After grinding spices, how do you clean it?
1764396
Use a damp paper towel. To clean underneath the blades, double fold a damp paper towel and slide it under the blades. Holding the paper towel with both hands, slide it up, down, left and right along the bottom of the blade.
1764397
I grind up a piece of bread or two. It picks up both the spice bits and odors.
1764398
I use a PAINT brush (about 1/2 inch wide) to brush out the ground coffee, then use a damp paper towel to clean up the fine powder. This method works very well, especially if you use a soft brush. Keep the brush near the grinder and brush out the grinder after each use.
1764399
I'm a little disappointed in this item, because of the difficulty with cleaning it.
1764400
Try a few tablespoons of rice. Grind into a fine powder. Wipe out. Picks up all oils from whatever was ground last and dries the grinding chamber nicely. Note that this will eventually "fog" the lid because of the abrasive quality of the rice. If you want to keep a clear lid, try something else.
1309175
I wouldn't recommend using the same grinder for spices and coffee. You may be able to clean this one, but not good enough to switch back and forth from spices to coffee. I wash the removable cup with dish soap and wipe the blade with a damp paper towel.
916890
Only dry spices. I used to grind fresh ginger & sometimes herbs -- not a good move. Eventually the moisture gets into the interior. Use a mini food processor for fresh ginger or grind by hand (the Japanese graters with the little teeth that hold the stringy bits back are excellent) & mix your ground dry spices into it.
1375814
That is basically what I do. Not very often, though. This has some pictures: http://bytownbeanery.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/cleaning-your-porlex-grinder/
2234745
I use a small brush that came with my old grinder to scoop out the extra grounds when I remove the grounds collection container on the bottom. I have never tried to clean out the top. I don't know if you can completely disassemble the unit--I've never tried to completely clean the grinding burrs. Pressurized air (either via air compressor or canned air) would likely work
390407
soap and water and then let it dry out good. Also don't forget that the grinders are adjustable also.
1080999
Warm water and paper towel. If this doesn't remove the stain use dry white rice. Grind the rice into a fine powder. Then throw out the rice. Repeat until the rice stays white when ground. No soap
118800
I just rinse it out with hot water and a brush. How else would you do it? Not in the dishwasher for sure.
36470
Put some oil on it and heat up in oven, then soap and hot water should get it off after that.
1714452
Rinse it under warm water. Remove from water and then scrub vigorously any areas where food has stuck of any glazing (as from fat) has developed. Rinse with water again to wash clean. Dry it with clean rag or paper towel. Clean rags to the best job, as they don't get chewed up by the salt's surface. When nicely dry, set on drying rack, or any place where it can air dry.
740718
Haven't yet done that despite using it twice a day for months. Assume when I feel it necessary I'll take off the rubber base and wash the glass part by hand. Wouldn't think it necessary to wash the grinder part. The grinder part may need to be brushed off from time to time; but to date it has been grinding consistently.
2049502
We heated it up on the stove and wiped it off. You must keep it seasoned with oil any way.
1797029
I find it great to grind a lot at once because I find the cleaning tedious. I see some people put theirs in the dishwasher but I thought that wasn't recommended so I hand wash then towel dry and use the food grade silicone before reassembling.
1785642
Clean it like you clean cast iron cookware. Immediately wipe with cloth or paper towels, rinse with oil dampened cloth or paper towel, if necessary use oil soaked course salt to scrub with and wipe with salad oil dampened cloth or paper towel. If you damage the surface, rebuild it by using salad oil wiped over it and warming it in the microwave for a few seconds and let cool, then wipe with cloth or paper towel, just never soak or leave immersed in water as that will leave water in the surface that could damage the pans when heated.
800910
Just rinse with A LOT of water. Or you can simmer your piece in a pan on the stove, if it's small enough.
1736778
Empty out the salt and wash it out thouroughly, during the hot months the salt will get moist and not grind thru, best to just use a regular saltshaker with dried rice mixed in with the salt to absorb moisture and yu never have that problem
1666670
I clean it very carefully using Windex and paper towels.It looks amazing afterwards however is very time consuming.