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How can I grind my coffee beans without a coffee grinder?

I haven't replaced my coffee grinder that caught on  fire yet, and probably won't for a few more days. How can I grind up the beans without one? I tried beating the tar out of a ziplock bag of them using a rolling pin, but the coffee came out weak. :/ 

Posted - October 4, 2017
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  • 34172
    Would a cheese grater work?
      October 4, 2017 8:08 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    Umm... I'm guessing you mean some kind of electric deal, but right now I'm envisioning me holding a tiny bean and running it across a hand grater repeatedly until my fingers get bloody. I'm not that desperate yet. lol
      October 4, 2017 8:51 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    I would just chew them before doing that one.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at October 4, 2017 9:05 PM MDT
      October 4, 2017 8:59 PM MDT
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  • 34172
    Definately not using bare hands to do that. LOL
      October 5, 2017 10:02 AM MDT
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  • 585
    I honestly don't know. Can you like, throw them in a magic bullet? :/ Also, I'm sorry for your loss but the fact that your previous grinder caught on fire made me giggle a bit. Hope it wasn't a scary situation!
      October 4, 2017 8:18 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    lol No, it wasn't bad. I was holding it and realized it was smoking, so I unplugged it and sat it in my sink until it was done. I don't have a magic bullet. I have an ultra tiny chopper, but it's intended for onions and I have a big food processor with a spinning cheese grater blade, but I don't think it's strong enough to stand up to the beans. 
      October 4, 2017 8:53 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    YES.

    Now.  Does she have one?
      October 4, 2017 9:02 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Try a blender or an osterizer or something that cuts stuff up with a motor.

    Or...

    Put in a paper bag or plastic bag and hammer them to pulverize.
      October 4, 2017 8:22 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    That's what I was trying to do with the rolling pin, but I couldn't make it fine enough. I wonder if I have a big mallet or something. 
      October 4, 2017 8:54 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Flat rock  (we ARE addicts).   Hammer.  Iron skillet? 
      October 4, 2017 8:56 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    Many stores here have a grinder. Try one of those. Also, my sister has a coffee maker with a built in grinder.
      October 4, 2017 8:48 PM MDT
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  • 53485


    (built-in)
      October 4, 2017 8:52 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    Bite me...I caught two of your mistakes soon after you returned.
      October 4, 2017 8:55 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Randy is only one mistake, he is not Siamese.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at October 4, 2017 9:07 PM MDT
      October 4, 2017 8:57 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    I had a coffee maker like that, but it was super expensive and died after four months of use. I'll eventually run down to Target or WalMart and get one. I just don't want to take my kids with me and my daytime hours are kind of sacred for working. 
      October 4, 2017 8:56 PM MDT
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  • 1713
    Maybe you need one of those spiky mallet things?
      October 4, 2017 8:51 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    Ooh... I don't have one- I think you mean a meat tenderizer. Not a bad idea though.
      October 4, 2017 8:57 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    Just buy the cans that are pre-ground. They would only last two days for you anyway.
      October 4, 2017 9:02 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    I usually do, but I got on a fresh-ground kick a couple weeks ago and stocked up on whole-bean at Costco. lol 
      October 4, 2017 9:08 PM MDT
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  • 53485


    Oh, please!  You have got to be kidding us, just let it go already, get the monkey off of your back.  You can go a few weeks without guzzling that putrid bilge-water.  Don't act as if coffee is all that important.



    ~




      October 4, 2017 8:52 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    Excuse me...this is my Princess you are talking to.
      October 4, 2017 8:57 PM MDT
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  • 7939
      October 4, 2017 8:58 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    You tell 'em.
      October 4, 2017 9:03 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    You have no addictions?

    Besides Answer Mug?
      October 4, 2017 9:03 PM MDT
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