coffee grounds/grinds

[Dan Goncharoff]

I would use mill if it is manual, but grinder if it is electric.
DanG


On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:46 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> And, while we are on the subject, is anyone up for an informal survey?
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> [coffee grinder] or [coffee mill] or [both, indifferently] or [both, but
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> I'm in the fourth category but know people in each of the other three.
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