If you're planning to make ground black pepper, you can do any of these methods: - Crush peppercorns using a mortar and pestle. - Lay your dried peppercorns on a chopping board and use the bottom of your cooking pan to crush them. - Put the peppercorns inside a handheld pepper mill and twist it to grind it to a coarse or fine texture. - Get a coffee filter and place the peppercorns in it. Use a meat mallet to crush the peppercorns inside the folded coffee filter.