Grinders, again

Well the wife's electric masala grinder went wrong this morning.

Having spent an entertaining hour or so mending the thing (and putting in a 
mains fuse,  this particular electrical appliances not being either terribly 
well made or safe) we have now decided that we need a spare one...

Getting one sent from India is one idea,  the grinders are about 2,500/-, 
which is about £30 in UK money,  but the courier will charge us 500/- a 
kilogramme, which will just about double the price.

Sea mail is a lot cheaper,  but is,  at best,  unreliable.

So,  anyone know of a place in the UK where we can get one?

Or even a UK type mixer with a 1.5 litre wet/dry grinder?

Food processors won't do unless you can get the special blades for dry 
grinding,  and so far I haven't seen any in the UK...

 I am starting to think,  after taking the thing to bits this morning,  that 
there won't be anything Indian as there's no way it would get past the sort 
of electrical safety check necessary for the 'CE' mark that all electrical 
appliances need if they're to be sold in the EC.

But on the other hand there may be a few places about who may well be 
importing them 'on the quiet'...

Anyone got any ideas?

-- 
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time,  like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:24:19 GMT author: William Black

Re: Grinders, again

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007, William Black wrote:

> Well the wife's electric masala grinder went wrong this morning.
> 
> Having spent an entertaining hour or so mending the thing (and putting in a 
> mains fuse,  this particular electrical appliances not being either terribly 
> well made or safe) we have now decided that we need a spare one...

[snip]

> Anyone got any ideas? 
> -- 
> William Black

Hi William,

It may sound silly, but what about a bog standard coffee grinder? I've
used one for years, and it seems to do the job. You can also make some
'interesting' coffee too afterwards. :)

Wendy

date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:16:38 +0100 author: W.A. Sawford

Re: Grinders, again

"W.A. Sawford"  wrote in message 
news:Pine.SOL.3.96.1070625111233.18010F-100000@virgo.cus.cam.ac.uk...
> On Sat, 23 Jun 2007, William Black wrote:
>
>> Well the wife's electric masala grinder went wrong this morning.
>>
>> Having spent an entertaining hour or so mending the thing (and putting in 
>> a
>> mains fuse,  this particular electrical appliances not being either 
>> terribly
>> well made or safe) we have now decided that we need a spare one...
>
> [snip]
>
>> Anyone got any ideas?
>> -- 
>> William Black
>
> Hi William,
>
> It may sound silly, but what about a bog standard coffee grinder? I've
> used one for years, and it seems to do the job. You can also make some
> 'interesting' coffee too afterwards. :)

Not big enough and not 'flexible' enough.

The biggest coffee grinder we could find was 250ml.

The Jaipan takes 1.5 litres...

The Jaipan also has three slowish speeds and a special chutney making jar as 
well as the four interchangeable blades, a wet grinding jar and a dry 
grinding jar as standard.

If you've never seen one it looks something like a cross between a big 
liquidiser and a food mixer.

-- 
William Black

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time,  like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.