can grind flax seed or chia seed?
1563790
Hi Richard. So far I've only ground spices...peppercorns, dried garlic, sea salt! I think you could grind flax and chia seeds since they're softer. I clean mine out by grinding rice or bread.
1563791
hello richard, in the instruction booklet it says " use this appliance to grind coffee beans only. grinding other substances, such as nuts, spices or unroasted beans may dull the blade and cause poor grinding or injury. hope this helps you out. but i'll tell you, i love this appliance. i grind my coffee beans every moring for coffee. yummmm.
1563792
I only use for coffee and very happy with that. Sometimes would like finer grind. I would order this again.
1563793
I believe so! As long as it is not a harder seed compared to coffee beans I guess
1672051
Yes you use the Flax seed meal to add flavor and texture to many baked goods. We use the flax seed on our cereal as well. I hope this helps
778807
I was able to grind Fennel Seeds with mine as well as coffee bean. I dont see any reason why it wont do the job with Caraway Seeds. Hope my experience with mine help you decide.
540329
I have ground large quanitites of almonds,works well, however not to a super fine flour, but a nice usuable flour. Flax seeds for 1/4 C ..never tried the bowl is large and i dont think such a smallquanity would yeild much sucess due ro size of bowl and quanity of flax seed. Iwould use a basic coffee/ nut grinder, that what I usually use for my flax seed gringding
63100
We bought it to try to grind flax seeds, but it took so much work, my wife converted it to a pepper mill. It has worked very nicely as a pepper mill for the past 10 years of daily use, but may be having some mechanical difficulties at this point. For the flax seed, we gave up on grinding our own and started buying Bob's Red Mill ground flax seed.
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I'm sorry I can't really help you with this. I haven't grown chia seeds yet. I have used the bag for bean sprouts, washed and reused without difficulty though. Good luck.
1889719
I've never ground flax seed, but this is a great product for the amounts you're describing. From home grown herbs to peppercorns and garlic cloves, i feel this product is a great value. It's well made and with proper care I expect to get years of use from it.
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It grinds flax seeds very well, BUT it takes forever to get any amount more than a teaspoon full. A serving of flax seed meal is 2 Tbsp which would require approximately a minute or more of grinding. We use it for peppercorns and use the seldom-used-for-coffee grinder for flax seed.
602616
I haven't tried flaxseeds but worked with everything else like celery seed, cardomam, and brown mustard seeds.
527631
Perfect for flax seeds. Use it on my granola each morning. Note, it doesn't grind much with each twist. Takes me about 30 turns or so to get a tablespoon of ground flax seeds. Very smooth action and quality construction.
1762182
No, it will not grind flax seeds. PS. I love golden flax seeds. Many people assume that the dark brown flax seeds are the only ones available.
158860
Sorry, haven't tried chia. It was recommended for bigger seeds so they couldn't pass through but it is a fine grade of hemp so it may work. Try emailing the folks at the sprout house.
741123
It does well grinding all spices, but roasting flax seeds in a pan prior to grinding them makes a more consistent grind. I will say this is one of the best spice grinders out there, and I have owned a few of them over the years.
207524
You could try running a wire from the seeds to a kitchen pipe in order to ground the seeds. Alternatively you can also order ground chia seeds, which I assume means they come pre-grounded.
1470577
To reeep the benefits for flax the seeds need to be milled/ground. You can use a coffee grinder. They are great in smoothies and sprinkled on salads working the other nutrients for maximum absorption.
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Not really, I have only used it for salt. First, make sure you filled the glass bowl with the seeds, and screwed the grinder top on tightly. Turn it upside down, with the glass bowl on top, and holding the base, turn the glass clockwise to activate the grinder. If you are doing all that, perhaps the seeds are oily and catching in the grinder? I use my Vitamix to grind flax, it works wonderfully.
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I have no direct knowledge about whether it will grind flax seeds or not... I only use it to chop veg and it does a wonderful job. But, that being said, I have never tried to pulverize any veg items and am assuming that pulverizing is what you may be looking for. If I had some, I would try for you - but I don't! Update: just ground some of my daughter's croutons (on high, PUREE) and it did pretty well... more or less a coarse grind. So, if you are looking to accomplish that plus chop some veg, it's a dandy little device.