"I also use a blade grinder, it's a Krups. I grind it a total of 9 seconds, in three 3 second intervals. I've always heard that grinding longer than about 5 sec with a blade grinder overheats the beans. I don't know if it's true or not; I figured it's not that much more trouble to break it down into intervals with a brief rest inbetween. I use three 5 sec intervals for drip. I suspect the volume of beans in the grinder may have some effect on grinding times, but I always grind the same amount so I don't really know." "for indian spices I find the Krups coffee grinder does the best job. to clean I brush it out with a pastry brush and I do run a little soap and water in it to clean it. I just let it dry a good 24 hours before using it again." "I just use a Krups coffee grinder. I was given two for Christmas once. One I use for spices and stuff...and the other for coffee! It works fabulous - expecially when making pesto!" ElectroBest.com is an independent Krups dealer. All product images are copyrighted works of Krups, used by ElectroBest.com with permission from Krups. May not be copied or used without permission of Krups.  ElectroBest.com FAX Order Line 801-730-3937 (Orders Only)