TheProphecy
Assistant Cook
I tried googling what they were, but no helpful results. I'm really new to cooking and i don't know many terms, so if you can answer this, that'd be great
Ground bay leaves?A whole peppercorn vs. ground pepper for example.
A whole Bay Leaf vs. ground bay leaf is another.....
Yes, although it's hard to grind cinnamon and most other hard spices in a mortar and get it as fine as the stuff that comes in jars pre-ground. That doesn't matter much in most recipes, although I suspect that most people wouldn't want to put cinnamon ground in a mortar on their morning toast. If you do need a finer grind, you can get an electric grinder.so if i have a pestle & mortar, and i use whole cinnamon with it, then it becomes ground cinnamon - but it's still the same, except it's crushed?
Thanks. I've never seen ground bay leaves in the store that I can recall, an I don't think I've ever made a recipe that called for them -- most call only for whole bay leaves, which are removed before serving, or crushed whole bay leaves. Are there any advantages to ground? Any particular uses?
No, for something like cinnamon, nutmet, other larger items you would have to use a microplane. A mortar and pestle won't touch those two. You can try and grind cloves with one, but it takes a lot of work, for that you can use a coffee grinder. A m & p is best used on leafy spices, not hard spices.so if i have a pestle & mortar, and i use whole cinnamon with it, then it becomes ground cinnamon - but it's still the same, except it's crushed?
Thanks. I've never seen ground bay leaves in the store that I can recall, an I don't think I've ever made a recipe that called for them -- most call only for whole bay leaves, which are removed before serving, or crushed whole bay leaves. Are there any advantages to ground? Any particular uses?
Thanks. I've never seen ground bay leaves in the store that I can recall, an I don't think I've ever made a recipe that called for them -- most call only for whole bay leaves, which are removed before serving, or crushed whole bay leaves. Are there any advantages to ground? Any particular uses?