A sleek new battery-operated spice grinder is light enough for one-handed operation and does nice work on whole spices, offering adjustable textures from coarse to fine. Its accompanying pods can be filled with the spice of your choosing, and they attach to the grinder with just a tap on a countertop. Press the button on top and ground seasonings emerge, even directly over that steak still sizzling on the grill. The smooth exterior of the appliance, which comes in white, red or black, is easily wiped clean. It’s best to run the grinder on empty for half a minute or so to clear it completely before changing spice pods. And despite what the literature suggests about grinding herbs, it cannot handle fresh ones. It runs on three AA batteries; a rechargeable model is in the works. The mill comes with one or two pods, and additional pods are sold separately.
FinaMill, $24.95 with one pod, $29.99 with two, $8.95 each for extra pods, shopfinamill.com.
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