How does this blender do with nut butters or similar?
2008685
I haven't tried making peanut butter. i read where one person had trouble cleaning the blender afterwards and that would be my concern. I only make smoothies in mine and for that it's great, and easy to clean.
2008686
I have made almond butters that are amazing. I did have to add oil, just as with a Vitamix. Almonds are hard, and more difficult to process than other nuts. I tried soaking raw almonds and it did not work. just became a gooey mess which I threw out. With the roasted almonds I find I have to pulse manually and use the stick, and it takes longer than the advertised minute. But, end result is great. Cleaning is easy. warm water a drop of dish soap and use the cleaning program. Then again with just warm water.
2008687
Makes great peanut butter. My kids prefer it over Skippy......which they loved.
2008688
I have no idea, but I'm sure it will do the job, just make sure you are there to watch & hear what the blender is doing once the butter moves to the side of the blades, then you need to turn it off. It will blend avocado seeds that are cut in half, have not tried a full seed to see if it can grind that yet, but it is very powerful on the crush setting. This blender is no joke.
1177461
I have only used blenders. I believe my wife tried without a blender and it ended up 'gloopy'
1427517
YES! It's a great appliance, and the price can't be beat. The blade is strong (It works exactly like my cuisinart. The only real difference is that the overall machine is lot lighter/ weighs less). I've had no problem making applesauce or nut butters.
74703
I really don't know. I would first research how other people make nut butter, what kind of tool they use. If they say a blender then I see no reason why you could not use this for that then.
1747141
I bought this blender to make homemade mayonnaise as my old blender quit working. In the past I have used a very similar hand blender to blend soups and for making apple sauce, apple butter and jams, etc. There was no problem with the hot soup or jams, but I was careful not to go above the mark indicated on the blender.
1929455
It's a powerful blender, but it broke before I was able to make anything other than smoothies. I own the Tribest Greenstar Elite juicer & it makes excellent nut butter.
266430
I've chopped a variety of vegetables, dried fruits, and nuts. It also does a great job of making nut butters.
80129
It will make milkshakes just how it comes. The difference will probably be the difference in the amount of liquid you will need to use. I looked at the milk shake blade and it has two "rows" of blades so would probably be able to make a thicker "shake" ie using less liquid. It's a very good blender without the extra blade. I would only consider the extra blade if I were going to be doing extra thick shakes or smoothies on a regular basis. The blade looks like it could keep the really thick products moving vs adding more water. This is a very good all around blender. ps the extra chopper cup is plastic and a little thin but is large and works well for chopping nuts etc...a little care and no dropping and should be fine.
2264924
I don't have this particular model, however I add butter to drained potatoes, and use a hand masher for the first step. I then move to the blending attachment to break up into smaller pieces. I then the add the milk, salt & pepper and move to the whip attachment. They are amazing, smooth and light. My blender attachment finally broke after years of use and I made without the blending step. Ugh... buying a new hand blender today!!
179918
I have not tried that yet. I have been using it for green smoothies, which it does fairly well. A few small chunks here and there
1498055
Yes, does a great job making almond butter. I've not made peanut butter, but have the impression that almond butter is more challenging for a food processor. I've made it (almond butter) 3 or 4 times. It takes about 12-15 minutes, & doesn't seem to stress the machine. (I do let it rest in ~30 second increments after running for 1 - 1.5 minutes at a time, just to avoid any problems). Once it reaches creamy consistency, let it go for another 1.5 - 2 minutes & it'll get creamier (& easier to stir into other foods, etc.).
1712814
Yes, it has a blank to do nut butters. This is a fabulous juicer, had mine for 30 years and still the same!
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.
1737606
Yes, I have made peanut butter and it turns out pretty smooth. Not perfectly smooth though.
587067
Maybe if you add oil to the nuts before starting but it doesn't get creamy. Also you'll burn the motor out pretty fast. We make mayo every few days with the stick portion and the motor gets hot after about 30 seconds of blending. The instructions say not to run it for more than about 30 seconds at a time and when i make almond butter it takes much longer than that, so I use my blender.
325946
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. :)
594265
Yes, but to be honest a good blender or sm food precessor is better, or large depending on how many nuts you'll be grinding at a time!