Russ -- I just grind mine in a spice grinder and leave it as a kind of coarse powder -- certainly not with the uniformity and fineness of, say, store-bought cayenne powder. I've been happy with this and haven't noticed problems in any of my recipes. Plus, it's easy. The nicest homemade powder that I have ever seen has been sent to me by the very fine list member, JohnT. I think he told me once that he dries the chiles until brittle and grinds them in a pepper mill. I'm not sure how well this would work with large quantities. Matt On 8/15/05, Russ morgan <rmorgan@technh.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Is anyone grinding there own powder? What do you use to sift it with? Hey...remember, this is about chiles! > > Thanks, > Russ > >