Can You Grind Spices in a Coffee Grinder? Why You Should Never Do It
After talking with plenty of coffee enthusiasts, I’ve noticed that this seems to be one of the biggest curiosities people have about grinders: If it can grind coffee beans, can’t it grind other things too? And that’s usually when a few “mad experimenters” begin a series of questionable trials—only to fall into complete silence afterward… Let me put it plainly: please don’t use your coffee grinder to grind anything other than coffee beans , especially if you actually care about it. Seriously. 😄 To be honest, no matter which stage of my coffee journey I’ve been in, I’ve never even considered this question. To me, a grinder is a tool with a very clear, single purpose. Trying to repurpose it for other kinds of grinding just doesn’t make much sense. Sure, in theory , anything softer than the burrs might get crushed—but from a practical and safety standpoint, it’s a very bad idea. First, let’s be clear about one thing: the heart of any grinder is the burr set. Whether it’s flat burrs...