How to grind without a grinder

No grinder? You still want an even, fluffy consistency. Avoid crushing it to powder — that clogs joints and pipes. Here are the methods, roughly best to worst.

Scissors + shot glass

1. Drop the bud into a small glass.
2. Snip repeatedly with clean scissors, rotating the glass, until evenly broken down.

Other methods

• By hand: tear gently with fingertips. Sticky, but works in a pinch. Wash hands after.
• Coin in a pill bottle: add bud + a clean coin, cap it, shake for ~20 seconds.
• Kitchen knife on a board: chop like a herb, the same way you'd mince garlic.
• Mortar and pestle: press and roll lightly — don't pulverise.

Avoid

• Coffee/spice grinders — they pulverise to dust and are hard to clean.
• Over-handling sticky flower; the trichomes (the resin) stick to your skin and are lost.