There are lots of ways to grind up your spices. We have a big pestle and mortar, and a coffee grinder for the big stuff, neither is which is really practical to post out. However, sometimes you need something a little bit smaller, simpler and immediate. These ceramic mechanism grinders are made to screw on top of your old Schwartz jars (we've all got them) meaning you can have mixes of salts, peppercorns, garam masala, 5 spice mix etc etc and grind them up fresh when you need them. The grinder comes with a lifetime guarentee, which has got to be rare for something that only costs a tenner.

Trust us. Once you've bought one of these, you'll be back to buy another for your best friends birthday.