Once I finally tired of putting turmeric in every smoothie to help remedy joint inflammation, I ordered a 1000 empty gel capsules to fill with the spice.
I’m not quite sure why this size was considered “0,” but I was happy they weren’t “horse pill” sized.
I’m not used to referring to nonelectrical devices as “machines,” yet I was ever so happy for this convenient contraption to make 50 pills at once.
I had a few precious trial and error moments as I made my maiden batch of pills.
Once I spread the turmeric and cleaned off the excess, I tamped the powder and spread more spice across the capsules.
Then, I rotated the end pieces 90 degrees, pushed the top piece down to expose the filled capsules.
I’d placed the tops into a measuring cup, so they wouldn’t roll away and I still lost one!
Then I placed the completed pills into a plastic container, swallowing the pill that had the lost top, which I never found even after cleaning everything up.
As I broke down the box to recycle, I rediscovered the easy-to-follow instructions on the back of the box. In my excitement, I’d forgotten all about them and had the front side of the box facing up, during the entire pill-making process. Total Teresa moment.