powder-flake How to keep powder from clumping?

Tybo · Jul 31, 2019

Just dehydrated and ground up some yellow Moruga Scorpion's for powder and am looking for ways to keep it from clumping up in the shaker.
I tried using the search function with no results but then again I don't have much luck with that.

Anyway, we made some ground Thai powder and used rice in the shaker but it still clumps up.

Any ideas?

SmokenFire · Jul 31, 2019

Tybo said:
Just dehydrated and ground up some yellow Moruga Scorpion's for powder and am looking for ways to keep it from clumping up in the shaker.
I tried using the search function with no results but then again I don't have much luck with that.

Anyway, we made some ground Thai powder and used rice in the shaker but it still clumps up.

Any ideas?

Put some rice in a coffee mill and grind the holy pajamas out of it. Then mix a little of that powder in with your pepper powder. Works like a charm.

Jay T and Scovie tipped me onto that trick. Note: You can also buy the rice powder online.

The_NorthEast_ChileMan · Jul 31, 2019

SmokenFire said:
Put some rice in a coffee mill and grind the holy pajamas out of it. Then mix a little of that powder in with your pepper powder. Works like a charm.

Jay T and Scovie tipped me onto that trick. Note: You can also buy the rice powder online.

In reading this I wondered if your "rice powder" was "rice flour"......

WikiHow>How to Make Rice Flour Bingo! Thanks SmokenFire!

Tybo · Jul 31, 2019

How much would be needed?

sirex · Jul 31, 2019

Start out small. Just like making a new sauce or something. You can always add more can't take it out.

I'd start out at 1/4 tsp.

salsalady · Jul 31, 2019

Nu-FLOW by RIBUS is made from rice hulls. They are geared for industrial customers, I haven't looked for smaller size containers. This is what inspired Scovie's and SnF's blitzed rice hack.

https://www.ribus.com/nu-flow/

20 dessicant packets on Amz for ~$6
https://www.amazon.com/Packs-1GrCotton-20pk-Silica-Desiccants-Packets/dp/B004FC5VT4

Spork · Jul 31, 2019

If you go the blender route, sift the rice flour through a strainer/sieve to make sure you get any unground pieces out.
Nobody wants a whole grain of uncooked rice in their powder or sauce!

ShowMeDaSauce · Aug 1, 2019

Some brew shops sell rice hulls. Grind and sift

Tybo · Aug 1, 2019

ShowMeDaSauce said:
Some brew shops sell rice hulls. Grind and sift

Same stuff that the Nu Flow that Salsalady mentioned is made from.
We do have a brew shop around here so I'll check with them to see if they have them.

Thanks everyone for the ideas!

sirex · Aug 2, 2019

Student of Spice hooked.me up w a link in time for I believe it was..NuFlow for a free sample and they sent me damn near a lb of the stuff. This was like 2 years ago though.

ShowMeDaSauce · Aug 2, 2019

A pound of rice hulls is only about $2 at brew shops.

A buck fiddy at mine
https://wineandbeermaking.com/product/rice-hulls/

ShowMeDaSauce · Apr 15, 2020

sirex said:
Student of Spice hooked.me up w a link in time for I believe it was..NuFlow for a free sample and they sent me damn near a lb of the stuff. This was like 2 years ago though.

3lbs total. I got 1 in organic too. They let you order 2 samples per request.