question: nutmeg
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question: nutmeg
I cook a lot of Indian food, so use a lot of spices. I grind most of them -- cardamom, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cloves . . . I have a coffee grinder with three cups, one of which I use to grind spices. It works great. A few years ago someone gave me a bottle of whole nutmegs. I don't bake much, so don't use a lot of nutmeg, but I made several care packages for friends/relatives this week who have had surgery recently, so made a bunch of quickbreads and cookies. I ran out of nutmeg, so grated about half a meg by hand, which yielded maybe two tablespoons. 15 minutes with arthritic hands to yield half as much as I get from 30 seconds pushing a button grinding cardamom seeds.
Any suggestions? I can't face putting a whole meg into my poor coffee grinder, and I doubt if I hit one hard enough with a kitchen mallet that I'd ever find it without sweeping the floor. Maybe chop it a few times with a cleaver in a space that will catch all the shards?
Any suggestions? I can't face putting a whole meg into my poor coffee grinder, and I doubt if I hit one hard enough with a kitchen mallet that I'd ever find it without sweeping the floor. Maybe chop it a few times with a cleaver in a space that will catch all the shards?
Charlie
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Re: question: nutmeg
First thing that came to mind was a rotary grater. I don't know if any, all or none of them are built to take on nutmegs, but here's an OXO (always a good choice especially for ergonomics):
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/grater ... Ar1NpxwJ4o
Not too spendy, either.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/grater ... Ar1NpxwJ4o
Not too spendy, either.
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Perhaps a mortar & pestle to start. A few smashes to crack+bust. The deep walls might confine the flying bits. Maybe the coffee grinder after that.
Is your grinder a spinning-blade or burr type ?
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Thus is what I have always known as the standard nutmeg grater:
The nut is kept in the compartment at the top, you grate the amount you want when needed. But, in fairness, you probably wouldn't do large(r) amounts on them.
These could be good alternatives : Best Nutmeg grinders
The nut is kept in the compartment at the top, you grate the amount you want when needed. But, in fairness, you probably wouldn't do large(r) amounts on them.
These could be good alternatives : Best Nutmeg grinders
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I believe I've seen the Peugeot grater (from Mr. Gumby's link) w/nutmeg on a restaurant table. I suspect it works.
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Microplane graters are still manual, but much faster than the old-style graters Mr. Gumby illustrates.
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Thanks for the ideas, folks. I'll give some of 'em a try.
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I love nutmeg too. About a year ago, I bought a container containing about a cupful in a Middle East store. I didn’t know what to do with it but thought I’d put it in something.chas wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 8:08 pm I cook a lot of Indian food, so use a lot of spices. I grind most of them -- cardamom, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cloves . . . I have a coffee grinder with three cups, one of which I use to grind spices. It works great. A few years ago someone gave me a bottle of whole nutmegs. I don't bake much, so don't use a lot of nutmeg, but I made several care packages for friends/relatives this week who have had surgery recently, so made a bunch of quickbreads and cookies. I ran out of nutmeg, so grated about half a meg by hand, which yielded maybe two tablespoons. 15 minutes with arthritic hands to yield half as much as I get from 30 seconds pushing a button grinding cardamom seeds.
Any suggestions? I can't face putting a whole meg into my poor coffee grinder, and I doubt if I hit one hard enough with a kitchen mallet that I'd ever find it without sweeping the floor. Maybe chop it a few times with a cleaver in a space that will catch all the shards?
I put it in some beans that I was eating for several days for my dinner. I forget all the symptoms but one I remember is my mouth was very dry but I know I felt weird. Didn’t suspect nutmeg . There were a few other symptoms. Not sure if I finished the beans over probably four days but at some stage tried to think of anything different I had eaten. I just did a search and, it’s not good over a certain amount. I was surprised. So don’t put too much in and let people know
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Nutmeg is a known psychotropic, but it has a fairly high toxicity. It can lead to organ failure and death in larger doses.
Malcolm X mentions it as a substitute for marijuana in prisons, but does not mention its toxicity. Like Belladona, it can be hallucinogenic, but also highly toxic. It can easily give a 'bad' trip as opposed to benign high.
The Turks use it sparingly in their coffee, but in much smaller portions than, say, cardamom. (Now I know why Turkish Coffee gave me such a jolt when I was younger and overindulged!).
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Malcolm X mentions it as a substitute for marijuana in prisons, but does not mention its toxicity. Like Belladona, it can be hallucinogenic, but also highly toxic. It can easily give a 'bad' trip as opposed to benign high.
The Turks use it sparingly in their coffee, but in much smaller portions than, say, cardamom. (Now I know why Turkish Coffee gave me such a jolt when I was younger and overindulged!).
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On a related note, I remember hearing a guy who had been in Rikers Island,and he was talking about life inside. Apparently an appalling place. He said they were punished for various reasons. One of them was eating an apple, seeds and all. Seems there is a small amount of arsenic I think in the seeds and I guess they thought people were trying to do themselves inan seanduine wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 10:00 pm Nutmeg is a known psychotropic, but it has a fairly high toxicity. It can lead to organ failure and death in larger doses.
Malcolm X mentions it as a substitute for marijuana in prisons, but does not mention its toxicity. Like Belladona, it can be hallucinogenic, but also highly toxic. It can easily give a 'bad' trip as opposed to benign high.
The Turks use it sparingly in their coffee, but in much smaller portions than, say, cardamom. (Now I know why Turkish Coffee gave me such a jolt when I was younger and overindulged!).
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Re: question: nutmeg
Cynanide, actually. That's why there's a hint of almond flavour to the seeds.
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If you'll forgive the pedantry, it's cyanide, not arsenic. Not only apples but drupes (stone fruits like cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, almonds, etc.) also have varying amounts of it in their seeds. It accounts for the tasty almond-like flavor of apple seeds. It's said that a cupful of apple seeds can kill an adult human. The seeds of one apple? Probably never.
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