I did use the grinder and it's awesome factor is like a 7. The cup heats up considerably, so my suggestion is to use short 3-5 second bursts to avoid cooking the powder in the grinding cup. Other than that, it's about 10 times faster than using a coffee grinder and will do a lot more volume at one time. The peppers I took out of my dehydrator would have taken almost an hour to powder with the coffee grinder I was using before. With the waring, I was done in about 5 minutes. The speed and uniformity is amazing. If you intend on doing flakes for seasoning, then a few short bursts will get you where you need to be. With the Waring WSG 30, you do need to be careful because it will grind quickly and finer than you want before you know it. I powder, so this isn't a problem.
Thanks Scoville DeVille... you made my mind up and I am satisfied with the product and outcome.