Along the same lines as grinding fresh pepper, instead of just shaking dried herbs onto whatever you're cooking, pour a little pile into your hand and use your other hand to break up the herbs...
Along the same lines as grinding fresh pepper, instead of just shaking dried herbs onto whatever you're cooking, pour a little pile into your hand and use your other hand to break up the herbs onto the food with your fingers. It releases all the flavors and aromas of the herbs just like a pepper grinder does with pepper. Also you don't get dried herb bits in the final product, they kind of blend into the dish more. Usually as soon as I buy any new herb the first thing I do is rip the plastic shaker lid off.
Along the same lines as grinding fresh pepper, instead of just shaking dried herbs onto whatever you're cooking, pour a little pile into your hand and use your other hand to break up the herbs onto the food with your fingers. It releases all the flavors and aromas of the herbs just like a pepper grinder does with pepper. Also you don't get dried herb bits in the final product, they kind of blend into the dish more. Usually as soon as I buy any new herb the first thing I do is rip the plastic shaker lid off.