Premium DR MILLS DM-7441 Electric Coffee Grinder - Stainless Steel Blade for Coffee Beans & Spices - One-Touch Operation - Perfect for Home & Office Use - Black

I use this for making spices. I love creating spice mixes for ethnic foods or just my own rubs and seasonings, and like using fresher dry ingredients rather than pre-ground/chopped options and this has been great at that. You don't want to put anything wet into this, i.e. don't use it to chop up cilantro or something if it isn't already dried out, but that's the only real thing to note, and it's common for any machine grinder like this, so it's just a note, not a knock on the device.The machine grinds everything to as fine a level as I want, just pulse it a few more times to get finer grains. It comes with a brush to help brush out as much of the grains as possible into your storage container. To then clean it out afterwards, I just use a dry paper towel (never wet), and every once in a while or after I make something more potent I'll take it out to the shop and spray it with my air-compressor hose to really get any leftover spice out, but that's really not necessary, I'm just particular. Overall, it cleans out easily and with little effort.My only complaint would be that I wish the tub were removable to make handling and removing the ground up material a little easier. As is this is one solid unit with the only removable item being the lid. But the whole unit is small enough that this isn't a big deal. Still, if I were making this exactly how I wanted, it would have a removable tub.Also, the machine will get pretty warm if you run it too long. Don't grind continuously for more than a few seconds, short pulses are best. This is a problem in that you could end up getting the device too hot and some grounds will stick and slightly "burn into" the tub making cleaning more difficult. There's a warning sticker on the device telling you not to run it for too long, but it's something to keep in mind. Again, not a problem for me, but some beefier grinders can handle more prolonged grinding or can be more automated for things like coffee grinding. But this sucker is so small, if you wanted to grind a lot of product, you should be looking elsewhere. This i for spices, or maybe grounds for a single pot of coffee if you're using it for that purpose. Not to grind up a whole bag at once.