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Originally Posted by Mister Moo
I've had good luck with a pinch of cardamom from the spice rack jar. It isn't the like the actual, official, seed but it tastes the same to me. I did extract some cardamom seed pods from some some turkish whole-bean coffee and mashed them up - seemed to drink the same as cardamom powder. Am I missing something, d'you think, enough to bother with actual seeds?
I was not willing to run those seeds thru my Mazzer, BTW. Didn't think the smell would be easily removed.
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Not missing that much, but I use a lot of cardamon, so I don't buy it ground. Have black cardamon as well that is much larger and has a different taste. It's like any spice; fresh gound is better. You'll notice a difference, but is it worth the hassle is another question.
Dropping a cardamon pod ino the french press or moka basket is nice too.