really didn't believe it
was worth all this money until I tried it!!!). The least expensive
I found was $16.50 a lb in a food store at the Pheasant Lane Mall
in N.H. I saw the same coffee sell for $20. and $24.00 a lb in
Boston.
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| 938.6 | Krups | STAR::OBERLIN | | Fri Jan 22 1988 15:56 | 8 |
| I have had a Krups coffee grinder for about 5 years now and
I highly recommend it. It grinds the beans (rather than
chops them) and you can adjust the grind from coarse to powdery
fine.
-mrs o
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| 938.7 | Cool runnings.... | OVDVAX::WIEGMANN | | Fri Jan 22 1988 17:09 | 7 |
| Thanks for the replies - I went shopping last night and the only
brand I saw was Krups, but now I can go back & get it with confidence!
As for the Jamaican Blue Mountain - we were in Negril, Jamaica,
a couple of years ago - would you believe we bought it for $3.50
a pound?? $3.75 to have it delivered to you on the beach!
Great idea, and thanks for prompting the memories of "Ja" in the
dead of winter!
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| 938.8 | Coffee/spice grinder advice? | BOEHM::C_SANDSTROM | | Tue Nov 08 1988 09:47 | 16 |
| I'm interested in buying a coffee grinder (or maybe two)
and am looking for some advice...
I want to grind spices as well as coffee - should I get
two separate grinders to keep the coffee free from the
spice residue (is there spice residue)?
Do they come with adjustable grinds? I would like the
spices to be ground more finely than the coffee.
What brands/models would you suggest? Why?
Thanks for your advice,
Conni
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| 938.9 | go for two | CSMADM::EDWARDS | | Tue Nov 08 1988 11:29 | 6 |
| I would definitely go for two. I have a hand grinder which I've
been meaning to use for spices - its adjustable. trouble is - it
smells of coffee !. Smoe spices stain as well as smell - turmeric
springs to mind.
Rod
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| 938.10 | Try the mini-braun | CIMNET::LUISI | | Tue Nov 08 1988 16:26 | 11 |
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If you do a title search on Spice Grinders you'll find a note I
posted about a year ago. I wound up buying a mini-braun which has
worked well for me. I use it only for spices and herbs. The only
caution is to be sure the item is completely dry. Otherwise it
sticks to the inside surfaces. I just wipe the chamber clean and
its ready for the next herb or spice.
From hear on if I can get whole spices I buy them first.
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| 938.11 | Go with 2 | HOONOO::PESENTI | JP | Thu Nov 10 1988 08:16 | 11 |
| Definitely go with 2! One of the cheapies ($12-17 @ Spags-Lechmere) made by
Braun is great for spices. It has blender style blades. This also works well
for coffee, but I ended up getting one with grinding wheels (also by Braun).
There is a detailed discussion of the philosophies of coffee grinders in the
QUARK::COFFEE notes file.
By the way, you'll find that whole spices keep their zip a lot longer.
- JP
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| 938.12 | try JM this weekend | BRAT::GERMANN | | Thu Nov 10 1988 11:10 | 7 |
| Jordan Marsh has the smaller Krups coffee grinder on sale this weekend
for $9.99. I bought this last time it was on sale and have used
it for coffee, making a small amount of bread crumbs (one slice),
grinding nuts, and grinding fresh spices. I love mine. I may even
get a second one...
Ellen
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