Does anyone know can this blender chop nuts like walnuts or pecans for salads?
1984875
Absolutely. I chopped a few cups of pecans in it for my cooking class. It is very powerful. I wish I had bought this one for myself instead of the cuisinart.
76092
I have blended peanut and almonds with water into a very fine drink. If you don't have enough water the blender will overheat and shut off. I have not been able to make pure nut butter, but can finely chop nuts with my muffin batter or green drinks.
266429
It does normal food prep well. I have chopped garlic, onions, shallots, and lots of fruits . I have not tried nuts but I think it does as well as any other processor I have used. I think the key to chopping is timing.
1360737
I have only chopped nuts and veggies in this. I don't think the blades are sharp enough for meat, nor would the pieces be small enough IMO. Stick with a food processor.
1389454
No. This is more for rough chopping ( like home made salsa or pesto) or mixing/ whipping softer items like avacado or eggs. The manual blade spinner cannot process hard items as chick peas or almonds into a paste.
1254671
Probably not. It is not the intended use. The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
212785
I have used the Texan York Nut cracker on pecans and it worked real well cracking the nuts. I have not done many almonds yet I know the blades are quite sharp and would do almonds very well. you will not go wrong with this cracker. It will work good for you.
1164790
Yes, I often make almond and hazelnut milk with the blender. The trick is the longer you allow the nuts the soak, the softer they will be when you blend. You may also need to blend in two batches. They longer you blend them, the finer the nuts will become.
2013769
First let me say I have no experience with collard greens. But my experience with the veggichop leads me to believe that it could chop most any vegetable you put in it. If it will chop nuts it most certainly will chop leafy veggies.
2091148
Yes, very easily. Be careful though, it chops things so quickly that you may have walnut, almond, pecan, peanut butter! Enjoy it.
624378
i only use this for chopping nuts, garlic, onion, peppers, etc. however, if you need to chop food containing oil, simply pour the entire chopped food into a strainer (place a bowl underneath the strainer should you need to use the oil for other purposes...)
1157727
I believe the hand blender would work very well for mayonnaise, but I doubt it could grind nuts. Might have to find another kitchen gadget to do that.
267319
We've used ours to make nut butters, almond flours, soups, smoothies, ice creams and the like. We have not used it to make dressings but I cannot see why it would not work just as well. As for the person below who's caught fire.....wow, never heard of such a thing happening. We've owned ours for a year and use it frequently. No issues as of yet. The key to using ANY of these high power blenders is to use common sense. If you can tell the unit is struggling, back off a bit, use your tamper, go back to work. I've found that this will do just as good a job as others costing twice as much. Just don't be a gorilla on the power button, use your brain. We've used ours to make nut butters, almond flours, soups, smoothies, ice creams and the like. We have not used it to make dressings but I cannot see why it would not work just as well. As for the person below who's caught fire.....wow, never heard of such a thing happening. We've owned ours for a year and use it frequently. No issues as of yet. The key to using ANY of these high power blenders is to use common sense. If you can tell the unit is struggling, back off a bit, use your tamper, go back to work. I've found that this will do just as good a job as others costing twice as much. Just... » Read More We've used ours to make nut butters, almond flours, soups, smoothies, ice creams and the like. We have not used it to make dressings but I cannot see why it would not work just as well. As for the person below who's caught fire.....wow, never heard of such a thing happening. We've owned ours for a year and use it frequently. No issues as of yet. The key to using ANY of these high power blenders is to use common sense. If you can tell the unit is struggling, back off a bit, use your tamper, go back to work. I've found that this will do just as good a job as others costing twice as much. Just don't be a gorilla on the power button, use your brain. « Show Less
1184049
I think you could - just remember to follow the instructions on how long the spurts of chopping should be. But I would use this for the chopping and then to puree I would use one of the hand blenders - that would make it really smooth.
1005748
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.
710343
it could easily blend the vegetables if they were cooked first- if not- i suggest the food processor attachment or maybe you want a juicer? The blender is a 6c capacity. Don't put that much in in all at once.
222387
Yes, I chop almonds-just don't overload it all at once. I would recommend cutting a medium onion into quarters to help the rotation chopping action.