will this grinder work with oily beans?
820780
Yes. Washed or dry/natural too. Of course as with any grinder, if the bean is "oily or wet," the grinds tend to stick to things. So you may need to tap the glass jar or the grinder just a little to dislodge them.
820781
Not sure. My grinder just got clogged last week for the first time, but I think it was because of moist beans while on espresso mode. We keep our beans frozen, and I think the beans got damp from condensation. I tossed the beans and I've had no trouble since.
820782
Yes, it will work. Any finely ground beans will leave some residual ground inside the grinder, however. Oilly beans may be less likely to build up static in the glass receptacle.
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).
880332
Yes. I love my Capresso grinder. Though, I usually use it for my coffee press, I have used the fine grind and it works well.
1456886
You won't hurt the machine, but some seeds - like flax - and small beans, etc will contain so much oil that the machine would need very frequent cleaning. Burr grinders are all, by nature, more complex and difficult to disassemble and clean than blade "grinders" which I think would be a better choice. I use a small, much cheaper blade grinder for flax, turns seeds into 3-4 tablespoons of fine powder in seconds and requires NO disassembly to clean. It even powders peppercorns....
1907169
It will work if you reduce the air pressure thus reducing the RPM. I use mine for sanding and polishing a lot and do not want it running at it's full RPM because it' to fast. That quickly destroys sanding and polishing disks. I generally use it around 35 to 40 psi which of course requires less CFM. My compressor is very large so CFM is not an issue. I have a small 6 gal pancake compressor for my nail guns etc. I'll hook up the grinder today and report back how it performs.
1610961
Yep! If you like a fine grind, you have to brush the grind that sticks to the side of the "Shute" but they provide a brush for that. I like dark oily beans and a fine grind.
880632
I am no help here. I have only used it for coffee. IT seems like it would work fine, but that is only a guess on my part. I would say it is one of the best grinders for coffee that I have owned.
1757718
Although I have ground only coffee beans in mine, it seems that any bean that is dry could be ground in this. Due to the price of this grinder however, I would check with the manufacturer first just to be on the safe side.
673523
The C5 can certainly grind them, but because they tend to stick together more you have to stir the beans up a little more often. Otherwise you get the 'need to add beans' message. Because the C5 feeds the beans from the side, with a very small area for the gravity feed above the grinder, they tend to stick together because there is not a heavy weight of beans on top pushing into the grinder. I have to push them over to the top of the grinder feeder once or twice a week with my finger even when not using oily beans and it's not a major inconvenience.
1231100
It should do fine grinding grains/seeds that aren't wet or oily. I use mine to grind millet and it works fine.
1221983
I've had it for about 1 year and I never use oily beans. I haven't had a problem with the grinder.
1221986
No problems in general, but when I use oily, dark roast coffee, grinder will 'skip' and brew lighter coffee. If i mix medium and dark Starbucks, it will perform OK. Still, best so far is Lavazza Super Crema.
1535214
As long as the threaded shaft is the same I would think that this pad will work on your grinder. You should also check the rpm's of your grinder. This pad works best at a no load of 10,000 rpm's. Hope this helps.
1372244
I use mine strictly for coffee beans. I read in other reviews that people had problems with clogging while grinding grain. My beans are very oily, but have yet to have an issue with clogging.
2245397
Not really, I have only used it for salt. First, make sure you filled the glass bowl with the seeds, and screwed the grinder top on tightly. Turn it upside down, with the glass bowl on top, and holding the base, turn the glass clockwise to activate the grinder. If you are doing all that, perhaps the seeds are oily and catching in the grinder? I use my Vitamix to grind flax, it works wonderfully.
1968086
Never tried coffee beans, but I agree with the post indicating it could clog the grinder. I have had problems with nuts clogging the grinder, and coffee beans do have oil. If you try it, make sure to use the coarsest setting to start off with.
2113109
Yes, it will grind roasted coffee beans as fine as talcum powder if you want it that fine, or more coarse if that is your preference. I have even used it to grind green coffee beans (which are very hard, and thus extremely difficult to grind) to a fine powder. It does heat up a little during the grinding, and the thermal switch may cut in before you get the beans fully ground. To reduce the risk of that happening, I freeze the beans before grinding them, by placing them in the fast freeze section of my freezer about an hour before grinding.