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Re: I like the taste of Cedar...
By:Don Beale
Date: 7/13/2001, 5:13 pm
In Response To: Re: cofee grinder on saw dust? No way! (Pete Rudie)

That's for breathing the stuff. Grinding it up for coffee, that's OK. It adds a distinct flavor, different than chickory... :)

: Agreed. Not only the glue is hazardous, though. Western red cedar contains
: plicatic acid, which has been linked with asthma and liver damage. The
: small quantities involved here are probably of no consequence, but what is
: the upside to taking the risk? The link below discusses respiratory
: toxicity, but touches on other exposures also.

Messages In This Thread

s&g questions
mark -- 7/11/2001, 10:17 pm
Re: s&g questions
Dave Houser -- 7/13/2001, 4:29 pm
Re: s&g questions
Tony -- 7/12/2001, 6:54 pm
Re: s&g questions
Rehd -- 7/12/2001, 1:59 am
A bit faster
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/12/2001, 3:51 am
Re: s&g questions
Erez -- 7/12/2001, 1:09 am
Re: s&g questions
LeeG -- 7/11/2001, 10:38 pm
Re: s&g questions
Pete Notman -- 7/11/2001, 10:26 pm
Re: s&g questions
100Grit -- 7/13/2001, 8:34 pm
Re: Wood dust
Don Beale -- 7/12/2001, 6:49 pm
Re: cofee grinder on saw dust? No way!
Tony -- 7/12/2001, 6:42 pm
Re: cofee grinder on saw dust? No way!
Pete Rudie -- 7/13/2001, 1:49 pm
Re: I like the taste of Cedar...
Don Beale -- 7/13/2001, 5:13 pm
Re: I like the taste of Cedar...
Ross Sieber -- 7/13/2001, 6:59 pm