Can you use this to mash beans for refried beans?
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I've never used mine for anything but potatoes (& it works great!). My gut response is to say no, I think the bean skins would clog the holes.
293187
This is actually too large for my hands and when I tries the angle was wrong and there was the potential for this to break on soft potatoes -- that being said, I strongly agree with another opinion that the skins of the beans would cause problems with clogging and possibly breaking so I would say don't use this for that application.
293188
No I do not. This item broke the very first time I used it. I would not purchase the ricer.
1302885
Yes you can mash potatoes in it...I use plastic utensils in mine...I bought my first kettle like this 20 years ago and still use it to this day... I recently bought 2 more n give one to my daughter... My favorite kettle n use it always for everything... You won't be disappointed.. Love mine ..
2142626
You can use it anyway you use cooked thickened cornstarch. I'm not sure if it would work for that or not but a thickened cooled batch added to WC might be fun to try!
2114114
I do not know why not. The kettle is small which might not be very conductive to mashing potatoes in it. But if you wanted to use a mixer in it to beat something else that would not fly out of it, I see no reason why it would not work. I use a hand electric mixer in about every container except for china or serving dishes.
577218
Spices should be ground with a bladed grinder, herbs should be done by hand, and nutmeg should be ground by rasp. So - I wouldn't recommend using this burr grinder as you asked.
1299099
Haven' t tried mashed potatoes, but I think they would be too blended or gluey. Great for butternut squash soup, though.
1164723
Yes sure, my wife cooked beans with excellent results. I recommend buy this product.good luck Karen.regards,Luis blanco
1352461
This is mainly designed for beverages. If you try it for mashed veges I would add some stock to the cooked veges.
96185
It would be best not to. The masher can scratch off all the beautiful seasoning and it may make your mash potatoes unpleasing to the eye. Boiling water in the cast iron may cause some rusting. Just use a regular pot to do your mash potatoes. But the cast iron is wonderful for frying potatoes:)
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I read the same thing before I made the purchase. I only use it for coffee beans , so I can't attest to how it works with spices. Wish I could have been more help . Best regards�
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Michael, Unfortunately I have not idea. My personal opinion is because this is not an air-tight container the beans would not stay fresh is stored in the hopper. By the way, I love my Capresso 565 burr grinder!
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I believe it can. I usually mix rice and beans together to make soy milk. The rice was totally smashed and mixed into soy milk perfectly. So I think it would work if you just use rice.
1830447
I wouldn't. Better to add flavored syrups to the finished product. Also avoid overly oily beans as they don't flow neatly through the mechanism.
234672
Yes. My recipe is for Calico Beans, but my mom made traditional Baked Beans. With traditional beans, you need to soak them first. (Calico Beans use canned beans.). Then you add all the ingredients and you bake in the oven. My son had the same question. He thought the bean pot was just for serving, until I gave him more information about making beans.
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You won't be able to use this with soy beans. Soy beans are oily and the oil will cause the grinder to clog. The instructions also mention this if you are able to access the instructions online.
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One way is to weigh your dose of beans first and only put that amount into the grinder. Then just grind manually until all the beans are ground. Then you can use any beans any time.
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Yes, but it will roast the beans better if you replace the Kettle Krazy's plastic bowl/cover with a convection oven lid, like this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NJGCUK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This Kettle Krazy is actually better to use for roasting coffee beans than the http://www.amazon.com/West-Bend-82306-6-Quart-Electric/dp/B00004RC6R/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1396541674&sr=1-1&keywords=stir+crazy - 1) because the stirrers are thicker than the Stir Crazy, and 2) the heat base in which the stirrer attaches to is metal, not plastic. If you Google Stir Crazy Convection Coffee Roasting, you'll see what I'm talking about, however, all those examples, they had to modify the Stir Crazy by replacing the cheaper stirrer, plastic heat base and some examples they even added one of those stands or a base from a wok so that the convection lid they're using had enough room to sit or fit on the Stir Crazy. The convection oven I pointed out above is unlike the ones in the examples where it has a taller glass cover, which is perfectly designed to fit over the Kettle Krazy, due to the KK's taller metal heating base. Plus, Kettle Krazy has a Nut setting, which IMHO, is better for roasting the coffee beans vs. using the popcorn setting, however, the real roasting will come from the convection oven lid.