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The Dry Pantry Staple That Makes Cleaning Spice Grinders A Breeze By Alexandra Fay Nov. 9, 2025 7:00 pm EST

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If your spice grinder smells like every dish you've cooked since 2020, one unexpected pantry staple can fix it without any scrubbing, soaking, or soaping required. Enter: rice. Uncooked white rice isn't just a budget pantry staple; it's also the simplest way to deep clean your blade grinder and erase the flavor ghost of every spice blend that has passed through.

Just toss in a few tablespoons of grains and give it a whirl. As the rice pulverizes, it scrapes off leftover oils, absorbs funky odors, and traps spice dust you didn't even know was still in there. This trick works especially well if you'r

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