Bingo! I'll try this first. Tea strainers are inexpensive, don't take a lot of room and there must be different size meshes available. Thanks, Hobby Farmer >>> Hobby Farmer <hobbyfarmer@t-one.net> 08/15/05 02:01PM >>> Russ morgan wrote: > Is anyone grinding there own powder? What do you use to sift it with? Hey...remember, this is about chiles! We use tea strainers - the cup shaped gadgets made of wire mesh, with a handle. They come in different mesh sizes for different grinds of powder. What goes through the strainer is ready, what doesn't goes back into our little coffee grinder for more abuse. Hobby Farmer