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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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6. In my case, it means twist the cap

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 09:52 PM

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back and forth to stop and start the motor and chop or grind the chiles to the consistency I prefer.

I have a 1970s vintage Cuisinart grinder. Nope, they don't make my model any more, Pity, it would chop 1/4 cup garlic and 1/4 cup ginger together in one go. It's still working fine, too.

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Looking at chili crisp recipes...what does "pulse" the chiles in a spice grinder mean? TIA. [View all] quaint Wednesday OP

It means turning the chopper on and off quickly so you control the size of the pieces. flor-de-jasmim Wednesday #1

Ah, thanks. I dial desired size and turn the crank to make it grind. quaint Wednesday #2

So for that device justaprogressive Wednesday #3

I have four different hand grinders. 😄 quaint Wednesday #4

MeThinks they are talking about an electric grinder. For a hand grinder I would do a turn or two and shake mitch96 Wednesday #5

TY quaint Wednesday #7

In my case, it means twist the cap Warpy Wednesday #6