Would this mortar and pestle be good for grinding nuts to make nut butters?
246178
I suppose you could, if you had the perseverence and arm strength to try...but why on earth would you, when blenders exist?
246179
I would say yes. This mortar and pestle is quite large and heavy so I would think it would be good for a job like that.
246180
It takes many, many nuts to make butter. Best to use a food processor. I make sunbutter and pistachio butter often, but I wouldn't ever consider making it in the mortar.
246181
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
246182
This is a monster mortar and pestle and I can't think of anything it couldn't grind, butI must be honest and say I bought this strictly for decoration and eye appeal and sovisitors would see it and think I was a much better cook than I really am.
863579
I bought it to make peanut butter which I was not successful at doing. When I tried to make it I ended up with very small granules of peanuts. I would suggest that you buy a coffee bean grinder.
572391
The Cuisinart Stainless Steel Spice And Nut Grinder is advertised as capable of doing nut grinding. Does this work better or worse? The Cuisinart device looks like it is not heavy duty. But I'm guessing it will create nut butters.
1876438
yes it will grind nuts, be sure to have the plastic lid on since it will grind it as fine as you wish.
1842185
I really wouldn't know, I only use it for my weed lol. It grinds marijuana super fine but I'm not sure how well it would work on nuts.
376019
This grinder is for dry grains and such. Not meant for wet or oily foods like nuts or peanuts. The best peanut butter I've had came out of a typical kitchen food processor. Roast your peanuts, toss in a food processor, set on high... let it go until you get the consistency you want, add salt. Done.
1231100
It should do fine grinding grains/seeds that aren't wet or oily. I use mine to grind millet and it works fine.
599759
it would but at such small quantities it would not be practical this grinder is for herbs and spices. there are better larger grinders out there for grinding grains
1953852
I'm sure you could, We made chocolate and it turned out very smooth, Nut butter would probably turn out good. You would probably want to pre-grind the nuts a little but cause large pieces can bind the machine up. the texture you get would probably be close to nuttella as opposed to peanut butter.
1790712
Yes. The surface is smooth enough for this purpose, and the size is perfect for that. This is a great little mortar and pestle for herbal preparation purposes (whether powdering leaves, grinding seeds or crushing pills) if you're doing it for home use purposes. Probably want the next size up if you're making even small home business quantities. It's easy to clean and very attractive. Not something you feel like you need to hide when guests re over.
280272
I wouldn't think so, but I've never tried. It does a great job of pulverizing nuts and spices, but I don't know if it would go as far as butter.
1730202
I do not know if it is made for crushing nuts... I have only done vegetables. Sorry..
1303495
Yes, it is suppose to make nut butters; however, I have not made any yet. I can't imagine there would be any problems. This machine is fantastic.
1584525
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.
2087471
Yes. Course grind. If you want to reduce to flour consistency, I would use ceramic with broad pestle
351428
I do not know. There is a special container and blade to grind nuts. Go to the Vitamix website for the most accurate information. After investing in this item you do not want to jeopardize your investment through inappropriate use .
283102
It does not do a very good job of grinding large, hard spices such as nutmeg. You would need to break up the nut somewhat to get a fine grind of nutmeg. Nothing works as well as a microplane for nutmeg.