can this grind bayleaf and black pepper
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Sorry, but I haven't tried to. It's a subtle point, but even though this product can grind some items, it's a "blender" not a "grinder." There are other products more well-suited to grinding as a result of a more focused design. I realize we all want to have as few appliances as possible cluttering up our counter-tops; but quite often, in attempting to create one product that does everything, it requires a compromise in its ability to do each of the individual tasks well. And then, the only thing it does well is being one all-purpose appliance. However, as a blender, it's excellent! My only complaint is that it's noisy under certain conditions; but it's ability to blend is so good that it outweighs the inconvenience of a little noise for a few moments.
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I don't know the answer to your question. I do recommend the the Oxo Good Grips Pepper Grinder. After a year, it's the best grinder I've bought. Trudeau is a common brand that I purchased in the past but they always broke after a year or two.
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Not sure since it's not something I've tried. Don't know why not - you can get the grind as fine as you want - it's a SUPER grinder!
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If you broke them up into smaller pieces it might. I don't think it will grind them as fine as you'd want. It's not going to be powder.
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I think YS answered the question very well. I bought the grinder to grind dried Serrano peppers I keep in the kitchen. It does not work for these peppers but looks nice on my black stove.
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I don't see why not-it is a very durable grinder that should handle any plant material
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I have never used it for that however it does grinder my coffee beans and pepper corns to a very fine almost powder form, hope this helps
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Yes, it does a good job. I bought the grinder primarily for spices. I grind cumin and cardamon seeds regularly and always get the desired result.
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Not as good as coffee bean grinder. The blades run all the way up canister it sits in. I have the habit of picking up canister and shaking while blending. This action helps and I would recommend this for grinding peppers. I'm a firm believer that one tool must perform several tasks! Ninja had been a blessing!!
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The resulting ground pepper can be adjusted as coarse or as fine as you want. If your goal with specialty peppercorns is to have the small peppercorns ground as well as the larger ones, then you may want to set it to a finer grind. Either way, the grinding blades will definitely catch both peppercorns.
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I would say yes but I'd use a masonry grinder. This is used for smoothing surfaces.
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No grinding spices unless they were small and hard (like pepper). Nothing 1 or 2 inches would make it inside the grinding opening. The beans have to make several turns before they drop into the grinding area. Great for coffee beans and it would work for peppercorns but I don't see how it could work for something like cinnamon or nutmeg.
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Probably not. This works best on soft foods. I've used other similar handheld grinders and they're all pretty much the same.
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Haven't tried it. One side is marked with a P and the other is marked with an S but if it will grind sea salt it should grind pepper
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I don't think so, depending on the amount you plan to grind, for small amount how about mortar and pestle and large a good blender. The one your checking on is made for nutmeg.
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Shirley, I haven tried that, but I think the cumin and cardamon would be fine. I wouldn't try anything bigger than peppercorns...or anything harder either. I hope this helps you. It is a sturdy little grinder!
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I haven't used it for anything except pepper. But, this seems to be a fairly good quality grinder and the size of the grind can be adjusted which might be useful for different types of spices.