Spent $35 on a special spice grinder for my grandma's curry paste

I wanted to get the texture just right like she used to make, but the motor burned out after two uses trying to grind lemongrass and galangal. Should I just go back to using the old granite mortar and pestle, or is there a heavy duty grinder that can handle hard roots?

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brianfox22d ago

Been there! I bought a fancy blender for nut butters that started smoking like a campfire. For those hard roots, maybe look into a heavy duty restaurant grade wet grinder? They're built for that stuff. My grandma's mortar and pestle is still undefeated though, just takes some elbow grease.

jordan_walker22d ago

Ugh, modern gadgets always seem to break on the simple stuff!

cora_martinez12d ago

Yeah, brianfox is right about the mortar and pestle. New stuff breaks down but the old ways just work. Sometimes simple is better.