Would this grind grains and nuts?
2087471
Yes. Course grind. If you want to reduce to flour consistency, I would use ceramic with broad pestle
2087472
I haven't used it for that purpose yet but it is really solid so I don't see why not.
2087473
Well it works but since it's made of smooth metal, there is no friction. So they will keep popping out during the process. I have a stone one too, which does a better job. This is good for wet grinding as it cleans easily.
2087474
I have both kinds of mortars and pestles, one out of metal and one made of stone. In the stone one I ground up some caraway seeds. It was quite a job. The roughness of the inside helped, but there was still a lot of elbow grease expended. The metal one is too smooth to give you any kind of help. My husband uses the metal one to crush pills. It works very well for this job. The answer to your question is that the metal one would grind grains and nuts, but not well and only with a tremendous amount of work.
561487
It will grind it to a point. Not to flour consistency. Might work for what your looking to do.
1912085
It should work. But I see lot of hassle to clean. I am also using it very rarely. I use this only for grinding Urad Dal(Indian lentil).
2213869
Depending on the grains you want to grind, this should work for what you want. I use it to grind various grains for a 10 grain bread which provides a nice crunchy texture and not just for fine flour. You can't use the grinder for oily grains (Hops?) as the oil will clog the grinder.
1528736
I would not use the grain mill for that. You can use a blender or small coffee grinder though.
328900
This grinder produces a coarse grind as is shown in the product photo of ground nutmeg. If you truly need a "dust-like" consistency, such as that of store-bought ground oregano, then I don't think this product will meet your needs.
376018
It could grind nuts into a powder or fine grist @ least. As for butter... I'm not surehow it would handle the addition of liquid??? You would then have to PRESS the butter down and into the shoot.
284229
I honestly wouldn't recommend trying something like this because the thing was designed as a grain mill and the clean up would be a royal pain. It *might* work once or twice but after that, seeing as it is a grinding *stone*, it is highly unlikely the mill would be good for anything after that.
112159
Have not used it to grind grain, sorry. But it has done well with all I have used it for.
832256
In general, no. You need the Wonder Junior to do a good job with nuts and seeds. However, there are a select few things like this it can grind. To answer your specific question, though, it CANNOT grind almond nuts, and it will VOID the warranty if you attempt it. Please contact us for more information on this mill or the Wonder Junior (its hand operated sister unit). We also sell other machines that would do the job very well. Thanks! -9G Health Foods, 205.202.9235
832254
I would not use the mill to grind nuts due to the higher oil content. There would be caking inside the mill. Also, the opening inside the mill is too small for nuts to feed through
1339162
I think it should be able to do it but I have not tried. We use it to grind wet rice and wet pulses
399707
Yes you can grind nuts, but i don't know what is your expectation on the result. I used it to grind nuts and it worked for me.
1486120
I have ground soaked rice and lentils in it and it came out good in about 3 30-60secs grinding time. As long as you follow the instructions, I think it should work fine. Hope this helps.
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 .
791031
Yes, and nicely. I have used it to grind about 50lbs of wheat berries and 25lbs of brown rice, but its main job in our house is to produce a 1gal of juice each week. Hope this has helped. Matthew
1051593
I don't see why it wouldn't! It grinds seeds and stems ,it can grind flax seeds.