When it comes to kitchen tools, Becky Selengut says she can’t live without her spice grinder. In this case, the “spice grinder” is actually a repurposed Krups electric coffee grinder. “It’s the best and the cheapest,” said the private chef, cooking instructor, and author of cookbooks Good Fish and Shroom. Selengut uses her grinder to pulverize everything from aromatic sticks of cinnamon to cardamom pods.
“I buy almost all of my spices whole—they last longer,” she said. “Once ground, they quickly lose their flavor…