Yeah....I bought one and use it all the time...it is better than a blender and perfect for using as a mini food processor....

I did ruin one of the cups on mine making home made garam masala, but other than that it works great!

What went wrong, George?

I make garum masala in mine all the time, using Suvir Saran's recipe, and have never had the remotest problem with it or several other spice blends.

I don't know....perhaps I put the spices in there when they were still hot from roasting them...but there was an aweful lot of "sulfur" type of smoke generated that has really stained the cup and that cup in particular just reeks of garam masala...not that I mind, I love the smell, but that cup is only used for making garam masala now.......

Sounds like that was it.

I had thought, from your post, that you had burned out one of the grinders. But if it was just the bowl, no big deal. Those are easily replaced.

I always let my roasted spices cool down; usually in the pan I roast them in.

What I do is preheat the pan, add the spices, and let them roast, stirring, until they release their fragrence and barely start turning color. Turn off the heat, and let them sit, stirring (well, actually, shaking and flipping the pan), in the pan until it cools down.

Works like a charm.

Yeah. I should have let them cool down first, but this was my first time ever making it and I wasn't thinking much about it.