Re: [CH] Spice mill or grinder - Follow-up
J. Patrick Donohoe (donohoe@ECE.MsState.Edu)
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:59:41 -0500
On 9/30/2010 7:51 AM, Jonathan Smillie wrote:
> The other question I have is (and the VitaMix approach might deal with
> this) - I find that no matter how well I dehydrate my chiles, after
> the powder has sat around in jars or bags for a while, it tends to
> clump a bit because of residual moisture (either in the chiles or
> perhaps local humidity). There's the old trick of putting a few grains
> of rice in with the powder to absorb moisture, but has anyone done
> anything a bit more high-tech? Food-grade silica gel, for example?
> What have you had your best results with?
Not high tech, but, as I have mentioned before, I mix in ground oatmeal
with my pepper powder (ground very fine) and it works great (about 1
part ground oatmeal to 4 parts ground peppers). The oatmeal gives the
powder a silky consistency, and the powder doesn't clump at all, even in
dispensers (shakers with wide holes in the top) that sit out all of the
time.
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