Can I use this to make nut butters?
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I have not tried to make one myself but I see no reason why you couldnt....nuts....oil..... sure
325945
Hello. Oh gosh, I have never used the chopper for that. I do have a bag of almonds, if I get a chance this weekend, I will try it and see how it handles that and let you know. I hope this helps.
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Ok, I did get chance to try the chopper to attempt to make some almond butter. It did struggle with the nuts. I pulsed it until it had a chance to break down some of the nuts and then turned it to full "on" button and the unit sort of wobbled to where I had to hold on to it to stabilize it. So, I would say that for this sort of thing, you would definitely need something a bit more powerful. Hope this helps. I actually learned something myself trying this out. :)
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I also grind nuts into flour and nut butter but I prefer my Blentec blender for this job because of the HP. This does can do this job as well but it will probably burn out it used for long periods of time.
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Salsa, soup, and green drinks should not be a problem. Nut butter would be a challenge without adding a lot of oil to smooth out the mixture and working in small batches. A food processor would probably be a better choice. I have not tried to make dough, but it doesn't seem realistic. The blades would not be an appropriate tool. A stand mixer with a dough attachment would be a better choice.
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I bought this item to make nut butter for my raw food restaurant where we make our own almond butter. The most efficient way I have found to do this is to first process the nuts in a cuisanart until they are pretty fine, then add them to the stone grinder. We add almond oil for a smooth consistency. If you leave the top of and help it along with a spatula for the first five minutes and then let it go for another five. Another review said you shouldn't let it run for more than a half hour because the motor isn't that strong and it usually takes less than ten minutes to make about 4 cups of almond butter. I bought this item to make nut butter for my raw food restaurant where we make our own almond butter. The most efficient way I have found to do this is to first process the nuts in a cuisanart until they are pretty fine, then add them to the stone grinder. We add almond oil for a smooth consistency. If you leave the top of and help it along with a spatula for the first five minutes and then let it go for another five. Another review said you shouldn't let it run for more than a half hour because the motor isn't that strong and it usually takes less than ten minutes to make about 4 cups of... » Read More I bought this item to make nut butter for my raw food restaurant where we make our own almond butter. The most efficient way I have found to do this is to first process the nuts in a cuisanart until they are pretty fine, then add them to the stone grinder. We add almond oil for a smooth consistency. If you leave the top of and help it along with a spatula for the first five minutes and then let it go for another five. Another review said you shouldn't let it run for more than a half hour because the motor isn't that strong and it usually takes less than ten minutes to make about 4 cups of almond butter. « Show Less
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I have used this to make almond flour, but I have not tried peanuts or peanut butter.
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I don't really know. I'm guessing this won't work but if you have another recipe you can use the nuts for, in case it doesn't make peanut butter, I'd say go for it. I do bet a good food processor might give you something akin to peanut butter, however.Perhaps there are attachments for this machine that will do that; just don't know.
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Yes you can and no oil! Go to google. Type in myfrugaladventures.com/.../easy-homemade-almond-butter It tells you how to what to and enjoy.
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Greetings, Not sure I would use it on nuts and seeds, they may have too much oils in them and it would be hard to clean the stones. I have only used it to make wet batters and it works great. Hope that helps
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It could grind nuts into a powder or fine grist @ least. As for butter... I'm not surehow it would handle the addition of liquid??? You would then have to PRESS the butter down and into the shoot.
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Greetings,Not sure I would use it on nuts and seeds, they may have too much oils in them and it would be hard to clean the stones. I have only used it to make wet batters and it works great. Hope that helps
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I don't see why not, as it is heat stable at high temps. And it doesn't have a strong flavor. However I personally use it for frying and sauting and prefer baking with butter, coconut oil, or Palm oil.
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I'm reading these questions, because I've received this item as a much-wanted gift. (I'm thrilled!) And, coincidentally, I've just read an interesting series of posts about using a pestle and mortar for making nut butters on another site. See link. (I hope it's OK to post it.) Look for the comment and answers from a poster named Nablusiya. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/796482?page=all
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I don't typically make nut butters, but I can't imagine why this food processor couldn't handle the job. It performs just as well as any other (heavier and more expensive) food processor I've ever owned.
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The Cuisinart is junk. I bought one and it will not do nuts without jamming the blade. It certainly wouldn't do butter of any kind. It is ok as a spice grinder but for anything else its junk. Carol
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You really want a blender for creamy nut butters - you can do the initial chopping in a food processor, but a blender will give you better results. :)
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I have not used it to make peanut butter from raw nuts, but it did puree dried figs (quartered and soaked in Marsala) very nicely. It should work on nuts.
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I have only used my for nuts and spices. I have no idea about peanut butter. It's a great machine...