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Basically the same type of tool used to grind coffee beans can be used as a tool to grind dried spices but it is strongly suggested to not use it for both.

A utensil made to roast or toast various spices in order to enhance the flavors contained in the spice.

The process of breaking solid food items into smaller particles. Special equipment is available to grind different types of food such as a meat grinder for meat, a coffee grinder for coffee beans, a pepper mill for grinding peppercorns, and a food processor, which is used to grind many different types of food.

Often used by those who make their own meat ingredients for sausages or meat dishes, Meat Grinders are a common utensil for grinding a variety of ingredients that may include seasonings desired for personal tastes in the foods being prepared.

A device that is used to grind whole coffee beans into a suitable size for brewing. Manually operated coffee grinders require that a hand crank be turned in order to move blades that grind the coffee beans.

Ground nutmeg is available prepackaged, but fresh whole nutmeg, that is grated or ground, provides more flavor than the prepackaged variety.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.

Mustard paste is a condiment prepared by mixing ground mustard seeds with vinegar, chilies and salt....

A spice that is native to western areas of Asia and commonly used in cooking foods from Asia and India.

A traditional Mexican sauce or marinade of Mayan origin, that is made by grinding annato seeds with spices, chiles, and added to other ingredients such as fruit to create a mild red paste used to flavor foods.

A Chinese spice that is made by grinding the brown berries of the prickly ash tree into finer particles.

A term that is used to refer to a group of spices used for seasonings or a group of vegetables that may be sweet, bland or spicy.

A spice that is derived berries grown on pepper plants, such as the Piper nigrum, Piper longum or the Piper retrofractum plants.

One of the most common and most popular of spices, the peppercorn is derived from the berries grown in clusters on the vine-like pepper plant.

An electric kitchen tool that is used to chop, grate, mince, slice, puree, and blend a variety of food ingredients.

A type of grain cultivated in Ethiopia where it is a staple food crop. Teff is difficult to find in great quantities anywhere else in the world.

A flour ground from oat groats, which are hulled and cleaned oats. Oat flour is also ground from rolled oats or oatmeal.

A small portion of ground meat that has been seasoned and rolled into a round ball-like shape. Meatballs were most likely created as a way to use up excess meat, taking scraps of meat, grinding them into small bits and possibly adding some fillers to help hold the mixture together.