I had given one of my old ones to my daughter because she wants to grind spices fresh.

I used to grind spices by hand using a mortar and pestle, which was a long and cumbersome process

This grinder is marketed as a coffee grinder, but it can be used for grinding herbs, spices, etc.

I had given one of my old ones to my daughter because she wants to grind spices fresh.

With spices, however, if the container is not perfectly clean and the oils that accumulate on the blades and sides are not thoroughly cleaned, the flavors from one spice will contaminate the next spice