can it be used to grind the plant materials (such as root) into fine powder??
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I don't think so...but I haven't tried. a blender or food processor might be a better option for that
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I don't think it has the capabilities to grind things into powders. I am almost 100% certain it cannot. I primarily use it for my dogs food and it can barely grind chicken bones which it is supposed to be able to do.
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Yes, and nicely. I have used it to grind about 50lbs of wheat berries and 25lbs of brown rice, but its main job in our house is to produce a 1gal of juice each week. Hope this has helped. Matthew
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No, I have only used it for coffee. I think that grinding moist substances, like ginger and garlic, would not work well unless it was fully loaded. I wouldn't do this with my mine.
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Probably not, Miriam. I think it would release too much, too quickly. I now use mine for granola--but not for a powder.
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Betty ,I have never tried that but I woul think no. Whatever is milled must be fairly soft .......tomatoe, boiled potatoes etc. I think you would be much happier with a small hand meat grinder. Here is the least expensive example I found. Starfrit 093347 Manual Meat Grinder
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It is designed to be a grinder not a little blender so i wouldn't risk it. Would it not be just as easy to add water.? I see you have an indian name so you are likely to have a pestle and mortar to wet-grind by hand affter dry grinding?
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I've used it to grind nutmeg, and it works pretty well. You need to put more than one nut into the chamber for it to work well (and it gets pretty noisy), but it will grind it up.
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I have used the unit to grind flax seeds -- no problem. The longer you grind them, the finer the end product. Grind for a few seconds, then check for consistency; grind a few more seconds to get the product finer.
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It can be grated. I am unsure how difficult or easy it would be to do so in bulk, but if you wanted it powdered it would be fresher if you ground just what you needed.
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I don't think it would be a problem. I used it to grind concrete which it did with ease. Suggest that you keep the surface that you are grinding wet to help control the dust.
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It can grind coffee beans into espresso use fine powder so I think so. I'm not 100% sure though.
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It would probably not grind fennel, poppy or sesame seeds. It does a great job on fresh herbs.
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I haven't tried grinding seeds other than black pepper. You'd probably have to clean the fibers out a bit more often, but the blades should work fine.
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It is too small and I don't think it is made for liquids. But for grinding up our ghost peppers this summer it turned them into powder! Awesome!
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I would say yes but I'd use a masonry grinder. This is used for smoothing surfaces.
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I think it can be used with mineral powder. This solar protection formula is very smooth and light.
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We're using it in a tea mixed w/other organic material. You can look up the amounts on Google: https://www.google.com/#q=how+much+azomite+powder+to+use+of+vegetables%3F