Hi C-H's, I simply throw in a small handful of rice grains and whizz them into rice four. Makes a nice job of cleaning the grinder and you can use the flour for thickening if desired. > > I hold mine inverted and use hot water and the sink sprayer to clean. I >> leave it inverted for about 24 hours to dry. I still havve had to >> disassemble it a couple times to free up and lubricate the shaft, due to >> water getting in, rusting and siezing it. > >Why do you wash it with water? If only used for chiles, there is no issue >of cross-contamination with undesirable flavors or heat (amazing but true >that some still mistakenly believe chiles possess these qualities). So, a >simple shake then wipe with paper towel/rag/whatever should do the needful. -- --- Regards, Cameron.