Yeah, you really want to avoid inhaling it or getting any into any cuts you might have, it can lead to serious infection.acolon_5 said:The way I used to do it is to get a pair of shears or other cutting device and cut the strips into 1-2" long pieces. Then slowly add the pieces to a blender and blend them in small batches.
Be careful, mimiosa dust can really mess up your sinuses.
acolon_5 said:The way I used to do it is to get a pair of shears or other cutting device and cut the strips into 1-2" long pieces. Then slowly add the pieces to a blender and blend them in small batches.
Be careful, mimiosa dust can really mess up your sinuses.
trancepants said:Break it into relatively small pieces and put it in a GLASS blender with a metal on metal rotating device. If you use plastic, the bark will put little scratches in your blender and get small amounts of plastic in your powder. You don't want that.
Also, wear a mask unless you like picking purple boogers out of you nose for three days.
deedle-doo said:You guys might check out the Magic Bullet blender. Those things grind anything pretty fast and won't get stuck.
bluecurry said:swim uses a regular mouth quart jar. the threading on regular mouth quart and pint jars is just the right size for most common blender fixtures.
It just screws right on and then you blend up your material. Considering the entire jar is self contained, this helps reduce getting a blast of astringent mimosa which can easily happen with top loading blender.
amor_fati said:That looks pretty handy, but has SWIY ever had a blender burn out?
lonederanger said:they will last forever if you use them correctly. when powdering, pulse the grinder rather than keeping it on continuously. if the motor begins to heat up which it will after powdering a bit of bark, let it cool off for alittle.