How do I make almond butter in my omega nc800? Thanks!
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I've tried but it comes out really dry, more like an almond flour kind of thing, by putting that powder into a food processor you see the oil that barely starts coming out. Someone has suggested to add oil to it but that is not the answer, I am still researching the right way of doing it and I will post it as soon as I do find out. The machine at Whole Foods makes it really easy and almonds go in without oil and they are not soaked as I have seen the machine being loaded with dry almonds they keep in a big plastic bag inside a box and they look pretty dry to me.
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Soak the almonds in water over night. Then juice the almonds that have since soaked up the water during the over night soak. Juice them with the finest setting so the pulp is driest. I would add water to the leftover pulp and juice the pulp in the machine once again. The butter will be stuck in the internal mechanisms of the machine. It's not very much though.
1498052
I have made peanut butter in it but have not tried almonds. Works great for peanut butter! Hope this helps!
1252061
they do make an organic almond butter but it costs a lot more. This one is not organic I think the organic one runs around 22 to 25 dollars you'd have to check . Hope this helps. Both are delicious, organic and non
1842182
Almonds are a dry nut and will not form a butter without a little fat (try coconut oil, not too much) You can use raw almonds but the roasting really brings out the nutty flavor. Without any oil you will achieve an almond paste. A food processor will make a passable butter from peanuts and cashews because even dry roasted they contain enough oil to form an emulsion. Almonds will form butter much more easily and quickly in a high-powered premium blender like a Vita-Mix or a Blendtec due to the motor speed, the shape of the container and the greater contact of the blades with the nuts.
1951483
No I have never used it to make nut butters however I've used the whip attachment to make mayonnaise? I would think you would use the multi-purpose blade to break up the nuts to a paste, then may be use the mincer or something to smooth it out? Probably would help to use a tall narrow vessel such as the 600 mL beaker.
1005750
There is a youtube video which almonds were soaked overnight and then poured into juicer into nut butter. The almonds were put through the attachment it comes with, like in the picture.
2238497
I use the Omega VRT for juicing and making almond milk. I use my BlendTec blender for smoothies.
1601593
I personally blend my golden flax seeds with whole almonds every morning. I blend them on "chop" in my blender. My blender is a Cuisinart. Good luck.
2080733
yes! I compared this to the vitamix and decided to keep this one for 1/10 the price. It made both almond and coconut butters just as smooth as well a blending the greens in green smoothies. The only difference is it takes a few minutes longer. Keep tamping at the edges and it will liquify then let it run for a few minutes...I leave the room :)
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I have made almond butter with a blendtec, I believe it has about 2000 Watts. The machine smoked and almost burned. Try to stir peanut butter with a spoon to get an idea what will happen to a high Speed blender. With care you can make almond butter with a blendtec. But I bet you will burn this nutribullet in 30 seconds. They are not made for differing Speeds and differing things, only for high Speed Juice.
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.
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Over in parts of Europe, it's easy to find organic white, (marcona) almond butter. I'm thinking when you ask regarding the shell you might have meant the brown skin that's common as a coating on almonds in the states..? In which case, yes the "shells" are on these. I've personally gone through the painstaking process of de-shelling, or de-skinning almonds for the sake in cookies or other raw treats. However, it'd be better just to find marcona almonds I think :) hope that helps.
872106
Yes. But it will take at least a half hour with the "s" blade. Almond butter is not a quick process.
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I make almond butter in my prep 7 all the time and it turns out great. But warming the nuts at 300 degrees for 10 or 15 minutes makes the process much faster, like ten minutes.
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It works great. I make peanut and almond butters all the time w/o adding oil. It takes a while - between 5 and 10 minutes depending on the nuts and their temperature. As the nuts are chopped, they warm up slightly, their oil thinning. At first a ball of "ground" nuts forms and rolls around inside the container. After a little while it will get smoother and smoother. When there is a homogenous "non-moving" puddle in the bottom. You're done.
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We use a food processor to do that. Blenders are not normally recommended for nut butters.
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I make nut butters using a earlier version of this processor, and I accidentally stumbled onto the key to making almond butter in a flash (works with other nuts, too.) I microwaved 3/4 cup roasted almonds (raw works, too) until they were quite warm, but not hot. I put them immediately into the food processor bowl and started it up. I stepped away for a few minutes to make a cup of coffee -- thinking that even with the warm nuts it would take at least 10 minutes to make butter. However, when I stepped back the butter was done! Using the pre-heated method makes smooth butter in a few minutes, with no danger of over-heating the motor. I make nut butters using a earlier version of this processor, and I accidentally stumbled onto the key to making almond butter in a flash (works with other nuts, too.) I microwaved 3/4 cup roasted almonds (raw works, too) until they were quite warm, but not hot. I put them immediately into the food processor bowl and started it up. I stepped away for a few minutes to make a cup of coffee -- thinking that even with the warm nuts it would take at least 10 minutes to make butter. However, when I stepped back the butter was done! Using the pre-heated method makes smooth butter in a few minutes,... » Read More I make nut butters using a earlier version of this processor, and I accidentally stumbled onto the key to making almond butter in a flash (works with other nuts, too.) I microwaved 3/4 cup roasted almonds (raw works, too) until they were quite warm, but not hot. I put them immediately into the food processor bowl and started it up. I stepped away for a few minutes to make a cup of coffee -- thinking that even with the warm nuts it would take at least 10 minutes to make butter. However, when I stepped back the butter was done! Using the pre-heated method makes smooth butter in a few minutes, with no danger of over-heating the motor. « Show Less