Seperating dried thyme from it's stem

17 years ago

How do I seperate the leaves from the stems of large quantities of dried thyme? Also, what type of thyme is easiest to dry and grind?

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nygardener
17 years ago
Once it's dry, you should be able to just lightly pull the leaves off. There's no need to grind the leaves, except maybe in a small mortar and pestle (or crumble in your fingers) just before using them. Most types of thyme have leaves that are similar in size and drying time.
Daisyduckworth
17 years ago
Grasp the stem firmly between the fingers of one hand, and starting from the top of the stem, just run the fingers of the other hand down the stem. The leaves will strip off quite cleanly.
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teryaki
17 years ago
Same procedure as Daisy outlined goes for fresh thyme too.
sharon_sd
17 years ago
When I cook with fresh thyme, I don't even bother to destem. I just throw in the whole branch. The leaves drop off after about a half hour of cooking and I just fish out the stem before serving.
teryaki
17 years ago
Well, when I make pork chops, the thyme leaves need direct contact with the meat. So gotta strip them off the stems.

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