For those who like Rosemary but don't like those little pine needles (grilled, soups)

[lubby]

I love the flavor of rosemary but hate those little needles and I have to pick them out of my food. Today I used Rosemary infused olive oil instead of plain Olive oil and to replace the rosemary twigs. This was for my prime rib. It smell amazing in here.

[Debsi]

I make a Rosemary Salt meat rub that is awesome on grilled chicken, steak, or lamb.

It's just fresh Rosemary from my garden, dehydrated an hour in the dehydrator or overnight on the kitchen table, then ground by hand with kosher salt in my mortar and pestle. A lot more herb than salt. It ends up with little pieces of varying sizes of the rosemary, and the salt is all green and infused with flavor. It's kind of a labor of love, but it's also kind of relaxing in a zen way.

It makes the most beautiful chicken breast slices with a green ring all around them to place on salads or in sandwiches.

[Ohiogirl81]

Use fresh rosemary - no "needles".

[diva360]

Yes, use fresh. You can probably grow it indoors in NY; we did when we lived in NJ. Hope the prime rib turned out well.

[gentlearts]

Truly, rosemary is the easiest herb to grow for me. When the needles are stripped and chopped their very soft and edible.

I might try making the rosemary oil though, that sounds like something I’d use a lot.

[gouligann]

What about whirling it away in a blender into powder? I imagine that would work too?

[diva360]

Originally Posted by gouligann

What about whirling it away in a blender into powder? I imagine that would work too?

You'd probably need some oil in there, but it might work dry.

[Debsi]

Originally Posted by diva360

You'd probably need some oil in there, but it might work dry.

As I said in my post, it takes an hour in the dehydrator or overnight on the table to dry it. It would definitely grind in the blender, but I like to think my way tastes better.

[Harpaint]

You could put it in a spice bag or spice ball and remove it after cooking.

[Delahanty]

The rosemary-infused oil sounds nice.

I'm a huge fan of rosemary, and it's a must-have in a lot of my soups. Dried is all I use or intend to use, but I hate those needles. Therefore, I only buy crushed rosemary. Problem solved.